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editor’s letter 5 In which he rambles.
inside this issue
the big events guide 7
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The events and happenings you need to know about.
victor grasso’s big year 18 A deep (and shallow) insight into Cape May’s acclaimed artist.
the ultimate food & drink chart 31 Seven-page guide... all you need to know about indulging in Cape May.
the curse of cape may 46 Everything you need to know about parking.
master of the night 62 Werner Tedesco shoots some seriously cool after-dark photography.
a vine time 74 Meet Luca Turdo, the face behind a leading local winery.
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the little church that could 82 What is it that makes St Peter’s by-the-Sea so special?
the ultimate cape may bargain 98 How to spend $20 and save $450 while having an absolute blast!
cape may’s most wanted 106 Everything you need to know about the dolphin.
campy comic classic 112 Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit is heading for Cape May Stage.
zorro is here! 120 East Lynne Theater Company revives a swashbuckling favorite.
the ultimate cape may to-do guide 131 All the recreational activities you need to know about.
the definitive cape may trolley guide 141 From ghosts to beachfront mansion tours... it’s all here!
the beach boys (and girls) 146 Fun photographs from the beaches of Cool Cape May.
bird is the word 156 Our great cartoon strip, featuring a charming seagull. By Rosemary Dery.
cover painting by marie natale
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editor’s letter
Werner Tedesco has been producing an inspiring portfolio of night-time shots of Cape May — see story starting on page 62.
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have been in newspaper and magazine publishing for a long time — in fact, I recently celebrated my 30th year as a journalist, or whatever it is I call myself these days (and I’m not sure that “celebrated” is the appropriate word). So I’ve seen a LOT of periodicals being published and I can tell you there are quite a few different ways of putting a magazine together. It’s rarely as organized as you might think. Don’t get me wrong, there ARE very diligent and organized editors out there in the world who know exactly what is going in their publications months (sometimes even a whole year) in advance. And god bless ’em. I’ve never been able/willing to work that way, preferring the fly-by-the-seatof-my-pants method. It usually (okay, always) results in an overly frenetic deadline week or so, but it often also results in a much more organic, more inspired product. I’d like to think the issue you hold in your hands is an example of this. And, more importantly, it sums up, I think, America’s Original Seaside Resort. You see, the point of the previous paragraph wasn’t to tell you something about my career, because I’m certain you don’t really care. The point was to illustrate my theory that a place like Cape May can probably exert a great deal of influence on a magazine without the people working there even knowing it, just exit zero
as a place like Cape May can exert a great deal of influence over the people who live, and visit, here (and I’m obviously talking about a good influence). The stories in this issue concern the following subjects — a local artist who does amazing work; amazing night-time photography; a local vineyard producing great wine; a stunning little church that captivates just about anyone who beholds it; dolphins (aka one of mankind’s favorite mammals); quality theater; and people having fun on the beach. These are all beautiful, enjoyable subjects are they not? And my point is — you don’t have to PLAN a magazine in Cape May that’s full of the finest pursuits on earth. It just kinda happens. Okay, so there’s also a story (a really BIG story) on parking in this issue, and there’s very little that’s beautiful or enjoyable about THAT. And, strangely enough, that’s the one story we really did plan. Not sure what that does to my theory, but I am sure that you are going to be inspired when you look through the pages of this magazine, just as you are surely inspired when you take to the streets of this very special place.
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The big summer events guide
August 1 Cape May Baby Parade Stand up and cheer for the youngsters at the 81st Annual Cape May Baby Parade. The parade will march off at 11am from Congress Hall on the beachfront and end near Convention Hall where awards will be presented. Trophies will be awarded in separate categories including Pretty Baby, Decorated Baby Carriage, Children Walking in Fancy Dress, Children Walking in Comic Dress, and Decorated on Wheels. There will also be awards for Best Float (motorized or pulled) and Best Overall Entry.
The 81st annual Cape May Baby Parade will take to the streets of Cool Cape May on Friday, August 1. Aleksey Moryakov
August 2 Craft & Flea Market From 9am to 5pm in Wilbraham Park, Broadway and West Perry, in West Cape May. August 2-3 Down on the Farm Weekend Visit with your favorite barn animals, make takehome crafts, take a horse-and-carriage ride with Levi the Horse and celebrate all things on the American farm at Historic Cold Spring Village, a couple miles north of Cape May. Visit www.hcsv.org. August 5 National Night Out Cape May Police Department host this event, from exit zero
6-9pm, at Cape May Elementary School grounds on Lafayette Street. Show your support for the local community and enjoy fun, games and activities. National Night Out has been held annually since 1984 and is designed to strengthen neighborhood relations as well as police partnerships in an effort to fight and prevent crime. August 6 Family Fun Day at the Cape May Lighthouse Held every Wednesday in summer. The 1859 Cape May Lighthouse becomes a beacon of fun. Enjoy kid-friendly activities, performers, entertainment and unique crafts vendors at the base of the lighthouse. From 9am to 2pm. Free admission to activities on the grounds. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). Call 609884-5404, 800-275-4278 or visit MAC online at www.capemaymac.org. August 7 National Lighthouse Day Enjoy a pirate invasion and family activities at the base of the 1859 Cape May Lighthouse including pirate-hat making, games, music and craft vendors. From 9am to 2pm. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). Call 609884-5404, 800-275-4278 or visit MAC online at www.capemaymac.org.
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August 7 Movies on the Beach Grab some blankets and chairs and head for the beach behind Cape May Convention Hall for one of the most popular summer indulgences. On this night, one of the all-time greats, Jaws. The show starts at 8:30pm — arrive early to snag a good spot.
cakes, pulled pork, corn on the cob, potato salad and more. Enjoy live music all day on the outdoor stage. Have fun with stiltwalkers, jugglers and acrobats, crafts vendors, a farmers’ market and more. There will be a charge for food, beverages and some activities. Bring home a commemorative pint glass or T-shirt.
performers, entertainment and unique crafts vendors at the base of the lighthouse. From 9am to 2pm. Free admission to activities on the grounds. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). Call 609-884-5404, 800-275-4278 or visit MAC online at www.capemaymac.org.
August 9-10 Paranormal Pursuits: Spiritualism in the 1800s Experience the spiritual side of 19th century history! Including various mediums such as clairvoyancy, mysticism, phrenology, magic and much more, at Historic Cold Spring Village, located just a couple miles north of downtown Cape May. Visit www.hcsv.org for more information.
August 9-10 Promenade Craft Show From 10am to 5pm at Cape May Convention Hall.
August 14 Movies on the Beach Grab some blankets and chairs and head for the beach behind Cape May Convention Hall for one of the most popular summer indulgences. On this night, a real crowd-pleaser, Ghostbusters. The show starts at 8:30pm — arrive earlier to snag a good spot.
August 9 Third Annual Craft Beer & Crab Festival Come to the beautiful grounds of the Physick Estate, 1048 Washington Street, and experience what CBS NY named one of New Jersey’s Top Five Summer Festivals. This all-day festival features local craft beers to wash down favorite summer picnic foods such as steamed crabs, crab
August 10 Lighthouse Full Moon Climb Take advantage of the light of the full moon and let it guide you up the 199 stairs to the starry top of Cape May’s historic 1859 lighthouse. From 8-10pm. Price is $7 for adults, $3 for children (ages 3-12). Call 609-884-5404 or visit capemaymac.org. August 13 Family Fun Day at the Cape May Lighthouse Held every Wednesday in summer. The 1859 Cape May Lighthouse becomes a beacon of fun. Enjoy kid-friendly activities,
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August 16 Art in the Park From 10am to 6pm in Wilbraham Park, Broadway and West Perry, in the heart of West Cape May. August 16 Summer Wine Tasting Dinner Series Enjoy a four-course dinner paired with wines from Hawk Haven Vineyard, cho-
sen for each course. Guests will learn about wine pairings and enjoy a wonderful meal. Limited to 50 people, price is $85 per person per night. Sponsored by the MidAtlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). Call 609-884-5404 or visit MAC online at www.capemaymac.org. August 16-17 Classic Car Show and Cruise Vintage cars and trucks fill Historic Cold Spring Village from 11am-3pm. The Village is located just a couple miles north of downtown Cape May. Visit www.hcsv.org for more information.
for the beach behind Cape May Convention Hall for one of the most popular summer indulgences. On this night, a real crowd-pleaser, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. The show starts at 8:30pm — arrive earlier to snag a good spot. August 23-24 Seafarers’ Weekend Pirates invade Historic Cold Spring Village! Catch the action with exciting pirate fight shows from Valhalla’s Pirates throughout the weekend. Take in exhibits and activities such as antique boats, duck decoy carving and more. Plus, sea chanties and sing-alongs. Visit www.hcsv.org.
August 17-22 23rd Annual Mid-Atlantic $500,000 The Mid-Atlantic, hosted at Canyon Club Marina is, boat for boat, the richest marlin and tuna tournament in the world. With prize money approaching $2,000,000, the event continues to set the world standard for sport fishing tournaments. For more information, visit www.ma500.com.
August 28 Movies on the Beach Grab some blankets and chairs and head for the beach behind Cape May Convention Hall for one of the most popular summer indulgences. On this night, Babe: The Gallant Pig. Show starts at 8:30pm — arrive earlier to snag a good spot.
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August 29 Junior Clamshell Pitching Tournament Windsor Beach hosts this Cape May tradi-
tion — the Rich Reinhart Memorial Junior Clamshell Pitching Tournament from 11am to 3pm. The tournament is open to boys and girls in two age groups — under 10 and 10-17. The tournament is free, shells are provided, and there are trophies for all winners and runners-up. And there’s free instruction from the pros. Named in memory of Rich Reinhart (the former president and founder of the International Clamshell Pitching Club of Cape May), the tournament is now carried on by Rich’s daughter, Stephanie Stephens. Call 609-884-9565. August 30 West Cape May Tomato Festival This annual event, from 9am to 5pm at Wilbraham Park, features Jersey freshgrown tomatoes, tomato jewelry, tomato soups, tomato tacos and all things tomato, as well as South Jersey artists, and handmade jewelry. August 30-31 Hands-on History Try your hand at crafts and trades from the 1800s at Historic Cold Spring Village — blacksmithing, basketweaving, woodworking and more. Step inside the Vil-
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lage’s 26 restored, historic buildings and interact with historical interpreters to learn and create-the way our ancestors did! Children can get their ‘Pastport’ stamped for each hands-on activity they complete, and redeem it for a free treat in the Country Store. Visit www.hcsv.org. August 30-31 Summer Send-Off Craft Show From 10am to 5pm in Cape May Convention Hall. Free admission. September 6 Full Moon Ghost Hunt with Ghost-One Ghost-One, an experienced Pennsylvania paranormal research team, is hosting a full moon ghost hunt at Cape May’s original haunted house, the Physick Estate. Try out some of Ghost-One’s investigating tools and do EVP (electronic voice phenomena) readings inside the mansion. Visit the Carriage House for dessert and to discuss your findings. Starts at 7:45pm, $30 per person. Limited to 50 people. Visit www.capemaymac.org.
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September 6-7 Revolutionary War Encampment The American Revolution comes to life with reenactors and encampments from both Loyalist and Patriot militia at Historic Cold Spring Village. Field camps, weaponry, programs and more. Visit www.hcsv.org. September 8 Lighthouse Full Moon Climb Take advantage of the light of the full moon and let it guide you up the 199 stairs to the starry top. Price is $7 for adults, $3 for children (ages 3-12). Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). Visit www.capemaymac.org. September 13-21 Cape May Food & Wine Celebration Enjoy winery tours, tastings, demonstrations, Chefs’ DineArounds, dinners and much more! Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). For more information call 609-884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. Great food and awesome cocktails...
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September 13-14 Civil War Weekend The Blue and the Gray invade Cape May at one of Historic Cold Spring Village’s longest-running and most popular events — an unmissable treat for the whole family. Union and Confederate troops camp throughout the Village, providing demonstrations on field hospitals, mounted cavalry, weaponry and more. The Village is the perfect place to host such an historic event — it’s located just a couple miles north of downtown Cape May. Visit www.hcsv.org. September 13 Cape May Lobster Bake Savor fall’s bounty at the Hawk Haven Vineyard as you enjoy a traditional lobster bake of lobster tail, corn on the cob, and more, all under the big tent. Hawk Haven wines, along with live music and the evening sky, will perfectly complement your meal. Hawk Haven Vineyard and Winery is located at 600 South Railroad
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Avenue in Rio Grande, a short drive from downtown Cape May. The event runs from 5pm to 8pm. Admission $50. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). Call 609-884-5404, 800-275-4278 or visit www.capemaymac. org. September 13 Mutt Strut Celebrate the end of the dog days of summer at the Eighth Annual Mutt Strut. Enjoy a fun morning with your dog on the Cape May Promenade 8am to noon after registering near Cape May Convention Hall. Donations for registration and auction benefit local canine programs with the event rasising about $5000 each year. Rain date is Sunday, September 14. For more information call 609-513-4770.
Civil War Weekend at Historic Cold Spring Village on September 13-14. Aleksey Moryakov
September 14-15, 17-18 Chefs’ Dine-Arounds Board MAC’s trolley for a five-course gourmet feast and a chance to taste the best of the best in Cape May. Five different premier restaurants will each serve a course, which will be paired with wine from the sponsoring winery. A winery rep-
resentative will explain pairings. A trolley shuttle between restaurants is provided. Reserve early; limited to 34 people per night.Admission $125 (gratuity included). Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). Call 609884-5404, 800-275-4278 or visit www. capemaymac.org.
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September 16 Beer Tasting Dinner Learn how to pair beer with food in this four-course dinner at Aleathea’s Restaurant at the Inn of Cape May. America’s beer authority Gary Monterosso has matched each course to a different style beer and will discuss the pairings. Reserve
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September 19 Cape May Wine Trail Spend the day visiting Cape May County’s wineries and sampling the unique flavors of each. Begin with lunch at the Carriage House Café & Tearoom, then board the trolley to Willow Creek Winery, Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery and Natali Vineyards. $75 includes lunch, wine tastings at each vineyard and a wine tasting glass. From noon to 5pm. Visit www.capemaymac.org. September 19 to May 10 Cape May’s 2014-15 Designer Show House Every year, a beautiful home in Cape May, America’s Original Seaside Resort, is given an imaginative makeover, spotlighting the creativity of local and regional designers. This popular annual event is sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). Visit www.capemaymac.org. September 20 Beachfront Run The 31st Annual Cape May Beachfront Run features two-mile and five-mile courses. Starts at 8:30am. Registration is $15 until September 15, $20 thereafter. For information call the City of Cape May at 609-884-9565. September 20 Chocolate Lovers’ Feast It’s a bountiful buffet for chocolate lovers! Enjoy dozens of different chocolate creations and return as often as you like for more of your favorites. This is a limited event so reserve early. Held at the Blue Rose Inn, 653 Washington Street. Starts at 1pm. Admission is $35. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). Call 609-884-5404, 800-275-4278 or visit MAC online at www.capemaymac.org. September 20 Bourbon Tasting Dinner Join other enthusiasts and learn about the nuances of this classic American spirit in a program at Aleathea’s Restaurant at the Inn of Cape May. Enjoy pairings with a bourbon representative during each course of your four-course meal. Admission is $75. Starts at 6pm. For more information and reservations, call 609-884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org.
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September 21 A Taste of Cape May Come to Cape May Convention Hall for this popular food and wine extravaganza — a special opportunity to learn about and sample wines from five Cape May area wineries, along with samples of menu selections from some of Cape May’s fine restaurants. Shop local artisans and crafts persons displaying their food-and-winerelated merchandise, with live entertainment by the Herb Moore Trio. From 1pm to 3pm. Admission is $30. For tickets call 609884-9565 or visit www.capemayconventionhall.org.
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The annual Beachfront Run will be held in Cape May on September 20. Aleksey Moryakov
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victor grasso’s big year the artist has been receiving widespread acclaim in the last 12 months. luckily, we still get to ENJOY his art in Cape may — his new soma show is coming up. article by diane stopyra / photography by frank weiss exit zero
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alling this a big year for artist Victor Grasso would be like calling one of his
paintings… interesting. The word just doesn’t do justice. It all started back in October with a solo show at the Noyes Museum of Art in Oceanville, New
Jersey, which featured his “Fable” collection, 13 “slick… childlike… seductive…
elegantly dark” oil paintings which bring to life mythic folklore. Also premiering in October was the part-documentary, part-narrative film about Victor’s life
and work, produced by the artC organization, that played to a sold-out crowd at Cape May Stage. And most recently, there was his solo show at Asbury Park’s Parlor Gallery, which
wrapped on August 3. ¶ So yes — for Victor Grasso, the last 12 months have been pretty
damn epic. And yet, despite all of the attention coming from outside of Cape May, Victor is just as thrilled as always to be showing again in his hometown, at SOMA NewArt Gallery on Carpenter Square Mall beginning Saturday, August 9 with his “The Sea is Calling”
collection. And he’s just as thrilled to be showcasing the same muse — recent Lower Cape
May Regional High School graduate, Bela Lotozo, who was the catalyst behind the “Fable” series. ¶ “I’m really trying to hone my skill as a figurative artist and trying to take note of 19th-century figurative painters, so obviously I needed a model,” Victor says. “And I
just knew Bela could deliver. Every time I give her an idea or tell her what I’m trying to
convey, she pretty effortlessly gets it. I also know her face so well now that it’s a pleasure to paint her, and to have her tell so many stories through the paintings.” ¶ This time, all of
Victor’s stories center around the “other realm” that is the ocean, and the tremendous pull
he feels toward that realm. One of the pieces, he says, depicts falling into the water and all of its darkness, and being caressed by everything — tentacles and all — on the way down.
“To me,” he says, “the ocean is much more than sunsets and bright colors.” ¶ Some might
describe Victor’s vision as dark, but he says that “anti-hero” is a more accurate term. “Think of light, happy art as Captain America,” he says. “And then think of my art as Wolverine, the character who has good intentions and tries to do the right thing, but who has flaws,
and who is tortured by internal conflict.” This, Victor says, is the part of himself he’s often exposing through his work. “There’s a truth there I think people respond to.” ¶ For more
insight into the man behind the brush, we asked Victor to fill in a couple of blanks for us.
What he came up with is likely to surprise you… which is, when it comes to Victor, really no surprise at all.
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“Abyss Bliss”, oil on board (11 x 14) featuring recent Lower Cape May Regional graduate Bela Lotozo, Victor Grasso’s muse for the last couple years.
