Volume 10

A sprightly sheet full of the sprays of the old ocean ¯ Thursday, October 25, 2012 ¯ Vol. 10, No. 38 ¯ Cape May, America’s Original Seaside Resort

The Halloween Parade Spooks Up Cape May

Devin Tiernan, Taylor Mahon, Maddi Halliday, Sam Howard and Lexi Brion were among the ghoulish figures walking the streets during last Sunday’s 29th Annual Halloween Parade. More photographs inside. Aleksey Moryakov

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«The Activity Guide...................... Page 11

«Cape May Activity Guide............ Page 79

«Talk of the Town.......................... Page 13

«Activity of the Week......................Page 91

«Spouty-Offy..................................Page 19 «The Undertow............................. Page 43 «The Old Fogey ...............................Page 65

«Employee of the Week....................Page 93 «Adopt an Animal.........................Page 95

«Bouquet Ambush.........................Page 67

«Bird Droppings............................Page 101

«The Answer Lady........................ Page 71

«Homes of the Week......................Page 119

«Cape May Crossword................... Page 72

«About Exit Zero........................... Page 119

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Subscriber Of The Week

Each week, we will feature a lucky subscriber (and Exit Zero T-shirt winner!) in this spot. This week’s subscriber: Carol Johnson of Lyndhurst, NJ. How long have you been coming to Cape May? More years than I’d like to remember! I think it’s been at least 25 years now.

Who are you normally with? My husband, and sometimes my granddaughters Favorite thing about Cape May? The restaurants, the people — everything is just so delightful!

Least favorite thing? It’s getting a little too crowded nowadays.

Favorite restaurants? The Washington Inn. Favorite place to stay? The Sandpiper, on Beach Avenue and Grant Street.

If you could change one thing about Cape May, what would it be? That’s a hard one. Maybe I would make it a little more like how it used to be.

Favorite thing about Exit Zero? It’s so informative and pleasant to read. The monthy color magazines are great, and are the reason I subscribed. I liked how in the October issue you superimposed the old and the new.

Least favorite thing about Exit Zero? It kind of caters to younger people, but that’s coming from a senior citizen.

What’s your T-shirt size? Large, please!

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Quotes Of The Week

Random Factoid

“I think if human beings had genuine courage, they’d wear their costumes every day of the year.” — Douglas Coupland “In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” — Robert Lynd “Ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to.”

— Richard Harris Barham ­

ROUGHLY 25 miles north of Cape May, in Dennis Township, lies Jake’s Landing Road.

Go north on Route 47 and take a turn onto a dead end road, and you’ve arrived. A favorite marsh spot for hawks, rails and waterfowl, it is a beautiful fall birdwatching spot that tends to be overlooked.

Cocktail Recipe Of The Week... Bloody-tini ALTHOUGH the deep red color of this martini may make you think otherwise, we promise it contains no actual blood (we apologize to all the vampire wannabes out there). This fun, and kind of eerie drink can add a bit of flair to this year’s Halloween party menu. The acai is a tasty little fruit with healthy properties, but when paired with liquor that fact is up for debate. That said, the bit of champagne in this drink adds a nice little touch of class.

Ingredients: 2 oz VeeV Acai Spirit 1 oz acai juice 1/2 oz fresh lime juice Top with fresh champagne 1 lime wedge for garnish Combine VeeV, Acai juice, and fresh lime with ice in a cocktail shaker and shake. Strain into a chilled martini glass and top with champagne. Serve with a fresh lime wedge.

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Upcoming can’t-miss events around town... mark your calendars

HE West Cape May Christmas Parade Fundraiser will be held in the Congress Hall Ballroom on Thursday, November 1, from 6-8pm. There are hors d’oeuvres, hot chocolate, other treats and what is always a wonderful silent auction.

Come along and bring your friends!

GET in touch with the other side while enjoying a three-course meal hosted by the Mad Batter, Jackson Street, Cape May on November 2. Arlene, a talented medium, will walk in your midst and deliver messages from beyond to the lucky few who keep an open mind. Dinner is from 6-8pm, and the program is from 8-10pm.

This is a reservation only event, and tickets are $80. For more information, call (609) 884-5970.

THE grand opening of the new Animal Outreach Adoption Center, located at 600 Park Boulevard, Unit 3, in West Cape May, is November 3 from 1pm to 6pm. If you're interested in a furry addition to your family, you can now come here and meet your potential pals

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IF YOU are a local woman looking to make a difference in your community, the Women's Community Club of Cape May is welcoming you with open arms. They are hosting a soup and sandwich luncheon on November 8 at 11:30am for those who are interested in joining their organization. For information and reservations, call Joan at 609-886-3430 by November 5th.

TO CELEBRATE the end of a successful 32nd season, the East Lynne Theater Company is presenting “The American Songbook” at its Annual Gala on Thursday, November 8, where you can test your knowledge with a music trivia contest and even win prizes. The night begins at 5pm with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, followed by dinner at 6pm, and the competition kicks off at 7pm. A silent auction and a 50/50 raff le will be going on as well, and the recipient of the Historic Jackson Street Neighborhood Association Scholarship

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Fund in the Name of Bob and Toni Green will be announced. The event is being held at Althea’s Restaurant at the Inn of Cape May, and the price of entry is $55. Contact the East Lynne Theater Company at 8845898 or via e-mail at eastlynneco@aol. com for reservations. All proceeds will go to fund the East Lynne Theater Company.

JOIN the Cape May Traditional Jazz Society at the Congress Street VFW on Thursday November 15 for Traditional Jazz. The Atlantic City Jazz Band will perform great Dixieland music, and all proceeds go to the Food Bank of Southern Jersey. Tickets are $10, parking is free, and there is an optional buffet at 5:30pm for $7.

Call (609) 884-7961 for more information.

The 25th Annual Community Messiah Sing-a-long, directed by Nancy Robinson, will be held on Friday, November 23 at 7:30pm. Hosting the event is the Cape Island Baptist Church, located at Columbia and Guerney Streets in Cape May. Refreshments will also be available at no cost. Call Ruth Fritsch at (609) 8865862 for more information.

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Talk Of The Town

Ramblings, idle gossip, and occasionally important odds ’n’ ends

How Are You Going To Vote?

HOW does one decide on how to vote in a local election? We all know how we decide to vote in a general election — we typically go with the party we’ve always supported, no matter who the candidate is, and we call the other guy (and everyone who supports him) an idiot. Right? But local elections? Those are tricky. There are no party affiliations, so we are kind of stuck with considering the — gasp — issues! Or maybe not. Maybe we vote for the guy we know, who we like and who we chat with in the Acme every other week or so. Or maybe we simply vote AGAINST the guy we DON’T like, who we studiously avoid when we see him (or her) in the Acme.

Which one are you? Did you turn up at the Candidates’ Night, hosted by the Cape May Taxpayers’ Association, in the elementary school last Thursday? About 250 people did, and if you were one of them, I wonder what you took away from the proceedings.

It wasn’t a debate, which is a shame since without a debate it’s tough to really figure out what the candidates are all about. (This is being written while the third presidential debate is happening on NBC, incidentally.)

Instead, all three candidates for the single council position that is up for grabs on November 6 — Dan Kurkowski, Shaine Meier and Terri Swain, the incumbent — answered questions without any opportunity to debate each other. Which made the proceedings a little one-dimensional. As was the square-off, a little later that night, between Mayor Ed Mahaney and the challenger for his crown, Rusty Chew.

We have very strong feelings about the mayoral race, which we will address briefly

a little later in this story and in much more detail next week, but we didn’t intend to take such a strong stance in the fight for the council member seat. However, we feel that we should relate some of our opinions about what happened that night, for the benefit of those of you who didn’t turn up.

We supported Terri Swain when she ran for office four years ago, but we feel that change would be a good thing. This magazine has been, and hopefully will remain, a good friend of Terri and the Swain family, but, to our ears, she sounded a little jaded the other night, and out of ideas. By contrast, Dan and Shaine were full of vim and vigor, which is, of course, easy when you haven’t yet served in public office. Terri made the point that the views they had would turn out to be “broken promises” if they ever got into office. Which might be a realistic, or a cynical, view—depending on whether you think the glass is half-empty or half-full.

We are going to take the optimistic approach and say that City Hall needs new blood. Dan Kurkowski, a trial lawyer by trade, is, not surprisingly, an accomplished speaker. His opinions on many issues also meshed with ours quite perfectly — so we enjoyed listening to him. However, we don’t feel that Dan has had the time to get immersed in the local community. We are the last people to say you need to have lived here forever to be taken seriously, but we think Dan needs to put a few more miles on the Cape May clock before he earns the right to get a seat on city council.

Shaine ran for office a couple years ago and we said then that he was a breath of fresh air but wasn’t quite ready for the show. Now we feel that he is. Shaine has involved him-

self with a lot of different local organizations, and we don’t believe he has done that simply because he wants to be on city council — we think he’s done that because he actually wants to serve his community. And we think the time is right to give him that chance. Is he a little wet behind the ears? Yes. Was his support of the plan to bring the trains back to Cape May a little naive? Yes. BUT, he is a lot more knowledgeable about important local issues than most of us, and he is a thoughtful young man who seems to have his heart in the right place. He keenly wants community involvement in this town, something that a lot of politicans say... but we actually believe Shaine. And we believe that his addition to the city council would be a very good thing.

Take a chance on this young man.

We also want a change in the mayoral position. Oh boy, do we want a change.

There are a few reasons why we don’t think that Cape May should be voting for four more years of Ed Mahaney, and we will go in to detail next week. If you watched last week’s debate, you would probably come away with the impression that Ed knows his way around local politics. And we would be the last to argue with that opinion. In fact, we would say that Ed is as close to a professional politician as a man can get when he has a full-time job away from politics. We won’t ever say that he’s not a hard-working man. The trouble is that Ed wouldn’t NEED to spend so many hours at City Hall if he was following the law, and allowing Bruce MacLeod, the City Manager, to run the city.

But that’s not how Ed rolls. He’s a control freak. He was mayor once before, in 1995-96,

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Norris Clark, organizer of the first ever Cape May TEDx event, with a stunning sand sculpture made specially for the event Aleksey Moryakov

Talk Of The Town ? From Page 13 in the good old days before the Faulkner Act came into play in Cape May, which took the power out of the mayor’s hands and gave it to a full-time City Manager. It’s become public knowledge that since Ed took office for a second time as mayor, in 2008, that he has run it like the good old days. Which is, of course, a breach of the law. Which is, in itself, a good reason to vote him out on November 6. There are other reasons, too, which we will address in next week’s issue. Watch this space.

Seriously Good Talking WHAT can make a person want to be indoors, behind closed curtains, on a day like last Sunday? A day when — nearing the end of October, no less — the sun was bright, the breeze was soft, and a person begins to regret having packed up the sandals at summer’s end. It would have to be something pretty memorable, and that’s exactly what we and 200 others experienced in the ballroom of Congress Hall. Here was Cape May’s first TEDx event – TED being the non-profit that organizes conferences all over the world in which inspirational elites in their respective fields (Bill Gates, Jamie Oliver, David Blaine, etc, etc) share, in 18 minutes each,

ideas worth spreading — the “x” signifies an independently organized TED forum.

We published a lot of editorial leading up to Sunday — articles on organizer Norris Clark as well as the 12 speakers, all of them with some kind of connection to Cape Island, that Norris and his advisory board selected — so we thought we knew what to expect. We thought we had a handle on the day’s theme as well, that being the interplay between the ideas of recreation and re-creation. But we couldn’t have anticipated how moving the event would be.

TED — which stands for technology, education and design, because these were the original areas of focus when the organization launched in 1984, though it’s really captured worldwide attention in the last few years — has grown to encompass all subjects. Browsing the 900TED talks available at TED.com, you’ll see topics that range from education reform to retrieving energy from floating energy pods. So at Sunday’s TEDx event, the scope was un surprisingly broad.

The first lecturer, who took his place at the podium next to an authentic lifeguard chair and TEDx sand sculpture, was Danny Cohen of Fishermen’s Energy, and we listened as he described his goal to organize the fishing industry from Maine to South Carolina in order to develop off-shore energy

resources. It was a talk so powerful, we caught local business owner Viviane Rowan, who was sitting next to us, tearing up as he spoke. “We have a choice,” he said, “we can either be victims of change, or agents of it.”

We’re happy to report that everyone understood the speech of our own Jack Wright, who talked about the launch of Exit Zero, despite his Scottish brogue. “What, no subtitles?” Viviane’s son, Jordan Rowan, had asked before the speech began. “And now you’ve ruined my first joke,” Jack responded.

Later in the day, we listened as 22-yearold Lauren Mulholland relayed her battle with cancer that had her in and out of chemotherapy between the ages of seven and 15.

It took all the way until the fourth sentence before our row was blinking back the tears.

Then there was Jack Morey of Morey’s Piers, who told us the story of seaside parks (who knew the first roller coaster traveled at a blinding speed of six miles per hour?), of Wildwood (“We’re tacky and proud of it,” he said, “If you don’t like it… go to Cape May”), and just a bit about himself (“I hope to grow up to be young,” he said.) We were especially thrilled to see that Jack had such an impact on the audience (we overheard one senior gentleman saying it made him want to visit

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Talk Of The Town ? From Page 14 Morey’s Piers) because we know how nervous he was. “I might wear a bikini on stage to distract people from my speech,” we heard him say to his server during lunch at the Red Store in Cape May Point the day before.

Hanna Miller, daughter of Steve and Janet of 410 Bank Street/Frescos and a student of Harvard, lectured on our sometimes strange, sometimes wondrous, ever-mutating relationship with food. “More people watch shows like Top Chef,” she said, “than ever actually cook themselves.” Tom Carroll of Cape May bed and breakfast fame, shared an incredible 58 slides on the preservation of history; and Michael Bierut, a designer whose clients have included The New York Times and Harley-Davidson, shed new light on the welcoming power of a well-designed sign.

We were especially excited to see so many 20 and 30-somethings in the audience, people like Julie Menz who launched the Cape May Organic Market this year, and Eliza Lotozo, who’s working under Michael Kline (also in attendance) to produce the Exit 0 International Jazz Festival... people we could see giving their own TED talks someday, because they’ve already had so many ideas

worth sharing. To get the word out to Cape May’s younger community and encourage attendance among this group, speaker Curtis Bashaw of Cape Resorts Group established a “scholarship” program, which included free entry for 15 hotel employees and ten young entrepeneurs. We got a hold of one of the recipients, Brian Lee, who works at Bliss and Ella’s Good to Go, who told us what a great day it was. “Young people seek out guidance from people who’ve made it,” he told us.

Patrick Logue, Director of Operations of Cape Resorts Group, told us that the scholarships were in line with one of CRG’s missions: to encourage young people to establish roots here, so that Cape May’s offerings are enriched, and this place is able to sustain as a “living, breathing town,” versus “merely a Victorian set by the sea,” or, as Patrick also put it, a type of “Mr Rogers neighborhood.”

