Cape May restaurants can reopen for outdoor dining this week as part of New Jersey’s state-wide reopening plan. For everyone’s comfort and safety, tables are to be spaced at least six feet apart in any direction, and smoking is prohibited in outdoor dining spaces. If you’re going inside a restaurant for takeout, you’ll need to… Read more »
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Accommodations get the okay to reopen; non-essential businesses are still closed
We have some news on the accommodations front. Cape May County has modified its emergency order that had originally restricted accommodations throughout the county from operating until May 22nd. The revised order lines up with the dates on a 32-page proposed Recovery Initiative the county has submitted to the Governor, and will allow some rental… Read more »

Cape May restaurants offering takeout & delivery
Currently, all restaurants and bars in New Jersey are closed for eat-in service until further notice, but many are open for curbside takeout and delivery. We’ll update this list as we learn of new places. See what’s closed and what stores have online shopping Aleathea’s Bella Vida Garden Cafe – Open Thursday through Sunday for… Read more »

Local businesses step up to help with shortages
We all know that personal care items like toilet paper and hand sanitizer are in high demand and short supply right now. There’s also a shortage of N95 surgical masks, the kind that can filter particles as small as the coronavirus, in the United States. These local businesses are stepping up to help. Nauti Spirits… Read more »

Cape May businesses that are temporarily or partially closed in response to COVID-19
We’re continuing to stay on top of state, county, and city level closures that affect area businesses, and we will continue to update this page; however, we want to point you to Cape May Strong, which is constantly updating their directory of open businesses. Governor Murphy asks everyone to stay at home. The state discourages… Read more »

Mad Batter honors veterans in memory of Harry Kulkowitz
You most likely know the Mad Batter Restaurant on Jackson Street. You might not know that the restaurant was founded in 1978 by a man named Harry Kulkowitz and that it completely changed Cape May’s restaurant scene. Harry, who was born in 1924, passed away in August at the age of 92. A WWII… Read more »

9/11/17 Patriot Day Memorial at Cove Beach
Every year on September 11th, The Kiwanis Club of Cape May and the City of Cape May gather the city together at Cove Beach for a beautiful and moving Patriot Day ceremony to remember and commemorate the lives lost in the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and aboard Flight 93. Community… Read more »

State budget impasse forces closure of Cape May’s Lighthouse, WWII Lookout Tower
Visitors to Cape May for the 4th of July won’t be able to climb the lighthouse or visit the WWII lookout tower unless the State of New Jersey lifts their closure of all state non-essential operations, which includes beaches, forests, and historic sites. The closures are due to a stalemate over the Fiscal Year 2018… Read more »

New Parkmobile App launches in Cape May
The amazing new Parkmobile app that’s recently launched in Cape May solves the issue of ever having to leave the beach; you can stay relaxing by the sea while you pay your meter on your phone.
Memorial Day service on the beach at Convention Hall
Just before noon, the U.S. Coast Guard color guard commemorated our fallen soldiers and sailors with a wreath launching ceremony. Together with the City of Cape May Beach Patrol, a dingy filled with flowers was launched off the beach as the crowd looked on.