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The last thing I ate was: Twelve chicken wings — eight hot, four mild, with enough blue cheese to swim in. I think I had a bite of celery, too, but that was tasteless so I spit it out. It was Harpoon Henry’s at sunset, though not very romantic judging by the 18 packets of wet naps I used to swab my beard with. The most irrational fear I have is: Not being able to create, paint, draw or get through life without a cigarette. The most rational fear I have is: Demonic possession, it freaks me out. The best book I’ve ever read was: Where the Wild Things Are. It reminds you that you always have your imagination to escape to no matter what the circumstances. This is something most people forget as they grow up and get bogged down by life, but keeping a child’s imagination in your brain is the key to survival. So read this book, read it to your kids and don’t ever stop visiting a faraway land filled with monsters where you reign as king. The greatest adventure I’ve ever had was: When I ran with the bulls in Spain. Oh, but it doesn’t stop there. I ran right into a bullfighting ring where I had no choice but to yank the matador’s red cape from him in order to fight said bull that chased me right into that said ring. However, I did not put an end to the feeble beast, I merely serenaded it after flipping and spinning the red cape to put the black Angus to sleep, by playing a guitar with but two strings that a most supportive fan threw to me whilst I was doing my best matadoring. I was arrested shortly afterwards and deported to Africa where I found myself lying amongst a band of rogue mandrills who took up camp with three marmosets, which is bizarre since marmosets are indigenous to South America. But below the equator is below the equator. They took a profound liking to me since I knew the art of pleasure-tickling and sorbeting fruit. This was wonderful until a gorilla militia who were smuggling pink diamonds to Okinawa kidnapped me. The gorilla militia boxed me up in the jungle, with hay-filled crates and dung beetles, and shipped me off to Japan where I was imprisoned on a junk ship for 40 nights. When I arrived on the Japanese mainland I thought a Yakuza gang boss would surely execute me. To my surprise I was sent to a small village in the land of the rising sun where master Baba Nobufusa taught me the ancient ways of the Samurai. I became a Ronin and helped bring down the imperial bad guys. After all that I was rewarded my own junk ship and set sail for New Jersey but I was shipwrecked off the coast of Denmark. I should not have chosen the northwest path. I was saved by Vikings manning a long ship who, for some reason, took a liking to my virile beard. When we arrived at shore they praised me for my innovative and stylish ax designs and took me into the clan, giving me my Viking surname Wuctor Fjorkillmyster. We then embarked on a plunder rage to Nova Scotia where the Vikings were arrested by Mounties on horseback and I was thrown into a lobster trap. Granted I was given my fair share of boiling water and ate well while I was deported back to New Jersey. I served two days at the Crest View penitentiary but got out on good behavior. I was sentenced to three years of community service exit zero
but was able to be relieved of said service in two months after I painted a portrait of Jesus for the Camden Arch Diocese in return. The rest is history. The thing I dislike most about myself is: My utter selfdoubt. I hate that about me. My proudest accomplishment is: That time I slept with Angela Lansbury. And landing, conceiving, executing and delivering my show “Fable” for the Noyes Museum last year. And to top it off, the acquisition of the painting “Siren” for their permanent collection. I’m pretty proud of that. The last time I laughed until I cried was: I don’t cry. I’m a big Lee Marvin fan. I’d give up painting in a heartbeat for: I wouldn’t give up painting. Not even to sleep with Angela Lansbury. (Again.) The cutest thing my son Ash does is: Pick up giant pieces of slate that surround my garden that took me half a day to set and drop them on my deck. I also love when he says “nightnight” and plows into me for a huge kiss and hug. The cutest thing my daughter Gray does is: She’s three; everything she does is cute, and terrible. I adore her telling me she loves me but the best is when she sucks down littleneck clams on the half with a big lip-smacking “Ahhhh”. The stupidest thing I’ve ever done was: Too many things, but recently I launched off my back deck on my new skateboard and landed on the ground hands first after bashing into my trash cans and jamming my wrist. It still hurts but it’s my left hand and I don’t need it. I probably shouldn’t have had two dark and stormies before attempting this athletic air poetry, but I did land a few. The best piece of advice I’ve ever received is: Don’t give a shit about what anyone else says… and everything in moderation. I think I’m still working on the latter. The grossest thing I’ve ever eaten is: A sea cucumber. My muse becomes my muse when: I don’t understand this question. My greatest fashion faux pas was: I don’t make fashion faux pas. The last time I doubted myself as an artist was: Today. The coolest place I’ve ever been is: The Arctic Tundra. I was on a biological mission to document the migration and dietary habits of the puffin, via plein-air painting. Polar bears kept eating them, which worked out okay because the only paint that didn’t freeze on me was cadmium red, due to the pigment cadmium, which can’t freeze. You see, the element cadmium has a boiling point of 427 degrees C, so the Arctic was like air conditioning for it. I used a lot of cadmium red. It was cold. I also really liked the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. The thing I love most about my wife is: Her complete support, willingness to forgive, and acceptance of who I am. She’s also really beautiful. My wife fell in love with me because: I have no idea. It could have been a result of the time we just started dating and we were in a cranberry bog harvesting those red balls of tartness when she was sucked under by a giant cold-water cat-
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“Flotsam,” oil on board (12 x16); “Lagan,” oil on board (12 x16); and, opposite page, “Sinking,” oil on board (16 x9)
fish. It had a hold of her leg and I had to noodle my arm in its mouth to dislodge that slimy sucker. After I got her loose I was able to pull her to the surface but she was unconscious. I gave her mouth-to-mouth, which I guess was our real first kiss, and revived her. Just like in the movies, I said, “Don’t you die on me!” and water shot out of her mouth like a geyser. She took a deep breath, looked me right in the eye and said, “What the hell are you doing?” Yeah, that’s why she loves me. I love people who: Are quiet. My work is dark because: I think of my work as more “antihero” than dark. It’s flawed, gritty, real and hands-on, yet there is usually an underlying spark of beauty, which could equate to the heroic part. The thing I enjoy most about myself is: My ability to go at things all or nothing. I just wish I could do it more often. It matters to me what people think of my: I’m working on not caring about what people think of me — I find that to be the best quality in my friends. But being the insecure artist that I am, everything matters. My guilty pleasure is: Creamy peanut butter. To take it a step further, an Asian horror/action movie with a jar of peanut butter, grape jelly, a tub of cream cheese, and a spoon. The band I’m embarrassed to admit I like is: I’m not, the bands I like rock! exit zero
The most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen is: My wife, my daughter, my son, and Michaelangelo’s Pietà. My advice to amateur artists is: Create what you want to create. Oh yeah, and don’t look at Thomas Kinkade’s work, it’s horrible. The last time I got a traffic ticket was: Never, I have a chauffeur. The best word in the English language is: Withershins. I am cocky when it comes to my: Chickens. I have badass chickens. My biggest regret is: Smoking. My hidden talent is: Juggling. Balls, not pins. My zen is: I don’t do yoga. My most badass moment was: I saved a turtle on the highway. The quality that makes me well suited for my job is: You haven’t gotten that from this interview yet? The quality that makes me ill-suited for my job is: I don’t know how to paint. The most overrated movie of all time is: Citizen Kane. It’s not even in color. If I were a bug I would be a: A death’s head hawkmoth. The thing I want to be remembered most for is: Well, since I make things that will be around long after I’m gone, I’m
24 August 2014
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CARRIAGE HOUSE
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At the Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May, NJ
1048 WASHINGTON ST.
Plenty of Free Parking!
A la carte Café menu with.... SIGNATURE SANDWICHES SALADS SOUPS QUICHE WRAPS
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Open Daily: 11am-4pm
Take-out/Reservations, call
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still working on that one. The coolest thing about my upcoming show is: The way I have conceptually put together a representation of what the ocean means to me. I’m always looking for different ways to represent the sea — it’s where I’m from and telling stories of it through figurative painting is an interesting endeavour. The work is a lot freer than my previous work and the pieces are smaller and painted on surfaces that are new to me this year. A fun piece of trivia about these paintings is: They were made by elves. The last time I took a bath was: Last month. The thing no one knows about me is: If I tell you then it won’t be what no one knows about me, now will it? I deserve: Everything. I don’t deserve: Anything. I will never understand: People. And mayonnaise. And people who like mayonnaise. My affinity for tentacled things comes from: The undulating beauty that caresses the sea floor like a well-versed inamorato stroking his lover. My most joyful moment was: When Alicia said, “Yes!” Victor Grasso’s show, “The Sea is Calling”, will open at SOMA NewArt Gallery with an Artists’ Opening Reception on Saturday, August 9 from 6pm to 9pm. SOMA is located in Carpenter’s Square Mall, Perry Street, Cape May. Visit www.somagallery.net for more information.
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Left: “Neversink”, oil on board (23 x24). Right: “Undertow”, oil on board (8 x10).
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Enjoying the spectacular fireworks display in North Cape May on Saturday, July 5, with the ferry in the background. Charles Riter exit zero
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A family place A first-date place A dinner-and-a-movie place A perfect place for any occasion.
Modern American cuisine with a cool and casual vibe...
GODMOTHER’S
broadway & west perry street cape may (609) 884-4543 .godmothersrestaurant.com
1 Sunset Boulevard, Cape May (609) 898-0100 • www.blackduckonsunset.com
Oyster Bay
Axelssons Blue Claw Dinner from 5pm
STEAKS SEAFOOD
Dinner from 5pm Nightly - Bar opens at 4pm Happy Hour 4:00-6:30pm
Early dinner specials 5-6pm Half price raw bar items in the pub 5-6pm Light fare pub menu
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Reservations 609.884.5878 991 Ocean Drive, Cape May blueclawrestaurant.com Ample Free Parking
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reservations recomended 609.522.5425 www.marienicoles.com exit zero
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A CA MIA 524 Washington Street Mall, Cape May (609) 884-6661 www.acamia.com
A lovely spot on Cape May’s Washington Street Mall. Fine food of northern Italy and world-class peoplewatching!
ALEATHEA’S 7 Ocean Street, Cape May (609) 884-5555, Ext. 226 www.innofcapemay.com
Offers superb food in a graceful setting at the glorious old Inn of Cape May. Plus, there’s a cozybut-elegant bar with access to the oceanfront patio. Check out the antique-filled lobby first.
AKROTERIA 307 Beach Avenue Cape May
Stop on by for lunch during your beach day. Enjoy the sea breeze with your family and take your pick from pizzas, steaks, pita pockets and more. Bring the kids and even the dog.
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$3-$10
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AVALON COFFEE 7 Gurney St, Cape May, 898-8088 & 3823 Bayshore Rd, North Cape May (609) 846-0040
Superior coffee that’s always fresh, and healthy food that’s perfect for breakfast and lunch. First-class wraps, sandwiches and bagels, along with a good range of smoothies and cold drinks.
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$3-$8 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
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AXELSSON’S BLUE CLAW 991 Ocean Drive, Cape May (609) 884-5878 www.blueclawrestaurant.com
Enjoy fine dining near the harbor — just go over the quaint old drawbridge. There is an elegant dining room, a cozy fireplace, and the classic Clipper Ship Pub.
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$24-$30 Cards: V, MC, D
FULL BAR
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BACKSTREET 600 Park Blvd, West Cape May (609) 884-7660 www.backstreetcapemaynj.com
Downhome cooking, a laidback vibe and superior desserts in this gem of a place, a few minutes from Cape May. They have plenty of free parking and delicious nightly specials.
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$13-$29 Cards: V, MC, AE
BYOB
YES
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BELLA VIDA CAFÉ 406 N. Broadway, West Cape May (609) 884-6332 www.bellavidacafe.com
“The local café with a wholesome aroma” is what they call it... and that’s how we describe it. You can tell that everything is home cooked here. Always fresh, always delicious.
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$5-$25 Cards: V, MC, D
BYOB
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BEN AND JERRY’S 414 Washington St. Mall, Cape May (609) 884-3040 www.benjerry.com
There’s ice cream, and then there’s Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Centrally-located on the mall, it’s a great spot to take a break from shopping and people-watch for a spell.
Ice Cream
$3-$7 Cards: V, MC, D
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BIG WAVE BURRITOS 1400 Texas Avenue Cape May (609) 898-To Go
Excellent burrito eatery with a beachy, oh-so-casual vibe and excellent food made from scratch — great smoothies, too!
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$2-$8 Cash Only
BYOB
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THE BLACK DUCK 1 Sunset Boulevard, West Cape May (609) 898-0100 www.blackduckonsunset.com
A chic interior and stylish Modern American cuisine from acclaimed chef (and owner) Chris Hubert, but the ambience is anything but pretentious. There’s a nice laidback vibe.
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BLISS 326 Carpenter’s Lane Cape May (609) 884-3350
Outrageously delicious small batch ice cream, plus it’s homemade, organic, and triple-premium. With lots of very interesting, irresistible flavors you don’t usually see. Vegan and gluten free options also available!
Ice Cream
$1-$7 Cash Only
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BLUE MOON PIZZA 425 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-3033 www.bluemoonpizzanj.com
Whether you’re getting delivery, catering or coming by with your pooch, Blue Moon offers excellent pizzas, steaks and Mediterranean salads for the whole family.
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THE BLUE PIG TAVERN 251 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-8422 www.caperesorts.com/bluepigtavern
Congress Hall’s restaurant is better than ever... and so many of its menu items are coming from the local Beach Plum Farm. The Pig serves classic tavern food with quite a twist or two along the way.
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$12-$36 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
FULL BAR
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BLUE ROSE INN 653 Washington Street, Cape May (609) 435-5458 www.blueroseinn.com
This is Cape May at its best — a fine, family-owned, recently opened restaurant in a newly renovated B&B on a beautiful, tree-lined street.
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THE BOILER ROOM 251 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-8422 www.caperesorts.com/boilerroom
Congress Hall’s chic basement nightclub – all bare metal and brickwork – has an assortment of great music on the weekends and a cool vibe.
Cocktails
Cards: V, MC, AE, D
FULL BAR
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406 North Broadway, West Cape May 609-884-6332 • www.bellavidacafe.com
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THE BROWN ROOM 251 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-8422 www.caperesorts.com/brownroom
Congress Hall’s lovely lounge is called Cape May’s Living Room for a reason. The decor is elegant but casual, the drinks are great, the staff is cool, and the place just says “classy.”
Bar Menu & Cocktails
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FULL BAR
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CABANAS 429 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-4800 www.cabanasonthebeach.com
The party is here — always warm and friendly in this lively beachfront bar, featuring great food and some of the best live bands around.
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$8-$25 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
FULL BAR
YES
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CAPE MAY BAKERS 482 W. Perry Street, Cape May (609) 884-7454 www.capemaybakers.com
At the same location since 1979, Cape May Bakers serves fresh coffee, fine pastries, gourmet desserts and cakes for all occasions. Plus great daily specials, too!
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CAPE MAY BREWING CO. 1288 Hornet Road, Rio Grande (609) 849-9933 www.capemaybrewery.com
It’s the first microbrewery at the Jersey shore, and it’s creating quite the buzz... their IPA is award-winning. Check out the new tasting room.
Brewery
$5-$11 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
Bar
NO
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CAPE MAY HONEY FARM 135 Sunset Boulevard West Cape May (609) 425-6434
Cape May Honey farm offers local raw honey, as well as 40 other domestic and imported honey varieties; natural supplements; honey and beeswax-based beauty products
Honey
$7-$35 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
N/A
N/A
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CAPE MAY MARKET 120 Park Boulevard West Cape May (609) 884-3200
The Cape May Market is already a favorite, with a great selection of organic necessities, and an emphasis on “fresh” and “local.” Try their smoothies!
Health Food Store
Cards: V, MC, AE, D
N/A
N/A
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CAPE MAY OLIVE OIL CO. 324 Carpenter’s Lane Cape May 800-584-1887
This spot features 20 different varieties of olive oils and balsamic vinegars, pastas, spreads, jams, mustards, infused salts and sugars, and much more.
Olive Oils and more
$3-$60 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
N/A
N/A
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CAPE MAY PEANUT BUTTER CO. 516 Carpenter’s Lane, Cape May (609) 898-4444 www.capemaypeanutbutterco.com
A pretty awesome idea... devoting a whole shop to peanut butter, right? And you will not be disappointed. There are all sorts of irresistible treats inspired by the American classic.
Peanut Butter sandwiches & products
$5-$27 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
N/A
N/A
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CAPE MAY WINERY 711 Townbank Road, North Cape May (609) 884-1169 www.capemaywinery.com
Open daily from 12-6pm (7pm Friday and Saturday). Enjoy a glass of wine along with some delicious cheeses and meats on their lovely deck or patio. Look for their new wine releases too!
Winery
$5-$27 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
WINERY
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CAPE ORIENT 315 Ocean Street, Cape May (609) 898-0088 www.capeorient.com
Great food every time, whether you are looking for Chinese, Thai or sushi. The interior looks great and the service is superb, too.
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$12-$19 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BYOB
YES
YES
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CAPPELLETTI’S PIZZA 1432 Texas Avenue Cape May (609) 898-8885
Their pizza is made fresh throughout the day and the menu is stocked with cheese steaks, hoagies, salads, and strombolis.
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$3-$20 Cards: V, MC, D
BYOB
NO
YES
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CARNEY’S Beach and Jackson, Cape May (609) 884-4424 www.carneyscapemaynj.com
Live music on the weekends, great early bird and happy hour specials, and casual fare that’s reliable... all across the street from the beach.
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$12-$28 Cards: V, MC
BAR
NO
YES
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THE CARRIAGE HOUSE 1048 Washington Street At the Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May (609) 884-5111
The Carriage House offers everything from hearty wraps, salads, quiche and paninis to classic teas. Best of all is the location — the gorgeous Emlen Physick Estate.
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$12-$19 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BYOB
YES
YES
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Cocktail Tour
Please call for more info
N/A
YES
NO
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$3-$10 Cash Only
BYOB
NO
YES
COCKTAILS AT THE CAPE (609) 898-7390 www.cocktailsatthecape.com COFFEE TYME 315 Beach Avenue Cape May (609) 898-9433
SYMBOLS KEY
Cocktails at the Cape provides customized dining tours, pub crawls, and signature cocktail sampling tours, to take out all the guesswork! Starting early at 6:30am, treat yourself to your regular coffee or one of the special flavors offered every day. While you’re at it, indulge in a freshly baked pastry. And visit the Exit Zero Store next door!
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COLD SPRING GRANGE 735 Seashore Road Cold Spring (609) 884-0114
Rely on the restaurant at Historic Cold Spring Village for new homemade cuisine prepared with local produce and seafood.
CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB 1819 Delaware Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-8000 www.cyccm.com
For a truly unforgettable wedding experience — or any big event, for that matter, check out the Corinthian Yacht Club. Harbor view plus excellent cuisine equals obvious choice.
COVE RESTAURANT 405 S. Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-5159 www.capemaycove.com
One of the few restaurants in Cape May that is located physically on the beach. Enjoy your meal outside with a direct view of the ocean and lighthouse.
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$6-$16
BYOB
YES
YES
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CRAB HOUSE Two Mile Landing, Ocean Drive Wildwood Crest (609) 522-1341, www.twomilelanding.com
Owned by a commercial fishing family, the Crab House serves only the freshest of seafood. The waterfront views and live entertainment are just really great bonuses.
L, D
$7-$25 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
NO
YES
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CUCINA ROSA 301 Washington Street Mall, Cape May (609) 898-9800 www.cucinarosa.com
Nicely located at the beginning of the mall, on the Congress Hall side, this Italian restaurant is a must-visit. Simply superb food in classy-but-casual surroundings.
D
$12-$29 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BYOB
YES
YES
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C-VIEW INN Texas & Washington Avenues Cape May (609) 884-4712
A locals’ favorite, this is the oldest and friendliest tavern in town with great wings, excellent pub fare and cold beer. And these days they accept credit cards, too!
L, D
$4-$18 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
NO
YES
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DAIRY QUEEN 320 Washington Street, Cape May (609) 884-0421 www.dairyqueen.com
Just like the Dairy Queen you have at home but it’s even better at the beach! Treat yourself to a deliciously gooey blizzard or a burger and fries.
L, D ice cream
$2-$10
BYOB
NO
YES
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DEPOT MARKET CAFÉ 409 Elmira Street Cape May (609) 884-8030
Owners Chris and Lisa Shriver are keeping the old favorites at this much-loved café AND adding new specials. Cape May’s movers and shakers often eat lunch here.
B, L, D
$6-$14 Cash Only
BYOB
NO
YES
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DRY DOCK 1440 Texas Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-3434 www. capemaydrydock.com
With something for the whole family to enjoy, Dry Dock is a favorite among the youngsters because their meal is served on a Frisbee!
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BYOB
NO
YES
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THE EBBITT ROOM 25 Jackson Street, Cape May (609) 884-5700 www. virginiahotel.com
Enjoy your meal on the Ebbitt Room porch, overlooking tree-lined Jackson Street, or enjoy the simple beauty of this dining room, which is one of the finest in South Jersey.
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$26-$33 V, MC, AE, D
BAR
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NO
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THE ESTABLISHMENT AT 100 100 Olde New Jersey Avenue North Wildwood (609) 523-8100
The Establishment pride themselves on using the farm to fork philosophy, working with local farmers to design their menu around the season’s freshest offerings. Wine, craft beers and modern cocktails too.
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$10-$30 V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
YES
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ELAINE’S DINNER THEATER 513 Lafayette Street, Cape May (609) 884-1199 www.elainescapemay.com
It’s been voted one of the top five dinner theaters in the country by the Food Network. Call them for their current hours and schedule.
B, L, D
$44.95 for dinner and a show
FULL BAR
YES
YES
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ELLIE’S BAKERY 110 Park Boulevard West Cape May (609) 884-4007
A from-scratch, small-batch bakery that uses only real and fresh ingredients in all their decadent baked goods, Ellie’s is a sweet tooth’s best friend.
Bakery
$1-$30 Cards: V, MC
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YES
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E. M. HEMINGWAY’S 1045 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-5611 www.hemingwayscapemay.com
Casual and family-friendly, E. M. Hemingway’s offers great seafood, prime beef and nightly specials. Enjoy their happy hours daily from 4-7pm and weekend DJs.
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$15-$38 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
YES
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EMPANADA MAMA 600 Park Boulevard, West Cape May (609) 972-3977
Brooke Dodds’ empanadas were one of the big hits at many local festivals over the last couple years. Now she has her own storefront in West Cape May. Great food, whether you’re carnivorus, veggie or vegan!
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$5-$15 Cash Only
BYOB
NO
YES
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The Ultimate Cape May Food & Drink Chart What you need to know about the food and the vibe
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Should I book?