When we asked Norris Clark why younger generations would be inspired to attend such an event, he explained that it’s the intersection of “two really cool things” — Cape May and TEDx — and that this intersection will be back next year. “We’re inviting new people to the advisory committee to help us find and identify other talented speakers for the future,” he told us, and he’s already put a call into City Hall about pos-

sibly booking Convention Hall as the venue, while keeping the lunch hour at Congress Hall. (Our chicken salad tasted all the better, we think, because we got to enjoy it on an Adirondack chair on the lawn of this hotel.)

“In short, this was a community gift,” Norris told us. “TEDx provided a stage for these talented and inspirational and funny people to share their gifts with the wider stage.” We were pretty excited to be a part of that wider stage, and we think you will be, too. Look out for next year’s event. Trust us...

A Scary Good Weekend DON’T you just love this time of year? Sunny days, cool evenings. And... Halloween! The actual night falls on a Wednesday, which means that this weekend is when the fun happens. the biggest night is, as always, the Phantom Ball at Congress Hall, which is Friday. The theme this year is twisted fairy tales so do with that what you will. Also on Friday is the Halloween Fright Fest at Sea Salt, in the Ocean Club Hotel on Beach Avenue. On Saturday, there are parties at the Ugly Mug, featuring 5 Hour Jones; at Cabanas; at the C-View Inn; and at Marq’s Pub in the Marquis de Lafayette Hotel, where the annual GABLES party (always a fun night) will be happening.

Serving Dinner from 5pm... Call for Reservations

Geno White Plays Live in the Sound Lounge on Saturdays

SUNSET MENU

TUESDAY - PRIME RIB NIGHT

Offered Every Day 4:30-6pm $17.99 per person, tax & gratuity not included Course One - Choice of Soup or House Salad Course Two - Choice of: Stuffed Flounder Fillet, Jasmine rice pilaf, chef ’s vegetable ½ Roasted Cornish Hen, herb whipped potato, chef ’s vegetable Grilled Pork Chop, herb demi, herb potato, chef ’s vegetable Garlic Shrimp, sautéed w/ tomato, parmesan cream sauce, linguine Course Three - Choice of: Grilled Pound Cake, Fresh Berries, Chantilly Cream Fresh Pumpkin Pie

Space is Filling Quickly so...

RESERVE YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY NOW! Taking Reservations for NEW YEAR’S EVE.

(609) 898-1555 • 416 BROADWAY, WEST CAPE MAY

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Mahogany and Fairbanks

Olivia, Lee

Ronnie Reagan

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Seaside Cheese Co.

New store hours...

Monday thru Thursday 7 am - 7 pm Friday/Saturday 7 am - 7 pm Closed Sunday until Spring

Don’t forget about our individual Thanksgiving Dinners.

Please inquire at the Depot!

Join us at the VFW for Friday night snacks and Sunday night dinners!

SAFFRON AND PEPPERCORN PECORINO This sheep’s milk cheese from Italy has a distinct gold color and an intense, aromatic flavor.

Earlier Hours... 8am-6pm daily (til 4pm on Sunday)

600 PARK BOULEVARD WEST CAPE MAY • 884-8700

Start your day with locally brewed coffee, a scrumptious breakfast sandwich, or fresh-baked muffin (we like the donut ones). Lunch?

Choose from two soups - sometimes three! - and a panini special.

Dinner time is any time - grab it now and reheat it later. Or make ameal out of one of their outrageous salads. Specials every day.

Check us out on FACEBOOK or call 609-884-8030 for our daily specials!

We Can Cater Any Event!

Eat In or Take Out

409 Elmira Street, Cape May (Next to the Train Station) • 609-884-8030

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Cape May Dance Company, with Miss Sierra, Miss Chris, Miss Amy, Boss, Miss Babe, Miss Destiny PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV... TO ORDER COPIES, PLEASE CALL (609) 770-8479

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C-View Inn Cape May’s Oldest & Friendliest Tavern

Mondays - RIB DAY 1/2 Rack - $8.50 All Day Long

C-View’s annual

Tuesdays - TAVERN PIZZA & TACO DAY $3.50 Small Pizzas $5.50 Large Pizzas $1 Tacos Wednesdays OUR FAMOUS WING NIGHT! starting at 3pm

Cape May Brew on tap



Halloween Party!

EAGLES GAMES 50 Cent Wings • $1 Dogs $2 Miller Lite Bottles

BEST WINGS IN SOUTH JERSEY TAKE-OUT PACKAGE GOODS

Saturday, October 27

DAILY SPECIALS

$5 hot apple knockers $3 green-eyed monster shots!

Prizes for most original and scariest costumes.

8 FLAT SCREEN TVs HAPPY HOUR Mon - Tues - Thurs - Fri • 3-5pm $2 Domestics $3 Well Drinks

Best Wings & Great Specials

Cape May Brew on tap

Corner of Texas Ave. & Washington St., Cape May • 884-4712

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

HalloweenNFL2012EZ

10/21/12

3:56 PM

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Spouty-Offy

The column where anonymous gasbags have their say!

HALLOWEEN BASHES! FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26th

OWL-O-WEEN Issue? Weally?

— Cape May

Scary-oke!with TERRY-OKE

***

In the Bar 9:00 p.m to 1 a.m.

OWLS are a real hoot. — Villas

Costumes! Prizes! Goblins! Ghosts and ZOMBIES! Come join the fun!

*** I LOVE corn on the cob, popcorn, corn fritters, corn dogs... but I absolutely despise candy corn. Yuk! — Villas

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31

Jim’sNight of the UNDEAD Dress as a Zombie Halloween

*** KNOCK, knock? Who’s there?

Hoo! Hoo-who? What are you, an owl or something? — Cape May

like 10 seconds later that driver got cut off worse than me. I just chalked it up to Carma.

True story! — Erma

***

***

I LOVE all kinds of hooters!

You know... barn owls, crested owls, screech owls and those humongous great gray owls.

I especially like to see two hooters together at the same time.

— Erma Editor’s Note: You’re pushing it. *** HOW COOL... there is a type of owl called the elf owl! — Cape May *** WHY are some owls called screech owls? Do they look like that nerdy guy from Saved by the Bell? — Erma *** UMMM... Just saw a photo on Google of a black and white owl and it had a really yellow beak and also really yellow legs.

What’s up with that? — Cape May *** I ONCE spotted a spotted owl then he spotted me! — North Cape May *** I GOT cut off by someone while driving the other day. And then

Blood Soaked Curdling Cocktails Zombie Movies • Free Scars & Slit Throats

Live DJ • 9:00 p.m.

NFL

YOU heard it here first... The next big fad will be wearing two monocles instead of wearing glasses or bifocals! — Exit Zero

AT RIO STATION

***

on the ONLY

I HOPE I get a lot of tricks this year rather than treats... But I wonder if they’ll be card tricks or magic tricks. — Cape May

8 FT HD SCREEN in Cape May County!

*** I CARVED a pumpkin and made it look like a female... so I guess it would be a Jacklyn-olantern, right? — Cape May *** AND WHY are all carved pumpkins called JACK-o-lanterns? Couldn’t we get some mark-o-lanterns, or Bill-olanterns, or even a Randall-olantern? — Cape May *** IN RESPONSE to the previous Spouty Offy, I have heard of the Green-o-lantern! — Cape May

PLUS 4 OTHER HD SCREENS

1

$

5

$

LITE DRAFT BEER

NFL Featuring hot wings, MENU quesadillas & nachos

WE HAVE GROWLERS

64 oz. TAKE OUT Draft Beer

$15

Introductory price

*** HALLOWEEN was also called All Hallows’ Eve, Witches Night, Lamswool, Snap-Apple Night, Samhaim, and Summer’s End... just thought you’d like to know! — Cape May

Grande Center Shopping Mall • Rio Grande, New Jersey

609-889-2000

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CAPE MAY VOTERS MEET COUNCILWOMAN TERRI SWAIN AT A GATHERING AT THE MERION INN Monday, 10/29 from Noon to 3 pm.

Light lunch, snacks & refreshments served!

Please RSVP by voicemail at Swain HQ 609-884-7149 so we know how many to expect.

THIS IS YOUR TOWN AND YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

Pat, Kait, Mason, Kenzie

SWAIN FOR CITY COUNCIL (10/29 reception and this ad paid for by The Merion Inn)

Dinner, Cocktails and Live Piano Thursday-Sunday

Sadie, Piper, Jennifer, Emma

Thursday, 10/25 – Barry Miles 5:30 to 8:30: Jazz Trio 8:30-close with Tim Lekan, bass, & Bob Shomo, drums Friday, 10/26 – Dean Schneider, piano 5:30-10:30 Saturday, 10/27 – Lisa Tee, piano 5:30 – 11:30 Sunday, 10/28 - Jon Pruitt, piano 5:30 – 10:30

Early Bird/Night Owl Prix Fixe from $17.95 $16.95 Express Dinners- all night long! (add $2 Saturday before 9 pm)

106 Decatur St. at Columbia Ave., Cape May Reservations: 609-884-8363, or online at www.merioninn.com Lauren, Riley, Kait, Kyden

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Thursday, October 25, 2012 Southern Italian, Seafood & Steaks, Pasta, Veal & Chicken

ODMOTHERS

10/21: 29th Annual Halloween Parade Through Cape May PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

Dinner Friday & Saturday from 5pm

EARLY BIRD DINNERS

The Manski family

Available from 5-5:30 Broadway & Sunset ~ 884-4543

Serving Dinner Friday & Saturday from 5pm

Mace, Stephanie, Vienna, Becky

EARLY BIRD SPECIALS Available 5:00-5:30

(609) 898-0100

1 Sunset Boulevard, West Cape May Maria, Angie, Alex

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Serving Dinner from 5pm on Friday, Saturday & Sunday

10/21: 29th Annual Halloween Parade Through Cape May PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

Taking reservations for Thanksgiving...

Dinner here or full meals to go!

BYOB SUNDAYS ARE BACK!

Proud sponsor of the Sole Man Run For Character. For information www.solemanrun.com

Lelah, Jemma and Maya Eppenbach

Washington Inn

The

8 0 1 Wa s h i n g t o n S t r e e t , C a p e M a y (6 0 9) 8 8 4 - 5 69 7 • w a s h i n g t o n i n n . c o m

for friday 2. Cocktails 3. Oysters

1. Wine

4. Sliders 5. Appetizers

OPEN EVERY EVENING WITH $1 OYSTERS UNTIL 7PM

$ the

00 Specials

5 great specials for only $5

wine bar

THE WASHINGTON INN | 801 WASHINGTON STREET, CAPE MAY (609) 884-5697 | WASHINGTONINN.COM

Happy Thanksgiving

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You CAN take it with you!

From hearty cafe fare to an elegant tea luncheon, our new menu offers the best of both worlds here....or there....

Enjoy a relaxing lunch overlooking the beautiful estate gardens or a quick grab & go to fit your busy day!

Cafe

& TEAROOM

At the Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May, NJ

Operated by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC)

You’ll be glad we’re not Cape May’s best-kept secret anymore!

1048 Washington St. • FREE PARKING Open Tuesday-Sunday: 11am to 4 pm TAKE-OUT/RESERVATIONS: CALL 609-884-5111

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Breakfast For Emergency Personnel At North Cape Center

Karen Hoffman, Administrator of North Cape Center and Lower Township Chief, Brian Marker, and members of the Lower Township Police Department PHOTOGRAPH BY ROVING EXIT ZERO CORRESPONDENT

The most unique cafe in Cape May! Homemade Breakfast and Lunch

FIND US ON

FREE WiF i Hot (with Spot purc

Check Out Our Fall Beers, Baskets, Cordials and Fun Halloween Wines!

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Gluten-Free Baked Goods

OUTDOOR GARDEN SEATING

ALL food is vegetarian, vegan, organic, local, made to order & DELICIOUS!

Come In Costume On October 31 and Receive 10% Off Purchase!!

Coffee House & Organic Market

479 West Perry Street West Cape May 884-1131

(609) 435-5052 Open Daily • Free Parking Beer • Wine • Spirits • Ice • Snacks

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Bob Gibb and Patsy Nelso took Exit Zero along to Alaska PHOTOGRAPH BY ROVING EXIT ZERO CORRESPONDENT

Oyster Bay JAPANESE, CHINESE, THAI, MALAYSIAN | SUSHI BAR

Lunch | Dinner | Take-out | Reservations Available

Spend & Save!

Where the Locals Eat Sushi!

Steak & Seafood Restaurant

Dinner From 5pm Friday & Saturday

$25 or More & Get $5 Off $50 or More Get $10 Off $75 Or More Get $15 Off Must Bring ad...

Expires Nov. 1, 2012

Manhattan Style Sushi!

Find Us on Facebook!

Ask About Delivery!

www.sushiukai.com OPEN 7 DAYS: Mon-Thur 11am-10:30pm Fri & Sat 11am-11pm | Sun 12noon-10pm

PH 609-770-7773 1500 Route 47 South, #E1E2, Rio Grande NJ in the ShopRite Shopping Center, next to Dollar Tree

Unique Martini Menu Copper-top bar Fresh seafood Tasty steaks Free parking

609-884-2111 615 Lafayette St., Cape May oysterbayrestaurantnj.com

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LCMR Student Of The Week

Serving Dinner from 5pm Thursday thru Sunday

RESERVE YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY! Also great for...

Rehearsal Dinners • Reunions Baby Showers • Bridal Showers Any Occasion Really!

Reservations: (609) 898-9800 301 Washington Street Mall, Cape May

Corner of Washington & Perry Street

www.cucinarosa.com

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VICTORIA MANN, one of the hardest working seniors at Lower Cape May Regional High School, structures her time around her academic and athletic schedules. She is currently ranked number one in the senior class and is focused on maintaining her grade point average, while also leading the varsity soccer team to another successful season. Mann, the daughter of Barbara and Ken Mann of Erma, started playing her favorite sport, soccer, at age five.

She joined a travel team three years later, and all of her experience and sacrifice led her to being named one of the captains of the 2012 Lady Tigers’ soccer squad. “Sports keep me motivated,” said Mann, who also is a member of the varsity swim and lacrosse teams at LCMR. The youngest of three sisters, Mann believes that without athletics she would lack the discipline that she needs in order to maintain her high GPA. While she admits that she is “insane” about her grades, she has mastered the art of time management. Upon graduation, Mann hopes to attend Lehigh University as a biochemistry engineering major. She aspires to attend medical school to become a pediatrician.

STORY AND PHOTO BY TYLER MEINHOLD

Thursday, October 25, 2012

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The Ultimate Cape May Food & Drink Chart What you need to know about the food and the vibe

Meals served

Price range of entrées

Bar or BYOB?

Should I book?

Food for kids?

