A sprightly sheet full of the sprays of the old ocean ¯ Thursday, July 26, 2012 ¯ Vol. 10, No. 25 ¯ Cape May, America’s Original Seaside Resort
Boogeying Down On The Beach
A few clouds couldn’t keep Sean, Aidan, Alexis, or Isabella — Cape May’s most serious boogie boarders — off of the beach. More inside... Aleksey Moryakov
THIS WEEK...
Grab Your Produce ...
It’s The Farm Issue!
Great American Volleyball Tourney
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The Inside Scoop On City Hall
Pages 51-58
Staff Party At Martini Beach
Pages 128-132
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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: Bill Schemel of Mt. Ephraim, New Jersey. How long have you been coming to Cape May? For 15 years now. Who are you normally with? I’m usually with the family. Favorite thing about Cape May? Most everything — what’s not to like? We started out in Surf City and worked our way down to Cape May. Least favorite thing? That would be the parking. Favorite restaurants? Lucky Bones, the Merion Inn, the Lobster House, Harpoon Henry’s. Favorite place to stay? We have a permanent trailer at Seashore Campsites, so it’s nice, because we are really just 10 minutes from everywhere. If you could change one thing about Cape May, what would it be? I like Cape May as is — no changes necessary. Favorite thing about Exit Zero? Aleksey’s great photos. Least favorite thing about Exit Zero? Nothing... I read Exit Zero cover to cover. What’s your T-shirt size? I take a large, please.
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“The first farmer was the first man. All historic nobility rests on the possession and use of land.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson “Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways: women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one.”— Pope John XXIII “Writing is conscience, scruple, and the farming of our ancestors.” — Edward Dahlberg
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Goings-On Around Town
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Upcoming can’t-miss events around town... mark your calendars
INDA Gentille and The Jersey Shore Pops are proud to present I Love Paris, starring Canadian singing sensation Claude Eric. The concert will be held on Saturday, July 28 at 7:30pm at The Paul W. Schmidtchen Theater at Lower Cape Regional High School. Claude Eric will make his debut with The Jersey Shore Pops in this tribute to French music and to the music of Michael Bublé, to whom Eric is often compared in both looks and singing style. The Paul W. Schmidtchen Theater is located at LCMR High Shool, 687 Route 9. Tickets for the show range from $25 for balcony to $40 for orchestra seats. To purchase tickets to I Love Paris, please call 1-800-838-3006, visit www.JerseyShorePops.org. All aboard for Historic Cold Spring Village’s Annual Railroad Days, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday, July 28-29, from 10am-4:30pm. Sponsored by the Marsh & McLennan Agency, Railroad Days is the perfect outing for folks interested in railroad memorabilia, model and toy trains, or just enjoying a unique collection
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in a historical setting. Under the big tent at the Welcome Center and along the Village’s shady lanes, visitors will find presentations and displays from a variety of groups. As part of their model train layouts, the South Jersey Garden Railroad Society will exhibit a display of Village buildings and a circus setting, and offer a hands-on experience for children of all ages. On display in the Welcome Center will be the South Jersey Garden Railroad Society’s fifteen-foot G scale railroad. Additional groups, including the 4-H Club, Just for Fun, and the Strasburg Railroad Club, will exhibit a variety of models and landscapes. Railroad ephemera and memorabilia will be on display and available for purchase throughout the Village, and children can enjoy free toy train rides. For more information, please call 609-898-2300, extension 10, or visit www.hcsv.org. Cape May Stage, Cape May’s premier professional Equity theatre, along with generous support of the PNC Foundation, is inviting the public to get a behind-the-scenes look at the magic behind the curtain of the hit production God of Carnage. Cape May Stage is
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offering Coffee and Conversation, a thematic seminar that explores finding the metaphor for directing. Free coffee and pastries will be served during Coffee and Conversation on Saturday, July 28 from 5:30-6:30pm at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse on Bank and Lafayette Streets. Advance reservations are not required. There is a suggested donation of $10 or pay whatever you wish to attend. God of Carnage now in its final weeks, playing Tuesdays through Sundays at 8pm. The final performance is at 8pm on Friday, August 3. Tickets are $35 adults, $30 seniors, and $15 students. Call (609) 884-1341 for reservations and information, or visit the theatres website, www.capemaystage.org. New Jersey Boating Safety Courses will be offered at the US Coast Guard Training Center, Cape May from 8:30am to 4:30pm on August 4th. This course is required for all Vessel Operators and Personal Water Craft operators in the State of New Jersey, and is being offered by USCG Auxiliary, Flotilla 82. The cost is $45, and lunch is provided. Call 609-898-0442 for more information.
