Year: 2014

Cucina Rosa closes its doors

It’s with heavy hearts (and growling stomachs) that we report that this past weekend marked the last day of business for Cucina Rosa, which has closed its doors after twenty-one years of serving up Italian food. Their Washington Street Mall location has sold. “As you can imagine, the restaurant business is very demanding. As we’ve… Read more »

Railroad tracks uncovered on beach

A stretch of rusted railroad tracks is visible on Lower Township beaches between Sunset Beach and Higbee. The tracks once led to the Cape May Sand Plant and haven’t been visible since the 1930s. [source] If you want to see the tracks yourself, our photographer Michelle recommends parking at Sunset Beach and hiking up the… Read more »

The Fairthorne closes

The Fairthorne Cottage B&B has sold and will not operate for the 2015 season. It joins a handful of other B&Bs that closed their doors this past year. We’ve been told the property at 115 Ocean Street will be used privately.

Washington Street dolled up for the fall

If you’ve never visited Cape May during the off season, you’ve missed out on the seasonal decor that dresses up the Washington Street Mall. It is currently decked out with pumpkins, cornstalks, and scarecrows, just in time for Halloween.

2014 Mercedes Winner

Is your name Victor Rack? Congratulations! You’re the winner of this beautiful Mercedes, raffled off by Our Lady Star of the Sea. If you aren’t Victor, we’re sorry to tell you that you didn’t win. (We didn’t win either, if it helps.)

“Experiences” by Ryan Michael Richards

There’s no question that Cape May inspires, lending its natural and architectural beauty to artists, musicians, photographers, and writers. So we were thrilled to be contacted by acoustic guitarist Ryan Michael Richards, who shared his recent album, Experiences, with us. Listen to a sample from his track Victorian Love: How is Cape May inspirational to… Read more »

3rd annual Dragon Boat Festival

This past weekend marked the 3rd annual Dragon Boat Festival on Cape May Harbor. Saturday’s highlight was the 200-meter race. For more information about the event, visit capemaydragonboat.com

Stunning time-lapse video of Cape May

We received this incredible time-lapse video of Cape May from photographer Chris Bakley. I have lived in and around Cape May my entire life and, in my opinion, Cape May is one of–if not the–most beautiful small towns you could ever visit, and I am lucky to call it my home. There is nothing more… Read more »