Tag: This is Cape May

Preserving History One Plane at a Time

I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more than a few ghosts hanging around Hangar One. It is, after all, not your typical museum. It is a work in progress. Parts of planes are always coming in or going out of the large hangar doors. And on a weekday afternoon in March, the place is… Read more »

The Cantankerous Chef

Hi, there: Let me introduce myself and give you a little introduction to my new job. My name is Cheffy and I have 18 years’ experience in the restaurant business in Cape May and nobody really wants to know how many years before that. This column is a biased point of view of food, recipes,… Read more »

On Assignment: A Day at the Dock

My assignment? Spend some time down at Schellegner’s Landing and watch the fishermen come in. Now, let’s clarify. Not the sport fishermen – the real fishermen. The ones whose roots go back to the whalers and Moby Dick and all that. That would be the fishermen who risk their lives and earn their living at… Read more »

Cape May Beach Replenishment

My assignment this month? To update all of you out in cyber space on the Beach Replenishment Project going on. Don’t go away. When have I ever bored you? Well there was that piece on the Phragmite Project – but this is different. Don’t you want to know that St. Mary’s By The Sea Convent… Read more »

Love Among the Innkeepers

If you come to Cape May for Valentine’s Day, chances are you’ll be staying at a Bed & Breakfast or a Guest House because it’s just about THE most romantic thing you can do. Imagine a cold blustery night by the fireside, or in your suite surrounded by antiques and old world charm. But what… Read more »

Cape May’s New Little Star

From the beginning, Joe and Chris Asterino weren’t shy about change. The first thing they did when they purchased The Open Hearth Guest House in June 2003 was to change the name to the Majestic Star Inn. Not to say it’s unheard of, but certainly not the norm. It had been the Open Hearth for… Read more »

The Delsea Gets a New Look

In a year when Cape May has been a whirl with changes in the accommodations arena, one Columbia Avenue address remains constant – The Delsea. The gingerbread-coated house has had the same owner since 1969. In fact, Rosemary Stumpo is only the fourth owner in the Delsea’s 137-year old history. Like many who settle in… Read more »

A Day at the Spa

It’s December 23rd and I’ve got one-hundred and forty-thousand things to do and one hour to do them in before I have to go to the spa. My boss is sending me to an afternoon at the Cape May Day Spa on Jefferson Street, for my “on assignment.” Really, who has time for spas? I… Read more »