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Talk Of The Town
Ramblings, idle gossip, and occasionally important odds ’n’ ends
The Case For Coverage
AT THE city council meeting last Tuesday, former Deputy Mayor Niels Favre took the podium. He hadn’t intented to speak, he told the board, but he just couldn’t help himself. An ordinance dealing with a potential lot coverage increase — from 30 to 40 percent — for the properties along Cape Avenue had been introduced earlier in the evening. “As many of you know,” he said, “I spent many years on a committee revamping our zoning laws. We did look at R1, particularly Cape May Avenue, and we felt that thirty percent was adequate. Once you approve the increase, you have no control over how people use it. Zoning is all about maintaining the character of the town. I think there are financial forces that would love to develop a town full of forty-story condominiums, but that’s not the Cape May we know and love.” That’s the argument of the naysayers… that a lot coverage increase would lead to a slew of Avalan-esque McMansions in our charmed city. If you want an addition to your home, you can apply for a variance, they say. And isn’t this really all just about swimming pools, anyway? Those who’ve been reading Exit Zero faithfully will remember that city council labeled “pool” a four-letter word in 2009, when they passed a not-in-the-Master-Plan ordinance that counted pools against your lot coverage. (This was the year Mayor Ed Mahaney barged into the backyard of a rented home on Maryland Avenue , calling the renters’ pool — the honeymooners’ pool, no less — a “violation” and prompting us to call him a dictator.) The lot size requirement in R1, according to City Engineer Craig Hurless is 9,375 square feet,
but if you’re only allowed to cover thirty percent of this, that doesn’t leave much room for a pool… at least not if you’d like, you know, a driveway. Some residents admit that swimming pools are a part of the incentive. “This is a vacation spot,” one Cape May Avenue homeowner told us. “Of course you’re going to want a pool here.” But other residents deny that’s the incentive. “I have a pool already,” resident Ron Tupper told us. “There are other reasons. I have neighbors who are elderly, and they would like to add to their first floor, because it’s gotten increasingly difficult for them going up and down stairs.” Tupper is the gentleman who hired Louis C. Dwyer, Jr. Esquire (“Mr Fix-it” when it comes to zoning, we’ve been told), after the planning board voted down the idea of increased coverage for all of R1 last year. In the interim, a compromise orchestrated largely by Mahaney, we’re hearing — increasing coverage for just the properties along Cape May Avenue — has been proposed. “I think the planning board had incorrect information initially,” Tupper told us. “This has nothing to do with floor area ratios, which is what dictates the size of your home. The FAR requirements and the setback requirements will remain the same.” We called Dwyer as well, who explained that this boils down to a fairness issue. “The 30% lot coverage is substantially less than any other zone in the municipality.” Which seems especially strange, considering that the lots here are actually larger than in most of Cape May. “You can actually have more coverage on a 7,500 square foot lot in an R2 zone than a 93,075 square foot lot in R1,” Dwyer said. Still, there must have been a reason it
was zoned this way in the first place… right? Dwyer didn’t know it. Tupper didn’t know it. Even the city engineer didn’t have an answer for us. “It’s historically just been that way,” he said. Which isn’t exactly a stellar endorsement for keeping things at 30%. Perhaps it was because of the trees, we considered, as Jay Schatz of the Shade Tree Commission had told us there will be 50 or 60 trees that are 80 inches or more in diameter adversely affected by the addition of patios and, of course, pools. He’s hoping to have more research done on in time for the August 14 meeting before the planning board, where the public will have an opportunity to comment. Following this, there will be a meeting before Council no August 21 in which, once again, the public will have an opportunity to comment. We’ve heard it suggested that Mayor Mahaney has orchestrated this compromise because it’s an election year, and he doesn’t want to lose the votes of prominent folks on Cape May Avenue. We’ve also heard it suggested that he’s advocated for a compromise out of the goodness of his heart. No matter what side of the fence you’re on, we recommend attending the upcoming meetings, because otherwise, you forfeit your right to complain when things don’t go your way.