$15-$45 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

FULL BAR

YES

YES

ALEATHEA’S 7 Ocean Street, Cape May (609) 884-5555, Ext. 226 www.innofcapemay.com

Aleathea’s serves good food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Enjoy a cocktail on the beautiful beachfront porch and look for happy hour specials on Friday.

B, L, D

AXELSSON’S BLUE CLAW 991 Ocean Drive, Cape May (609) 884-5878 www.blueclawrestaurant.com

Fine dining near the harbor. Elegant dining room, delicious food, and the classic Clipper Ship Pub make Blue Claw a great place to dine.

D

$24-$30 Cards: V, MC, D

FULL BAR

YES

YES

BACK BAY BISTRO 1891 Bayshore Road Villas (609) 889-8500

Casual fine dining at its best, and just a stone’s throw from Cape May. Open for lunch & dinner daily, breakfast on the weekends.

Early bird dinner specials from 4-5:30pm

B, L, D

$5-$25 Cards: V, MC, D

BYOB

YES

YES

BACKSTREET 600 Park Boulevard, West Cape May (609) 884-7660 www.backstreetcapemaynj.com

Downhome cooking and a really friendly, laidback vibe are what you’ll find in this gem of a place. Awesome nightly specials!

Last weekend open!

B, D

$13-$29 Cards: V, MC, AE

BYOB

YES

YES

BELLA VIDA CAFÉ 406 N. Broadway, West Cape May (609) 884-6332 www.bellavidacafe.com

The EZ crew gets take-out lunch often from Bella Vida. Lots of homemade selections, with lots of vegan and vegetarian items.

B, L

$5-$25 Cards: V, MC, D

BYOB

NO

YES

THE BLACK DUCK 1 Sunset Boulevard, West Cape May (609) 898-0100 www.blackduckonsunset.com

A chic interior and stylish food, but the ambience is anything but pretentious.

Modern American cuisine. Plus the coolest address on the island!

D

$15-$28 Cards: V, MC

BYOB

YES

NO

THE BLUE PIG TAVERN 251 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-8422 www.congresshall.com

Check out why Congress Hall’s restaurant is a favorite of locals as well as hotel guests. They serve classic tavern food for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

B, L, D

$12-$36 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

FULL BAR

YES

YES

BOILER ROOM 251 Beach Avenue in Congress Hall Cape May (609) 884-8421

A main hot spot in town. The Boiler Room is where it’s at for a cocktail and the music to dance it off.

Cocktails

Cards: V, MC, AE, D

FULL BAR

NO

NO

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.

B, L, D

$8-$25 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

FULL BAR

YES

YES

CAPE MAY FISH MARKET 408 Washington Street Cape May (609) 770-3790

If you’re a seafood afficionado, this is your new favorite place. Lunch or dinner, cold sandwiches to broiled seafood entrees, just look for the crab shaking hands outside!

L, D

$10-$35

BYOB

YES

YES

CAPE MAY OLIVE OIL COMPANY 324 Carpenter’s Lane Cape May 800-584-1887

This new 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

Please call for info

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N/A

NO

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10/13: Ghost Walk With Craig McManus Through Cold Spring Village

Marie Williams, Carolyn Quens, Rosemary Romsado, Kathleen Rothenberger, Don Baldo, Greg O’Brien

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV... TO ORDER COPIES, PLEASE CALL (609) 770-8479

FREE DELIVERY SERVICE To the Beach and ALL Boats & Marinas

Japanese • Sushi • Chinese • Thai Cuisine

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK YEAR ROUND Lunch • Dinner • Take-Out • Catering 315 Ocean Street, Washington Commons Mall (609) 898-0088 • www.capeorient.com for new products, specials and helpful info.

Open Daily Registered Dietician Available

PARTY TRAYS • VEGGIE GOODIES LOW-CARB EATS • THE SIDES • WE SHIP TOO!

605 Lafayette Street, Cape May (609) 884-1177 www.primohoagies.com

Providing Bulk Specialty Items to Bed & Breakfasts

Looking for Local Artisans With Hand Crafted Goods

Hot Coffee To Go Daily 9am-2pm Organic and Fair Trade!

120 Park Boulevard, West Cape May (across from CVS)

(609) 884-3200 • www.capemayorganicmarket.bigcartel.com

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Meals served

Price range of entrées

Bar or BYOB?

Should I book?

Food for kids?

CAPE MAY ORGANIC MARKET 120 Park Boulevard West Cape May (609) 884-3200

It’s been a long time coming, and we are so glad to have an organic market on the island. Stock up on local produce, bread and a range of healthy-tasty goodies.

Organic Food Store

Varies Cards: Please call

N/A

N/A

YES

CAPE MAY WINERY 711 Townbank Road, North Cape May (609) 884-1169 www.capemaywinery.com

This beautiful winery is open daily from 125pm. Make a reservation to tour the winery on Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm. Great venue for special events including weddings!

Winery

$5-$27 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

WINERY

N/A

NO

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 service is superb, too.

L, D

$12-$19 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

BYOB

YES

YES

CARRIAGE HOUSE 1048 Washington Street, Pysick Estate, (609) 884-5404 www.capemaymac.org

Located at the famous Physick Estate, The Carriage House offers everything f rom hearty wraps, salads, quiche and paninis to classic teas.

L

$12-$19 V, MC, AE, D

BYOB

YES

YES

COPPER FISH 416 Broadway West Cape May (609) 898-1555

Chef Geoff Johnson’s Copper Fish offers fresh fish and prime meats at a great site — Broadway and Sunset. Very creative menu.

D

$24-$32 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

BYOB

YES

YES

CUCINA ROSA 301 Washington Street Mall (609) 898-9800 www.cucinarosa.com

Nicely located at the beginning of the mall, this classic Italian restaurant is a must-visit. Simply superb food.

D

$12-$29 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

BYOB

YES

YES

C-VIEW INN Texas Avenue & Washington Cape May (609) 884-4712

A locals’ favorite, the oldest and friendliest tavern in town with great wings, excellent pub fare and cold beer.

L, D

$4-$18 Cards: V, MC

FULL BAR

NO

YES

DEPOT MARKET CAFÉ 409 Elmira Street Cape May (609) 884-8030

Owners Chris and Lisa Shriver are keeping the old favorites at this locals’ joint AND adding new specials. Check their Facebook page for daily specials.

B, L, D

$6-$14

BYOB

NO

YES

THE EBBITT ROOM 25 Jackson Street, (609) 884-5700 www. virginiahotel.com

Enjoy your meal (and the crisp fall air) on the Ebbitt Room porch, overlooking tree-lined Jackson Street, or enjoy the simple elegance of this dining room.

D

$26-$33 V, MC, AE, D

BAR

YES

NO

FISH AND FANCY 2406 Bayshore Road, Villas (609) 886-8760 www.fishandfancy.com

Superb seafood however you like it — fried, broiled, grilled, blackened or sautéed. That’s choice for you. Great salads, too!

L, D

$5-$19 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

BYOB

YES

YES

GECKO’S Carpenter’s Square Mall Cape May (609) 898-7750

Gecko’s has clsoed for the 2012 season but will be back in spring 2013!

L, D

$8-$24

BYOB

YES

YES

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10/13: Ghost Walk With Craig McManus Through Cold Spring Village

Kate DeVarey, Clare Juechter, Samantha Bono

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Uncle Bill’s Authentic Italian Cuisine

Seafood & Fine Dining New York Strip Steak • Filet Mignon • Veal Cutlet • Center Cut Pork Chops

& FAMILY RESTAURANT

breakfast & Lunch daily 7am-2pm Monday - Friday 6:30am-2pm on Saturday & Sunday Early Bird Special... Complimentary Glass of Wine with each Early Bird Dinner.

Outdoor Patio Dining Available

3704 Bayshore Road, North Cape May Cape Plaza Shopping Center • 889-6610

BEACH AVENUE & PERRY STREET, CAPE MAY (609) 884-7199

Available Sunday thru Friday from 3:30-5:30

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Excellent downhome Italian food, reasonably priced and great for family dinners. Check out their early bird special.

HARBOR VIEW 954 Ocean Drive, Cape May (609) 884-5444 www.harborviewcapemay.com

A Key West vibe, great views of the harbor, good food and regular entertainment. Plus they have a fabulous deck for when the weather is nice!

HARPOON HENRY’S Beach Drive & Browning, N. Cape May (609) 886-5529 www.harpoonhenrys.net

Harpoon Henry’s has closed for the 2012 season but will retun in April 2013.

HARRY’S OCEANFRONT GRILLE Madison & Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 88-HARRY, www.harryscapemay.com

Harry’s has also closed for the 2012 season. Look for them to re-open in the spring of 2013.

HAWK HAVEN VINEYARD 600 S. Railroad Ave., Rio Grande (609) 846-7347 www.hawkhavenvineyard.com

Open year round for wine tasting, wine by the glass & gourmet cheese plates.

Check out Saturdays on the Crushpad with live music, food and wine.

HEMINGWAY’S 1045 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-5611 www.hemingwayscapemay.com

Meals served

Price range of entrées

Bar or BYOB?

Should I book?

Food for kids?

Other details

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$12-$28

BYOB

YES

B, L, D

$6-$30 Cards: V, MC

BAR

NO

YES

L, D

$10-$21 Cards: V, MC, D

BAR

NO

YES

B, L, D

$8-$24 Cards: V, MC, D, AE

BAR

YES

YES

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$6-$32 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

Winery

NO

NO

A relaxed yet elegant island ambiance, featuring USDA Prime Steaks and classic seafood creations.

B, L, D

$15-$38 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

BAR

YES

YES

HIGHER GROUNDS 479 West Perry Street, Cape May (609) 884-1131 www.highergroundscapemay.com

Charming, unique and independently owned, Higher Grounds offers some of the most delicious and nutritious options.

B,L,D

$5-$15

BYOB

NO

YES

ISLAND GRILL 311 Mansion Street Cape May (609) 884-0200

The interior design and menu concoctions are similar – Caribbean-influenced, very colorful and delicious! Conch chowder is out of this world! Last weekend open!

L, D

$13-$26 Cash Only

BYOB

YES

YES

LUCKY BONES 1200 Route 109, (609) 884-BONE www.luckybonesgrill.com

A huge hit and local’s favorite for a reason.

Excellent food, great bar vibe, superb service. Lucky Bones gets it right every single time.

L, D

$6-$22 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

BAR

For tables of eight or more

YES

MAD BATTER 19 Jackson Street, Cape May (609) 884-5970 www.madbatter.com

The original fine dining restaurant in Cape May and still one of the best. The food is always creative and tasty.

B, L, D

$19-$30 Cards: V, MC, AE, D

BAR

YES

YES

MARIE NICOLE’S 9510 Pacific, Wildwood Crest (609) 522-5425 www.marienicoles.com

Marie Nicole’s serves modern American cuisine with a European ambiance.

Delicious entrees, delectable desserts and cool cocktails.

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Exit Zero Goes On Vacation

Ken and Carole Pierce took Exit Zero to The Natural Bridge in Natural Bridge, Virginia

PHOTOGRAPH BY ROVING EXIT ZERO PHOTOGRAPHER

The Exit Zero Clip Art and Fake Ad Contests Start looking through the paper... you could win a gift certificate to an advertiser!

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Somewhere in this paper is a fake ad!

Hidden somewhere in the paper is this GHOST... Find it & enter to win!

But be aware as it may be a real business in our area, but the product or service will not be real...

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One entry per address or email address. Prizes will be mailed to the winners.

If mailing your entry do NOT put both answers on one sheet of paper... you’ll only be entered into one contest! You CAN put both answers in one email!

CONTEST WINNERS October 4 issue CLIP ART WINNERS

Arlette Wright • Taylor Matthews Barbara Groves • Wadene Trauger FAKE AD WINNERS

James Kawano • Peter Porco Eleanor Wyville • Rachel Bennung

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The Ultimate Cape May Food & Drink Chart What you need to know about the food and the vibe MARTINI BEACH 429 Beach Avenue Cape May (609) 884-1925

A lively nightspot with a friendly vibe, fine Mediterranean dishes, and a panoramic oceanfront view.

MERION INN 106 Decatur Street, Cape May (609) 884-8363 www.merion inn.com

The dim, amber lighting, dark wooden bar, period fittings and classy staff give a special ambience. Plus we love just sitting at the lovely bar!

MONTREAL LIQUOR STORE Beach Ave and Madison Cape May (609) 884-6114

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OCEAN VIEW Beach & Grant Avenues (609) 884-3772 www.oceanviewrestaurant.com

A large and very reliable menu. Classic diner food, oversized portions, and very reasonably priced. A locals’ favorite.

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OYSTER BAY 615 Lafayette Street, Cape May (609) 884-2111 www.oysterbayrestaurantnj.com

A lovely dining room, a beautiful coppertop bar and classic, generous dishes. Give one of their delicious martinis a try!

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PETER SHIELDS 1301 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-9090 www.petershieldsinn.com

The Georgian Revival mansion is magnificent and the modern American menu and excellent wine list matches it all the way.

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THE PILOT HOUSE 142 Decatur Street, Cape May (609) 884-3449 www.pilothousecapemay.com

A classic pub and restaurant offering award-winning burgers, excellent homemade comfort food, fresh local seafood and an authentic, friendly ambience.

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PRIMO HOAGIES 605 Lafayette Street, Cape May (609) 884-1177 www.primohoagies.com

It’s not just a hoagie - it’s a Primo. One bite will convince you that Primo is aptly named - the freshest ingredients, piled onto the best rolls.

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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.

$5-$35 Cash only

BYOB

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RIO STATION 3505 Route 9 South Rio Grande (609) 889-2000

While everything around it has changed, the Rio is still serving excellent food with old-style, friendly service.

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SEASALT 1035 Beach Avenue (609) 884-7000 www.capemayoceanclubhotel.com

You’ll find imaginative cuisine and great drinks at SeaSalt! Check out their Happy Hour on Sundays from 3-6pm featuring drink specials.

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Ocean View FAMILY RESTAURANT

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New Hours!

Sunday thru Thursday 7am-9pm Friday and Saturday 7am-9:30pm Mini Meals are Back!

Beach Avenue & Grant Street, Cape May 884-3772 • www.oceanviewrestaurant.com “Hands down the greatest meal we’ve had in Cape May!” - Jen & Anthony Napolitano, Wantagh, NJ

“

Alan Ziring, Randi Ziring, Andrea Hennessey

It was a great event. The artists were amazing, talented, and unique. They were definitely my favorite part. The singer who was there was really funny, too. I told my husband that if he grew out his beard, he would look like him. I told him he couldn’t do it though — he’s not a good singer. You can’t only do half the act! — Randi Ziring, Havertown

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Open Daily

Breakfast Sat. & Sun. from 8am • Lunch from 11:30 • Dinner from 5pm

322 Washington Street Mall, Cape May (609) 884-9119 • www.tishasfinedining.com Les Rea, Liz Bassett-Powell

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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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SEASIDE CHEESE COMPANY 600 Park Blvd (609) 884-8700 www.seasidecheesecapemay.com

A huge plus for the area when it opened, and this place continues to delight with savory gourmet cheeses and treats.