Food for kids?
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FISH AND FANCY 2406 Bayshore Road, Villas (609) 886-8760 www.fishandfancy.com
Expect superb seafood however you like it — fried, broiled, grilled, blackened or sautéed — and great salads, too. Eat in (there’s an outdoor patio) or take away.
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$5-$19 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
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5 WEST PUB 3729 Bayshore Road, North Cape May (609) 889-7000 www.5westpub.com
This sure-to-be hotspot is a gastropub coming to you from the owners of Tisha’s. Expect the same high-quality food and high-quality service, in an at-the-beach atmosphere.
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$6-$20 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
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410 BANK STREET 410 Bank Street, Cape May (609) 884-2127 www.410bankstreet.com
After more than 25 years, 410 still one of Cape May’s finest restaurants, serving food that’s as brilliant and inventive as ever.
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BYOB
YES
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FREDA’S CAFE 210 Ocean Street, Cape May (609) 884-7887 www.410bankstreet.com
Chef Steve Howard and his wife, pastry chef Carol, have combined big-city quality with small-town atmostphere. Freda’s is a cozy cafe with superb food. A perennial favorite is the rack of lamb.
L, D
$21-$32 Cards: V, MC
BYOB
YES
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FRESCOS 412 Bank Street, Cape May (609) 884-0366 www.frescoscapemay.com
From the same owners of 410 Bank Street, this restaurant wins awards for its Italian food every year for a reason. This is authentic cuisine served in a beautiful location.
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$17-$28 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BYOB
YES
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GECKO’S Carpenter’s Square Mall Cape May (609) 898-7750
On a balmy summer night, there’s nothing quite like Gecko’s in Cape May. Serving superb southwestern food, including great vegeterian options, on a tropicalvibed patio.
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$8-$24 Cards: V, MC
BYOB
YES
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GEORGE’S PLACE Beach Avenue and Perry Street Cape May (609) 884-6088
Whether it’s the Nutella waffles for breakfast or a healthier Mediterranean dish for dinner, it’s impossible to go wrong with George’s. Consistently good every time.
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$8-$13 Cash Only
BYOB
YES
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GODMOTHER’S Broadway & Sunset, Cape May (609) 884-4543 www.godmothersrestaurant.com
Excellent downhome Italian food, just like your mama, or your grandma, or your great aunt Roberta would make. Reasonably priced and great for a family dinner.
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$12-$28 Cards: V, MC
BYOB
YES
YES
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GOOD EARTH 600 Park Boulevard West Cape May (609) 898-6161
All organic, homemade vegan and vegetarian and fresh fish fare, sandwiches, salads and great freshsqueezed juices. They have lots of free parking too.
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$6-$22 Cash Only
BYOB
YES
YES
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GREEN STREET MARKET 3167 Route 9 South, Rio Grande (609) 463-0606 www.greenstreetmarket.com
It’s a family-owned and operated organic market, committed to providing healthy and fair trade cerftified foods and products. Check out their rewards program.
Health Food Store
Varies Cards: V, MC, D
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N/A
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HARBOR VIEW 954 Ocean Drive, Cape May (609) 884-5444 www.harborviewcapemay.com
A locals’ favorite for a reason. There’s a Key West vibe, good food, regular entertainment, and the views are spectacular. Spend the day — or night. Enjoy sushi on their outdoor deck!
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$6-$30 Cards: V, MC
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HARPOON HENRY’S Beach & Browning, North Cape May (609) 886-5529 www.harpoonhenrys.net
It’s become famous for its sunsets. Sip on a cold beer or a funky iced cocktail, listen to fun live music, and watch a beautiful day slip away.
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$10-$21 Cards: V, MC, D
BAR
NO
YES
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HARRY’S OCEAN BAR & GRILLE Madison & Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-2779 www.harryscapemay.com
The Hirsch family relaunched their restaurant at the Montreal Inn. It successfully mixes a friendly, family feel with a stylish oceanfront vibe. And there is indoor AND outdoor bars.
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$8-$24 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
YES
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HAWK HAVEN VINEYARD 600 S. Railroad Ave., Rio Grande (609) 846-7347 www.hawkhavenvineyard.com
Open year round. Tasting room open daily 11am to 6pm. Wine tasting and sales, wine by the glass and bottle, gourmet cheese plates to enjoy on premise.
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$6-$32 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
Winery
NO
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HOTDOG TOMMY’S Jackson Street @ Beach, Cape May (609) 884-8388 www.hotdogtommys.com
If there are better dogs at the Shore, we’ve yet to hear. Tommy and Mary Snyder are hot dog jedi warriors. Their menu is creative and as healthy as hot dogs get.
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$1-$4 Cash Only
N/A
NO
YES
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Uncle Bill’s
Open Daily @ 6:30am
& FAMILY RESTAURANT
Pet-Friendly Outdoor Seating!
BEACH AVENUE & PERRY STREET, CAPE MAY (609) 884-7199 • www.unclebillspancakehouse.com
Harbor View
ENTERTAINMENT ON THE WEEKENDS
RESTAURANT, BAR & DECK Lunch & Dinner Daily • Breakfast on Sat. & Sun.
BURGER MANIA SUNDAY INSIDE 11:30 - 3:30
Sushi on the Deck
954 OCEAN DRIVE, CAPE MAY • (609) 884-5444 • WWW.HARBORVIEWCAPEMAY.COM exit zero
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ISLAND GRILL 311 Mansion Street Cape May (609) 884-0200
Freshly made American classics with the accent on local produce and seafood, served in a bright setting that recently got a big revamp from local interior designer Viviane Rowan.
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$13-$26 Cash Only
BYOB
YES
YES
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KEY WEST TACOS 479 W. Perry Street, West Cape May (609) 898-8226 www.keywesttacos.com
Key West Tacos offers burritos, tacos, and quesadillas made with only the freshest ingredients. One step in the door and you’ll feel like you’ve been transported to the Florida Keys with their casual island vibe.
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$5-$16
BYOB
NO
YES
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LA VERANDAH 107-113 Grant Street, Cape May (609) 884-5868 www.hotelalcott.com
The ambience at this restaurant in the Hotel Alcott may be High Victorian, but the fare is delicious, contemporary American. An excellent three-star restaurant with an attentive staff.
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$19-$32 Cards: V, MC, AE
BYOB
YES
YES
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THE LOBSTER HOUSE Fisherman’s Wharf, Cape May (609) 884-8296 www.thelobsterhouse.com
Take-out, fish market, restaurant, raw bar, breakfast, dinner... The Lobster House has it all. Drinks on the Schooner Americana, watching the boats before dinner, is a lovely experience.
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$5-$48 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
NO
YES
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LOUIE’S PIZZA Beach and Gurney Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-0305 www.louiespizzacapemay.com
Whether you order delivery or are stopping by for a late night-slice at their outdoor seating, the dough is made fresh daily and will not disappoint.
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$3-$15 Cards: V, MC
N/A
NO
YES
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LOUISA’S CHOCOLATE BAR 108 Jackson Street Cape May (609) 884-5519
Have a sweet tooth? This is the place for you. The chocolate is of the highest quality... in both familiar and adventurous flavors. Plus chocolate is good for your soul!
Chocolates
$2 - $36 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
N/A
NO
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LUCKY BONES 1200 Route 109, Cape May (609) 884-BONE www.luckybonesgrill.com
A huge hit and locals’ favorite for a reason. Excellent food, great bar vibe, superb service. Lucky Bones gets it right every single time.
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$6-$22 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
For tables of eight or more
YES
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MAD BATTER 19 Jackson Street, Cape May (609) 884-5970 www.madbatter.com
It’s the original fine dining restaurant in Cape May and still one of the best. The food is always creative and the breakfasts and brunches, hard to beat — hence the lines.
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$19-$30 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
YES
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MAGICBRAIN CAFE 31 Perry Street, Cape May Carpenter’s Square Mall (609) 884-8188
Enjoy delicious, organic specialty drinks, and highquality coffee. Handily located, just a half-block from the beach in Carpenter’s Square Mall.
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$3-$7 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
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N/A
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MAGNOLIA ROOM 301 Howard Street, Cape May (609) 884-8409 www.chalfonte.com
Warm, southern-style hospitality paired with excellent southern-style cuisine is what you can expect at the Chalftonte’s acclaimed dining room. And stop by for cocktails at the King Edward Bar.
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$10-$34 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
YES
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MARIE NICOLE’S 9510 Pacific, Wildwood Crest Diamond Beach (609) 522-5425, marienicoles.com
This award-winning restaurant serves modern American cuisine in a cozy, relaxed atmosphere. Savor summer nights on the terrace with a handcrafted cocktail.
D
$19-$44 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
NO
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MARIO’S PIZZA & ITALIAN EATERY 315 Ocean Street, Washington Commons (609) 884-0085 www.mariosofcapemay.com
Homemade specialties and secret sauces, from classic pizza (using homemade dough daily) to paninis, garlic knots and pasta dishes.
L, D
$3-$19 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BYOB
NO
YES
MARQ’S PUB 501 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-3500 www.marquiscapemay.com
A hidden gem for those looking for a delicious family meal on a budget. No need to worry about picky eaters, there’s plenty of options with Marq’s large family style buffets.
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$4-$22 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
YES
MCDONALD’S Bayshore Road and Sandman Blvd. North Cape May (609) 884-1925, www.mcdonalds.com
Even in a gracious town like Cape May, with so many fine restaurants, sometimes you just need a fast food fix. And this McDonald’s is one of the cleanest and best-run you are likely to experience.
B, L, D
$3-$7 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
N/A
NO
YES
MCGLADE’S ON THE PIER 722 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-2614 www.mcglades.com
Praise for McGlades can be found in the New York Times, Variety magazine and others. Enjoy freshly caught, local seafood with a direct view of the ocean. You WILL see dolphins.
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$8-$25 Cards: none, ATM
BYOB
YES
YES
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a cape may moment
The 10th annual Celtic Festival at Historic Cold Spring Village on July 12 and 13. Aleksey Moryakov
The ONLY place for Southwestern cuisine. At the heart of the Historic District.
Open Daily for Lunch and Dinner!
LITTLE ITALY II RISTORANTE
Home-cooked food that will satisfy you, your family, AND your wallet.
PIZZA • VONGOLE ALLA CASINO • PENNE ALLA GIOVANNI SHRIMP FRA DIAVOLO • FLOUNDER MEDITERRANEAN VEAL ALLA VINCENZO • CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA ALLA ROMANA
CARPENTER’S SQUARE MALL CAPE MAY • (609) 898-7750
3704 BAYSHORE ROAD, NORTH CAPE MAY (Cape Plaza Shopping Center) • 889-6610
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OCEAN VIEW Beach & Grant Avenues, Cape May (609) 884-3772 www.oceanviewrestaurant.com
At this oceanfront staple, expect a large menu, full of classic diner food that’s reasonably priced. Locals frequent it, and you know that is always a good sign.
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$9-$30 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BYOB
NO
YES
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ON THE ROCKS Cape May – Lewes Ferry, 1200 Lincoln Boulevard, North Cape May, 1-800-64FERRY
Casual waterfront dining watching the ferry and other vessels transit the Cape May Canal to and from the Delaware Bay. There is a very cool vibe at the outdoor bar.
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$4-$10 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
NO
YES
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ORIGINAL FUDGE KITCHEN Washington Street Mall and on the Promenade, Cape May 800-23-FUDGE • fudgekitchens.com
It’s family-owned and operated, and you can tell. The service AND the fudge are exceptional. And their saltwater taffy? It’s the perfect seashore treat.
Chocolates and candy
$3-$15 V, MC, AE, D
NA
NO
YES
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OYSTER BAY 615 Lafayette Street, Cape May (609) 884-2111 www.oysterbayrestaurantnj.com
A lovely dining room, a beautiful new bar, a new bar menu, great martinis and classic, generous dishes. Check out their happy hour from 4-6:30pm.
D
$12-$29 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
YES
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PANICO’S 422 Broadway, West Cape May (609) 884-7170
Panico’s offers a wide selection of pastas and brick oven pizzas that can be ordered individually or family style. Known for their large portions.
D
$9-$28 Cards: V, MC, D
BYOB
YES
YES
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PANO 421 Washington Street Mall Cape May (609) 849-9462
George’s sister café offers mouthwatering salads with the freshest local ingredients. Enjoy your meal while sitting in one of their big comfy couches.
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$5-$10 Cash Only
BYOB
YES
YES
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PETER SHIELDS 1301 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-9090 www.petershieldsinn.com
The Georgian Revival mansion on Cape May’s beachfront is magnificent, and the creative modern American menu matches it all the way. This is one classy eating experience.
D
$22-$39 Cards: V, MC, D
BYOB
NO
NO
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PIER HOUSE 1327 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 898-0300 www.thepierhousecapemay.com
Savor your cocktail or Mediterranean inspired meal (or both!) in the sophisticated yet comfortable beach front setting.
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$20-$36 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
YES
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THE PILOT HOUSE BAR & GRILLE 142 Decatur Street, Cape May (609) 884-3449 www.pilothousecapemay.com
A classic pub and restaurant offering great burgers, excellent comfort good and an authentic ambience. The burgers are big favorites among locals. Great live entertainment too.
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$5-$25 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
YES
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RAVIOLI HOUSE 1102 E. Bennett Avenue, Wildwood (609) 522-7894 www.theraviolihousewildwood.com
Everything is homemade, even the pasta, just like eating in your grandmother’s kitchen. Be sure to save room for dessert though, there’s a pastry shop right on sight.
D
$10-$26 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BYOB
YES
YES
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THE RED STORE 500 Cape Avenue, Cape May Point (609) 884-5757
Awesome food in a secluded, serene setting. Join them for a scrumptious breakfast, grab a coffee and muffin, or relax on the porch with a delicious lunch.
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$5-$35 Cash only
BYOB
NO
YES
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RIO STATION 3505 Route 9 South Rio Grande (609) 889-2000
While all around it has changed, the Rio Station is still serving excellent food with old-style, friendly service. Their chicken wings are particularly good.
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$13-$29 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
YES
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RUSTY NAIL 205 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-0017 www.caperesorts.com/rusty-nail
Coldest beer and coolest vibe in town. The iconic Rusty Nail is the place to be for a uniquely Cape May experience. And they even have non-alcoholic brew for dogs!
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$10-$19 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
NO
YES
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SALT WATER CAFE 1231 Route 109, Cape May (609) 884-2403 www.saltwatercafecapemay.com
A fun new addition to the Cape May food scene. The harbor setting is mighty fine, and so is the food, which is freshly prepared. The soups are simply superb.
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$6-$12 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BYOB
N/A
YES
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SEASALT RESTAURANT 1035 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-7000 www.oceanclubhotel.com
Black wood and granite tables, mother-of-pearl barfront, river rock decor... the vibe is as cool as the food is delicious. Reserve the chef’s intimate private table for up to 14.
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$8-$20 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
YES
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www.hotdogtommys.com
LIVE MUSIC DAILY JACKSON AT BEACH AVENUE, CAPE MAY
Coors Light Drafts $3 Every Day Sangria Sundays! $5 Sangrias before 5pm
(609) 884-8388
CRABBY HOUR 2-5pm $5 Appetizer Menu & $1 OFF All Drinks at Bar Only
COLD BEER IN FROSTED MUGS, GREAT TAVERN FOOD AND GREAT VALUE! EIGHT FLAT-SCREEN HDTVS KIDS WELCOME!
Casual Upscale Waterfront Dining HAPPY HOUR 3pm-6pm Buck-a-Shuck Oysters $1 OFF All Drinks at Bar & $3 Coors Light Draft EVERY DAY!
Monday - Rib Night Tuesday - Tavern Pizza Night Wednesday - Wing Night... Best Wings In South Jersey! Thursday - $2 Slider Night
3-Course Early Dinner Menu $25 before 6pm
AND... $25 LOBSTER DINNER SPECIAL
OCEAN DRIVE, WILDWOOD CREST NJ (at the base of the Wildwood Crest Bridge)
609.522.1341 • twomilelanding.com exit zero
C-View Inn
Voted “Best Casual Eats” Best of the Shore 2012 South Jersey Magazine
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$4-$12 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
N/A
N/A
YES
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SEASIDE CHEESE COMPANY 110 Park Boulevard, West Cape May (609) 884-8700 WWW.seasidecheesecapemay.com
A huge plus for the area when it opened, and this place, a short walk from downtown Cape May, continues to delight with gourmet treats. Private tasting room is available to reserve.
STAR COFFEE SHOP 29 Perry Street, Cape May 800-297-3779 www.caperesorts.com/thestar
It’s important to get your coffee from people who understand how important quality coffee is. The Star is that place...
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NO
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SUNSET LIQUORS 106 Sunset Boulevard, West Cape May (609) 435-5052
A new liquor store has hit town, conveniently located on Sunset Boulevard. Spirits, wines, beers, ice and snacks — and some of the coolest light fittings you ever saw.
Liquor Store
Please call for info
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N/A
NO
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TISHA’S 322 Washington Street Mall Cape May (609) 884-9119
In case you’re wondering why they’re not at Convention Hall — they moved to the mall, where they are still serving up irresistible concoctions for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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$18-$35 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BYOB
YES
YES
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TOMMY’S FOLLY COFFEE 251 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-6522 www.caperesorts.com/tommysfolly
Situated in the lobby of Congress Hall, this shop has great coffee and some lovely to-go breakfast goodies, as well as healthy and tasty lunch wraps, plus soups, shakes and more.
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$1-$7 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
NO
NO
YES
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TURDO VINEYARDS & WINERY 3911 Bayshore Road, N. Cape May (609) 884-5591 www.turdovineyards.com
Turdo is a family-run, award-winning vineyard and winery, and the only one in New Jersey that is run on 100% solar energy. See what all the buzz is about.
Winery
$15-$31 Cards: V, MC, AE
N/A
NO
NO
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TWO MILE RESTAURANT Two Mile Landing, Ocean Drive Wildwood Crest (609) 522-1341, www.twomilelanding.com
Good food with some seriously good views of the back bays. There are actually two restaurants to choose from here. What’s not to love?
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$12-$35 Cards: V, MC, AE
BAR
NO
YES
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THE UGLY MUG 426 Washington Street Mall Cape May (609) 884-3459
A Cape May legend. It has a classic pub vibe, and always a warm, friendly atmosphere, reliably good service, live music at night, and cold beer.
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$12-$25 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
NO
YES
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UNCLE BILL’S PANCAKES Beach Avenue & Perry Street Cape May (609) 884-7199
Reliably excellent food; there is a reason why people wait a while to eat here... excellent breakfasts and brunches at this circular restaurant overlooking the Atlantic.
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$4-$9 Cash Only
BYOB
NO
YES
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UNION PARK Beach Avenue & Howard, Cape May (609) 884-8811 www.unionparkdiningroom.com
Exquisite dining in a classic old hotel, where both the decor and the food are inspired. Voted one of the best restaurants in the state by New Jersey Monthly magazine.
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$18-$35 Cards: V, MC, AE
BYOB
YES
YES
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VINCENZO’S LITTLE ITALY II 3704 Bayshore Road North Cape May (609) 889-6610
If you want to bring the family for a fine and fun Italian meal, look no further than here! The kids will love it. Excellent pasta dishes, and they’ve recently expanded their pizzeria!
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$8-$20 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BYOB
YES
YES
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WASHINGTON INN 801 Washington Street, Cape May (609) 884-5697 www.washingtoninn.com
Superb gourmet food, and a cool but cozy bar. Check out an amazing wine list of over 10,000 bottles; they’ve got the largest wine cellar in South Jersey.
D
$18-$34 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
YES
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THE WINE CELLAR Beach Ave and Madison Cape May (609) 884-6114
The Montreal Liquor Store has changed names and is now called The Wine Cellar. Grab a bottle of your favorite vino on your way to a BYOB, or stock up on beer and spirits for your next party.
Spirits
$5-$25 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
Liquor Store
NO
NO
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YOZU 3845 Bayshore Road, North Cape May (609) 898-8888 www.yozusushihibachi.com
This new restaurant offers a wide array of Japanese dishes, such as hibachi steak, chicken teriyaki, vegetable tempura, harumaki, seafood udon, California roll and squid sashimi.
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$5-$25 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BYOB
YES
YES
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ZOE’S 715 Beach Avenue Cape May (609) 884-1233
Zoe’s has large portions at affordable prices. Plus one of the best vegetarian selections in town. And they have a great patio if the weather is nice... bring Fido!