Spiking It “I JUST couldn’t decide what to wear today,” said the girl who walked on to the beach next to us last Saturday. She’d decided on jeans and a sweater, and we wished we’d dressed that warmly, too. Overcast and breezy, this wasn’t the best beach weather, but the sand was still
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The competition was stiff at the third annual Great American Volleyball Tournament in Cape May last Saturday Aleksey Moryakov
Talk Of The Town ? From Page 13 crowded. It was the day of the third annual Great American Volleyball Tournament, cosponsored by Cabanas and the city of Cape May, and the sounds of balls thumping against forearms filled the air. “I know he took it low,” we heard one refferee say, “but I don’t think the ball was lifted.” And then from another: “Either bring the blocker with you, or run a backset.” (Whatever that means.) These were players, we began to see, who, in between their own matches, took turns policing fourteen courts and sixty four teams — some professional, some ameteur, and some beginner. “Last year, there were only 52 teams,” said Payton Bowman, manager of Cabanas and a worthy competitor in the amateur division. “There are twelve more this year, and that’s after six teams cancelled because of weather.” Bowman tried to pop an Advil (“because us old guys need Advil”) and get back to his court, but we peppered him a few more questions. Like, just where did all of these sexy, bathing suit-clad atheltes come from? “As far as Washington DC, New York, and Virginia,” he told us. “Some play in college; there are representatives here from Penn State, Rutgers, all over.” And all for a chance to play on the sands of Cool Cape May. Well, that, and a chance at a chunk of the prize money... $3,000 in total. So it must get pretty competitive, we wanted to know? “Oh, there can be some trash talking,” Bowman laughed. Then he recommended we speak with Jim
Walls, because “this guy can answer all of your questions... He’s like the ambassador of volleyball in Cape May.” It shouldn’t be too hard to find the ambassador, we figured, so we made our way over to a canvas tent belonging to Mike Wilson of Cape May Fitness and asked if any of the folks camped out there had seen this ambassador. “He’s my best friend,” Wilson told us, “and he should be back any minute.” Turns out, the alternator in Walls’ wife’s car had failed, and he needed to run home to give her and their three kids a lift. In the meantime, Wilsonfilled us in on Walls’ workout routine. “We do beach volleyball drills at 5:30 in the morning,” he said, before adding, “You know, Jim never played volleyball in high school. He’s just a freakishly atheltic person.” There seemed to be a lot of freakish athletics happening around us at this point. On the court directly in front of us, the serves of a Cape May-stationed member of the Coast Guard named Zach Walden were sending his opponents diving, in vain, headfirst into the sand. Turns out, this guy had been invited to play in the World Military Olympics, and then on Team USA, which finished fifth in the world. “Put that in the article,” Walden joked after his game, “and it will drive Jim crazy.” (Obviously, Bowman had been right about the playful trash-talking thing.) “But seriously,” Walden said, “Jim’s one of the best volleyball players to come out of New Jersey.” About this time, Walls made his way on to the beach, and we were able to corner him for a minute before he needed to be on the court. He told us that he’d had many
opportunities to work on Wall Street after he graduated from Fordham University, but that he decided to pick up beach vollebyall and move to Fourt Lauderdale, where he played professionally for four years, until 2003. It was the late Andy Boyt who’d turned him on to the sport, and “it seemed like a pretty cool lifestyle.” Now, Walls works as a mortgage banker and part-time commodoties trader, but still finds time to compete in about three tournaments a year. “It can get pretty intense on the court,” he said, “but this is one of the friendlier tournaments. There’s great sportsmanship here.” He and his teammate, Brian Soldano, ended up taking second place overall, after losing one game to two in the finals, in a competition that lasted until 7:30 that night. That’s ten-and-a-half hours of volleyball. We didn’t make it until the end, but we did call Walls afterward to find out how it went. “For me,” he said, “this tournament is great because that’s the beach I pretty much learned to play volleyball on, and I have a lot of good memories growing up. But even more than that, everyone who comes to this tournament ends up saying, ‘I can’t beleive how nice the beach is and how beautiful the town is.’ That’s what separates this spot from everywhere else. Cape May is just such a beautiful place.” Until next year, don’t forget to bring your blocker with you, or to run a backset, Cape May. Whatever that means.