SUNSET LIQUORS 106 Sunset Boulevard, West Cape May (609) 435-5052

A brand-new liquor store has hit town, conveniently located on Sunset Boulevard.

Spirits, wines, beers, ice and snacks - check it out!

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TISHA’S 318 Washington Street Mall (609) 884-9119 www.tishasfinedining.com

This local favorite moved from Convention Hall to the mall, at the former site of Stumpo’s. Delicious food for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

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THE UGLY MUG 426 Washington Street Mall Cape May (609) 884-3459

A Cape May legend, and even better now that they’ve put those wonderful booths in there — such a treat. You’ll find some of the best live entertainment in town here!

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UKAI 1500 Route 47 South, Rio Grande (609) 770-7773 www.sushiukai.com

Enjoy delicious, fresh and nutritious authentic Chinese, Japanese, Malaysian and Thai cuisine — all homemade.

Try the Fire Wok!

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UNCLE BILL’S PANCAKE HOUSE Beach Avenue & Perry Street Cape May (609) 884-7199

Reliably excellent food – there is a reason why people wait... excellent breakfasts. Open daily. Sit outside and eat if the weather is nice!

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UNION PARK Beach Avenue & Howard, Cape May (609) 884-8811 www.unionparkdiningroom.com

Elegant dining in a classic old hotel. The food is magnificent. One of the best in the area. Also a great venue for private functions, especially wedding receptions.

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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. Check out their recently expanded pizzeria

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WASHINGTON INN 801 Washington Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-5697 www.washingtoninn.com

Superb gourmet food, and a bar to get your night off on the right foot.

Amazing wine list, and great specials at the Wine Bar.

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WILLOW CREEK WINERY 168 Stevens Street, West Cape May (609) 770-8782 www.willowcreekwinerycapemay.com

Opening soon! 50 acres and a 12,000 square foot event space will make this a welcome addition to Cape May’s winery scene.

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ZOE’S 715 Beach Avenue Cape May (609) 884-1233

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SUNDAY & MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL $2 pints

Complimentary hors d’oeuvres

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Now offering Breakfast & Lunch!

Organic eggs homemade quiche oatmeal parfaits juice baked goods sandwiches soup and of course our own fair trade organic coffee blend and homemade organic ice cream!

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Open Thursday - Tuesday from 9 am

WEDNESDAY Trivia Night - 8pm

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A Tear-Jerking Performance Comes To Cape May “The Belle of Amherst” brings Emily Dickinson’s story to life in a moving performance... Catherine Dugan

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HEN you visit with a creative friend, you come away feeling more intelligent, if only because you were smart enough to come. So it is with the Cape May Stage production The Belle of Amherst, a one-woman show performed by Barbara Dana. Set in the Dickinson home in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1884, the play tells the story of one of America’s greatest poets using many of her own words. Written by William Luce, the show takes us through the stages of Dickinson’s life, from her outdoorsy childhood, to her flirtatious girlhood, to her role as the town eccentric, to the foreshadowing of her death. We learn of her religious doubts, her professional and personal disappointments, and her baking skills.

The audience is greeted by the 53-yearold poet as if we have come for tea, and Ms. Dana seems to connect directly with each member of the audience as she shares the complex recipe for black cake. Dickinson speaks to the unseen maid, shoos away invisible cats, and addresses her parents,

Barbara Dana portrays sixteen characters in this one-woman show siblings and guests. She points out the foibles of her neighbors with such facility that we are tempted to turn and look. Her language and gestures match the stories she tells, so that she is alternately a giddy teen, a cocky student, a heartbroken lover, a grieving aunt.

At the show’s end, as she presents us with her “letter to the world,” we are eager to deliver it for her. By this point, if your eyes are dry, you haven’t been paying attention.

Poetry lovers are sure to enjoy the show, and others seemed surprised at how many of Dickinson’s quotes have become commonplace in American English. For every English teacher mouthing the poems along, there were others who made noises of recognition at “Hope is the thing with feathers” or “Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.”

Barbara Dana is an accomplished actress and an award-winning author who counts, A Voice of Her Own: Becoming Emily Dickinson among her popular books. When she appears on stage, the beautiful, poised veteran of film, television and Broadway has transformed herself into the reclusive, awkward Dickinson, who was not nearly as eloquent in social settings as she was on the page.

The Belle of Amherst is directed by Austin Pendleton. Lisa Shames is Stage Manager, Zac Mosley is Sound and Lighting Designer, with costumes by Timberlake Studios. Kate Kampschroeder serves as Prompter and Running Crew. The play runs two hours, with intermission, and is appropriate for ages 12 and up.

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10/13: Rea’s Country Fair On Rea’s Farm

Courtney Reynolds, Paul Schreader

Marsha Hallet, Dick Klein

Ronin and Katie Flud

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THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING 2012 SEASON! MEET ME AT HARRY’S NEXT SPRING!

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A classic bar... a reputation for fine dining...this is the place.

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The Dougherty family

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The Undertow

Terry O’Brien’s legendary column, which changed the face of Cape May, is back, and it’s as pretty good as ever

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ARD to believe I can accrue a week’s worth of Undertow material in one three-hour sitting with Jack Wright in The Brown Room but… here we are. This time Jack and I added a third Musketeer to our posse, Mike DeMusz, the Exit Zero artist whose work squiggles its way through my excellent — okay, pretty good — book, Murder-Oke & Other Spooky Cape May Tales. Hey, it’s Halloween! What an EXCELLENT gift idea! Do you give gifts at Halloween? If not, why not? But I digress.

Mike also works as a cook at Martini Beach with his ex, Roseanne Carlo (who has 17 children all named after the different regions in Italy in which they were conceived… or something… can I get a fact check?). While I am sad one of Cape May’s best-looking couples is no longer (NOW whom will I live vicariously through?) an item I am pleased they are able to remain civil, though I gently remind Mike — Rosie, who now part-times it in Roller Derby, could totally kick your ass.

So, over an Old Fashioned, followed by

another Old Fashioned and followed by several more (terrible sentence, I know, but what the hell is the plural of Old Fashioned? And why an Old Fashioned? Because Jack has explicit instructions to punch me in the face any time I order a martini) we chatted up the local populace, which included the jolly Jeff Gernitis, owner of the Peter Shields Inn (or PSI as the kids are calling it) who was celebrating his 6… 34th birthday with friends.

And cake! Jeff, who is recently retired from a “big defense company” said he wanted to get out “while I still felt 25 and before I woke up and found out I wasn’t.” Jeff seems a nice enough fellow, though I received no cake.

Also met the lovely Viviane Rowan,

owner of White, an interior design, home furnishing, gift and jewelry shop where EVERYTHING, I’m told, is the color white (though white is actually the absence of color, but you know what I mean). I also hear that, for $100, you can get a photo of a polar bear blinking in a snowstorm. Viviane is a regular visitor to my summer Terry O’ke show in the Boiler Room with her husband Ken, who is an HPH (Hunky Pilot Husband).

And even though Viviane had the audacity to think my column was the Spouty Offy, I will continue to recognize her right to exist.

It was around this time Jack thought it would be “funny” to out me as a Republican.

This is only ever funny to him and I have to then spend the next 45 minutes distancing myself from Tea Party-type extremists and patiently explaining which candidate in this election has the REAL extreme views on abortion (Google “Obama + partial birth abortion” and shut up about Romney already). The Brown Room was no country for young conservatives.

Also met JimBob (one name, two peo-

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Daily Lunch Menu

$4.5 Bowls of Soup, $6.5 Hot Sandwiches $6.5 Overstuffed Sandwiches

Live entertainment Friday & Saturday

Daily Breakfast

Hemingway’s is open for breakfast Daily

Monday NightS All you can eat Dungeness Crab

Wednesday Nights Prime Rib Night

Thursday Nights L and & Sea Buffet

1045 Beach Avenue • 609.884.5611 www.Hemingwayscapemay.com

The Undertow ? From Page 43 ple), who you can usually find hanging out at Luck Bones and are actually Bob Epaldo and Jim Schultz, both of whom seemed pleased to meet me til they found out who I was. JimBob won the big Napa Valley trip giveaway from Lucky Bones last year. Bob assured me they enjoyed ALL KINDS of wine and were not merlot snobs like Paul Giamatti in Sideways. (Confession: the sum total of my wine knowledge stems from that movie… also my attraction to Sandra Oh).

Then I met Megan Lewis, who is apparently some sort of big deal in musical theatre circles (sigh… I used to be in those circles… though they were much bigger when I was in them, and ovular). Megan (NOT the server from the Lobser House Schooner) is fresh off a run in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and moving on to an off-Broadway production of Bare because she was “ready to move on” and NOT because she got tired of dodging the falling Spider-Men. Her favorite karaoke songs: To show off: “I Have Nothing”, Whitney Houston. To have fun: “99 Problems”, Jay-Z. Somewhere amidst all this I got a phone call from Good Night Irene’s, an excellent little brew pub in Wildwood, and set up a meeting this week, after which I hope to plant my Terry O’ke flag, which is like a Freak Flag, but with slightly lower production values. Stay tuned.

Earlier in the evening I had made my intentions of hanging out at The Brown Room public knowledge on Facebook and discovered a cadre of coworkers were chilling at Lucky Bones. Eventually, Jeanette Higbee Dougherty, Hope Schaaf and Maggie Warner made it in to hang out with us and talk all things Morey’s Fears (they are all beautiful women, but disgusting zombies).

And yes, Jeanette is one of THOSE Higbees, of nude beach infamy. She tried to explain the story behind which one of her relatives inspired the name, but I was six drinks in and only

caught what sounded like mystical claptrap about her Uncle Joe “befriending the land” or some such. I don’t know, Facebook her or something…

Anyway, this trio of divas, and their pal Spunky Fuller, will be vacationing together in Turks & Caicos, which is right next to Narnia, and Xanadu for ladies on vacation together. They’ll be looking for several tan, oily cabana boys with six-pack abs for… bible study.

Then some jerk from Baltimore came in and nearly ruined the whole evening. Special thanks to Diane Stopyra.

It would have been humiliating to start a fight in The Brown Room. It would have been twice as humiliating to lose. To a small guy with Napoleon Complex.

I’d like to thank my friends at Aart’s Taxi for making this night of debauchery possible.

They’ll not only be carting me around on these biweekly or so adventures with Jack, but also to my Terry O’ke gig at the Rio and, hopefully, a few others. Aart’s is 100% DUI-proof.

I keep trying to get to Elaine’s Dinner Theatre to check out Sixteen Candelabras, but artistic director Holly Knapp (Ding?) keeps saying, “Next week… no, the week after… wait, I’ll call you… we have a great show lined up for you January 1…”

I kid Holly because she needs more things to be worried about.

I should get in this week to see, as Holly puts it, “the A-team”, which I can only assume means no Parker Smith. (Zing!)

AMC’s The Walking Dead, PBS Masterpiece’s excellent reimagining of Sherlock Holmes, and Fox’s Fringe are, without doubt, the three best shows currently being produced for television. Feel free to make an argument, but you will be wrong.

Thanks for an interesting week. Don’t forget — this weekend is your LAST CHANCE to check out Morey’s Fears, and the last time Jimmy J will be filling in for me at the Rio Station (thanks, Jim, it went amazingly well). So I’ll see you at one or the other. ’Til next week, don’t get caught in The Undertow.

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Randi Ziring

Kevin

Robin Lundholm, Carol Rea Flynn

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OPEN DAILY FOR VINEYAR D TOURS!

Now Hiring Local Part-Time Year-Round Staff

OPENING SOON

Enjoy a guided tour of our vineyard on one of our brand new winery tour carts.

Learn about the activities of our vines and learn how to identify your favorite varieties.

Take in the scenery of our 170 year old farmland as a knowledgeable staff member discusses our unique micro-climate (terroir), the history of some of our noblest grape variety’s and some fascinating facts of how amazing the “vine to wine” process truly is.

At the end of our 50 acre farm tour we will sneak a peak into our new 12,000 square foot post-beam winery that will be offering wine tastings early this fall.

The tour is $10 per person. Tours are at 11am, 1pm & 3pm.

Tours last for about an hour depending on questions. Please call 609.770.8782 to reserve a seat on our ultra cool eco-friendly tour carts. Hope to see you here!

Open For Vineyard Tours Daily!

Sign up to receive an invite to our upcoming Grand Opening Wine Festival!

168 Stevens Street, West Cape May 609.770.8782 • 609.884.7171 www.willowcreekwinerycapemay.com

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OPEN FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY THRU THE WINTER! CAPE MAY, NJ

EXTENDED OFF-SEASON HAPPY HOUR!

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Combine any crock with any sandwich or Salad for only $10!

Homemade Crocks

Baked French Onion • Beef Barley • Chicken Noodle NE Clam Chowder • Split Pea • Tomato Bisque

Sandwiches

French Dip • Philly Roast Pork • Turkey Gobbler New York Rueben • Fish Tacos • Patty Melt Cheeseburger Wrap • Chicken Salad Croissant

$2 Bottled Beers • $3.25 Mixed Drinks • $3.50 Wine (these specials not available for Exit 0Jazz Festival Nov 9-11)

FRIDAY & SATURDAY DJ Dance Party

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Ranger Matt, Oliver the rabbit

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The Inside Scoop On City Hall

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A user’s guide to Cape May City Council meetings... by Diane Stopyra

ERHAPS it’s because everyone was gearing up for the pre-election candidate debate that happened last Thursday (see Talk of the Town on page 13), but city council’s regular meeting on the 16th was short, short, short… only about an hour long.

7:03: Call to order, Pledge of Allegiance, all that jazz.

7:04: Mayor Ed Mahaney — in a light gray suit and charcoal tie — says that the first item of business is an ordinance for consideration that would make it illegal to tether a dog in Cape May for an extended period of time, and that this has received “quite a bit of Tri-state press.”

Then the woman responsible for this ordinance, Council member Deanna Fiocca (fuchsia skirt, black sweater and ankle boots), starts to talk but is stopped short by Deputy Mayor Jack Wichterman (black pants, orange sweater with a baby blue collar poking out). “Speak into the mike, please,” he says.

And then she does. (We know, this is a very detailed play-by-play but when the meeting is

only an hour long, your reporter is not exactly overwhelmed with writing fodder.)

“I would like to add that after reviewing this and speaking to many people in town,” Fiocca says, “it should be added that no dogs should be tethered while the owner is not on the property.” This is followed by vigorous writing from all members of council.

Council member Bill Murray (beige shirt and blue jacket) says, “I guess this would be enforced by someone — like a neighbor — reporting the offense. You can’t tell if someone is home just by driving by.” Touché, Bill,

touché. City Attorney Tony Monzo (dark suit) says that this will, in fact, be the case, or else the animal control folks might observe when a pup has been outside for an extended period of time. The ordinance will come up for a second reading and public hearing on September 20 at 7pm.