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$4-$12 Cash Only
BYOB
NO
YES
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THE CURSE OF CAPE MAY Sure they are, but parking meters are also an essential ingredient of everyday life. here’s the what, when, where and why of your least favorite part of america’s original seaside resort. By diane stopyra
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HAPPY STORIES From the Exit Zero Facebook page
I went into the store Across the Way [on Washington Street Mall] to get $1 change for the meter and the girl gave me five quarters — she said that paying for parking on the island shouldn’t be so expensive. Well I go back every year and either look or buy something, plus I bring all my guests in. Bonus — they have lovely jewelry! Dana WcWhorter Clemons We should feel lucky that it’s difficult to park in town. That means we’re busy and means income is good. Plus walking is good for you, so just walk a few blocks. Ami Menz I don’t mind looking for a spot in Cape May. I am a new resident but find looking for a spot part of the culture. It is what makes living here exciting! Don’t get me wrong I hate when it takes too much time, but even if I have to walk a few blocks, the view isn’t bad at all. Erin Hobbs The best parking experience I ever had in Cape May was not having to park at all. I used to love taking the Cape May Seashore Lines into town. Tim Smith You can be anywhere you want to be in Cape May by bicycle in less than 10 minutes. Rick Hoiler I like parking at the school and taking the shuttle. Michael Hirsch Ran into my favorite stop to grab a breakfast cookie and when I came out there was… a ticket. I went to the police station to pay and complain but before I could get to the clerk, I noticed a sign on her desk that read: I didn’t park your car and I didn’t write the ticket. Well, that kind of put the whole thing in perspective. It even, begrudgingly, brought a smile. John Slats Hunger
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It’s behavior that Special Class One and Class Two officers — better known amongst locals as yellow shirts — get the brunt of, even though these guys would be “fullfledged” police officers, if only there were the jobs, according to Mahaney. “And most of them will be within a year,” he says. “It’s not like you’re getting the mayor’s nephew who couldn’t get a job anywhere else so let’s dress him up like a policeman.” Still... people love to hate. When one woman caught a fresh-out-of-high-school Class One issuing her a ticket, she went so far as to scream at him: “You’re a terrible hockey player!” from across the street. And the poor lady tasked with taking payment at city hall has been called a whore, according to Sheehan. But the truth is that city officials have done, and continue to do, quite a bit of research on this topic. And those yellowshirted cops tasked with enforcing the city’s rules? While some do take quite a bit of (euphemism alert!) “pride in their productivity,” they “don’t get a toaster for giving out the most tickets,” Sheehan says. What they do do is offer a sense of security. “I think there’s a psychological element that is beneficial. Seeing a ticket on a windshield shows that there is a law and order presence here, even if you don’t see an officer. Of course, the person who gets ticketed might not see it this way.” We’ve put together a timeline of parking events and initiatives on the island, to shed some light on this pesky-but-essential reality. And we’ve found answers to popular questions, like: what should you do if you
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arking is Cape May’s necessary evil. The 1,576 single-head, quarter-eating meters you see throughout town, along with the 12 credit card-enabled kiosk machines, can bring in north of a million dollars a year to the city’s general fund, helping to reduce taxes. “People ask why we don’t get rid of them and I say, ‘Is everyone going to put a few hundred dollars more on their tax bill to cover that loss?’” says Mayor Ed Mahaney. But the purpose of the meters, he adds, isn’t actually to generate revenue. “The point is to keep traffic flowing.” But when all a person wants to do is hit the beach on a steamy August day, having to locate change in the dark crevices of a car’s cupholder or glove box — on top of finding an actual parking spot — can result in an attitude along the lines of: to hell with lower taxes and traffic flow. And the $35 fine for not ponying up? That can bring out the crazy in even the most law-abiding of citizens. “I’ve arrested people for nearly every major crime and everyone is angrier over a parking ticket than anything else,” says Chief of Police Rob Sheehan, who has racked up — and paid for — a few overtime tickets himself in recent years. “It’s amazing how berserk some people can go… you’d be surprised. About 20 years ago, our summer officer ended up fighting a man on the mall. The whole thing was a mess. Honestly, we should probably make more arrests than we do, considering the disorderly conduct people engage in.”
NOT-SO-HAPPY STORIES From the Exit Zero Facebook page
I used to work in the mall and had people threatening me because I didn’t deserve to have a permit that allows me to park in the Jackson Street lot. I should have to park my car on the other side of town and walk to work because I am taking the spot from a tourist who is going to bring money into Cape May. You don’t know how many times that was said to me. Lauren G. Murphy When I got a job on the mall I was shocked to find out there was no parking for mall employees. Employees must park blocks away and walk or pay the meters. I am lucky enough to be close enough to bike, but I run into trouble when there are storms. I discovered that biking two miles to work was 15 minutes but to drive my car it was 40 minutes! Christina Theobald Brunstetter I would like to know why we need to pay to park at the library? Then you see people park in the library who are not going. Urgh! Felicia Maienza Trusevitch We parked near Collier’s Liquor Store. A woman parallel parked her car by hitting the car in front and then the car behind.. Two bicycle police were watching and just laughed. Sharon Wiseman First, more accurate signage. My daughter and I parked at a spot where there was no signage or visible meters, and yet we received a ticket. Also, everyone should be eligible for street parking permits. We all pay a property tax. Only some households without parking are eligible. Or, take away street permit parking altogether and everyman for himself. Rosemary Platt exit zero
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come upon a broken meter? And why, oh why, are there no change machines? Read on… then go rent a bike. 1935: The world’s first parking meter — called Park-O-Meter Number One, engineered by professors at Oklahoma State University and very similar in appearance to the coin-operated machine of today — is installed in Oklahoma City. Within nine years, the device is bringing in $10 million a year for cities across the country. 1940s: Cape May installs its own coinoperated meters. 1967: The Beatles’ song “Lovely Rita” brings the phrase “meter maid,” initially referring to female traffic wardens only, into popular vernacular. 1995: The Cape May Seashore Lines railroad, which has been running periodically, is meant to begin running regularly this year, which would ease parking congestion in the city, but it never happens. “It’s been disappointing,” says Mahaney in a recent interview with Exit Zero. “Our plan was always to have remote lots along its route, even going out to Lower Township where people could
A 1940s picture of the Liberty Theater on Washington Street in its heyday, when it was one of three local movie theaters. Notice the parking meter, likely one of the city’s earliest. Courtesy of Steve Jackson
park and get on.” 1995-1997: Meters are installed from Broadway to the Cove at the request of residents, says Mahaney. “With restrooms, wide beaches, a snack bar and the Cove beach, this area was becoming more popular, and residents were finding that people were parking across their driveways.” As a courtesy, the meters are only turned on from mid-June through Labor Day, and only until 6pm. 2000: The city passes a new ordinance, which allows residents to buy a permit for parking, horizontally, in front of their own driveways. “It’s mainly for people in older homes where driveways aren’t deep enough to fit a second car,” says Mahaney. “They don’t want to be circling the block every time they come back from Acme. But to do it, you have to make sure you have the permit displayed; it’s happened to me before that I’ve gotten out of my home and there’s a strangexit zero
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er’s car parked in front of my driveway.” 2004: In the 90s, the Great American Trolley Company runs a “regular transit route” through Cape May, according to company president Dick Adelizzi. But in 2004 the program is redeveloped with the sponsorship of the city of Cape May, the Washington Street Mall Business Improvement District, the Chamber of Commerce and select hotels and motels. People can park at Cape May City Elementary and get a lift into town for free, or pick the trolley up at one of several spots on the island for a dollar. (Unless of course you can show you’ve purchased something on the mall, then it’s free again.) Approximately 50 people a day take advantage this first year, and service ends at 9pm. 2005: The overtime meter fee is raised from $25 to $32. 2006: Cape May installs kiosk-style meters, making for three separate ways to pay for parking on Cape Island — the traditional coin-operated machines, parking permits for the lots at Bank and Jackson Streets (see adjacent chart) and these
kiosks, the “rhinos” designated for more than one spot. In addition to quarters, these machines accept credit cards… which seems like it would be more convenient. But treelined streets block signage alerting drivers to the fact there are kiosks present at all, and because no paper receipts are printed, drivers are left wondering whether their payment has been accepted or not. 2007: The Parking Angels of Cape May, run through the Chamber of Commerce, is inspired by a column in Exit Zero. A few dedicated volunteers use $1,800 donated by local merchants to buy time for expired parking meters before ticket-toting cops can get there. “We’ve had as many as 2,000 saves in a single season,” says Bill Causey, a chamber member and one of the Angels organizers. For a while, stories of officer/Angel tension float around town. “Sometimes, I’ll turn down a street and two bike cops will try to beat me to cars,” Bill says. Now, although the angels are no longer in existence, Chief of Police Sheehan confirms this type of charity is not against the law. “Go for it,” he tells us in a recent interview.
Bob Steenrod and Dawn DeMayo of the Cape May Parking Angels in 2007 — the group saved around 2,000 drivers from tickets at its peak, but is not longer in operation. Aleksey Moryakov
2008: The kiosks are updated to what is supposedly a more user friendly version, but people are still having trouble locating/ working them. While printed receipts are now issued, the machines often fail at reading credit cards, and numbers painted on curbs designating which spots need to be paid for are quickly chipping away. Finally, the glare on the screens of these machines make them difficult to read. Exit Zero publishes a cheeky “Encyclopedic Explanation on How to Handle Those Pesky New Parking Meters… Please Read!” 2008: Bob and Brandi White, owners of the Wanderlust store, have an idea for a pedicab company. “Having a store on Jefferson Street, I noticed that people, especially older people, can make the walk out here but the thought of the walk back into the heart of town is overwhelming,” she says. Mayor Mahaney tells Exit Zero: “There have been many pedicab bids over the last 20 years. It exit zero
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was decided that the slow pace of the vehicles would only add to traffic congestion.” 2008: The house/former speakeasy on the corner of Elmira and Broad is moved to Lafayette Street and incorporated into Elaine’s Dinner Theater, allowing for more parking at the Transportation Center. This is the first sign of progress on a project that’s been planned since 1991, the widening of Elmira Street, which finally and successfully happens in 2011. The street becomes not just a one-way out of town, but a twoway that leads in AND out of town and eases congestion on Cape May’s only other two entranceways — Broadway and Lafayette Streets, then taken by an average of 10,000 and 20,000 cars per day, respectively. 2008: The city launches a program allowing residents to pay $350 for a parking space in front of their homes for six months a year. In 2009, the city kills the program, saying it’s being abused by real estate agents looking to make rental properties more attractive, but it’s brought back in 2010. “It works out well,” Mahaney says. “It is designed for people who don’t have a drive-
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way or onsite parking, to give them a site as near their home as legally possible.” New for 2014: the program is being expanded to encompass not just for six months, but the full year. Up until now, the city has broken even on the profit-neutral initiative, bringing in about $10,000 annually, but losing that much from lost parking meters. 2010: The city votes 3-1 to approve 300 new meters along the beachfront, as well as angled-in parking, on the east end of town, getting homeowners in the area more than a little riled up. Councilmember Terri Swain, owner of Swain’s Ace Hardware, casts her vote as “yes,” despite threats from residents saying they’ll boycott her business. The Friends and Neighbors of East Cape May group is so upset that members start a petition and get enough signatures that they are able to challenge the decision in a public referendum, meaning the decision is put to a public vote. Ultimately, the changes are defeated. “The plan had always been to extend meters down Beach Avenue,” says Mahaney. “We were just following through... We thought homeowners there would be more for it, as meters would mean they wouldn’t always have cars in front of their houses, since people seek out the lowest point of expense. But it didn’t work out that way — no harm, no foul.” 2010: Under Mayor Mahaney, the city makes the decision, urged by disgruntled business owners and visitors, to replace some kiosk machines with traditional coinoperated machines. And within two years, more user-friendly, state-of-the-art kiosk iterations are implemented around the mall area. Today, if one of these kiosks fails, “it calls a number that alerts the assistant public works manager, and someone on duty comes immediately to handle it,” says City Manager Bruce MacLeod. 2010: Cape May City Elementary student Jacob Hickman beats out 100 others to win the Cape May Trolley naming contest and is awarded a bicycle. His entry is The Wave, which launches a new slogan for the shuttle: catch the wave. 2010: While state law does not allow a vehicle with a handicap placard to be ticketed for overtime parking, it does require that handicapped individuals pay for parking, as a show of good faith. “How you
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In the best tradition of investigative journalism, an Exit Zero crew recently parked at the lot belonging to the new HQ for HomeStead, while we saw the Cape May Stage show Moon Over Buffalo. When we came back to our car at 10pm we were greeted with this notice on our windshield. Note the use of words like “welcome”, “enjoy” and “complimentary coffee?” This is how a parking notice SHOULD be worded. Take note, Cape May City Council and everyone else in town.
enforce that, I don’t know,” says Mahaney. But in this year, Cape May exempts all handicapped individuals from this rule. 2011: NJ.com prints an article listing strategies for parking at the Jersey Shore. Among them are “stalk the seniors” (because they “love going to the beach but never stay long”), and “resort to good, oldfashioned” bribery. 2012: Philadelphia magazine publishes the secret parking spots of Jersey Shore towns. For Cape May, they list 30 free spots on Elmira Street near the Acme, but caution readers that “they fill up fast with working locals; get there early to nab a spot.” 2012: Norwalk, Connecticut adopts a exit zero
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parking meter mascot called Mr Smiley who delivers this message: “Parking around town is getting a lot friendlier!” In print and on social media, he helps get the word out about new parking endeavors. “I think it’s a great idea,” Mahaney tells Exit Zero. “It’d be a way quite frankly to be creative in getting people’s attention for new technologies, and also periodically to remind them of basic rules and the way we conduct meter parking.” 2012: Councilmember Bill Murray takes a trip to Rehoboth, Delaware to investigate this town’s use of change machines after the annoyance of Cape May tourists continually searching for quarters from hot dog ven-
and the lowdown on those should i-or-shouldn’t-i-private-lots Where it’s located
CVS
Myrtle Avenue
Sturdy Bank
Washington Street
CapeBank
Jackson Street
PNC Bank
Washington Street
Sun National Bank
Columbia Avenue
Collier’s Liquor Store
Jackson Street
Elaine’s Dinner Theater All Irish Imports
Lafayette Street
First Presbyterian Church Our Lady Star of the Sea HomeStead Real Estate Uncle Bill’s Pancake House Swain’s ACE Hardware
Hughes Street
Congress Hall
Beach Avenue
Yes, you can park here after hours — but you better be gone by the time business reopens!
Please do not park here after hours.
Tricky subject — would rather not comment on this.
Cannot be reached for comment (despite lots of calls to the HQ).
Unless you’ve paid for a pass.
Lafayette Street Unless you’ve paid for a pass.
Lafayette Street See notice on opposite page.
Bank Street Beach Avenue Jackson Street
Unless you’ve paid for a pass.
We all do it — as you struggle to find a parking space so you can head out to eat in one of downtown Cape May’s excellent restaurants, or plan to shop the Washington Street Mall, you wonder if you really SHOULD take a chance in one of those private parking lots. Can it really hurt to park in a bank lot when the place has been closed for two hours? Well, it’s a thorny subject. Case in point: one bank’s parking lot attendant was beaten up by a frustrated driver after simply trying to do his job a few years ago. As our chart shows, most establishments aren’t going to be happy if you take liberties with their parking lots. So please exercise restraint AND respect as you go about your pleasure in America’s Original Seaside Resort. exit zero
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dors and hotels is brought once again to the attention of council. While people have been able to cash in dollar bills at beach tag booths along the promenade for years, thanks to the efforts of beach tagger Gladys Mendo, local business owners attest to the frustration that is constantly needing to make change for aggravated visitors. Says Lisa Solty of Shirt Shop Cape May: “People get mad when we say we don’t have quarters. I had one person tell me, ‘Well, I just can’t shop here, then.’” And Peter Tiburzio, owner of Cape May’s beachfront arcade, says that “tons of people” utilize his change machine, intended for skeeballing youngsters. “I don’t mind helping the city out, but some of the local businesses take advantage… we go through $500 in quarters a week.” In response, Cape May reaches out to a change machine sales manager to see if this could be a feasible option for Cape May. In an interview with Exit Zero, Mayor Mahaney explains why the city ultimately decided against: “Although Mr Murray was very complementary of Rehoboth, there was some question as to the durability of those machines in the elements. The
second thing is, I think he was surprised by the cost of the unit and its servicing requirements. We initially thought the concern was going to be security of the unit, but that turned out to be way down on the list.” 2012: The fine for an overtime parking meter is increased from $32 to $35, because of “added surcharges at the state level,” according to City Attorney Tony Monzo. What most people don’t know about parking tickets, which bring in only about $9,000 a year, is that the city never sees much of that revenue — a little less than half goes to New Jersey for initiatives that range from cancer research to DUI education. And much of it goes toward Cape May’s municipal court, which is responsible for sustaining itself but receives oversight from the state. So when warrants are issued, those orders are likely coming from the guys in Trenton. 2012: The city removes 25 parking spaces in front of Convention Hall which, according to councilmember Jack Wichterman, shows off the landscaping. This may true, but it also “sets off” a few frustrated drivers. To help offset the loss? “We have
been working with local churches to accommodate overflow parking during big events,” Mayor Mahaney says. 2013: The city looks into the Parkmobile service, which allows you to top up your meter from your beach chair via phone — a strategy recently employed by Wildwood. “Each company that offers this requires you to purchase their own unique software, which eventually allows you to generate reports,” says MacLeod. “So whenever you make these changes, you’re talking about making an investment.” An investment that hasn’t yet proven worth the risk, adds Mayor Mahaney. “None of the systems had much of a longitudinal history, so we weren’t sure of their reliability,” he says. “We figured there were enough unanswered questions to let Wildwood try it and see if it was successful.” 2013: The city council’s designated parking committee examines the concept of shared parking, whereby spots designated for institutions like banks could be utilized by patrons of nearby businesses, like restaurants and bars, during the former’s non-business hours. Resident Charlie
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How Cape May compares with its neighbors
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Cape May
Wildwood
Stone Harbor
Avalon
Sea Isle City Ocean City
Meter Type
Single head, coin operated, plus kiosks
Single head, coin operated, with ability to pay by credit card
Single head, coin operated
Avalon is entirely bereft of parking meters. Those poor people...
Single head, coin operated, plus kiosks
Single head, coin and credit card enabled, plus kiosks
Meter Locations
Beach and city
Beach and city
City only
Beach and city
Beach and city
What Your Quarter Gets You
15 minutes
7.5 minutes
15 minutes
15 minutes.
From 10 minutes to one hour, depending on the location
Fine for Expired Meter
$35
$35
$42
$30
$30
Grace Period
5 minutes
None
7 minutes
A 15-minute grace period was removed in 2013.
2 minutes
Bonus Points
A trolley runs through Cape May from June 28 through August 31, from noon to 11pm daily. Cost is $1 one way.
No change? No problem. Top up from your beach chair using your cellphone.
A jitney runs through the island daily from June 28 until September 1, from 6pm to 2am. Cost is $2 before 11pm and $4 after.
A jitney runs through town: $2 ride from 4pm to 11pm each way, and a $4 ride from 11pm to 4am each way. Kids under five years ride free.
The tourism commission sponsors a trolley that runs on a constant loop through town. Cost is $2.50 per person and a day pass is $4. Children under four feet are $1.50. Day pass is $2.
The Meter Season
May 1 through October 31, 10am to 10pm
May 15 through October 31, 8am to 3am. (They really get you!)
May 1 through October 1, 10am to 9pm
May 15 through September 15. Most become active at 9am and end at 11pm, with shortened hours on Sundays.
