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A look inside the new Boarding House

Yesterday morning, we stood in pleasant 72-degree weather to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony at Boarding House, Cape May’s newest hotel. This past winter, the former Cape Winds — now owned by the Hirsch family of Montreal Beach Resort — underwent a complete renovation, down to concrete and studs, and transformed into a modern surf-inspired… Read more »

Who’s new, who’s moved, and who’s gone 2019

It’s June, which means it’s time for our annual roundup of business changes in Cape May over the past twelve months. As it happens every year, we are saying goodbye to a few long-time businesses and welcoming new faces to town. I won’t bore you with a big lead-in, so let’s get to it. (As… Read more »

Where to eat on Christmas and New Year’s Eve in 2018

If you’ll be in Cape May over the holidays, you might be wondering what restaurants are serving on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve. We will update this post with additional information as it becomes available! Where to eat on Christmas Eve The Merion Inn The Merion is serving dinner on Christmas Eve… Read more »

Getting ready for the West Cape May Christmas Parade

For the past 34 years, dancers from Joanne Reagan Studios have performed in the West Cape May Christmas Parade. We stopped into the studio for a peek at this year’s practice and got the scoop from Joanne Horn and Anne Reagan about this year’s performance. This year’s theme is “Nutcracker Christmas and the Four Realms.”… Read more »

The Inn of Cape May goes gray

The Inn of Cape May has gone gray. The circa 1894 beachfront hotel has been white for years, but she’s now dressed up in a subtle gray color and new black accents on peaks and around windows. And since painting a five-story hotel isn’t exactly a weekend-warrior project, we asked manager Beth Eastman for the… Read more »

Cape May County volunteers help NC town affected by Hurricane Florence

Cape May is no stranger to hurricanes and the damage that comes from coastal storms. This morning, local volunteers departed for North Carolina on the 7am Cape May-Lewes Ferry to help a community affected by Hurricane Florence. They’re headed for a town called Oriental. Like Cape May, it’s a small town that relies on the… Read more »

Two new hotels coming to Cape May in 2019

Another summer season has come to a close and change is already upon us, but exciting things are in store for 2019. The Cape Winds Motel on Lafayette closed its doors this month and will undergo a total renovation over the winter, reopening next summer as the surf-inspired Boarding House. Philadelphia firm DAS Architects is… Read more »

Here are the winners of the 2018 Best of Cape May

Every August, we ask our followers to tell us what they consider to be the best in Cape May, from their favorite place to buy shoes to the one restaurant where they’re happy to splurge. This year, we had a record-breaking number of votes, just under 3,000. It took three days to tally the winners.… Read more »

Vote now in the 2018 Best of Cape May

Voting is now open in the 14th annual Best of Cape May, our annual survey that looks for the best restaurants, shops, activities, and places to stay in America’s first seaside resort. The Best of Cape May takes about 10 minutes to complete. We’ll hand tally all of the votes at the end of the… Read more »

Returning Home: On the set of the independent short “Monarch Butterfly”

A few months ago, we spoke with the director of Exit 0, a thriller that was shot primarily in Cape May Court House in February. After we published that article, we were contacted by Carol Ann Bell, who was part of another film crew coming to the area to shoot the independent short Monarch Butterfly—this… Read more »

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Author: Jessica Leeburg