7:10: It’s time for resolutions! Your reporter thinks she will be home in time to catch up on the new season of Grey’s Anatomy… don’t judge!

Resolutions 241 and 242 are “very positive,” according to Wichterman… Jeremy Beck and John Snyder are joining the fire department!

242 is for the approval of trick-or-treat night: Wednesday October 31 from 5 to 7pm.

“So buy your candy,” Wichterman says, which elicits chuckles from the crowd. Mmm, candy.

243 is about a refund for people who paid $25 to have trees taken down, and were denied by the Shade Tree Commission. Boom!

244 is a resolution adjusting water bill

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payment due to “catastrophic occurrence.”

245 is for the payment of bills.

246 is a refund for taxes that were paid twice.

247 was a late item added to the agenda. It’s the approval of a closed session immediately following this meeting in order to discuss “personnel matters.” When City Manager Bruce MacLeod first brought this up, your reporter mistakenly heard “personal” matters, which wouldn’t have been at all appropriate.

7:13: Minutes are received by the clerk!

7:14: Reports are received by the clerk!

7:15: Strawberries, chocolate-flavored peanut butter, dog food… sorry, your reporter has started on her grocery list.

7:16: It’s time for unfinished business. There is none!

7:17: It’s time for new business! City Manager Bruce MacLeod says he attended a pre-construction meeting for the Lower Cape May Meadows beach restoration project.

The bid has been awarded to Weeks Marine Inc. “Work will commence as soon as they finish doing the required surveys,” MacLeod says, “with an expected completion date of mid-March, 2013.” He explains that the project will involve the pumping of 163,000 cubic yards of sand just west of the Cove beach from six and three-quarter miles offshore, through 5,000 to 6,000 feet of pipe. The project is expected to last approximately 40 working days and their may be periodic interruptions for storm or inclement weather, and an additional 16 days if various other options are exercised (aka, if the Army Corp decides more sand is needed). “I’ll keep you posted as time moves on,” MacLeod says.

MacLeod adds four more things: One, that the Beach Theater Foundation has paid $39,700

back to the city to date. Two, that he attended a pre-construction meeting for the city’s upcoming road work on the north side of Cape May Avenue between Madison and Reading. (By the time you read this, work will already have begun, and it will last until approximately mid-December.)

Three, that the city is one of only three municipalities to have received silver designation from the New Jersey Sustainable Organization (way to be green, Cape May!). And four, that the time to apply for the federal homestead rebate has been extended.

7:26: City Clerk Louise Cummiskey (black sweater, red scarf, black and red dress, black stockings) says that if you’re voting in the next election (and you are all voting, yes?), the county clerk should receive your ballot by mail at least seven days before election day, or by hand by 3:00 on the day prior.

Also, there are free flu clinics available for anyone desiring a shot (We’re looking at you, guywho-is-hacking-up-a-lungnext-to-us). For more info, visit cmchealth.com.

7:28: Wichterman gives another update on his work to correct the city’s regional school funding problem (paying more than our fair share in taxes, based on the amount of kids attending Lower Cape May Regional High).

He had a meeting with several mayors from municipalities across New Jersey who have the same problem, and he believes that “Cape May and West Cape May should be working together to try to make some sense of this thing.” Hear, hear for teamwork!

7:31: Mahaney says that Cape May recently, along with South Jersey Industries, co-

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SHAINE MEIER for CITY COUNCIL

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Independent Thinker Life Long Cape May Resident Partnership and Transparency Emphasizes Community & Sustainable Tourism Protect National Historic Landmark Status

SHAINE VOLUNTEERS FOR…

H CM Zoning Board of Adjustment (certified in basic land use law) H CM Taxpayers Association (board member) H Greater CM Historical Society (board member) H Kiwanis Club of Cape May H Village Green Civic Association Shaine also attends CM City Council and Board of Education meetings.

PAID FOR BY THE VOTE FOR SHAINE CAMPAIGN

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“Over 30 businesses in the city attended,” he said, “and almost all signed up.” (Way to be green again, Cape May!) He then congratulates everyone involved on a successful Dragon Boat Festival at the harbor. “It’s a fall version of Harbor Fest,” he says. “There must have been 10,000 people on Delaware Avenue that day.” Then, he suggests the city enter its own boat next year, which nearly causes Fiocca to fall off her chair.

“I have to be on the Lucky Bones team,” she says. Murray interjects that he doesn’t think the mayor is suggesting council members should steer the boat, but your reporter can’t help but picture Mayor Mahaney in a life vest and pair of swimmies anyway.

7:41: It’s time for the public portion. Suzanne Taylor — who works for Cape May Carriage Company and is wearing a teal top and pants we don’t notice because we’re too distracted by her pretty, flowered headband — says she used to work at an animal shelter in Florida. “I wish you could go all the way and say ‘no tethering,’” she tells council. “A tethered dog is not a happy dog, and even if someone is inside the house, it doesn’t mean they’re watching the dog.”

7:45: Marie Stone, in a purple turtleneck and corduroys, agrees.

Nixing tethering altogether, she explains, will leave “no room for lawsuits or interpretation.” And besides, Cape May is not a tethering type of town. “Our animals sleep in our beds with us,” she says, “or have their own bedrooms.” Your reporter suddenly misses the world’s most adorable dog, her own Rudy.

7:47: Shaine Meier, in jeans and a black windbreaker, tells council that the pedestrian crossing sign on Lafayette Street is a little off. So are some of the

pedestrians on Lafayette Street, in our opinion. Look before you cross, people.

7:49: Bernie Haas, in hunter green pants and a white buttonup — we thinks it’s Nautica — says, “This is a great town. I’m reminded of the feral cats issue, and now we’re talking about dogs… I think it’s great.” Hmm, we sense sarcasm. Then Bernie asks the City Manager what the Beach Theater Foundation’s balance is. MacLeod doesn’t know, so Bernie asks for a ballpark figure. “Around $70,00o last time I looked,” says MacLeod, adding that he’ll do the research and report back. Bernie then asks what the heck the city is doing with the “big, yellow restroom” sitting outside Convention Hall.

“We’ve been working on getting Convention Hall open and working effectively,” Mahaney responds, pretty curtly, we think, “and now we’ll address the restroom situation.” Your reporter thinks that anytime the words “restroom” and “situation” appear in the same sentence, it can’t be good.

7:50: Geroge Costich, wearing his signature suspenders over a green-checkered shirt with black pants and what looks like Velcro shoes (highly underrated), tells council that the Dragon Boats used in the recent festival are of the same construction as the canoes used by the Lenni Lenape Indians here ages ago, and that “moving forward, we should look into the history of the boats made here.” And there again is the image of Mahaney paddling in a pair of swimmies.

7:52: It’s time to go home!

Here’s wishing you more treats than tricks, Cape May.

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Cape May Can Be Better!

Elect RUSSELL “RUSTY” CHEW For MAYOR CITY of CAPE MAY

WHY AM I RUNNING FOR MAYOR?

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I AM READY, WILLING, AND AVAILABLE. I’M CONFIDENT “CAPE MAY CAN BE BETTER.” OUR CITY GOVERNMENT’S ESTEEM IS AT AN ALL-TIME LOW. WE HAVE HIRED OUTSIDE PEOPLE TO ADVISE US, WHEN WE IGNORE OUR OWN EXPERTISE. I CAN HARNESS LOCAL TALENT TO ENRICH THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO ACT AS THE COUNCIL’S CATALYST. WITH A FIVE-MEMBER COUNCIL ALL WORKING TOGETHER WE WILL NOT IGNORE THE FAULKNER ACT.

Before retirement I spent 25 years as a Cape May police officer, making me exempt from entering political office. Now I am eligible, willing, able, and available to serve my community.

I grew up here, went to school here, worked in public service here, own property here, continue to volunteer as a fireman for over 32 years, and, most importantly, I raised a family here. I now have the next generation of family living here and I want to ensure that they will have the same or better opportunities that I had.

I’ve been witness to a lifetime of changes, progress, and failures. I am committed to making a difference and I believe “Cape May Can Be Better.” I am asking for your vote on Tuesday, November 6th.

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This run is to raise awareness of the importance of character, and to raise money for the Gene Sole Scholarship Fund. This non-profit organization raises scholarship money for local high school students. The awards go to students demonstrating leadership in their community and school, as well as maintaining a good academic record.

The organization is a tribute to Gene Sole, a man of unquestionable character and integrity, Scoutmaster of BSA West Cape May Troop #73, a man who served his country and community as both a U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel and Principal of the Richard Teitelman Middle School.

Registration for the race is $25. All information about registration for the race can be found online at solemanrun.com or by calling by the Washington Inn in Cape May at 609-884-5697. Questions? genesolescholarship@yahoo.com

This means that any child living within a 20-mile radius can attend the West Cape May Elementary School at no cost to the parent or guardian.

A notice of intent must be filed with the student’s home district by November 2, 2012, so please visit our website at www.wcm.capemayschools.com or give us a call right away if you are interested in enrolling your child in our school (609) 884-4614.

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Join the Scouts and families of WCM Scout Pack 73 for a fun and festive 5K dusk run. Wear your Halloween costume and run for the fun or cheer on your friends! Prizes and partial proceeds to the Parade. Contact wcmcubscoutpack73@gmail.com or call Kate at 609-204-0999 for information.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1st 3RD ANNUAL WINTER WONDERLAND PARADE FUNDRAISER CONGRESS HALL BALLROOM • 6-8PM

Bring family and friends to celebrate and kick off the most wonderful time of year in the beautiful ballroom at Congress Hall. Enjoy live entertainment, including story time with Mrs. Clasu and ‘Blue’ the pig. Enjoy hot chocolate and other savory treats while shopping the silent auction for early holiday gifts. Donation Request: $20 per person Children 12 and under are free. Please call 609-884-8421 for tickets and info.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5th TRADITIONAL SPAGHETTI DINNER AT THE PILOT HOUSE • 4-7:30PM Join your hosts, Frank and Deidre Hineline as they sponsor the Annual Spaghetti and Meatball dinner. All proceeds benefit the parade. Everyone is invited to 142 Decatur Street in Cape May. Cost: $15 per person. Tickets available at the door.

Please Come and Support this West Cape May Tradition!

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The Old Fogey

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Ah, those good old Cape May days... by Jackson D’Catur

mechanical owl.

The very next morning the town rang to the noise of copper being beaten, glass blown, furnaces fired and rubber poured.

The collected genius that went into the device was nothing short of uncanny, and that, I fear, is where we went a little bit askew. The finished object was a marvel: 10-feet tall, gleaming chrome and brass and copper with wings of articulated steel beaten so thin it was translucent, claws of ivory and rubber, a beak of aged mahogany tipped with brass and eyes of pearl and ruby.

Its innards throbbed from a powerful steam engine and its senses were acute. The only problem was, it lacked a brain, a sense of self, if you will.

And that is where we made the mistake of trusting another Scotch rogue, Aleister Crowley, who swore he could “tune it in to cosmic energy”. Well, we left him to it and so came the unveiling at Halloween, when we whisked the blanket off to oohs and aahs.

We thought maybe the bird would flap its wings and answer some questions. Instead, it took off through the wall, dragging poor Brunel with it.

Well, we retrieved Brunel, but never had control of the owl. Crowley admitted he had been pushed for time and so had topped up the internal mix of “good” and “wise” with some “evil” he’d had lying around.

Since that day, once a year the Owl needs to feed and refuel, and will soar above our city, stooping to snatch a random citizen for both purposes. We of course have a few Wildwooders tied to lamp-posts for just such a purpose, but still, it pays to be cautious when out and about.

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HE Answer Lady invites inquiries from gentle readers on all manner of relationship quandaries, matters of the heart and ethics. If you’d like to send a query, write to info@exitzero.us.

Dear Answer Lady My girlfriend and I have been together about a year now and it’s been mostly great.

However, we’re on different pages politically, and we’ve had quite a few lively arguments during this election year. Sometimes, though, when we do argue, it feels like she’s trying to change me. I feel like I am the way I am and people should just deal with it. Why should I have to change who I am or what I believe to suit her – or anybody else? — Stubborn Gentle Reader There is nothing like a “lively” political discussion to point up the differences between people. It seems unlikely to the Answer Lady that your lady-love is trying to “change” you as is she is trying to “persuade” you. “Change” is a word that tends to make people panic, and they tend to instinctively fight it. But sometimes people — and the

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universe, for that matter — are not demanding that we change, but that we adapt. Surely your girlfriend is not asking you to completely alter your behavior, your personality, what you order when you go to the Pilot House (a burger, always, for the Answer Lady)? Sometimes having opposing viewpoints provides a positive type of tension in a relationship.

(Tension — there is another unnecessarily vilified concept — my goodness, where would we be without sexual tension? But the Answer Lady digresses.) By the way, you did

not ask, but the Answer Lady believes that relationships can withstand opposing political viewpoints, but she is not so sure they can withstand one partner proclaiming “this is the way I am — deal with it.” You say that “being this way… always worked” in your previous relationships. But had they always worked, they wouldn’t be “previous,” would they?

Dear Answer Lady Why do people turn into lunatics during an election year? I have actually de-friended relatives and friends on Facebook because of their political rants. I’ll certainly resume my friendships with them after the election, but in the meantime… ugh — it’s obnoxious.

Thoughts? — Over It Dear Over Is that you, Terry O’Brien? Facebook makes communication — for better, for worse — much faster and easier. The obnoxious person you would normally just avoid now is right there on your screen. So, yes — block those who offend your political sensibilities if it will save your blood pressure. The good news is the election is but days away.

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Cape May Crossword

None of the generic nonsense you see in other papers... a puzzle just for Exit Zero! By Shannon McDevitt SO YOU love crosswords? Great. Sit down, get a cup (or glass) of your favorite beverage, relax and enjoy this puzzle. The answers to the crossword are all related to our themed issue, which is Owl-O-Ween.

ACROSS 2 . Halloween was influenced by this ancient Roman festival, which celebrated the harvest goddess of the same name.

Many Halloween customs and games that feature apples, like bobbing, trace their roots back to this.

6. Probably the most common hawk in North America, these big guys are sometimes mistaken for eagles when seen from a distance.

9. W hat European country is though to be the birthplace of Halloween?

11. The first Jack O’Lanterns were actually made from this vegetable, which is called a neep in Scotland and Ireland.

13. The first mention of trick-or-treating in print in North America occurred in what country?

14. One of the few species of woodpecker that migrate, this bird can usually be found on the ground searching for ants and beetles to eat.

15. This small falcon, sometimes called the Sparrow Hawk, shares a name with a type of Hawk Haven wine.

17. 90% of pumpkin is made of this.

18. Halloween celebrations in this Chinese city are known as Yue Lan or the “Festival of the Hungry Ghosts.” Fires are lit and food and gifts are offered to placate angry ghosts.