First Saturday in May to the first Saturday in Octoberm from 9am to 6pm, or 9am to midnight
Parking Permits Available
Available for the Jackson Street lot ($360/season) and the Bank Street lot ($160 per season)
Three kinds are available. Park at any meter ($250), at any meter west of Atlantic Avenue ($150), or at any meter on your block ($100)
Annual cost of $225 and good in designated lots only
There are 300 available at a cost of $200 each, for use in any metered spots
B&B owners purchase spots in one lot for guests for between $900 and $1200 a space, annually. Other tourists can pay $75 for a space in one of three metered lots downtown
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Hendricks comments that there is “no community demand” for this, adding that such policy might be instituted at the expense of the people. It is ultimately determined that shared parking, already in use at Swain’s Hardware, Cape May Elementary School, Uncle Bill’s Pancake House and Congress Hall should be considered on a case-by-case basis only. And speaking of Congress Hall, “our valets end up running 20 to 30 miles a day, easy,” says valet Ionel Cirila. “You definitely have to be as fit as a marathoner.” 2013: Cape May’s trolley carries 35,000 people, up 5,000 from the year before. Mayor Mahaney says: “I’m looking forward to seeing the numbers at the end of the 2014 season.” Something that might amp up trolley usage? Recent extension of its route, so that it now loops through Coast Guard housing. It runs from 10am to 11pm. 2013: A Department of Transportation grant funds 24 new parking spaces and an extended bike lane along Park Boulevard in West Cape May. “While the parking lot might look like gravel, it’s actually a stateof-the-art format that allows water to pass
through and reduce flooding issues,” Borough Engineer Ray Roberts tells the press. 2014: People are suspected of purposefully jamming meters to get out of paying, Chief of Police Rob Sheehan tells Exit Zero. “We used to give a little leeway for a broken meter,” he says, “but then we started seeing this pattern where some of the local employees were jamming them. It got to the point where we had to ticket regardless of it being jammed or not. Technically, if the meter is broken, you’re not supposed to park there.” Something else people do to get out of coughing up? Putting a previous, not-yetpaid ticket under their wipers, so it looks as though they’ve already been penalized. “You’d be surprised,” Sheehan says. “Our officers actually look at the tickets.” 2014: Thomas Rica, former public works inspector for Ridgewood (exit 165), admits stealing $460,000 worth of coins from the town’s parking meters. As for quarter theft in Cape May? “We’ve had two security breaches in the last 20 years,” says Mayor Mahaney. “And both were resolved immediately at the time of occurrence.”
2014: Mayor Mahaney and City Attorney Tony Monzo visit New York City, where they are struck by the success of Citi Bike, the bicycle sharing program that allows a person to pick up a bike at one spot and leave it in another. “We’re trying to get a program started for next summer,” Mahaney says. “If we did it, I wouldn’t want it to happen to the detriment of the bicycle shops; we’d probably let them run it. It’s not something we’re trying to make money on.” 2014: County Freeholder Will Morey brings a resolution before the board of freeholders, saying that he’d like to see the county partner with three towns — Ocean City, Wildwood, and Cape May — on a feasibility study regarding parking garages. “He could not discuss the resolution in a work session with the other freeholders beforehand,” Mayor Mahaney says, “so there was a little opposition to it and it’s going to go back through a more thorough vetting process. Quite frankly, the city can’t afford to build one, but working in a partnership, we could conceivably make it happen.”
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meet werner tedesco, the man behind the images that have been wowing cape may facebook watchers interview by jack wright
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The Lobster House fleet on a perfectly still night — taken July, 2103. Previous pages: St Mary by the Sea Retreat Center and the lighthouse (with its beacon off), shot in June of 2013.
You’ve been blowing away our Facebook readers with first of all your Snowy Owl photos and more recently your night-time shots. So tell us, Werner, who are you? By day I am manager of a furniture and accessories store in Seaville called Coastal Designer Outlet. I also own and operate Dr Poop Away. My better half is Sarah, who can trace her roots back to the settlers of the area. Together we have five children — Nathan, Alison, Chelsea, Joshua, Christian, and three granddaughters.
Wait, before we go on, what exactly is Dr Poop Away? It’s a little side business I started about 15 years ago. I am a “canine waste removal specialist.” I have the nicest clients — I get to play with dogs, and they pay me! I could say I stepped in it, but that’s what I try to prevent. Thanks for clarifying. Where are you from, Dr Poop? I lived in a bungalow on Beverly Road in North Cape May. Like a lot of homes, it’s no longer there — it been replaced by a giant house. But I grew up on the beach in Cape May. exit zero
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How long have you been photographing? I’ve been taking photographs since high school. I took photos for the yearbook at Lower Cape May Regional. Did you ever think about doing it professionally? It was definitely a dream. The night-time shooting… how did that come about? It began because night is a convenient time for me to sneak away, when all is quiet on the home ront. It has developed into something I really enjoy. There is an informal group — I’m usually out with Dave Callahan, Chris
This shot of the Milky Way above Cape May Point, shot in June, 2014, received a huge response when it was posted on the Exit Zero Facebook page.
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Plenty of photographers shoot the reflections at Yacht Avenue — but not usually after dark. This was taken in July, 2013.
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Lightning over the Delaware Bay in June of this year.
Bakely, Susan Hoff or Rob Jonas. It just depends upon who can get away at night or if there is something unusual going on, like a launch out of Wallops [NASA Flight Facility in Virginia]. Sometimes we go out because we want to try a new technique, like the orbs. What are the orbs? I take an LCD light tied to the end of a string, then I spin it, while turning in a circle. The camera is set for a long exposure. How much technical knowledge do you need to do these shots, particularly the night shots, and how much is it down to having an eye? There is some technical knowledge involved, and a lot
of trial and error. There is also a great deal of patience required because sometimes it may take several days of shooting to finally get the shot the way I wanted it. I have an idea in my mind of what I want the final image to be, then I just reverse engineer it until I’m satisfied. You grew up in Cape May. Does it still inspire you? How could anyone not be inspired in Cape May. It’s the prettiest place I’ve ever been. Sarah and I joke that we have to move away so we can finally take a vacation here. It inspires me because I can take a photo of the sun rising over the ocean and setting over the bay within just a few steps. We have the exit zero
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tranquility of the marshes and excitement of the boardwalks. What are your favorite things to do here? Eat out, walk around town, people watch, and look for shots. Where else do you travel in the US (and beyond) to shoot photography? Where would you really LIKE to shoot? I have taken shots from Acadia National Park in Maine down to Key West with many stops in between. We’ve been to Quebec, parts of Europe, Mexico and the Caribbean. The two top places on my wish list are Alaska and Ireland. What about Scotland? It’s way more dramatic than Ireland — not that
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Milky Way above the Cape May Point concrete bunker in June of 2013.
Snowy Owls took Cape May by storm last winter, with national newspaper reports documenting the many sightings, and locals snapping their own shots. Werner Tedesco was there to record some of the most compelling photographs, including this, taken on December 30. “I have an appreciation for the beauty, but I am far from a birder or naturalist,” says Werner. “I had to take photos of the Snowy Owl — it kept following me around! Actually, I did not spend a lot of time on them, I was really lucky to be in the right place at the right time.”
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Werner Tedesco ready for work, at Higbee Beach at sunset. Susan Hoff
I’m biased. Nothing wrong with Scotland. Do you have any family that will put me up? I will clean and I can cook. Possibly. They do have dogs, so maybe you could help out with that, too... What Cape May landmarks have you not shot that is on your bucket list? There aren’t exactly landmarks that I haven’t shot, just shots of landmarks I’d like to get that require access I don’t have. I’d love to do orbs on the bunker and the Atlantus [concrete ship]. How does it feel when more than a thousand people like your photos on the Exit Zero Facebook page? It’s very
flattering whenever people like my photographs. Do you carry a camera with you wherever you go? And do you shoot stuff with your iPhone, for example? I usually do have a camera with me. I do take pictures with my iPhone, but it’s usually to send a photo of a couch to a customer, so not very artistic. And honestly, I just learned how to do that recently! Of all the shots of this area that you have done, which are your favorites? My personal favorites are the shot of the lighthouse when the beacon was out, spinning flaming steel wool at Sunset
Beach, and the photos from the shoot at the Cove when we trashed the wedding dress. Whose wedding was it? The “Trash the Wedding Dress” shoot wasn’t for a wedding, it was a photo shoot that Joanne from Cape May Photography Club put together. We used a model — she was a great sport, the water was freezing cold! So what’s the next photo you’re going to dazzle our Facebook readers with? I have an idea for a photo of meteors at Higbee’s Beach. We’ll see what happens.
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Unless you count (not one but two!) references on Jay Leno’s show, Turdo Vineyards tend to fly a little under the radar — but they’ve been steadily building a reputation for making some of the best wines in New Jersey. We talked with Luca Turdo, the face of this Sicilian-rooted family business, to find out some of the North Cape May operation’s secrets... and the future of Cape May County winemaking. INTERVIEW BY JACK WRIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY BY FRANK WEISS
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Luca Turdo checks on the vines at Turdo, accompanied by one of the family pets, Zoe.
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Tell us how Turdo Vineyards started out? It was established in 1999. My father bought just under six acres in 1998. The idea started as my father’s idea of a retirement hobby. Something to keep him busy once he retired from his normal career as an electrical contractor, and now an electrical inspector in North Jersey. And why a vineyard? Was it in the family background? My father and mother grew up in Sicily. My mother was a city girl, whereas my father lived in a small town, which was close to the country. My father’s family worked the land for years, and it’s what my father did, from a very young age, when he wasn’t attending grammar school. They planted everything from olives, wheat, lemons, vegetables, and wine grapes. They would harvest the grapes and make the wine for the land owner, and once the process was complete, they would always get a small share of the wine that was produced. When my father’s family moved to Paterson, NJ in 1966, they brought the winemaking tradition with them. As many Italian immigrants did back then, and still do today, they would go to the local market, buy grapes, and make wine in their garage/
Luca Turdo with his mother Sara and father Sal, who began the operation after having enjoyed success with homemade winemaking. Also pictured is family spaniel Max.
basement. This was done every year in the fall, and it was a family affair. Once my father married my mother and eventually moved into their current house in Oakland, NJ, my father started making his own wine. Buying better quality grapes, equipment, and immersing himself in the art of winemaking through books. It took some time, some changes to the old “family recipe”, and a few not-so-great barrels of wine, but eventually he started making very good homemade wine. Up until 1997, a year before he bought the property in North Cape May, we were making wine in our garage in Oakland. He won gold and silver medals in local wine competitions, and he realized he was consistently making good wine. How old were you when Turdo first went into operation? I was 17. What did you think of wine back then? I always liked it. I remember being five years old and helping my father with the process, and going to my nonno’s house with exit zero
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my father to do the same. Whether it was crushing the grapes, working the press, bottling the wine, my father made sure I was involved. Most of my school science projects growing up were about wine-making. It seemed normal to me at the time, but looking back now, I’m sure my sixth-grade teacher probably wondered why a 12-yearold knew so much about wine. Did you drink it when you were little? Yes, but it was never a glass or a bottle, just a sip out of my father’s glass after dinner. Sometimes, my father or my nonno would make me a Shirley Temple by slowly pouring some red wine on top of a glass of 7UP. Wine was always part of the meal. When did you realize you wanted to be part of the family business, or was it always destined to happen? At 17, I didn’t see my father’s vision. I saw six acres of woods and dirt. But I had no choice in the matter. Being the only son, I would come down on the weekends with my father. We’d stay in motels and hotels for the first two years, as the house was being built. It wasn’t until eight years ago, when I was let go by the company I was working for, that I found my calling. I was working part-time as an elec-
Luca with father Sal: “I consider it an honor and privilege to be able to learn from him,” says Luca.
trician’s helper and coming down to Cape May for the rest of the week. That summer, I noticed that our customer base had really grown, and we were actually getting busy, not only on weekends, but during the week as well. So I approached my father and told him I wanted to be involved with this 200%. Which meant leaving behind my friends, weekends in New York City, and pretty much everything I knew, to relocate down here in Cape May for most of the year. And how has it worked out? The fact that we make a great product, a product I love, and more importantly, to be able to create something while working alongside my father, is the best part. I consider it an honor and privilege to be able to learn from him, and learn hands-on from, in my opinion, the best winemaker on the East Coast. To learn about the wine making process, grape growing, and just life in general. We spend a lot of time together, between pruning, tending to the vineyard, making the wine, bottling and so on. After a while, you can only talk about wine so much. So, it’s been a growing experience, not only professionally, but as a man as well. He’s the person I look up to the most.
What was the first job you had at Turdo? My father bought an old tractor, and we started working the land once the trees were cleared. We dug the first 250 holes with a two-man auger, sprayed RoundUp on weeds with backpack sprayers, put in all the posts, planted the majority of the vines by ourselves, ran the steel catch wires, pretty much established the vineyard, all done on weekends. It was dirty work. So what are your jobs now? I handle the marketing, design the labels, manage the tasting room, work the vineyard, make the wine alongside my father, public relations, restaurant liaison, host private tastings onsite and offsite, bottle the wine, answer emails and phone calls... I wear every hat. Would you call yourself something of a wine expert? That’s a vague term, but I do consider myself someone with a great knowledge of wine. I’m always buying wines from all over the world, and some are less than $10, while some cost a few hundred dollars a bottle — those are the ones I share with my family, my girlfriend Rita, and a few close friends. I’m also obtaining my Sommelier Certification from the American Sommelier Association. exit zero
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Tell us how the family operation works. My father is the Master Winemaker and he controls what happens in the vineyard. He handles the spraying of the vines, and also does the field grafting. He’s still the main man here at the vineyard. My mother handles the majority of the business side. She also helps out in the tasting room if we get super-busy. She also is responsible for the flowers and gardens here. She’s the rock of the family — without her, none of this would have been possible. My sister Tanya helped out in the beginning, but she is now working in North Jersey in banking, so she comes down just a handful of weekends. What is your favorite part of the job? The harvest and the wine-making...crushing, pressing, fermentation. And, of course, selling the wine. Why is Cape May County turning into a popular wine country? Weather, soil, geographical characteristics all play a vital role in being able to grow fully mature vinifera grapes. We have a longer growing season down here, compared to the rest of the state. Being so close to the water gives us a microclimate which holds off the frost by a couple of weeks and allows the grapes to become
physiologically mature. The grape needs to reach peak maturity and reach a certain amount of phenolic concentration to display flavors and aromas typical of that varietal. Also, this is a great tourist destination so we’re lucky that people come to enjoy the great beaches, restaurants, and everything else. We have six wineries in the area and we all benefit from all the visitors who come to vacation here. Do you think it has a lot of potential to grow, with the new vineyards cropping up? I do — we have the best conditions for growing vinifera grapes, and the wines coming out of the area, in my opinion, are the best in the state. Especially for dry wines. Cape May County can easily be the benchmark for dry wines on the East Coast if all the wineries work towards a common goal. How long should it take before a vineyard is able to produce good wine? You can get decent fruit from a vine that’s four to five years old. The wines will be lighter, and won’t have too much concentration, because the vines aren’t established enough. From five to 10 years, the vines really dig into the soil, pulling up more nutrients, and the canopy becomes denser, producing more photosynthesis, which creates more sugar in the grapes. Your wines will have more distinct flavors and complex aromas. From 15 years through 30, the vine peaks, producing great fruit. So when you’re not at the vineyard, what do you do for fun in Cape May? Do you ever get to live like a tourist? I do go out to eat. I like Union Park or Washington Inn if I want to go a little fancy. Panico’s Bistro, Tisha’s and Island Grill are also on my list, if I want to go somewhere casual with great food. I go to the fish market at the Lobster House for fresh Cape May Salts and scallops to throw on the grill at home. After dinner, I like to head to the Washington Street Mall and grab an espresso at A Ca Mia or a gelato at Cione in the Washington Commons — Fabio and Monica make great gelato. Just as good as I’ve had in Italy. But I put in 12-hour days so I don’t usually get a chance to do the tourist thing — I’ve been to the beach twice in eight years, and that’s only because my girlfriend comes down and gets me out of the vineyard. Sometimes, if we get done working early, which is rare, my father and I will head down to the beach and try our luck for some some stripers. Do you live at the vineyard? When it’s
peak season, June through September, I live at the vineyard six days a week. Saturday night, I drive up to New York to spend time with Rita, and I spend my Sundays in the city with her before driving back to Cape May at 5am on Mondays. In the winter through spring, I’m here three to four days a week, checking on the wine, stabilizing the white wines, pruning the vines in January and February, and bottling the wine in March and April. When I’m not here, I’m up in Manhattan and North Jersey. Tell us a bit about harvesting season. When is it, how long does it last for, and what does it mean for the family? Harvest usually starts at the end of August, early September for the white grapes and we harvest our lighter red grapes in late September/early October. Mid-October we start to harvest our Nero D’Avola, Malbec, and Merlot. And the last grapes we pick are the Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese. The Nebbiolo is harvested last week of October. We pick everything by hand and our schedule revolves around mother nature, nothing else. In the weeks leading up the harvest, we’re constantly checking sugar levels and tasting the grapes off the vine. We like to allow the fruit as much hang time as possible... but if we anticipate any kind of rainfall sometimes we’re forced to pick a few days earlier, or we put off the picking, hoping that the grapes can dry out without losing them. If we have to pick a lot of fruit, we’ll talk with the other growers in the area, and they’ll send their crew over to help us. Todd [Wuerker] from Hawk Haven and Toby [Craig] from Cape May Winery have sent us help in the past when they have extra workers available. We have a good working relationship with the other wineries in the area — we promote, and help, each other. Where is the bottling and the labeling done? At the winery. We do all the bottling ourselves, and I do most of it early in the week when I’m by myself. I can usually get some help, so it goes a bit quicker — two 2 guys can bottle 100 cases in eight hours. I said that you design the labels. What kind of vibe are you trying to create? Yes, I do. The vibe I’m trying to create is just sleek, modern, clean and simple... let the wine inside the bottle do the talking. The biggest increase of wine drinkers in the past years has been young Americans from 25-34. This is who will shape the future of the wine industry, so being part of that exit zero
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bracket I’m trying to catch their attention with my label design. I feel like some labels are very over the top, too busy, and your eyes are all over the place. It’s as if they’re trying too hard to get the bottle into your hands. I just have the brand name in silver foil, type of wine in a bright color, in a clean, simple font, all printed on heavy stock, embossed paper. It’s the hip and fresh look young people are into, but it still exudes a modern, classy and sophisticated look that appeals to an older crowd. I like to use a heavy gauge bottle, so our bottles are heavy. They feel important. I’ve won awards for my label designs the past two years at the San Francisco International Wine Label Competition. We’ve become recognizable outside of Cape May, and that speaks volumes. What wines do you currently have? We have Sauvignon Blanc, Barbera, Nero D’Avola, Persara (red Bordeaux blend), Nebbiolo, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and our Rubino port wine available from my father’s Turis label. All the wines under my father’s label are made with 100% estategrown fruit. There is also a dry Riesling, Albarino, and a dry Rose under my own DiLuca label. I buy grapes from Ocean View, NJ to make my wines. And what’s your favorite? The Sangiovese, which has been sold out since June. It was probably one of the best wines we’ve ever made. But I like all of them — depends on what I’m eating that day, or what mood I’m in that night. What awards has Turdo won? More than 60 in international wine competitions over the past seven years. We’ve received Double Golds for our Barbera twice, and Golds for our Merlot, Persara, Sangiovese, my ROSSO blend, and a few others. Most recently our 2009 Nebbiolo won a Silver Medal at the San Francisco International Wine Competition last year. I know it’s only a silver, but we went up against some of the bigger Barolo and Barbaresco producers from Piemonte, Italy, which is where the best Nebbiolo in the world is produced. And, in that competition we beat out Zonin, which is a major producer in Italy. They received a Bronze for their Nebbiolo — a little winery in Cape May made a better Nebbiolo than them that year... pretty amazing. Also, last month we were awarded New Jersey Winery of the Year by The New York International Wine Competition. Any plans for expanding the operation? Maybe more land? No plans for expanding
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Luca Turdo has won awards for the simple, elegant design of Turdo wines.
the vineyard. I like having a small operation. This way we can control everything, from vine to bottle. If we do expand, it may be the tasting room... it’s getting more and more crowded every year. But that’s just a thought for now. At the end of the day, I like giving our customers the personal attention that they receive when they come here. We don’t rush the tasting, we try to educate them, and most importantly, make sure they have a great experience. But what if you can’t cope with the demand? The local restaurants and liquor stores wanted our wines, but some years we would sell out so quick that we couldn’t meet the demand. We’re limited with our land so we can only grow so much every year, roughly 1,000-1,100 cases altogether. So I reached out to some local growers a few years back, and started my DiLuca brand. I now produce five wines under my own label. My white wines include a dry Riesling, Pinot Grigio, and an Albarino. I also make a dry Rose, and my very popular red blend called Rosso DiLuca, which is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Sangiovese. And how have they been received? They have all won awards in international competitions. My Rosso has won two golds and a silver in the past three years, and it’s now being poured at Bobby Flay Steak, and Wolf-
gang Puck’s American Grille at the Borgata in Atlantic City... it is the only NJ wine at the Borgata. Turdo was famously on the Jay Leno Show a few years ago because of the name. What did you think about that at the time? Was there any thought given to changing the name? We were actually mentioned twice! The first time was about seven years ago, and when we first heard of it, we were shocked. We didn’t know why he mentioned our name... we had some customers call and email us to let us know. When we finally saw the clip of the show, we understood that he used one of our advertisements as a joke on his show, saying that it looked like a nice vineyard, but he didn’t know about the name. Apparently, in America, turd means something negative. In Italian, Turdo is a proud family name — in Sicilian it means extra special. So what was the second time? This past fall, same part of the show, somebody else sent in another advertisement with Turdo Vineyard on it, and he said the same joke. The only thing is, on that particular show, his guest and musical guest was Justin Timberlake. So, the segment where he said his joke about our last name was right before JT took the stage to sing his first song. And, Jay Leno, said, “Everybody come on down to exit zero
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Turdooo Vineyards... Turd-o Vineyards... get some nice wine at Turd-o Vineyards.” He repeated our vineyard three times to millions of people across America, on the night Justin Timberlake was on his show, one of the most watched episodes of Leno ever. And that’s not a bad thing. It’s publicity. On Jay Leno. Before Justin Timberlake sings. Millions of people heard Leno say my business three times. Do you know how much a 30-second commercial on Leno costs?! And, no, there was never any thought of changing the name of the vineyard. It’s our name. If you want to laugh and make a juvenile joke about it, that’s not my business. I’m here to make sure that one day Turdo is synonymous with the best wine on the East Coast. What is the significance of the Turis label? Turdo Vineyards & Winery is the name of the business. Turis comes from Turi, who is my father, Salvatore. In Sicilian, Turi, or Turidu, or Toto are all nicknames for people name Salvatore. Growing up, my father’s family called him Turidu or Turi. So, when you purchase a bottle, or drink a bottle of Turis wine, you’re drinking a bottle of Salvatore’s wine. People get confused because the last name Turdo and Turis are so similar. If my father’s name was Jack, he would have called his wines Jack’s. How do you see the future of Turdo Vineyard and your own future? Do you want to stay in this area and take over the operation one day? I see a very bright future ahead for myself, as well as Turdo Vineyards. As the vines get older, the wines get better. We have an established customer base, and we sell out every year by September. We know what we want to accomplish here and we’re all focused on achieving that goal. We want to be the benchmark for East Coast wines. We want to put New Jersey on the map, and hopefully one day it can be mentioned along with California or Oregon as a top wineproducing region. My future is here in Cape May. I’ll always be a North Jersey/New York boy at heart, but Cape May is where I’ll look to continue my life’s work. I want to keep on doing this for a very long time — it’s my passion, my life. I want to continue what my father started, and carry on his legacy. I want to make him proud, just as he’s made me and the rest of my family proud. And, when I get to be his age, hopefully I have sons or daughters who will have the same passion for this as we do, and want to pick up where I left off.
