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Beach Drive or Beach Avenue?

So, which is it…Beach Drive or Beach Avenue? The debate continues!

Fishing: More than just a hobby in Cape May

To call fishing a pastime, or hobby, is an understatement in Cape May . For many, it’s an entire life. Families live by the sea — their livelihood dependent on Mother Nature’s good will. Their lifestyles are different, reliant on weather, tides, seasons.

The Sea Mist

The Sea Mist today looms large on the Cape May beachfront. Whether viewed from land or sea, this red and white “steamboat-style” building with its unique widow’s walk is one of Cape May’s most photographed houses.

The Past and Present: Congress, Gurney and Howard

A look at the Abbey B&B, Convention Hall, and the Chalfonte Hotel.

The Past and Present: Decatur and Ocean

Featuring the Merion Inn, the Hotel Cape May (now the Inn of Cape May), and the Marquis de Lafayette.

The Past and Present: Perry Street

Featuring Cape May’s painted ladies, the King’s Cottage, SeaVilla, and the corner where George’s Place stands.

The Past and Present: Beach Avenue

With views of the Marquis de Lafayette, Cabanas, the Christian Admiral, and the Windsor Hotel.

Review of The Blue Pig at Congress Hall

To judge a new restaurant within the first few weeks of business is unfair. There are always multitudes of troubles and tribulations to work out and the Blue Pig is no exception. That it rests inside the newly-renovated Congress Hall — a controversial $24 million rehabilitation project — not only adds further problems but also… Read more »

Congress Hall’s Grand Re-Opening

Hundreds of people line the lawn, stroll through the ballroom and dally on the verandah. I’m among them.

Main Street USA

It’s a perfect day for an early morning walk. I begin with a turn off of Lafayette Street, and onto Sidney for a single block and am at the start of Washington Street. An arch of the greenest leaves in town welcomes me. Flowers seem to jump forward to get a better look at who is coming. Homes that were built over 100 years ago seem as if time has stopped just for them.