He’s responsible for what has to be the scariest ever movie involving a beach — 4 Down

19. T his owl can turn its head 270 degrees, and has the keenest sense of hearing.

21. T here are about 10,000 species of birds in the world, and this was the first man to make it his goal to see every one of them before he died.

22. W hat country celebrates the Days of the Dead on the Christian holidays All Saints’ and Souls’ Days, instead of Halloween?

23. Adult males are distinguished by their bright, bulbous, multi-colored bills, lustrous black plumage, and conspicuous white patches on the forehead and back of head/neck. Name this sea duck.

DOWN 1. This is the only bird unique to North America.

3 . They were almost wiped out from eastern North America by pesticide poisoning in the middle 20th century.

Now, this hawk has made a rebound, and is common in Cape May. 4. So, it’s not about witches, but this Steven Spielberg movie, released in 1975, is the

scariest ever movie made about a beach town!

5. This aggressive bird defends its beeding colony by purusuing and attacking predatory birds.

7. An unassuming bird with a lovely, melancholy song, it is the state bird of Vermont.

8. This bird is unique among North American raptors for its diet of live fish and its ability to dive into water to catch them.

10. You might have been able to catch a glimpse of this tall, long-legged wading bird with an S-curved neck before it started migrating on the second week of October.

12. He was one of history’s most mysterious magicians, and he died in 1926 on Halloween, as a result of appendicitis brought on by stomach punches.

16. It’s the type of candy parents are least likely to steal from their trick-or-treating kids.

20. Wear your clothes inside out and then walk backwards on Halloween, and supposedly, you’ll see a ___ at midnight.

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10/8: Grand Opening Of EtCetera Thrift Shop In North Cape May PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

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The Carriage House Gallery Shop at the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St.

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Your mummy always told you to read more!

Marie Sluberski, Anne Burrows, Mary Jane Shaloo

The Cape Regional Medical Center operates EtCetera, which is a non-profit thrift store. All the money that it made from it will be donated to the Cape Regional Medical Center. We did a lot of advertising in preparation for our opening, and the turn out was great. — Anne Burrows, President of Cape Regional Medical Center

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Your purchases benefit on-going restoration and preservation efforts of the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC)

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

What’s Your Story?

Every week, we ask: Who the heck are you and what are you doing here?

Who are you? I am Karen McPheeters [center], and I’m here with my daughter Kris, granddaughter Brithy, and grand-granddaughter Macy, who is three months old.

Where are you from?

Detroit, originally, but I moved to Cape May a few years ago to be closer to the ocean.

What do you do? I am a physical therapy assistant at North Cape Center.

What were you doing when we interrupted? Waiting for my girls... they were shopping!

Next... Cape May Winery.

The theme of this week’s Exit Zero is Owl-O-Ween. Are you a birder? Well, I like to watch the ones who feed from the little bird feeder in my yard.

Interview by Gabi Urda PHOTOGRAPH BY GABI URDA

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10/9: Chamber Of Commerce Installation Dinner At Congress Hall

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Craig von Baal, Phil Jacobus

The night consisted of a dinner and Chinese auctions. There were some very happy winners, including me. I won $50 gift cards to Frescos, Peter Shield’s, and Pier House.

— Craig von Baal, Cape May

Jonathan Hirsch, Stefan Overbay

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Meet Mocha, Cape May’s Pit Bull Ambassador

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MOCHA has been making her way through our charmed city, in order to let people know that the pitt bull reputation is often unfounded. Here, she takes a break from melting the hearts of Cape Mayniacs to rest with her guardian, Rich Flanegan, on their West Cape May stoop.

(Okay, so she’s still melting hearts on the stoop.)

Mocha’s mission is to draw attention to National Pit Bull Awareness Day, which is October 27. The event is sponsored by the Animal Alliance of Cape May County and the Gail Pierson Gallery.

Do you have a favorite photo of a pit bull? Please email Joan @ joanbob11@ verizon.net for information about the It’s The Pits photo contest and art exhibit.

Mocha, Rich PHOTOGRAPH BY ROVING EXIT ZERO CORRESPONDENT

Visit the Pink House Cottage next door for Fine Vintage Sterling, Estate Jewelry and Native American Pieces!

Plus a Wide Variety Of Fabulous Designer Jewelry Handbags and Other Accessories!

Open Daily

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10/9: Chamber Of Commerce Installation Dinner At Congress Hall

Diane and Brian Close

Brenda, Patrick

Doreen, Joan

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV... TO ORDER COPIES, PLEASE CALL (609) 770-8479

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The Ultimate Cape May Activity Guide

Whether you want family fun, or a romantic night out, you will find the answer in here... get reading!

Arhhhhhh you making the most of your Halloween week in Cape May? Mike, Dana, and Chris lived it up last year... and you can, too!

Read on to find out how... Aleksey Moraykov

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ALL is in full-swing... So read on to find out what’s happening during lovely Autumn in Cape May. For more information on any of the events you see below, contact the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities at 609-884-5404 or 800-2754278, or visit capemaymac.org.

Through October 27 Cape May Stage presents The Belle of Amherst: Emily Dickinson’s life is recreated with liberal excerpts from her poetry and by the method of her playing the roles of her father, teacher and friends. The Belle of Amherst delicately explores the life of America’s greatest woman poet at various stages from the age of 15, when she was full of hope and success, until she died at 56, a virtual recluse.

The show will run Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm (no 3pm show Saturday, October 27).

A half-price preview performance will take place October 17 at 8pm, and Official Opening Night will be October 18 at 8pm Halfprice Senior (62+) matinee will be October

21 at 3pm. The Robert Shackleton Playhouse is located at the corner of Bank and Lafayette Streets. Admission is $35 for Adults, $30 Seniors (62+), and $15 Students. Opening Night is $50.

Through November 4 Scarecrow Alley: The grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington Street, are ghoulishly transformed for Halloween with a display of frightening and fun scarecrows created by members of the community. Take a stroll along Scarecrow Alley on the grounds.

Free admission. Open daily.

Scarecrow Contest: Artistic, ghoulish, funny and frightening scarecrows compete for prizes during the annual Scarecrow Contest on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington Street. Community participants submitted full-sized scarecrow entries that are displayed on the grounds of the estate along “Scarecrow Alley.” Contest winners will receive prizes in various categories, with a People’s Choice Award and $200 to the creators of the scarecrow that garners the most votes. Participate by voting! Each scare-

crow will have a numbered photo on display.

October 26 A Ride with the Ghost Writer: This 45-minute evening trolley ride takes you through the streets of Cape May’s Historic District with psychic medium Craig McManus (the Ghost Writer of Exit Zero fame) providing the narration. Craig will talk about ghosts and spirits, the history of the houses where he has sensed activity and legends of ghost activity in Cape May. The night begins at 7:30pm and 8:30pm, and costs $25 per person.

Midnight at the Physick Estate: Be one of the 25 lucky people who get to spend midnight in the haunted Physick Estate with ghost writer and psychic medium Craig McManus. Craig will share his experiences and perhaps channel a spirit or two. The evening kicks off at 11pm, and costs $35 per person.

October 27 Myles Martel lecture: “Ronald Reagan’s Legacy: Lessons for Today’s Citizen Leaders”: New in 2012! Launching a “Lessons of History” lecture series for the Mid-Atlantic

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Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC), Dr. Myles Martel will share his unique perspective on what made Ronald Reagan one of the most transformative presidents of the 20th century — insights he gained first-hand as he personally coached Reagan for his outstanding performance during the 1980 presidential debates. In the decades since, Dr. Martel has emerged as one of this country’s most influential leadership communication advisors, providing counsel to Fortune 500 CEO’s, celebrities and political leaders. The lecture begins at 4pm, at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse located at the corner of Bank and Lafayette Streets. Admission $15 per person. $30 per person for lecture and post-event reception.

A Ride with the Ghost Writer: This 45-minute evening trolley ride takes you through the streets of Cape May’s Historic District with psychic medium Craig McManus (the Ghost Writer of Exit Zero fame) providing the narration. Craig will talk about ghosts and spirits, the history of the houses where he has sensed activity and legends of ghost activity in Cape the trolley departs from the Physick Estate, 1048 Washington Street at 9:30pm.

The cost is $25 per person.

A Walk with the Ghost Writer: New in 2012!

Walk the haunted streets of Victorian Cape

May with your guide, psychic medium and ghost writer Craig McManus, who will talk about the houses where he has sensed paranormal activity. The tour kicks off at 7pm, and costs $25 per person.

Phantoms of Cape May House Tour: Enjoy a spooktacular self-guided tour of a selection of Cape May’s Victorian treasures decked out in ghoulish fashion for Halloween.

Includes admission to the Phantoms of the Physick Estate Tour. The tour is 7 pm to 9 pm, and costs $20 adults, and $15 children (ages 3-12).

Phantoms of the Physick Estate: Visit Cape May’s original haunted house for either a family-friendly day-time tour or a terror tour in the evening. The kid-friendly tour is a special self-guided tour featuring a variety of Victorian Halloween happenings including spooky sounds, special effects and scary stuff. The kid-friendly tour from 1pm to 4pm is $10 for adults and $5 for children (ages 3-12). The terror tour, from 7pm to 10pm, is a self-guided tour with special effects, ghosts and ghouls, scary characters and more. The evening tour is $15 for adults and $12 for children (ages 3-12). Combine evening tour with Ghosts of Cape May Trolley Ride and save $2.

Madame Parmentier’s Psychic Tea: New in

circle of light

2012! Enjoy a psychic demonstration with selected readings over tea at the Carriage House Café and Tearoom on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington Street, featuring the Psychic Twins, Adele and Allison, who work professionally as psychic mediums, educators, and motivational speakers. The twins have been featured on local radio and TV shows, and often when they work together, “phenomena” occur. There is something unusual about their work! Saturday, October 27 at 2:30pm.

Admission is $40 per person and reservations are necessary.

Murder Mystery Dinner: Join the Impromptu Players who will set the scene for a new original mystery at Aleathea’s Restaurant at the Inn of Cape May, 7 Ocean Street. Enjoy a four-course dinner as you contemplate the clues, interact with the cast and help solve the mystery. $45 per person; 7pm.

October 28 Murder Mystery Luncheon: Join the Impromptu Players who will set the scene for a new original mystery at Aleathea’s Restaurant at the Inn of Cape May, 7 Ocean Street.

Enjoy a three-course luncheon as you contemplate the clues, interact with the cast and help solve the mystery as it unfolds. $30 per

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We, the Kiwanians, Raise our Paddles and Beat the Drum in appreciation to our Sponsors in support of the DragonButts Team in Cape May's First Annual DragonBoat Race held on Oct 13th.

Thank You Push S ponsor s

Drummer Level ($250)

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Thursday, October 25, 2012 person; 1pm.

“Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.” ~ Malcolm De Chazal

October 31 Trick or Treat at the Physick Estate: Some spooky characters are waiting at the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington Street, with treats for good little ghosts and goblins and pirates and princesses.

5pm to 7pm; free.

October 31 - November 16 Cape May Stage presents Poe, Times Two: Twin tales of mystery, murder... and mortar! A double-bill of short, one-man plays adapted from two classic stories of mystery and horror, “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Black Cat,” by Edgar Allan Poe. One actor. Two classic horror stories! Performances will be from October 31 through Nov. ember 16; Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm, Sundays at 3pm, and Thursdays at 8pm Half-price preview performance Wednesday, October 31 at 8pm. The Robert Shackleton Playhouse is located at the corner of Bank & Lafayette streets.

Admission is $35 for adults, $30 for Seniors, $15 for students.

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November 2 Ghosts of Cape May Trolley Tour: Take this spine-tingling, 30-minute evening trolley ride through the streets of Cape May with a guide who relates the paranormal findings of Ghost Writer Craig McManus.

Offered at 7pm and 7:45pm. $10 for adults, $7 for children (ages 3-12).

November 2-3 East Lynne Theater Company presents Sherlock Holmes’ Adventure of the Norwood Builder: Performed in the style of an NBC radio show from the 1930s, complete with live sound effects and commercials. All of the evidence points to a young lawyer as the murderer. But is he being set-up, or is he the murderer after all? It’s an exciting puzzle fit for Holmes and Watson. The show starts at 8pm at

the First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes Street. Tickets are $25 for general admission; $15 for students; and free for ages 12 and under.

November 3 Sherlock Holmes Search for Clues Tour: Travel from inn to inn in Victorian Cape May while you try to solve a murder mystery, from 1-3pm. Tickets are $15 for adults, and $7.50 for children (ages 3-12). Tickets are available at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth.

Fall Arts & Crafts Festival: More than 40 vendors come to Cape May to sell hand-made novelties including seasonal decorations, gift items and more. The fun kicks off at 10am and lasts until 4pm, at Cape May Convention Hall, Beach Avenue at Stockton.

Admission is $2 for adults, and free for children 12 and under.

Historic Haunts Combo Tour: Get into the spirit of things on a trolley tour of some of Cape May’s regal Victorian residences, reputed to host more than the living. Then it’s a guided tour of the historic (some say haunted) Physick Estate, 1048 Washington Street, with a discussion of Victorian spiritualism. Starts at 7pm. Tickets are $20 for adults, and $15 for children (ages 3-12).

Mansions by the Sea Trolley Tour: This tour features a century of beachfront development, from Victorian cottages of the 1870s through the most up-to-date of today’s housing. It includes some of the most magnificent structures ever erected in Cape May. The tour starts at 12:30pm and takes about 45 minutes. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for children (ages 3-12).

Moonlight Trolley Ride: Take this romantic trolley ride through the moonlit streets of Cape May as a guide tells tales of Victorian romance. Tours begin and tickets are available at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth. This love train gets moving at 8:30pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $7 for chil-

Thursday, October 25, 2012

10/9: Chamber Of Commerce Installation Dinner At Congress Hall PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

Suzanne and John Cooke, Cathy Sauerzopf

Judy, Heidi, Bonnie, Ron, Michael

Nancy and Brian Bamrick, Kristian McCollen

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Thursday, October 25, 2012 dren (ages 3-12).

Welcome to Cape May Trolley Tour: Discover points of interest, activities and special events sponsored by both MAC and other non-profit organizations throughout Cape May. It’s a perfect introduction to town, and it begins at 11:15am. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $7 for children (ages 3-12).

Check out our Fall Line-up & Come Eat More Crepes!

October 27

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November 9 Ghosts of Cape May Trolley Tour: Take this spine-tingling, 30-minute evening trolley ride through the streets of Cape May with a guide who relates the paranormal findings of Ghost Writer Craig McManus. Offered at 7pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $7 for children (ages 3-12).

November 10 Historic Haunts Combo Tour: Get into the spirit of things on a trolley tour of some of Cape May’s regal Victorian residences, reputed to host more than the living. Then it’s a guided tour of the historic (some say haunted) Physick Estate, 1048 Washington Street, with a discussion of Victorian spiritualism. Starts at 7pm. Tickets are $20 for adults, and $15 for children (ages 3-12).