The wineries of Cape May County Willow Creek Winery & Farm
Cape May Winery & Vineyard
Turdo Vineyards & Winery
WHERE: A short bike ride from the center of town, through the rustic, rural streets of West Cape May, at 168 Stevens Street, West Cape May.
WHERE: Just over the bridge, at 711 Town Bank Road, North Cape May
WHERE: Just over the bridge, at 3911 Bayshore Road, North Cape May
WHY GO: The operation, 150-acres strong, is brought to you by the Craig family, already well known among south Jersey foodies for their restaurants, Lucky Bones and the Washington Inn. Now, the Craigs have made a name for themselves among wine connoisseurs and those who simply love a beautiful place to enjoy good drink and good conversation with good friends. Among the best spots to decompress with an award-winning glass of vino are the second-floor balcony overlooking the vines, and a large great room with 20-foot ceilings that boasts a cozy fireplace. Even your pets are welcome inside. Check out the winery’s frequent grill nights, and grand happy hour celebrations featuring tasty treats and good vibes.
WHY GO: It’s a beautiful, boutique winery run by a man, Sal Turdo, who started honing his winemaking skills at the age of 11 in Sicily. Turdo (the only winery in the state to be run totally on solar energy) and its varietals have received numerous accolades, including the Silver Award given to Sal’s Nebbiolo at the San Franciso International Wine Competition. The secret behind the success: Growing only one vine per plant and, of course, lots of TLC. The best place to taste for yourself? Turdo’s own breezy patio.
WHY GO: Gone With the Wind fans will appreciate the plantation-style feel of this dreamy 50-acre winery, the only one located on the island. Owner Barbara Wilde, who also runs Cape May’s Southern Mansion, has built an impressive tasting room complete with dark wood walls and ceilings, chandeliers and leather couches. On the brick patio you can take in the sights and sounds of wetlands and woods during a lazy summer afternoon or under a stardotted sky, and enjoy a life-sized, Alice In Wonderland-esqe chessboard. Frequent events include outdoor yoga, Coach Bag Bingo, or Jam Session Saturdays, featuring local musicians. Call: 609-779-8782
Call: 609-884-5591
Call: 609-884-1169
“The Outer Coastal Plain might be the perfect place to make fine wine in America. The region, which has nearly the same sandy soil composition as Bordeaux, experiences a warm growing season; spring frosts are rare; and the breezes from the Atlantic Ocean and a local bay are ideal.” new york times Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery WHERE: Just a short drive from the back bridge, at 600 S. Railroad Avenue, Rio Grande WHY GO: The winery sits on a thirdgeneration former dairy farm owned by Todd and Kenna Wuerker. On the property, you’ll find a European-style stone and cedar tasting room complete with Italian-style floors. But if you’d rather sip under the sun, try the crush pad, the area where grapes would have been smashed underfoot in days-goneby that now serves as a beautiful space for eating, drinking and being merry. Or check out the live music and artisanal treats featured on Sangria Sundays. There are few culinary experiences more indulgent — or romantic — than sharing a savory crepe on a breezy afternoon by the vines. And be on the lookout for bald eagles.
Jessie Creek Winery
Natali Vineyards
WHERE: A 25-minute drive north of Cape May, at 1 North Delsea Drive (Route 47), Cape May Court House.
WHERE: A 25-minute ride from downtown Cape May, at 221 N. Delsea Drive, Cape May Court House
Cape May Court HouseWHY GO: The tasting room is an Amish-built pole barn that sits on 10 acres of green lawn and old shade trees. Its feels upscale but family-friendly, and infused with old-world Italian charm. On the same property sits an 1846 farmhouseturned-bed-and-breakfast, perfect for a romantic weekend getaway… even for locals. On Fridays, you can enjoy Sunsets Over the Vineyard, featuring food, live entertainment and, of course, all the wine your heart desires.
WHY GO: A historian and professor, Al Natali’s research introduced him to the wines of the Mediterranean region, and when he learned the vines which produce these wines also grow well here in South Jersey, he never looked back. In addition to more traditional varietals (cabernet, sauvignon blanc, merlot), Natali offers a robust selection of not-too-sweet fruit wines, including blueberry, banana and cranberry flavors. Tours are offered every day, and a bocce ball court is located on site. (We know some of you likely get better after a few glasses of vino.) And check out Natali’s Labor Day weekend celebration, for which they’ll be bringing the beach to the vines.
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the little church that could IT’S THE SMALLEST, MOST-PHOTOGRAPHED/PAINTED CHURCH
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What is it about this little church that captivates us and makes us, just for a short while on a bicycle ride, dream of being on a tropical isle filled with charm and intrigue. I am fascinated about how the unique building came to be so close to the sea? — exit zero reader terrie swope
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his small church at the very tip of the Jersey Cape lives large in history and after 134 years, remains at the heart of the seaside village of Cape May Point. St Peter’s by-the-Sea sits on a triangular lot across the street from the tall dunes that slope into the Atlantic where the ocean meets Delaware Bay. The church is a survivor of wicked storms and relentless erosion. It is now at a sixth location after multiple moves to save it from the sea. Church elders purchased a seventh location several blocks inland — just in case. As you enter the double pocket doors, the sign to the left is welcoming — A House of Prayer for All. To the right, plaques inform — Built 1876. This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the US Department of the Interior. Although Cape May Point’s development goes back to 1875, when a group of pious Presbyterians carved Sea Grove from a tangled dune forest to establish a “moral and religious seaside home for the Glory of God and the welfare of man,” St Peter’s Episcopal Church is the only building in the village with landmark status. The honor came in 1995, a result of the tenacity of church historians, including current Cape May Point Mayor Anita van Heeswyk, and the work of architect Michael Calafati, whose research and presentations earned the historic distinction on the National Register. St Peter’s is distinguished for its “fine example of Stick Style architecture dating from the 19th century — and for its ability to survive the perils of an eroding shoreline” due to the fact that its stick frame, bolted together, can be disassembled and “transported with relative ease to safety, and conserved in its original condition.” This description is part of architect Calafati’s presentation as to why St Peter’s deserved to become a landmark. Affectionately called The Gingerbread Church, the fancy wood Victorian-era cutout trimming and stick frame are painted white, against the blue-gray siding, creating the look of a frosted Christmas gingerbread. A white picket fence frames the pretty picture. The building, one of the smallest with a landmark status, is beloved by townspeople, tourists, artists, photographers and poets, from near and far, who capture its essence in their own interpretations of its specialness. “Sublime is not too strong a word to describe it,” said exit zero
Calafati on a visit this recent July Fourth weekend. “It’s exuberant on the outside with a high running [wooden] skirt which resembles a tightly spaced Victorian-era balustrade …the dangling pointed ends create an icicle-like image…. Along the base of the building, between brick piers, there are flat horizontal boards with decorative cutouts in the shape of hexagonal and six-pointed stars which provide ventilation and some whimsy. The interior stands in stark contrast to the exterior. Inside is monochromatic and uniform, sedate and soothing.” Since the church is but steps from the sea, it’s appropriate that the interior appears ship-shape. It is lined with yellow pine boards, stained a rich brown, which maintain a soft luster despite the ravages of the moist salty air. The boards are assembled in a design of diagonal, vertical and horizontal, expanding to the eye the church’s small size (it only seats about 100). The soaring ceiling features a clerestory on three sides with nine windows of amber glass. Predominately blue stained-glass windows filter light above the altar and entrance. Attending services at St Peter’s is an experience of the spirit and nature. The morning sun flows from the amber glass, a choir of birds and the sounds of the surf accompany the organist and Sunday worshippers singing hymns. Sea breezes flow from large open windows with propped up West Indies-type double shutters which allow salty air, shade and privacy. Bicyclists and walkers parade by in beach attire to the entrance of St Peter’s Beach, up the sandy dune path to the lookout platform, which provides one of the best views of the church belfry. There is a stark white cross on the top. A bell hangs from a horizontal piece beneath the belfry’s peaked roof which follows the same sharp roof angles as the main church and front porch. The bell, pulled by a rope at the front door, announces the two services each summer Sunday at 9am and 11am from Memorial Day to the end of September. The bell tolls continuously during the annual July Fourth Cape May Point bicycle parade. “The first gong is for the fire truck leading the parade,” says church organist Beth Mather Paulosky. “It tolls for every biker rounding the picket fence until the very last one makes the turn. It’s been a tradition for as long as I can remember.” The parade is the big community event of the year. As many as 500 bicyclists participate — traditionally ending on the lawn of Elizabeth WalkingStick Theobald — for refreshments such as Kool Aid, cookies, water ice and Krimpets. Mrs Theobald’s daughter, Reverend Carol Joy Gallagher, serves as assistant bishop of North Dakota. In 2001 she became the first woman of American Indian lineage to become a bishop in a major Christian church. Her greatgreat-great-grandmother, of the Cherokee Nation, walked
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St Peter’s by-the-Sea is a magnet for painters and photographers — this was shot by Werner Tedesco.
the Trail of Tears from North Carolina to Oklahoma in the forced exodus of Native Americans from the southeast in the 1830s. Reverend Gallagher grew up at the Point, comes home in summer, and is one of the visiting clergy who preside at St Peter’s services. She is a musician and sometimes sings part of the sermon. “It is the connectedness that makes St Peter’s so special,” says Reverend Gallagher. “The church always has been and is a crossroads of life at the Point. The connections spread out and intertwine.” There have been services at the church every summer since the first sermon July 27, 1880. St Peter’s history is complex — the architect and builder remain a mystery despite years of research. exit zero
In the beginning, the building was erected at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park. “The precise origin of the building is unclear,” says architect Calafati. “Important buildings such as state pavilions have been ruled out. It likely was a utilitarian building. It would have been a comparatively small building of secondary importance, such as a ticket booth or popcorn stand.” According to the 1880 handwritten records of the Reverend William H. Graff, “During the summer of 1879, the possibility of building a chapel was talked of, and it was suggested that a fine yellow pine frame for sale at the Centennial Buildings might be available for that purpose.” Church records indicate that it was at Machinery Hall, as the Centennial was winding down, that four Episcopal
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clergymen paid $100 for the frame. It was modular, easy to unbolt and dismantle, and was shipped by railroad. The pieces were reassembled, the frame bolted together again, on a lot at Harvard Avenue and Lake Drive. It’s believed that local carpenters fitted the interior with the tongue-ingroove pine and added the fancy fretwork on the exterior. The gingerbread represents the same sort of decorative woodwork that is featured on homes from that era in the neighboring city of Cape May, with its large and nationally famous historic district listed in 1976 as a National Historic Landmark. St Peter’s had its roots within Sea Grove, the Presbyterian enclave designed to ban the sort of sinning observed — the drinking, gambling and houses of ill repute — at neighboring watering holes. The purpose of the carefully designed community was a seaside home for “the Glory of God and the welfare of man, where he may be refreshed and invigorated body and soul, and better fixed for the highest and noblest duties of life.” Among the early investors and builders of large seaside villas were Alexander Whilldin, who owned the land on which Sea Grove was developed; department store entrepreneur John Wanamaker; and the Reverend William Stockton, an Episcopal minister who later was one of the clergymen buying the frame that became St Peter’s. Sea Grove’s grand plans as a religious sanctuary were short-lived. Although the 1870s layout of the Point rendered by architect/engineer James C. Sidney remains today in the design of the streets, central circle and Lake Lily, Sea Grove collapsed financially, three years after its glorious opening. An 1879 article in the Cape May Star and Wave reported the Association wanted to sell all of its holdings, worth $500,000, for $225,000 — that there was nothing left at Cape May Point but toothless old women and disappointed clergymen. At a public auction in 1881, a group of buildings, including the large decorative open-air central pavilion, site of classic concerts and sermons, sold for $120,000. At the entrance of Sea Grove was an elaborate arch. The Arch Street Cottage, a Victorian country house, stood across the street on Sunset Boulevard. Beginning in 1910, the Mather family started summering there and attending St Peter’s bythe-Sea. The family is now in a sixth generation of life at St Peter’s. Beth Mather Paulosky was inspired to play the organ and lead the choir by her grandmother. Edith Mather filled in for an ailing organist one Sunday, and then played on for 50 years. She also authored the updated church history in 1985. Her son John helped maintain the spiritual and physical church until his death at age 85 in 2010. On July Fourth weekend, Beth’s five-year-old granddaughter Temperance sat on the organ seat next to her, exit zero
singing and fingering the keys. Beth’s daughter Caroline lives in Arizona, but is summering at the Point with her children. “I try never to miss the annual St Peter’s Bazaar,” says Caroline. “It’s when we catch up with each other and do some good to raise money for the church. St Peter’s is home to me — I was confirmed and married here, both of my children were baptized here. My grandfather and great-fathers’ funerals were here.’’ The bazaars happen annually on the first Saturday in August. This year’s is the 95th. It’s an oldfashioned, small town event when the village swells with summer people — with picnic food, lemonade, donations from church goers and merchants, a book and white elephant sale of some choice and quirky items. New this year is a gaping hole in the high dune across from St Peter’s. There for more than a hundred years was Flora Dune, a plain, but lovely two-story home, white with porches, built in 1877. Suddenly one day this June it was gone, bulldozed in a few hours from its perch in the dunes, surrounded by wild roses, bayberry and sumac. From the second floor were views of the lighthouse, the ocean and bay. It had been for sale for $1.1 million. There was a flurry of anger — how could this happen? Why was St Peter’s old neighbor allowed the fate of the wrecking crew? Mayor van Heeswyk explained in news reports that Cape May Point does not have a historic commission — that two surveys were done over the years, and when presented, the small town homeowners were by a large majority against the sort of historic preservation commission that is part of the city of Cape May’s government. One survey showed that more than 95 homes had a significant architectural style. Another study recommended that the Point establish three separate historic districts around clusters of vintage buildings. Other preservationminded residents have suggested that the entire village should be a historic district because of James C. Sidney’s design of Sea Grove in 1875. St Peter’s by-the-Sea, sitting prim and proper, at Lake Drive and Ocean Avenue at the Beach, is likely to remain the only Cape May Point building on the National Register for a long time to come. In the coming year it is celebrating its 135th birthday, located on its current triangular lot since 1903, surviving the hurricane of 1944 and the Ash Wednesday Nor’easter of 1962. Edith Mather wrote after the Nor’easter, “The church was surrounded by sand high as the porch. And debris — twisted tin roofs, refrigerators, pilings, telephone poles. In the church, not one grain of sand, not one drop of water. It was an emotional experience amid the wreckage everywhere to find the church safe and unharmed. Certainly it was a miracle.”
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For The Love Of St Peter’s
MICHAEL CALAFATI has had an emotional connection to Cape May and its architecture since he was a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Fine Arts in the early 1990s. He was one of the last tenants of Mary Crilly, who owned and operated the 1873 Allen Mansion on Washington Street designed by famous architect Samuel Sloan. Crilly and her husband Daniel purchased the property in 1946 and, overwhelmed by maintenance costs, changed the name to The Victorian House and took in boarders to make ends meet. The opulent summer residence was built for Philadelphia merchant George Allen who became rich outfitting armies of both the north and south during the Civil War. By the time Calafati was a resident of a small apartment, the once grand party house had fallen into serious disrepair, much to the despair of Mary Crilly, now alone after the deaths of her husband, son and daughter. In 1994 the property was purchased and restored as the now elegant and carefully preserved Southern Mansion, owned and operated by Barbara Bray Wilde. In 1994, St Peter’s by-the-Sea trustees learned of Calafati’s expertise with historic properties and enlisted him to do the research enabling the church to become a National Historic Landmark. He was successful in doing so and remains fascinated with the little seaside church. Calafati is an award-winning architect specializing in the preservation — and new use — of historic structures. His offices have been in Manhattan and at locations in central and north Jersey, but recently he established his office/studio in Cape May and lives in West Cape May. * * * * * ANITA VAN HEESWYK first became involved with St Peter’s by-the-Sea in the 1960s, when her daughters sang in the children’s choir directed by Edith Mather. Van Heeswyk became president of the Women’s Guild and a member of the Board of Trustees. She has been attempting for years to determine who designed the building and its use at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. That led her to the National Archives and for five days she, as the church archivist, was given access to the records for the Centennial deep in the locked basement in Washington, DC that holds the documents. “We kept going through one heavy locked steel door after another,” she says. “There were drawer upon drawer of documents. We were looking for correspondence that might give a clue about the origins of St Peter’s. We came upon letters wrapped in ribbon. I knew, as we opened them, that they had not been handled since they were put away in 1875! The search was interesting and overwhelming, but I never found what we were looking for.” * * * * * BETH MATHER PAULOSKY, organist and director of the choir, plays for weddings at St Peter’s. The church is so small — with seating for 100 or so — that the ceremonies are intimate. However, there was a break with tradition recently. “The couple invited 300 guests,” says Beth, “with a guest annex in Cape May city at a large facility with two bigscreen TVs. They wired the church for video and sound and the ceremony played out hi-tech a couple miles away from out little church.” exit zero
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The Cape May Beach Patrol girls at a bachelorette party for Mary Grace Maggiano at Congress Hall. Aleksey Moryakov
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Cape May Mayor Ed Mahaney introduces the show at Movies on the Beach
cut, movies people want to watch more than once. Audiences also get to vote on which movies they’d like repeated in next year’s line-up. Jim Batty has been projectionist at the movies since they started. He arrives early on Thursdays to set up a 20-by-15-foot, inflatable movie screen that, if you laid it out flat, looks like a rubber raft you’d ride out to sea. “The movies attract a lot of families,” Jim explained. “Depending on the movie, people start arriving at 7:30pm and, as the night
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progresses, a sea of people come out. When we ran Sound of Music a few years ago, the entire town was full of... the sound of music.” Regulars arrive early to stake out their patch of beach with beach towels and blankets, beach chairs and lounges, coolers and picnic baskets. Many come prepared for dinner and a show, with food they brought from home, or carryout they picked up at a favorite eatery. Other gatherings, none of which I was invited to, are potluck affairs shared by friends and family. The boardwalk restaurants and takeouts welcome the spike in traffic that the movies generate. “The movies are great events,” said Eric Bonawitz, manager at Mangia Cappelletti’s. “Everyone’s very happy.” Eric estimates that he sells 15 to 20 percent more pizza on movie nights, more whole pies than slices. “Jaws is one of the best weeks we have all summer,” he said. Who knew pepperoni was the new popcorn? “The movies bring a lot of people into town,” said Jim McDowell, manager of Family Arcade and Surfside Delites, “and it brings them out on a weeknight. It helps.”
