A Winter Wonderland Warm-Up was held at Congress Hall Tuesday, Nov. 9 to help benefit the upcoming Dec. 4 West Cape May Christmas Parade. Hosted jointly by West Cape May Mayor Pam Kaithern, Cape May Mayor Ed Mahaney, Jr., and the staff of Congress Hall, hot chocolate and savory treats were offered to those attending.… Read more »
Year: 2010

Birds of a Feather…
My younger sister is both a birder and a librarian. That’s about it. Give her a bird and a book and she is SO happy. She migrates every Spring and Fall to Cape May Point , NJ , to witness the great bird migrations there. The Point is a major stopover for about 1000 gigabytes… Read more »

Jazz Festival Fall Fundraiser
The 34th Cape May Jazz Festival will take place Nov. 12-14 featuring the Yellow Jackets Friday night at Our Lady Star of the Sea recreational hall. But as a lead off to the fest a Jazz Brunch was held Sunday Oct. 31. [nggallery id=54]

Spaghetti Dinner Benefits WCM Christmas Parade
The VFW was the setting Monday, November 1 for the Annual Spaghetti & Meatball dinner, proceeds to benefit the West Cape May Christmas Parade (Saturday, December 4). At the helm in the kitchen was Chef Chris Huber of Black Duck fame. [nggallery id=55]

Cape May Capers
Text by Joyce Cabots Newbegin. Photographs appear courtesy of the author. Originally published in the August 2008 issue of Cape May Magazine. Some consider the exciting send-off – The Fourth of July – as the highlight of the summer vacation season. To others, especially members of the Cape May Cottagers’ Association, it remained Labor Day weekend.… Read more »

Holiday Travels with Fido
Thinking ahead is key to traveling with your pets during the holidays. Joanne offers some helpful tips.

Mistletoe, mistletoe growing in a tree…K-i-s-s-i-n-g
Can you find some mistletoe growing in a tree? It is in Cape May County and all over. Mistletoe memories for me go back to when a pile of fresh, crisp green mistletoe was heaped in a basket at the vegetable market on the corner of Landis Avenue. It was locally grown, of course. Now,… Read more »

The Emlen Physick Estate – A Ghostly Family Affair
While we, the living, may only think about ghosts and hauntings in October, the fact is that ghosts are with us all year long. Ghosts tend to haunt where they lived, not where they died. Most of the ghosts I encounter along my paranormal pursuits are still residing in their original homes. Some of those… Read more »

A Little Something on the Side
Enjoy recipes for Cheddar-Bacon-Scalloped Potatoes, Sweet Potato Pecan Pie, Sweet Potato Soup and Potato and Onion Pancakes.

Film Festival honors Sopranos star
The 10th Annual Cape May Film Festival, held at the Chalfonte Hotel this year, honored Jersey Boy and HBO “Sopranos” co-star Vincent Pastore at a reception Saturday night. Pastore, who played the character “Big Pussy” on the “Sopranos” was the recipient of the first Robert Prosky Character Actor Award, named after one of Cape May’s… Read more »