Moonlight Trolley Ride: Take this romantic trolley ride through the moonlit streets of Cape May as a guide tells tales of Victorian romance. Tours begin and tickets are available at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth. Tour begins at 8:30pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $7 for children (ages 3-12).

War at the Shore Trolley Tour: This is a guided 1.5-hour trolley tour that focuses on the impact of World War II on the Cape May area. Tour-goers will see coastal fortifications at Cape May Point such as Battery 223 and Fire Control Tower No. 23, the Cape May Canal and a 20-minute tour of the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum (NASW). Offered at 12:30pm.

Tickets are $20 for adults, and

$15 for children (ages 3-12).

Welcome to Cape May Trolley Tour: Discover points of interest, activities and special events sponsored by both MAC and other non-profit organizations throughout Cape May. It’s a perfect introduction to town, and it starts at 11:15am. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $7 for children (ages 3-12).

November 16 Mad Batter Wine Dinner — Flavors of Fall: Celebrate the fall harvest with a five-course dinner paired with a selection of wines at the Mad Batter restaurant. Dinner is limited to 60, and starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are $75 per person (tax and gratuity included).

November 17 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony: Come to the grounds of the Physick Estate, 1048 Washington Street, for the Christmas tree lighting with refreshments!

Santa flips the switch at 7pm!

Visitors are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item for donation. Free trolley shuttles are available from 5-9pm from the Mall Information Booth.

November 18 Friends of the World War II Tower Meeting — Firearms of the World War II Era: Learn about the weaponry used during World War II from historic firearms by local expert Dr. Thomas Foster. This program will be held at the Cape May Lutheran Church, located at 509 Pittsburgh Avenue, at 2pm. Admission is free to Friends members, and $5 for members of the public.

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10/9: Chamber Of Commerce Installation Dinner At Congress Hall PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV

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Tony Sweet is a nationally acclaimed photographer, a Nikon Legend Behind the Lens, a Lensbaby Guru, and a charter NIK Team Member. He teaches and lectures throughout the US, Canada, and Iceland, and he has authored five books on the art of photography. Please join us as we learn more about his photography.

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Bonnie and Lance Pontin

Diane Hutchinson, Timothy Bobb

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NATURE CENTER O F

C A P E

M AY

1600 DELAWARE AVENUE, CAPE MAY (609) 898-8848 • NJAUDUBON.ORG/CENTERS/NCCM

ADULT, FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS YEAR-ROUND Kayaking Trips Cycling Tours Family Hikes Private Garden Tours Beginner Birding Field Trips Wildlife-Friendly Gardening Programs

MOMMY AND ME CHILDREN’S PROGRAM Fridays, September 21 to December 7 (No class November 23) 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

For ages 2 to 4 years.

For curious naturalists-to-be, their parents, guardians or grandparents. Each week, we’ll encourage children and parents to explore the natural world together.

Adult participation is required, and pre-registration is necessary.

Cost for session: $70 members, $90 nonmembers.

MAGNIFICENT MIGRATIONS

Saturdays, September 8 to October 27 11:00 a.m.

Join our naturalist at the Nature Center as we explore our own backyard and identify the magnificent migrants of the season. We’ll pay special attention to migrating raptors and monarch butterflies. This is a family program… don’t let the kids have all the fun!!

Cost: $5 per person.

First Friday of every month -- 6:00 p.m.

FIRST FRIDAY CAMPFIRES

Please visit our newly renovated Harbor Gallery at the Nature Center of Cape May. The Gallery features two local artists each month. Join us for a meet the artist’s reception on the first Friday of each month at 6pm.

A portion of the sale of each artwork supports the Nature Center of Cape May.

Evening is beautiful on Cape May Harbor, and the marsh is full of mystery.

Join us for good old-fashioned campfire fun as we roast marshmallows and listen to the sounds of the night. Dress for the chilly night and bring your own camp/beach chairs. Weather permitting.

Cost: Free

Cost: $5 per person, under 3 free.

HARBOR ART GALLERY ARTIST RECEPTION

Fridays, October 5, November 2, and November 30 6:00 p.m.

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Activity Of The Week

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A weekly column by Catherine Dugan. This week: Owl-O-Ween

OU are in the birding capital of the world during the season of the supernatural, so show some respect to the most magical of birds — the owl. While you’re checking out Scarecrow Alley at MAC (through November 4 at the Physick Estate), trick-or-treating with your little monsters on the Washington Street Mall on October 21 (noon — 2 p.m.), or going door to door on Halloween from 5 — 7, scan the skies for one of Cape May’s owls.

Owls, birds of the order Strigiformes, with small beaks and wide faces, have long been associated with magic. Hedwig, Harry Potter’s snowy owl, is only the most recent example. Some cultures believe an owl brings luck — the ancient Bretons believed owls foretold a good harvest, and Afghan stories credit the owl with bringing flint, and therefore fire, to humans. Russian hunters carried owl claws with them so that they could claw their way into heaven, and the Chinese once credited owls with protecting them from lightning. Inuits relied on them for guidance — a sort of natural

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GPS system. Clerics are fond of owls, inviting them to nest in churches and temples to keep mice at bay... Cape May residents who battle voles can relate.

In addition to credit, owls get some blame. In the Republic of Cameroon, the owl was so terrifying it was referred to as the “bird you must not name,” a tidbit JK Rowling may have encountered, along with the Roman superstition that witches used owls to communicate. Romans also blamed owls for the deaths of infants, and because

only owls could co-exist with ghosts, an owl on the property was proof that your place was haunted. (Look for owls at the Physick Estate, on the Spellbound tour, Wednesdays and Fridays in October.) Sailors who dream of owls are destined to be shipwrecked.

Hearing an owl hoot while in labor means that your child is a witch.

Owls seem to invite the otherworldly speculation. Their wide-eyed, all-seeing gazes and their solitary, nocturnal habits add to their mystery. A group of owls — a rare thing, apparently — is called a “parliament,” and the creatures who flock to Cape May to see the owls are called “birders.”

The Birders are back for the Cape May Autumn Birding Festival (October 26-28), and many of the festival’s events — and many of the town’s hotel rooms — are already sold out. The Autumn Birding Festival features exhibits at Convention Hall, workshops with celebrities from the birding world, field trips, boat tours, booksignings, and live demos of owls (along with hawks and eagles).

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Audiences have been calling Barbara Dana’s performance touching and luminous. Like the character she plays, Dana is only here for a short while, so don't miss it!

Previewing on Halloween, we’re pleased to present Poe, Times Two. A double-bill of short, one-man plays adapted from two of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic stories of mystery and horror — “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Black Cat” — Poe, Times Two will make your Halloween that much creepier!

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Above: Barbara Dana portrays Emily Dickinson — and fifteen other characters — in The Belle of Amherst. Below: Greg Oliver Bodine in a scene from Poe, Times Two. under his palazzo, enticing him to drink along the way, reminding him of the motto on his family’s crest: Nemo me impune lacessit (No one insults me with impunity).

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There is another special evening on tap presented by PNC Arts Alive. The Meet Your Seat Insider's Experience is a glimpse into the inner workings of a production such as Poe, Times Two. On Saturday, November 3 at 5pm, learn how actor Greg Oliver Bodine sustains energy, learns an entire script, and carries a production in a one-person show. At this post-matinée/ pre-evening show discussion hosted by artistic director Roy Steinberg, you'll have opportunity to ask the cast questions. Make reservations in advance and purchase a discounted Family Pass (only $25 and includes up to 5 admissions) redeemable on November 3 for a special one-time only PNC Arts Alive performance. Call 884-1341 or email Alicia Grasso at alicia@capemaystage.com for details and/or tickets.

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Bird Droppings

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The weekly report from the world’s birdwatching capital... by Seymore Thanu

VER the course of every human life there are epic events. First breath. Check.

First ride on a roller coaster.

Check. First kiss. Check. First new car. Check. First Cape May Birding Festival. Cape May Birding Festival?

Precisely.

If you have never treated yourself to New Jersey Audubon’s annual celebration of all things natural in Cape May then you, my Cape May loving friend, are going through life with one card short of a winning hand.

Before some surrogate places a CHECK next to “Last Breath” you really owe it to yourself to turn out October 26-28, aka this weekend, and see what all the fun is about.

Discover why Cape May is North America’s favorite famous bird-watching destination.

At the very least, a trip through the Convention Center will get you an in-yourface looks at live birds of prey (hawks and owls) and live wolves.

Wolves? Owls?

Uh huh. It is, after all, Owl-o-ween weekend. Or perhaps Howl-o-ween.

Okay. That was pretty stupid. But there is nothing stupid or silly about a Convention Center filled with booths catering to all things birds. Artists, optic’s manufacturers, publishers, tour companies...

You don’t have to pre-register for anything. Just show up and pay at the door. For adults, it’s just $5, 5 small ones; speaking of small ones, admission is $2 for kids under 12

and free if they are five and under.

That’s less than it cost for that first ride on a roller coaster! I’m going to assume that the first kiss was free. And it you get swept up in the bird festival mania and want to find out exactly why tens of thousands of people come to Cape May every year just to watch birds, it’s going to cost you much less than the price of that new car. In fact, less than the cost of used bicycle and way less than a new one.

You can sign up for bird walks, programs right at Convention Hall, and a day or more of the festival’s array of indoor and outdoor events. You don’t have binoculars? That’s easily fixed. The top manufacturers will be at Convention Hall. You can test drive the planets most coveted optics (and maybe catch a bit of seabird migration right out on the deck overlooking the ocean.).

Late October is the peak of fall bird migration. Tens of thousands of migrating sea ducks (not to mention loons, gannets, and other sea birds) will be speeding along, just offshore. At the Hawk Watch at Cape

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Bird Droppings ? From Page 101 May Point State Park, the byword will be — Golden Eagle.

Yep. Late October is also prime time for migrating Golden Eagles as well as other birds of prey. With luck, as many as 15 raptor species might be seen. And if the weekend coincides with the passage of a cold front, watch out!

It is more than possible to record over 200 species of birds. Of course you need to identify them. That’s where the experts at New Jersey Audubon come in. In fact, included in the mix of special guests are people who write field guides. People like Kevin Karlson, Michael O’Brien, Clay Sutton... even David Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Birds.

The 66th Annual Cape May Birding Festival. The day Autumn and Audubon showcase all that is great about natural Cape May. October 26-28. Beach Avenue in Cape May. Check!

In the meantime, head over to CMBO, located at 701 East Lake Drive overlooking Lake Lily in Cape May Point; it’s THE place for all of your nature needs. For your shopping convenience, the Cape May Bird Observatory is open seven days a week from 9:30 am to 4:30pm. You can ask the staff for help, and

You’ll see both wolves and birds of prey, like the pretty regal-looking hawk above, at the 66th Annual Cape May Birding Festival this weekend, October 26-28 you can pick up a FREE birding map and checklist. While you are there, scan the bookshelves for some bargains in the used and vintage books section (maybe even a slightly used field guide for the kitchen counter), look at some of the wonderful Charley Harper merchandise including a terrific lithograph done just for the Cape May Bird Observatory (which is FREE when you become a member), or pick up some of the newest HAWKS in Flight clothing for your wardrobe. Or just browse around; I’m sure something will catch your eye. If it’s nice, sit outside on our garden benches and enjoy the birds and the view of

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Broker/Owner Senior Real Estate Specialist • Distinguished Sales Club Award 2010 NJAR Circle of Excellence 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 www.DellasAgency.com • Email: kim@DellasAgency.com Cell: 609-425-0103 • Phone: 609-884-3488 • Toll Free: 1-888-878-3488 309 Decatur Street • Cape May, NJ 08204

“The highest compliment that I can receive is a Referral!”

203 CAPE AVENUE CAPE MAY POINT 3 BR/3 BA Rare to the Point with Views Offered at $734,000

15 CAPTAINS COURT TRANQUILITY 3 BR/2 BA Large rear deck with hot tub OFFERED AT $359,900

1440 MISSOURI AVE. CAPE MAY

Darcy G. Dickenson GRI,SFR Broker/Salesperson

RYAN GRIFFIN - SALESPERSON CELL: 609.602.5578 EMAIL: rgriffin@desatnickrealestate.com

DESATNICK REAL ESTATE, LLC 1001 Lafayette St., Cape May, NJ 08204 Todd H. de Satnick, Broker of Record

Harbor Views, 4 bed/2.5 baths, 1 car garage, Upside down house Good Rental History $675,000

609-602-4122 direct 609-884-2700 x14 office 609-884-0788 Fax darcydickenson@hotmail.com www.capemayproperty.net

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Sol Needles Real Estate

383 AVENUE EAST, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE 3 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home in nice lake community, central a/c, gas heat, close to golf courses, reasonable monthly fee includes taxes. $96,500.

205 SHERIDAN DR. ERMA 2 bedroom, 1 bath rancher on large 100’ x 100’ lot, eat-in kitchen, living room.

“AS IS” $159,000.

10/6: Old World Christmas At Whale’s Tale PHOTOGRAPHS BY GABI URDA

Jackie Farina, Father Christmas, Donna Loftus, Jon Steck

512 Washington Mall, Cape May (609) 884-8428 • 800-441-8428 www.cbcapemay.com

114 DECATUR ST., CAPE MAY SUGAR PLUM COTTAGE

819 BEACH AVE., UNIT 1I THE BARONET, CAPE MAY

Denny Ghaul, Father Christmas, Lisa Ghaul

6 bedroom, 6 bath Victorian home located in the historic section of town. 1 Block to the beach and Washington Street Mall. Rents for $6,500 a week in season. Parking for 3 cars. $1,299,000

Cute 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo located beach front with a shared covered front porch. Great rental history and just a short walk to area restaurants and shopping. $310,000

1400 Texas Ave., Cape May, NJ 08204 Next to the Cape May Wawa

www.CoastlineRealty.com

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Homes Of The Week

Check out these beautiful homes in the Cape May area

603 SEA GROVE COLD SPRING

305 PARK BLVD. WEST CAPE MAY

31 WALNUT AVENUE VILLAS

7 POND CREEK, WEST CAPE MAY

203 PRINCETON AVE., CAPE MAY POINT

Walk to the Cape May lighthouse, Lake Lily, & the lovely beaches of Cape May Point from this 4 bedroom, 3 bath home that was custom built in 2002. It sits on a private acre at the western end of desirable Sea Grove Ave. Located across from state preserved lands and on the edge of Cape May Point; this location will give the new owner the rare opportunity for peaceful privacy while still being able to stroll to the beach. $789,000

This home has 4 bedrooms with one on the first floor, 2.5 baths, large screened-inporch, front porch with rockers, gas fireplace, stainless steel appliances, new wood floors though out, gas heat, central air never rented, comes fully furnished, very easy to see. $559,000

Renovated rancher located within a close proxinity to the beach! The floor plan is open and well planned. Many fine upgrades are offered.