Janice and Harold Connelly of West Cape May have been going to Movies at the Beach nights for the last four years. “We enjoy movies and it’s something fun to do on Thursdays,” Janice said. They arrive early so they have time for ice cream at Rita’s, one of their favorite spots near the boardwalk. The couple skipped Jaws last year. “It’s too scary,” Janice said. “Three groups of people come to Movies on the Beach,” said Cape May Mayor Ed Mahaney, who greets the audience before each show. “People with young children who come early and leave early, people who come and stay, and people who come late, after the early crowds have left.” The usual crowd showed up for Jaws last summer. About half the audience was serial Movies-at-the-Beach fans; the other half was new kids on the beach. One young couple was on a first date. One woman came to learn more about endangered dolphins — I suspect she was disappointed in the movie. Then there were Kat and Mattie, enterprising 16-year-olds who brought their baby-sitting charges to the movie. “It’s an activity on the
beach, so it’s a fun thing for them to do,” Kat said. Kat’s 10-year-old charge, Joseph, may have put his finger on why Movies on the Beach is such a runaway hit in Cape May. “The beach is for the day and the night,” he said. Marketers for Cape May may just want to jump on that one. The City of Cape May cosponsors the beach-movie program with the Greater Cape May Chamber of Commerce, which started the effort. “The Chamber wanted to do something for families so we made the movies free and sold soda and chips for only a dollar,” said Dawn DeMayo, one of the program’s original organizers. The low-cost concession is still part of the program. Each week it’s manned by members of different non-profit groups from the Girl Scouts to the dog-park people. The night’s proceeds are given to the charity. “It gives the groups an opportunity to introduce themselves to the community,” Dawn added. “I love Movies at the Beach,” said Crystal Hardin, general manager of the Hotel
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Macomber, whose guests enjoy the event. “There’s a warm and friendly, family feeling to it — a real sense of community. I hope the program continues for many more years.” Despite the movies being free, it turns out that there is a small price for admission — the Movies on the Beach pre-show is a somewhat lengthy montage of promotional videos about Cape May and advertisements by the event’s multiple sponsors. People are, indeed, “warm and friendly,” however, and happily sing along when the town’s theme song, “On the Way to Cape May” plays in a video. Even the kids know the words. Mayor Mahaney emcees the opening credits, then previews the city’s upcoming shows, concerts and festivals. The non-profits’ representatives also get a chance to plug their charities. The mayor sees Movies at the Beach as a thank-you to residents and vacationers. “This is our way of thanking you, our residents and visitors who eat in our restaurants, stay in our hotels and B&Bs, and pay our parking meters,” he tells an appreciative audience. Then, it’s show time.
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Participants at Cape May Stage’s 2014 Theatre Discovery Camp. Aleksey Moryakov
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Cape May’s Most Wanted WE CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN... HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THEM ARTICLE by diane stopyra
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WHAT THEY SAY...
40: Number of dolphin species in the world.
If I came back as a dolphin Would you listen to me then? Would you let me be your friend? Would you let me in? You can cut off all my fins But to your ways I will not bend I’ll die before I let you tell me how to swim. — Lyrics to “Dolphin” by Prince
13,000: Number of entries the Miami Dolphins football team received when they held a mascotnaming contest. The winner: TD, for TouchDown (or The Dolphin). 2: Number of stomachs a dolphin has. 100: Number of teeth a dolphin has, despite the fact that it cannot chew its food; it must swallow fish whole.
I’m such a baby yea The dolphins make me cry. — Lyrics to “Only Wanna Be With You” by Hootie and the Blowfish
0.5: The portion of a dolphin’s brain that sleeps at one time. The other half watches for predators and remembers to breathe.
’Cause I know a magic dolphin Swimming above the world And in my dreams it promised me That some day I’ll find my girl.” — Lyrics to “Dolphin” by Alexander Rybak
1,000: Number of feet a dolphin can dive.
Our top story tonight: Famous TV dolphin flipper was arrested today on prostitution ring charges. He allegedly was seen transporting two 16-year-olds across state lines for immoral porpoises. — Comedian Colin Mochrie The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it.” — Jacques Yves Cousteau
BY THE NUMBERS... 10-30: The number of Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins, the species commonly seen off the beaches of Cape May, in a single pod. 40: Number of pounds a bottlenose dolphin will typically weigh at birth. 1,000: Number of pounds a fullgrown bottlenose can weigh. exit zero
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7: Depth, in feet, at which a dolphin usually spends its time.
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25: Number of miles per hour a dolphin can swim.
Dolphpins evolved from wolf-like land animals that roamed the earth 50 million years ago.
Sea sponges: What dolphins wrap around their bottle noses before foraging for fish on the ocean floor, in order to prevent being scraped.
20: Number of feet a dolphin can launch itself into the air. 3: Number of years a baby dolphin might travel by its mother’s side before going its own way. 30: Average lifespan of a bottlenose dolphin. 30: Length in feet of the world’s longest dolphin, aka the killer whale 15: Number of minutes a bottlenose dolphin can stay underwater before needing to come up for air. 20,000: Number of dolphins massacred every year in Taiji, Japan.
Killing a dolphin in ancient Greece was punishable by death, as the mammal was considered a “sacred fish.” Dolphins can only copulate face to face and are one of only three species to have sex for pleasure. The other two are humans and bonobos. And the male bottlenose dolphins do it five to seven times a day. “They are busy,” says Cape May Whale Watcher Captain Jeffrey Stewart. Where to see them: “The dolphins do a trek around Cape May every day, so just about any beach is a good place to see them,” says Stewart. “The Cove is excellent, especially at night, because they chase bait into there and pin it.”
Bubbles: What dolphins blow in the shape of rings, as a play thing. They use their noses and bodies to keep these bubbles from floating to the surface. Name: What a dolphin gives himself. It is a unique whistle he comes up with on his own. Embryo: What a dolphin can sense growing inside of pregnant women, with whom they appear to be fascinated. Communicate: What dolphins do with one another nonverbally, through bubble-blowing, fin strokes and body posture — and also verbally, through clicks and whistles. Rescue: What dolphins will do for an injured member of its own species, even bringing it to the surface for air, if need be. They will also come to the aid of humans, like they did most recently in Cook Strait, New Zealand when they surrounded swimmer Adam Walker and protected him from a six-foot long Great White. Left: Simone Arrigoni set a freestyle diving record, while being pushed by two dolphins, in Italy in 2010. FINALLY: To see bottlenose dolphins up close and personal, there are two local options: capemaywhalewatcher.com or capemaywhalewatch.com.
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NOEL COWARD’S “BLITHE SPIRIT” HEADS FOR CAPE MAY STAGE
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ape May Stage’s 2014 season continues with the ghostly farce Blithe Spirit, a Noel Coward comedy classic. A wacky medium, played by veteran TV and Broadway veteran Jennifer Harmon, accidentally stirs up the temperamental ghost of a novelist’s first wife after a séance that goes wrong. The fun ensues as wife #1 does her best to spook her husband’s current marriage to wife #2. As well as Harmon, the cast features Iraisa Ann Reilly, Michele Eugene, Julian Elfer, Thomas Grube, Isabella Knight and Charlotte Munson. Jack Wright spoke to Jennifer Harmon as she prepared to head for Cape May. How did the connection with Cape May Stage begin? [Cape May Stage’s Artistic Director] Roy Steinberg’s wife, the talented actress, director and writer Marlena Lustik has been my dear friend since the early ’70s when we met doing the Off Broadway show The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The Moon Marigolds. I was maid-of-honor at their wedding. We have all been friends ever since. When did your first hear about Cape May Stage? When Roy told me that the family was moving to Cape May as he was to be the new Artistic Director there. Have you ever been to Cape May before? Yes, I’ve driven down a number of times to visit and see shows. I find the theatre charming and a really welcoming space in which to enjoy an evening or afternoon in the theatre. Are you a beach girl? Oh, yes! I ADORE the beach. But I must be sure to wear a hat and tons of sunscreen. Tell us about the life of an actor over the course of the show here. How long are you here for, and how much free time will you really
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have? We are here for nine weeks: rehearsing, rehearsing, rehearsing. And then performing. I particularly enjoy the rehearsal period. Getting to know the other actors, discovering the play together with the director, challenging myself to dare to attempt this heavenly wacky character and riding a bike to rehearsal and smelling the ocean. Leaving the city behind for nine weeks! Thank you, Roy! How much time per day is typically spent rehearsing lines for a play? At my age, many, many hours! As I learn, I like to read the play over and over again. Then I learn lines sitting at my desk, or walking about the apartment or in the park, or in bed just as I doze off for the night. The lines are my constant companion. How familiar were you with Blithe Spirit? I took over the role of Ruth (Judy Ivey was playing the part) years ago on Broadway. The magnificent Geraldine Page was playing Madame Arcadi. When we were out of town in Baltimore I used to run lines with her. Richard Chamberlain was Charles and Blythe Danner was Elvira!
What attracted you to the story? I’m still delighted by Noel Coward’s wit and exquisite, truly fun use of the sparkling English language. And the characters are so beautifully human for all their so-called sophistication. Your character is the clairvoyant Arcati. What are your own thoughts on the other world? Do you believe it’s possible to contact people from beyond? As Shakespeare says and Madame Arcadi quotes: “There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy!” Have you had any spiritual experiences like that yourself? No, I haven’t. But I do believe there ghosts in all the theatres I have had the pleasure of playing in over the years. Cape May is well known for its ghost stories — there are many books on the subject. Are you worried that as you’re getting into the character of Arcati you might stir them up as you wander the Victorian gaslit streets? No, I’m not scared. But then talk to me after I have ridden my bike home alone for a few nights... What have been the highlights of your
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TV career? Years ago, I did a TV show called Madigan with Richard Widmark, who happened to be my father’s favorite actor. Later I did a show with Helen Hayes about her days as an ingenue. Tell us about your time on the ABC soap One Life to Live. I played the crazy Cathy Craig on OLTL for almost four years. Great cast, great experience. What are your hobbies when you’re not acting, and where is your full-time home? I am addicted to gardening! My partner and I have a wee apartment in Manhattan and a wee house on a creek in Pennsylvania. My other addictions are cooking and reading, and writing letters to my 98-year-old cousin in Washington, DC. And in the ole days, going to museums with Marlena Lustik in New York City. Blithe Spirit is showing at Cape May Stage’s Robert Shackleton Theater from August 6 through September 19, Tuesdays to Sundays, at 8pm. Tickets are $35. For more information, call the box office at 609-770-8311 or visit www.capemaystage.org.
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Zorro is here! East Lynne Theater revives a swashbuckling classic
I
n the 1960s The Avengers was the name of a
Spanish for “fox,” Zorro wore a mask, keeping his identity a
popular British television series starring
secret, even to the woman he loved, as he fought against corrup-
Patrick Macnee as super-spy John Sneed.
tion in Old California. In 1939, Bob Kane and Bill Finger gave
Throughout the series that lasted nine years,
credit to McCulley’s masked avenger, with his dual identity, as
he had several assistants, the most famous
their inspiration for Batman. Like Bruce Wayne and Batman,
being Diana Rigg who played Emma Peel. In the same decade in
Don Diego and Zorro are never seen together at the same time.
the United States, Marvel Comics unveiled its original Avenger
And now, the award-winning Equity professional East
team of Iron Man, Ant-Man, the Wasp, Thor, the Hulk, and Cap-
Lynne Theater Company brings Zorro!, James Rana’s swash-
tain America, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
buckling world premiere adaptation of McCulley’s book, to
But before them all were the bandits who called themselves
the stage. Last August, during the successful world-premiere
the Avengers in Johnston McCulley’s The Curse of Capistrano, pub-
run of ELTC’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, artistic director Gayle
lished in five weekly installments in All Story Weekly, beginning
Stahlhuth asked Rana if he would like to tackle an adaptation of
on August 9, 1919. The original Masked Avenger, Zorro, first
The Curse of Capristrano. Much to her surprise, he said that Zorro
appeared in this magazine serial that was soon published as
was one of his favorite characters, although he’d never read the
a book. After the success of Douglas Fairbank’s 1920 film, The
original book. In August, 2012, Stahlhuth had also asked him to
Mark of Zorro, based on McCulley’s novel, the author reissued his
consider The Legend of Sleepy Hollow for an adaptation. The trick
swashbuckler using the successful film title. Other books and
with that script was how to come up with dialogue from a story
films based on Zorro followed, and McCulley lived to see the
that contained only one line of dialogue. Then there was the
success of the television show, Zorro, starring Guy Williams.
chase scene with Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman.
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The challenge with Zorro! was how to create a set that could easily change simply from scene to scene with locations that include the town square, a tavern, a church, the patio of one home, and the parlor in another. The set was designed by Stahlhuth and built by stage manager and technical director, Lee O’Connor, with a tree supplied by Don Van Brunt, who is a technical director for several theaters in Atlantic City hotels. Another important element was to find seven actors who can play more than 30 roles — and know how to fence. After seeing more than 200 actors during auditions in Cape May and New York City, Stahlhuth assembled a cast. James Rana, also an actor, is portraying Captain Ramon, the one who will do anything to capture Zorro. Rana has taught juggling classes for ELTC in Cape May and Wildwood and also appeared in Sherlock Holmes’ Adventure of the Norwood Builder and The Poe Mysteries. His numerous credits include performing for the Big Apple Circus, at the Bonn Biennale Fes-
tival and at The Globe in Neuss in Germany, the Royal Shakespeare Festival in England, and many New York City and regional theaters. He has also had lead roles in independent features and television shows, including Law & Order. Taking on the role of Zorro, also known as Don Diego, is Jed Peterson. New to ELTC, he recently portrayed Stephen Foster in Hard Times in NYC. He made his stage debut in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at the New York City Ballet, and his international debut in He Who Gets Slapped at the Moscow Art Theatre where he became one of only two Americans to have appeared on the theatre’s Main Stage, with the Russian company. Other credits include McCarter Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Also new to ELTC, is Mark Lazar. He’s performed with People’s Light & Theatre Company, near Philadelphia, for fifteen years, spent twelve seasons with The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, and has worked with most of the pro-
fessional theaters in Wisconsin. Three actors who were in other James Rana ELTC premieres are also in the cast: Suzanne Dawson, Mark Edward Lang, and Elisa Pupko. Suzanne played leading roles in OffBroadway shows including The Last Musical Comedy. Regionally, she has worked at Florida Studio Theatre, Buffalo Studio Arena, The Alliance in Atlanta, and Paper Mill Playhouse. Mark’s theater and corporate training events have taken him around the world. Recently, he performed in a Nelson Mandela event in Tanzania. Off-Broadway credits include Welcome Home, Marion Anderson, which also toured. In NYC, Elisa performed in The Crucible, The Children’s Hour and Three Sisters. Playing young Don Diego is Evan Smilyk, who has played the title roles in Rip Van Winkle and Hamlet, and a dozen other parts at West Cape May Elementary School, under the direction of Sally Bingham or Stahlhuth, and has participated in ELTC’s Student Summer Workshop for five years.
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Wedding of Phil Juliano and Meagan Dunne at Corinthian Yacht Club of Cape May on June 7. Aleksey Moryakov
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Joseph Travers, fight director, is on hand to create the swashbuckling moments. His recent work includes the Broadway production of Bronx Bombers at Circle-in-the-Square Theatre and Brecht’s Caucasian Chalk Circle, featured at the 2013 Shanghai International Experimental Theatre Festival. His work has been seen at Irish Repertory Theatre, Primary Stages, Harbor Stage Company, American Globe Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, the New York Renaissance Festival and on tour with the National Shakespeare Company. Gayle Stahlhuth, who has produced more than 70 productions since she was asked to helm ELTC in 1999, is directing. Johnston McCulley (1883-1958) was born about a hundred miles outside of Chicago, in Ottowa, IL, and spent the first 14 years of his adult life “looking for some new environment” as he phrased it. He worked for newspapers in Chicago, Peoria, Columbus, Kansas City, Portland, Seattle, San Diego, Los Angeles,
Here Denver, is how thisand caption would look all bold. and attributed hisin successdoes it look strange? ful writing career to his time spent as a reporter. During World War I, he served as an Army Public Affairs Officer. McCulley created various characters who led complicated lives, including Black Star (1916-1939), The Spider (19181930), and The Crimson Clown (19281931). These tales were all serialized for Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine before standing on their own as novels. The Black Star was a “gentleman criminal” who never killed, and never allowed any of his gang to kill, either. Considered brilliant, he and his men used “vapor bombs” and “vapor guns” which rendered their victims immediately unconscious. This devise pre-dates the Green Hornet’s “gas gun.” The Spider was a genius. Injured when young and needing a wheelchair, he ran an international crime ring from his office, called “The Spider’s Den.” The Crimson Clown, whose real name was Delton Prouse, was a wealthy young bachelor and a veteran of World War I. An explorer who loved adventure,
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he stole from those who had made money illegally, returning the money to the victim or worthy organizations. Zorro! runs through August 30, with an 8:30pm curtain, and a Wednesday through Saturday schedule. A special after-show reception is slated for Friday, August 8, to be held at The First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, with homemade treats and another opportunity to meet the cast. The cost is $10 and most of the profits will go to The Food Closet. On Friday, August 22, is an American Sign Language performance. In keeping with the swashbuckling theme in August, ELTC, with The Cape May Film Society, continue the Sunday Film Series with two classic movies, The Crimson Pirate (1952) on August 3 at 8:30pm and The Black Pirate (1926) on August 10 at 8:30pm. The organist accompanying the silent classic is Wayne Zimmerman. For more information and ELTC reservations, call 609-884-5898 or e-mail eastlynneco@aol.com.
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Saturdays, August 16 & 30 8:00PM AT CAPE MAY CONVENTION HALL Come fly with us back to an era when life was cooler, music was snappier, and everyone drank their martinis straight up and their bourbon neat. This swinging evening of singing, dancing and fun will be hosted by Cape May’s own Jeff Coon and feature some of his most talented and entertaining friends from Philadelphia and New York, along with an incredible live band. AN EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT YOU WON’T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE AT THE SHORE.
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The Duffy family’s 50th reunion at Montreal Beach Resort on July 20. Aleksey Moryakov
When was the last time you took a moment for yourself and your health? What would it be like to:
• have more energy? • look and feel younger? • get rid of mood swings, depression and anxiety? • lose that stubborn 5 or 10 last pounds that just won’t come off? • eliminate your sugar and carbohydrates addiction and get off the emotional roller-coaster? • sort through all the confusing and conflicting information out there? • give up “dieting” forever?
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THE COOL CAPE MAY TO-DO LIST } Kayaking
}surf lesson
Float in the back bays
See what all the fuss is about
WHY: Because it’s a good workout (especially if you paddle board instead). WHERE: From Aqua Trails at the Nature Center of Cape May, 1600 Delaware Avenue, 609-884-5600, aquatrails.com. WHEN: There are two daily kayak tours, at 9:30am and 1pm, plus sunset tours on Tuesdays and Saturdays. For extra enchantment, try the full moon tours. Paddleboard tours also offered.
WHY: Because you’re never too old to learn to ride the waves. (Okay, if you’re 96, then maybe you’re too old.) WHERE: Surf anywhere before 10am and after 5:30pm. Otherwise, stick to Poverty or the Cove. WHEN: Why not schedule a lesson with Summer Sun Surf Shop on the Washington Street Mall (609-884-3422), or The Southend Surf Shop on Beach Avenue (609898-0988).
} parasailing
} biking
Beat the traffic, enjoy the beauty
} massage
Give yourself a special treat WHY: Because you’re on vacation, and your whole mission is to relax. WHERE: On the following pages you will find some suggestions. WHEN: Cloudy days, rainy days, really hot days... any day! } volleyball
Sweat it out on the beach WHY: Because you get to enjoy the beach AND get a killer workout. WHERE: On the sand, across from Cabanas. WHEN: Hone your skills any time; the nets are up all season long.
