Love on Beach Avenue is the latest novel from romance author Jennifer Probst. Not only have I read it, I also listened to the audiobook while walking around town, and took pictures of some of the actual locations that appear in the novel. Cape May is mentioned in the book at least 26 times! It… Read more »
Category: Arts & Culture

Get a Cape May County Library card online (and make a dent in that to-read list)
Even though Cape May County’s libraries are closed, you can still get a library card. We asked on Twitter, and the library told us to fill out their online registration. Instead of having you come in with your ID, they’ll reach out to complete the process. So what can you do with your library card… 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 »

Backstage at “An Evening to Die For” Murder Mystery Dinner
I witnessed a murder at Aleathea’s Restaurant. A murder mystery dinner, that is. It wasn’t a dark or stormy night. My colleague and I arrived at the Inn of Cape May in fading daylight, on an April evening so warm we didn’t need jackets. We’d come for the opening night of An Evening to Die… Read more »

Highlights from the Garden Club of Cape May’s 2018 Flower Show
Opening at noon on Friday, May 11th, the Garden Club of Cape May presented “Victorian Poetry in Bloom” the theme of their annual flower show at Convention Hall. Attendees to the show were treated to four presentations by experts in flower judging, gardening design,Victorian literature and Victorian attire. The reception hall was lined with donated baskets… Read more »

Watch a clip of Chris Botti perform at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival
Chris Botti, an American trumpet player and composer, performed this past weekend at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival. Listen to a few minutes of his outstanding performance.

Behind the scenes of the upcoming thriller ‘Exit 0’
Exit 0, an upcoming suspense thriller starring Gabe Fazio and Augie Duke, recently filmed at the Doctor’s Inn B&B in Cape May Court House and various locations around Cape May. We caught up with writer, director, producer E.B. Hughes and got the scoop on the film, what role Cape May played in the production, and… Read more »

Congress Hall takes us “Into the Third Century”
Congress Hall’s new play Into the Third Century is Cape May’s answer to the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue.
Cool Summer Reads
Cracking open the spine of a new book and inhaling that crisp, new page scent is perfect. But being able to open a new book on the beach? That’s the life. I’ve always been an avid reader, something I can thank my family for. My parents and grandparents started me off reading books at a… Read more »

The Man, The Music, The Merion Inn
It’s eight o’clock on a Saturday and the dinner crowd is shuffling in. There’s a man at the bar nursing a tonic and gin, but he pauses when the man at the piano begins.