There are hardwood floors, granite kitchen counters, custom cabinets, tiled bathrooms (subway and slate tiles), energy efficient natural gas heat and central air, a large rear deck, and an outdoor shower. There is offstreet parking and a garage. $214,900

Stunning 6 bedroom, 3.5 bath home on 2.88 acres on a private cul-de-sac. Just a short bike ride to Cape May or the Point, this dream home offers several decks that take advantage of unobstructed sunsets. This home was built by the builder for his family and it boasts a first floor bedroom suite, dining room, kitchen, sunroom, laundry and large screened porch off the kitchen. This home is incredibly spacious and must be seen to be appreciated! $890,000.

This 5 bedroon, 3 bath luxury beach home is located only three short blocks to the beach! Outstanding views of The Lighthouse, State Park and ocean. $994,000

Wilsey Realty 501 Lafayette Street Cape May (609) 884-1007 wwilseyrealty.com

Darcy Dickenson Cape May Realty 311 Pittsburgh Avenue Cape May 609-602-4122 capemayproperty.net

Theresa Senico Apex Realty 2505 Bayshore Rd., Villas (609) 408-4655 theresasenico.com

HomeStead Real Estate 846 Broadway, West Cape May 609-884-1888 homesteadcapemay.com

DeSatnick Real Estate 1001 Lafayette Street Cape May (609) 884-1300 desatnickrealestate.com

1116 OHIO AVENUE CAPE MAY

1227 – 1229 WISCONSIN AVE., CAPE MAY

927 FARMDALE DRIVE WEST CAPE MAY

21 HYANNIS DRIVE TRANQUILITY

A spacious & comfortable rancher. This home is located on a highly desirable street, just a few short blocks away from the beach & historic district. It is perfect for a primary home, vacation home, or investment property. This home was renovated in 2002.

Amenities include C/A, gas heat, original hardwood floors, low maintenance siding, remodeled kitchen, fenced-in back yard, BBQ area, outdoor shower, a rear shed & 3 plus car concrete driveway.

Just 3 years old, these 3 bedroom, 2 ½ bath, 2 story semi-detached townhouses feature custom kitchens, tile baths, oversized attached garages, family rooms, decks, gas heat and central a/c and more - $565,000 each side or $1,100,000 for both.

All the work has been done on this 5 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with a first floor Master Suite that has 2 walk-in closets.

There are an additional 4 bedrooms on the second floor that can accommodate a growing family with ease. The Great Room is bright and comfortable with an abundance of space plus a gas fireplace. An inspiring kitchen with Quartz countertops adds to the ambiance of this beautiful home.

This home is tastefully decorated to please the discriminating buyer! $685,000.

Spacious two story home located in Tranquility Park in a peaceful setting, just minutes to Cape May Beaches, shopping and fine restaurants. This home offers a first floor Master bedroom and bath with two additional bedrooms, sitting room and full bath on the second floor.

Featuring a spacious living room, dining room, kitchen, gas heat and central air, and 1.5 car attached garage. Relax on the lovely front porch and enjoy the natural landscaping. $295,000.

CJ’S AMERICAN GRILL 3729 BAYSHORE ROAD NORTH CAPE MAY Popular year round restaurant serving lunch & dinner. There are 2 dining rooms, a 15 seat bar & an outside open air patio bar.

Property consists of 1.91 acres located in the GB-1 General Business Zoning District. High traffic location with entrances on two main roads and directly next door to a Super Wawa and very close to the Cape May Lewes Ferry. There is off street parking for approx. 48 cars.

Being sold with a with Plenary Retail Consumption Liquor License.. $1,250,000

Heijung Park-Colameco Jersey Cape Realty 739 Washington Street Cape May 609-884-5800

Coldwell Banker Sol Needles 512 Washington St. Mall Cape May (609) 884-8428 cbcapemay.com

Jersey Cape Realty 739 Washington Street Cape May 609-884-5800 jerseycaperealty.com

Chris Clemans Sotheby’s International Realty 1159 Washington St. (609) 884-3332 chrisclemanssir.com

Coastline Realty Carol Menz, Broker (609) 884-5005 1400 Texas Ave., Cape May coastlinerealty.com

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OPEN HOUSE - Saturday, October 27 • 12-3pm

1036 Maryland Ave. Cape May 5 Bed 4 Bath, Pool $1,395,999 Heijung Park-Colameco Broker/Sales

Jersey Cape Realty, Inc

739 Washington St., Cape May NJ 08204 Office: 609-884-5800 Cell: 609-602-8641 GotCapeMayHomes.com

Rentals Of The Week Adorable homes in America’s Original Seaside Resort ready for your enjoyment

201 Third Avenue West Cape May 4 BR 2 BA Year round or Seasonal Long term available.

Wonderful location, Plenty of room for large family.

Inquiries to rentals department at Jersey Cape Realty 739 Washington Street, Cape May 609-884-5800 109 Stevens Street, West Cape May Single Family 3 bedrooms, 2 baths Sleeps 6. $1500-$1800 per week.

Call on Us for All Your Real Estate Needs!

501 LAFAYETTE STREET, CAPE MAY NJ 08204 TOLL FREE: 877-884-8907 • LOCAL 609-884-1007 FAX 609-884-4407 • WWW.WILSEYREALTY.COM

507 Ocean Avenue, Cape May Point Single Family 5 bedrooms, 3 baths Sleeps 10. $3000-$3600 per week.

Chris Clemans Sotheby’s International Realty 1159 Washington St., Cape May 609-884-3332, chrisclemanssir.com 301 South Broadway, Cape May Walking distance to the beach!

8 BR/3 BA, sleeps 16. $3800-$4400/week.

1307 Beach Avenue, Unit 1, Cape May Amazing Ocean Views! Morning Star 4 BR/2 BA, sleeps 4. $1200-$2575/week.

609.884.1300

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1102 CAKE STREET, CAPE MAY Completed in 2010, this 3 BR/2.5 BA cedar shake home with rear paver patio is situated on a lot that offers tree-lined privacy. $650,000

810 SHUNPIKE ROAD, NORTH CAPE MAY Spacious 2 BR/1.5 BA cottage home with deck for entertaining, detached two car garage and two sheds. $200,000 NEW

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312 S. Lake Drive., Cape May Point 4 BR, 3 BA, washer/dryer, dishwasher, decks, central a/c, sleeps 8 109 West Grant Street, Cape May 4 BR, 2.5 BA, washer/dryer, dishwasher,central a/c sleeps 12 Jersey Cape Realty 739 Washington Street, Cape May (609) 884-5800 • jerseycaperealty.com Winter rental 712 A Corgie Street Cape May $1000 per month September-May Darcy Dickenson Cape May Realty 311 Pittsburgh Avenue Cape May 609-602-4122 capemayproperty.net 1440 Missouri Avenue, Cape May 4bed/2.5 bath all utilitlies included Oct.-May 31,2013 $2000.00 per month 1520 New Jersey Avenue, Cape May 1 bed/1 bath Oct-May $800.00 + electric

Desatnick Real Estate, LLC 1001 Lafayette Street, Cape May 609.884.1300 • deSatnickRealEstate.com

Wilsey Realty 501 Lafayette Street, Cape May (609) 884-1007 wilseyrealty.com

203 West Greenwood Avenue, Villas Two bedrooms, one bath and a rear den.

Natural gas heat. $950 a month.

727 Broadway, West Cape May 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, sleeps 14.

Available off season and summer of 2013.

1720 Morris Avenue, Villas Three bedroosm, two baths.

Electric heat. $1,150 a month.

211 Beach, Cape May 1 & 2 bedroom units available off season and summer of 2013.

Theresa Senico, Apex Realty, 2505 Bayshore Road, Villas, NJ 08251 (609) 408-4655 theresasenico.com

Homestead Real Estate 846 Broadway, West Cape May (609) 884-1888 • homesteadcapemay.com

It’s not too early to book your 2013 summer rental!

1861 Maryland Avenue, Cape May Oceanview decks,just steps to the beach, 4 bedrooms, 3 ½ baths, sleeps 8, central a/c – ID#92569 $3,500 - $6,200/week Coldwell Banker Sol Needles 512 Washington Street Mall, Cape May (609) 884-8428 • cbcapemay.com

1310 B Pennsylvania Ave, Cape May Screened Porch, Open Deck, 2 Bedrooms Sleeps 6. $900-$1200 week 842 West Rio Grande Ave, Shaw Crest Summer Season Rental Sleeps 4, $7,000 Coastline Realty 1400 Texas Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-5005 coastlinerealty.com

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A Little Bit About Exit Zero Publishing Who we are, what we do, and where we go

Established July 4, 2003, Exit Zero Publishing is owned

by Jack Wright and Jason Black. We also publish highquality books as well as this fine periodical.

Telephone: (609) 770-8479 Fax: (609) 770-8481 E-mail: info@exitzero.us Website: www.exitzero.us Mailing address: 109 Sunset Boulevard Suite D, Cape May, NJ 08204 Editor/Publisher: Jack Wright, jack@exitzero.us Advertising Director: Jason Black, jason@exitzero.us Staff Writer: Diane Stopyra, diane@exitzero.us Arts Editor: Tom Sims Photographers: Aleksey Moryakov, Sandy Maloney, Nicole Mehlman, Gabi Urda Graphic Artist: Doree Bardes Distribution People: Julia Melendez Ashley Larson, Felicia Trusevich, Columnists: Kate Chadwick (The Answer Lady), Catherine Dugan (activities), David Gray (The Old Fogey) Labeler: Mary Smith Every Thursday, Exit Zero is delivered to around 300 places. Get it delivered to your home in a plastic mailer. It’s $50 for 47 B&W issues, plus five in color. Call (609) 770-8479 to subscribe.

DOWNTOWN CAPE MAY Swain’s, Mariah’s, Guardian, Cape Savings Bank, Collier’s, All Irish Imports, Cape May Stage, Wilsey Realty, Pat Jackson Jewelers, Celebrate Cape May, Go Fish, Sea Weeds, Cape Orient, Fiber Arts Yarn Shop, By The Sea Realty, Oyster Bay, Cape May Welcome Center, Depot Market, Congress Hall, Victorious, Pink, Star Inn, Bayberry Inn, Bank of America, Victorian Hotel, SOMA Art Gallery, Island Grill, Primrose, Center For Community Arts, Primo Hoagies.

WASHINGTON STREET MALL The Original Fudge Kitchen, Mary Ann’s, Dellas 5&10, Lace Silhouettes, Center City Mall, Casale’s Shoes, Free Shop, Happy Baby, Jackson Street Boutique, It’s a Breeze, Madame’s Port, Swede Things, Cucina Rosa, Whale’s Tale, Ella's, Italian Garden, Andrew’s Ltd, Jackson Mountain Café, Love The Cook, Bath Time, Ugly Mug, Pilot House, Caroline Boutique, Kaleidoscope, Coldwell Banker, Colors, A Ca Mia, A Place On Earth, Between the Lines, Good Scents.

WASHINGTON STREET Southern Mansion, MAC, Chris Clemans’ Sotheby’s International Realty, Billmae Cottage, Thomas Webster Inn, Inn at the Park, City Hall, Sturdy Savings, Washington Inn, Dr Feldman Dentistry, Jersey Cape Realty, Victorian Towers.

BEACHFRONT King’s Cottage, Blue Moon Pizza, Coachman’s Motor Inn, Carney’s, Martini Beach, Virginia Hotel, Mad Batter, Poor Richard's Inn, Inn at 22 Jackson Street, Saltwood B&B, Windward B&B, Uncle Bill’s, Ocean View Restaurant, Sandpiper, Hotel Alcott, Summer Station, The Original Fudge Kitchen, Montreal Liquor, Montreal Inn, Capri Motor Lodge, Periwinkle, Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel, Mission Inn, Angel by The Sea, Peter Shields, Hotel Macomber, Marquis de Lafayette.

COLUMBIA AVENUE Columbia House, Sun Bank, Dr Gorny, Victorian Abstract, MP Myers, Cape May Day Spa, Twin Gables, Henry Sawyer B&B, Linda Lee, Brass Bed Inn, Mason Cottage, Mainstay Inn, White Dove Cottage, The Manse B&B, Merion Inn, Cliveden Inn, Pharo’s B&B, Summer Cottage, John F. Craig House, Majestic Star.

GURNEY/OCEAN/STOCKTON Avalon Coffee, Cape May Beach & Kite, John Welsey Inn, Louie’s Pizza, Beach Massage, Inn of Cape May, Beauclair’s, Queen Victoria, Fairthorne, Bamboo Shack, Cheeks, Cape May Library, Freda’s Café, Victorian Lace, Camelot Hotel, Bedford Inn, Chalfonte Hotel.

EAST CAPE MAY Nature Center, Model Cleaners, Cape May Laundromat, Coastline Realty, Cape Bookkeeping, Shear Sunsations, Rizzo Chiropractic, C-View Inn, Century 21 Gilmartin.

WEST CAPE MAY VFW, Godmother’s, Cape May Bakers, Higher Grounds, Tea By The Sea, Cape May Linen Outlet, Flying Fish Studio, CVS, Albert Stevens Inn, Weddings by the Sea, Kate’s Flower Shop, Seaside

Cheese Company, Kasey’s Kanines, Cape Fitness, Dr Goldstein Dentist, Cheeks, Artizan Salon & Spa, Antique Doorknob, Westside Market, Cape Island Home and Garden, Bella Vida Café, Flanegan’s Framing, 7-11, Copper Fish, Homestead Real Estate.

SUNSET BOULEVARD Sunset Liquors, The Bird House of Cape May, Butterfly Tea Room, Cape May Wicker, The Exit Zero Store and Gallery, Accent on Beauty, Cape Winds Florist, Cape May Bird Observatory, Cape May Point Post Office, Sunset Beach Gift Shop.

ROUTE 109 South Jersey Marina, Lobster House, Tony’s Marine Supply, Sea Gear Marine, Captain’s Cove, Cape May Whale Watcher, Lucky Bones, Tony’s Pizza, Cape May Antique Center.

NORTH CAPE MAY Laundromat, North Beach Gym, Heart to Heart Flowers, Le Gates, Harpoon Henry’s, Mr. J’s Music Shop, Cape May–Lewes Ferry, Gorman’s, Hair Cuttery, Italian Affair, Cape May Veterinary.

OFF THE ISLAND The Canyon Club, Harbor View Restaurant, Axelsson’s Blue Claw, Cape Liquors, Moose Lodge, Old Grange, Historic Cold Spring Village, Hawk Haven Vineyards.

VILLAS Lower Township Construction, Lower Township Municipal, Apex Realty, Curl Up and Dye, Fish and Fancy, Villas Liquor, Snippers Salon, Jake’s Bar and Grill, Kiddie Closet, Cape Savings Bank, Cohwen’s Ink Emporium, Wing It.

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