Enjoy the best views of the cape WHY: There are few better ways to enjoy an aerial view of Cape May, and it’s super-safe. WHERE: East Coast Parasail, at Utsch’s Marina (609-898-8359); and Atlantic Parasail, at Two Mile Landing on Ocean Drive Highway (609-5221869). WHEN: Mid-May through September, see the early morning light refelcting off the water, or take in a sunset from the air... there’s no bad time.
WHY: Because driving in Cape May during the summer is NOT fun, while biking is a pleasure AND a workout. Randomly explore the island or maybe go on a wine trail of the area. WHERE: There are four on the island: Bike Shop at Congress Hall (609884-8421), Cape Island Bike Rentals (609-8987368), Shields Bike Rental (609-898-1818) and Village Bicycle Shop (609884-8500). WHEN: That’s up to you! } yoga
Strike a pose on the sand
} PHYSICK ESTATE
Tour the ultimate open house WHY: Because the Emlen Physick Estate is a 19th century masterpiece by famed architect Frank Furness. WHERE: At 1048 Washington Street, next to the tennis courts. WHEN: Call 609-8845404 for the complete schedule... there are a lot of options, including a spooky midnight experience!
WHY: Downward dog is more fun on the beach. WHERE: Balance teaches at the Cove Wednesday; Thursday to Sunday at Jackson Street; Monday at Madison Avenue. Visit balancecapemay.com. Karen Bosna teaches behind Convention Hall Saturday and Sunday; at Cape May Point State Park Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Visit yogacapemay.com.
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} tennis
Try courting on your vacation WHY: Because the feeling, and sound, of connecting racket with ball on an aesthetically pleasing tennis court is a satisfying experience. WHERE: The lovely William J. Moore Tennis Center, at 1020 Washington Street, has 16 courts. Call 609-8848986. WHEN: Courts open at 7am. Best to call in the morning to book your game. Private lessons cost $60 per hour. } antiquing
Explore a city full of treasures WHY: Antiquing on an island full of historic buildings is so right. WHERE: West End Garage on Perry; Antiques Emporium on West Perry; Cape May Antique Center at the harbor; Out of the Past on West Myrtle; plus several scattered on Broadway, in West Cape May. WHEN: Any time you want a break from the beach — or when it’s raining.
THE COOL CAPE MAY TO-DO LIST fishing. Across the road, at South Jersey Marina, join a charter trip or rent a private boat. WHEN: Any time. PS: South Jersey Marina’s Mid-Atalntic $500,000, the world’s richest marlin tournament, takes place August 17-22.
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Watch history come to life WHY: Because Historic Cold Spring Village is a wonderful way for the whole family to see how folks lived in the 18th and 19th centuries. WHERE: On 22 beautiful, wooded acres at 720 Route 9, three miles from downtown Cape May. Call 609-898-2300, or visit hcsv.org. WHEN: There are themed events, from antiquing to Civil War weekends. Down on the Farm is on August 2, Paranormal Pursuits is on August 9, and Classic Car Show & Cruise is on August 16.
} fishing
} lighthouse
Catch your own dinner
Take the stairs for an epic view
WHY: Because being on the water is a calming experience... that can end in a very tasty meal. WHERE: Every year, 100,000 people make their way through the Miss Chris Marina, many of them looking to go
WHY: Because skipping this landmark would be like going to New York and cold-shouldering the Empire State Building. It’s beautifully maintained, and the views are stunning. Plus you’ll get a little bit of a workout
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from climbing the 199 steps. WHERE: In beautiful Cape May Point State Park. Take Lighthouse Avenue off Sunset Boulevard. WHEN: Open seven days in the season, evenings too. For more information on romantic moonlit climbs, call 609884-5404.
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} ferry
Visit Delaware just for the day WHY: Although we don’t encourage you to make a habit of leaving Cape May, taking a trip across the Delaware Bay can be a pretty magical experience, especially if you’re watching a pod of dolpins while sipping a glass of wine on a sundappled evening. WHERE: The Cape MayLewes Ferry terminal is at the end of Ferry Road in North Cape May. WHEN: The ferry runs several times a day during the season. Visit capemaylewesferry.com to check schedules.
2014 Yoga on the Beach Starting Tuesday, July 1 Yoga on the Bay at Sunset 7:15 pm at the David Douglas Memorial Park in North Cape May (in front of the Gazebo). only $5.00 Aqua Yoga, 6:00 pm at the Lower Township Recreation Pool at Rosehill Parkway and Winslow in North Cape May. only $5.00
On the Beach at Cape May Point and on the beach behind Cape May Convention Hall. Plenty of free parking!
Visit www.yogacapemay.com for a complete schedule. Or, for more information, contact Karen Manette Bosna at 609.827.8886 Rain or Shine... there is Shelter from the Storm with Ocean Views
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THE COOL CAPE MAY TO-DO LIST } carriage ride
} county zoo
Travel the streets in grand style
Imagine you’re on the savanna
WHY: It’s such an obviously tourist-type thing to do, but so what? It’s also the best way to see the historic district. And that clip-clopping sound is so good for the soul. WHERE: Pick up your horse from Cape May Carriage Company at Washington Commons, across from the mall. WHEN: Every day during the season, from 10am to 10pm. If you want to layer on the romance (and avoid the heat of the day), twilight is probably your best option.
WHY: Because — ready for this? — Cape May County Park and Zoo was voted the third best zoo in America by TripAdvisor last year. It has more than 200 species on 80 beautiful acres, including an African savanna.
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Experience the wartime cape WHY: For decades, the former World War II lookout tower (used for surveillance on German submarines) was nothing more than an iconic sentinel on the island. In 2008, the Mid-Atlantic
Center for the Arts and Humanities developed a museum there. WHERE: At the end of Sunset Boulevard. WHEN: Open every day during the season. Become a charter member of the Friends of the WWII Lookout Tower, and you’ll get unlimited free admission.
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WHERE: Exit 11 on the Garden State Parkway. WHEN: Open every day, 10am-4:45pm. Admission is free, but donations are welcome (and needed!) } eco tour
Get up close with the sea life WHY: Because with the Original Skimmer Salt Marsh Safari, you can explore the area’s normally inaccessible wildlife and plant life. WHERE: On placid inlet waters, where there’s slim chance of a sea-sick safari goer. WHEN: The boat sails every day in season. Call 609-884-3100 for info.
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THE COOL CAPE MAY TO-DO LIST } dolphin watching
} mini golf
} 18-hole golf
Cruise with the coolest creatures
Take a silly game very seriously
Play a course you won’t forget
WHY: Because it never gets old seeing these beautiful creatures. And if you’re lucky, you might catch a sight of a humpback whale. WHERE: Cape May Whale Watch and Research Center, at Utsch’s Marina. Call 609-898-0055 or buy tickets at capemaywhale watch.com. WHEN: There are four tours every day (lasting from two to three hours), starting at 9:30am and ending at 6pm with the Sunset Dolphin Watch, which includes free pizza and hot dogs.
WHY: Because it’s still one of the best ways to give the whole family a laugh (while trying your best to beat them). WHERE: Cape May Miniature Golf on Perry Street (which has the added attraction of Cocomoe’s Ice Cream Parlor); Ocean Putt on Beach and Jackson; Stockton Golf on Beach and Howard; and Sunset Beach, Sunset Boulevard. WHEN: You can be the best judge, but we recommend building up an appetite by playing pre-dinner.
WHY: Because Cape May National Golf Club is a 50-acre sanctuary where you will hear birds singing, waterfowl landing in the lakes, bass leaping, ospreys circling overhead then diving to capture a fish for breakfast. And the course is pretty great, too! It’s been acclaimed by magazines across the country. WHERE: Two miles north of Cape May, on Route 9 at Florence Avenue. Call 609-884-1563 or visit cmngc.com. WHEN: Course is open daily.
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Taste a slice of Americana WHY: Because it has become a Cape May tradition to visit this gem of a site and listen to “God Bless America” by Katie Smith over the tannoy while a veteran’s flag is lowered. Plus,
there is some great shopping, mini golf and a snack bar. WHERE: Aim for the flashing red light at the end of Sunset Boulevard. WHEN: In the morning, shop and grab breakfast; play mini golf in the afternoon; but don’t miss the sunset ceremony every evening.
Superb technical ability and gentle treatment combine for an experience your mouth will enjoy!
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THE COOL CAPE MAY TO-DO LIST } MOREY’S PIERS
} birding
Enjoy the best rides of your life
See something really amazing
WHY: Because the Cape May Experience isn’t complete without a visit to the iconic Wildwood boardwalk and, particularly, to one of three piers owned by Morey’s. There are more than 100 rides and attractions and two world-class waterparks, plus don’t miss artBOX on Adventure Pier. WHERE: Exit 4B on the Garden State Parkway or, better still, drive via idyllic Ocean Drive. Visit www.moreyspiers.com. WHEN: Every single day, and night!
WHY: Cape May is the capital of the known birding universe. WHERE: A great birding bonus? Taking in the island’s most beautiful spots... by trail or boat! WHEN: See the Cape May Bird Observatory’s schedule of tours at njaudubon.org. Or call 609-846-3807 for the Young Birders Club.
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Discover a hangar of war planes WHY: Because at Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum you will see a collection of aircraft dating back to the Second World War.
The collection includes an F-14 Tomcat and an AH-1 Cobra helicopter, used in Vietnam. WHERE: In a hangar at Cape May County Airport, on Forrestal Road. Call 609-886-8787, visit usnasw.org. WHEN: Open daily from 9am to 5pm.
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Hang with cute, cuddly animals WHY: Because the animals at Bay Springs Farm are so cute and
curious. Your kids will love them. Plus, you can treat yourself to some world-class woven goodies in the alpaca shop. WHERE: A couple miles west of downtown on beautiful, rustic New England Road. Call 609-884-0563, visit bayspringsfarmalpacas. com. WHEN: Only open weekends 10am to 4pm.
Enhance your getaway at Cape May’s finest Day Spa, featuring a range of superb spa treatments. Escape for a few hours or indulge in a full day of pleasure. MASSAGE • FACIALS BODY TREATMENTS • NAIL SERVICES We offer a full line of Aveda & Phytomer skin & hair care products for your shopping convenience! Please Visit Web Site For Specials!
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WITH WEEKLY SPECIALS
GO MonDAY Piers and Pizza - $30
ThursDAY Special - $25 Our best deal on
Fired Up FriDAY NIGHTS - $25 Light up your
TuesDAY Special - $25
Double-the-Fun ThursDAY Double your
Water Parks
Start your week with a slice of Jumbo’s Pizza, a regular soft drink and a spin on ALL THREE PIERS with a ride wristband. Available beginning June 16. Valid Mon. from 1pm - 6pm. Water park admission not included. Adventure Pier opens at 4pm. Ghost Ship opens at 5pm. Our best deal on pier ride wristbands because you can loop, spin and swing until you can’t take it anymore on ALL THREE PIERS. Available beginning June 17. Valid Tues. from 1pm - 6pm. Water park admission not included. Adventure Pier opens at 4pm. Ghost Ship opens at 5pm.
XTREME Ride WednesDAY - $35
Receive a Pier Ride Wristband valid until 6pm PLUS two Xtreme rides of your choice. Available beginning June 18. Valid Wed. from 1pm- 6pm. Water park admission not included. Xtreme rides open at 1pm. Adventure Pier opens at 4pm. Ghost Ship opens at 5pm.
pier ride wristbands because you can loop, spin and swing until you can’t take it anymore on ALL THREE PIERS. Available beginning June 19. Valid Thurs. from 1pm - 6pm. Water park admission not included. Adventure Pier opens at 4pm. Ghost Ship opens at 5pm.
pleasure as the MOR-EZ ticket card goes twice as far on our amusement rides. Ride for only half the tickets until 6pm. Also, look for great Double-theFun offers at many of our game and food outlets. Available beginning June 19. Valid Thurs. from 1pm - 6pm. Adventure Pier open at 4pm. Ghost Ship opens at 5pm. *Certain rides excluded.
night by enjoying the rides underneath Coca-Cola’s weekly fireworks display! Available beginning June 27. Valid Fri. from 10pm until closing, excluding July 4. Fireworks each Fri. night at 10pm from June 27 to August 29.
Morning Special - $33 Swim and slide from park opening until 12:30pm.
FriDAY Splashtacular - $50 Splash into the weekend at one of our beachfront water parks, Raging Waters or Ocean Oasis AND go wild on ALL THREE PIERS. Expires at 6pm. Available beginning July 11. Valid Fri. from 9:30am - 6pm. Adventure Pier opens at 4pm. Ghost Ship opens at 5pm.
Available June 16 - August 29, 2014. Closing times and operating hours are subject to change at anytime based on various factors including weather and crowd conditions. All specials are subject to operating hours. Visit www.MoreysPiers.com for up-to-date operating hours and complete details on all of our specials. Some restrictions apply.
Top TEN Piers in America
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VISIT MOREYSPIERS.COM FOR INSIDER TIPS, EVENTS AND OUR BEACHFRONT BLOG. • WILDWOOD, NJ • 609.522.3900
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After 3pm Special - $25
Sold after 3pm. Valid until park closes.
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The definitive trolley guide If you haven’t seen those cute trolleys rolling through the streets of Cape May then either you’re not paying attention, or this is your first time visiting America’s Original Seaside Resort. In any event, here is a guide that tells you the what, when and why of trolley tours. For even MORE information, get in touch with the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities, who run the trolleys, as well as very many other fun things in Cape May. Visit them online at capemaymac.org. GHOSTS OF THE LIGHTHOUSE Where It Goes: Begins and ends at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth, traveling through parts of West Cape May to the Cape May Lighthouse. How Long It Runs: One hour. When It Runs: Tuesdays and Thursdays. What It Is: Knees shaking, heart pounding, terror in your eyes... are you possessed? No, it’s the Ghost of the Lighthouse trolley tour, where you get spooky stories on the way to the lighthouse, accounts of ghosts at the tower from a costumed guide, and a chance to climb to the top. Who It’s For: Those who know, or want to know, what an orb is. Children’s Trolley Ride Where It Goes: Through the streets of Cape May. How Long It Lasts: 30 minutes. When It Runs: Sundays through Thursdays at 4pm. What It Is: Board MAC’s red trolley for a guided tour of Cape May’s Historic District created especially for children. Funny, informational, smart-alecky, just like your kids! Who It’s For: Kids aged 3-7, accompanied by a parent or guardian. Parents or guardians accompanied by kids aged 3-7. Anyone of any age who missed the Historic District Trolley Tour and isn’t bothered by loud noises. tales of terror Where It Goes: Through the streets of Cape May. How Long It Lasts: 30 minutes. When It Runs: Mondays and Wednesdays at 7:45pm. What It Is: Scary stories on streets lit by flickering gaslight. Who It’s For: People who are a bit… twisted. keep turning the pages — there’s much more...
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• Programs & Tours • Children’s Classes • Exhibits & Fish Tanks • Nature Store • Gardens & Wildlife • Observation Deck Enjoy, up close and personal, Cape May’s architectural gems during the Historic District tour — pictured is the Mainstay.
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Behind the Walls Under the Crawls Tour Where It Goes: Throughout Cape May. How Long It Lasts: One hour. When It Runs: Mondays and Wednesdays at 2:30pm. What It Is: See Cape May from a builder’s perspective. Sewage and drains, water supply and heat, structure and foundations. Discover who had toilets and who didn’t! Learn how things really worked on this new, one-hour, guided trolley tour. Who It’s For: You like to tinker with things — your workshop or your local hardware store are favorite spots.
CAPE MaY, NJ Call (609) 898-8848 or visit njaudubon.org/centers/nccm Fun for the whole family The best views of Cape May Harbor
Gaslight Where It Goes: Through Cape May’s historic district. How Long It Lasts: 30 minutes. When It Runs: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8:30pm; Sundays at 9pm. What It Is: Ladies in long dresses and their gallant suitors, tea parties and dances; sweat and stink and tuberculosis and ladies of ill-repute; this was Victorian Cape May. An engaging gaslit trolley tour with local stories. Who It’s For: Anyone curious how Victorians survived in all that clothing during the summer.
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Ghosts of Cape May Where It Goes: Through the streets of Cape May. How Long It Lasts: 30 minutes. When It Runs: Every evening; hours vary. What It Is: What was that?! That was the undead of Cape May come back to settle their scores. Just be grateful that you’re in a trolley with an experienced guide to tell you about the many hauntings discovered by the Ghost Writer, Craig McManus. Who It’s For: Those who enjoy a good ghost story. Historic District Where It Goes: Through Cape May’s historic district. How Long It Lasts: 45 minutes. When It Runs: Daily; hours vary. What It Is: It’s beautiful. It’s charming. Cape May — one of the few places you can wander through and feel that it’s more than 100 years old. Tour guides will explain how and why it survived. Who It’s For: Anyone and everyone who finds Cape May charming. continued on page 144
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The Peter Shields Inn is one of many impressive beachfront properties on Cape May’s east end... see Mansions by the Sea tour.
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Guardians of the Cape Where It Goes: From beachfront to US Coast Guard base. How Long It Lasts: Two hours. When It Runs: Sundays, August 3 at 6:45pm and August 31 at 6:15pm. What It Is: A limited opportunity to visit TRACEN Cape May, the only US Coast Guard training facility in the United States, and see the sunset parade of the entire battalion. Who It’s For: Anyone inspired by patriotic music and parades … or dashing men and women in uniform. Don’t Forget To Bring: A photo ID. It’s required at the base. Mansions by the Sea Where It Goes: Along Beach Avenue, through the early 20th century East Cape May development areas How Long It Lasts: 40 minutes. When It Runs: Daily; hours vary. What It Is: See how the rich lived in the early 20th century. When $1 million really meant something — before income tax. Also, see fabulous new beachfront homes. Who It’s For: Anyone who’s curious how the one percent lives. Welcome to Cape May Where It Goes: Throughout Cape May How Long It Lasts: 45 minutes. When It Runs: Daily; hours vary. What It Is: The best introduction to Cape May for first-timers. Find the hidden gems and the little-known treasures. Who It’s For: You just arrived to Cape May and can’t wait to see the town. You’ve been to Cape May before, but it’s been a while. You’re a local, but you’ve never taken this delightful tour. Cape May After Dark Where It Goes: Through Cape May’s historic district. How Long It Lasts: 30 minutes. When It Runs: Saturdays at 8:30pm and 9:30pm. What It Is: For the Victorians, was Cape May after-dark a time of engaging entertainments or dangers in the darkness? Hear how the proper, and not so proper got on. Who It’s For: You have a crime novel in your beach bag or on your nightstand.
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Bob Kay - Proprietor
WEST CAPE MAY PAINTING CONTRACTOR Offering 35 years’ experience We cater to all interior and exterior work
Wallpaper removal • Tape and plaster repairs All refinishing knowledge All staining and custom matching All hand done quality work! Licensed and insured #13VH01445600 Call now and schedule any painting needs
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Saturday, September 13 - 8am-12noon Rain Date September 14
ON THE CAPE MAY PROMENADE Photo by Caroline Twohill
Register near Convention Hall Donation $1 per leg ($2/person, $4/dog) Benefits K-9 Protective Vests for CMC Sheriff’s Dept. & area dog training programs
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The Doggie Nanny OMG...the Doggie Nanny is here!
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511-513 VILLAGE ROAD, VILLAS Situated directly on the bay, 3 brm, 2 bath home with gorgeous sunset/ bay views plus additional building lot, call for further details. — $849,000
1102 LAFAYETTE STREET, CAPE MAY Beautifully renovated Victorian with 6 bedrooms and 7 baths and lots of living space. Beautiful gardens, plenty of off-street parking, B&B license. —$765,000
103 HARVARD AVENUE, CAPE MAY POINT Stunning ocean views from this 4 brm, 3 full and 2 half-bath home; 4-year-new custom-built home w/whirlpools tubs, stainless steel appliances, wood floors, tile/granite work and so much more. — $1,470,000
735 WASHINGTON STREET, CAPE MAY Charming, renovated Canterbury Manor Condo – beautifully remodeled Victorian home. This 2nd-floor unit has 3 brms, 2 ½ baths, 2 on-site parking spaces, hardwood floors, central a/c. —$399,000
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Plans for independent contractors, families, individuals and groups at competitive rates.
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The Restaurants on Bank Street in Historic Cape May Fabulous Food, Exotic Settings, Great Reviews
“One of America’s Top Restaurants” — Zagat, 2013 Reservations 609.884.2127 or 410bankstreet.com
412 BANK STREET CAPE MAY Voted “Best Italian Restaurant in South Jersey” Reservations 609.884.0366 or frescoscapemay.com
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