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Singer Songwriter Spotlight
JOHN BYRNE is 40 years old (he told us somewhat reluctantly, until he found out we were older), and he’s been living in the US since his early twenties. Yet, you can still hear the Old Sod of his native Ireland in his voice when you talk to him, as we recently did. The John Byrne Band is next in the lineup of the Singer Songwriter showcase being brought to you until the end of August from the good folks at Singer Songwriter Cape May and Congress Hall. Each Wednesday night around 8:30, the event kicks off with an Open Mic, hosted by Don Shaw, and is followed by a featured singer songwriter. Think of it as a little preview of the annual spring event, which gotten bigger every year. So we had to ask: does the John Byrne Band play “Irish music?” And he chuckled, “Well, it’s funny you should ask that. When I was growing up in Ireland, I was hugely influenced by American folk music — I mean, really strongly. Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Mississippi John Hurt. And the Traveling were a total game-changer for me. Yet I kept writing all these sad songs in 3/4
time... I guess the lesson here is that you can’t escape who you are.” And while the band’s music definitely has an inescapably Irish vibe, we’re here to tell you that if who you are is the kind of guy who produces a song like “It’s A Gas That Makes You Laugh Before It Kills You,” from 2010’s debut album “After The Wake,” no escape is necessary. Excellent story-telling, solid musicianship — it’s the reason people listen to singer songwriters in the first place, wouldn’t you say? Based in Philadelphia, where he was a teacher at an alternative school for eight
years, John has now made the band his fulltime gig. “I was doing it on the side for a long time, but found myself having to turn down chances to tour and to play, so....” And touring and playing they are — they’ve been all over the US — Denver was a favorite stop — and are headed to Ireland in November (wanna go? Check www.johnbyrneband. com for specifics). They’ve also sold out the World Cafe venue in Philly four times. And he’s been to Cape May before, too. “The John Byrne Band opened the Boiler Room for us this year to celebrate St. Paddy’s weekend,” Congress Hall’s entertainment director, Myra Vassian tells us. “And I’m thrilled that he and the band are returning this summer with original music. If you love Irish music, they’re sure to please, but be ready for so much more than an Irish jig or a sing-along! John’s lyrics speak to contemporary life questions, and the melodies haunt and linger long after the set has ended.” So while it’s not as far-flung as the Emerald Isle, is John excited about returning to Cape May? “I’m really looking forward to it. We had a blast at Cape May Brewery earlier this year, and we love the Boiler Room. I’ll take any excuse to get to Cape May.”
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First Course - Prosciutto Wrapped Jersey Asparagus finished with soft poached egg and crab Bernaise. Paired with 2011 Sauvignon Blanc. Second Course - Blackened Day Boat Scallops and Hawaiian Shrimp over Ancho Chili Spiced Corn Marque Choux. Paired with 100% Blueberry Wine. Third Course - Hearts of Romaine and Lightly Grilled Parmesan Tuile with a classic dressing of Olive Oil Poached Anchovies. Paired with 2011 Chardonnay. Fourth Course - Tempranillo Braised Short Ribs served with Pureed Cauliflower, Yukon Baby Nylon Potatoes and Charred Asparagus. Paired with 2010 Tempranillo. Fifth Course - Bitter Sweet Chocolate Marquise, Chantilly Cream and Fresh Jersey Fruit. Paired with 100% Banana Wine.
(609) 898-1555 • 416 BROADWAY, WEST CAPE MAY
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Seaside Cheese Co. Earlier Hours! 7am-6pm daily (7am-4pm on Sunday)
PRIVATE TASTING ROOM
Please call for details on reserving your own private tasting!
600 PARK BOULEVARD WEST CAPE MAY • 884-8700 Current Hours: Monday - Saturday 7am-8pm Sunday 7am-3pm
Kenneth Scott, Rowena Scott, Orlando Keaveney
Featuring homemade soups, salad selections, house roasted meats & seafood specials
Join us at the VFW for Friday night snacks and Sunday night dinners! 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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Talk Of The Town ? From Page 16
Down On The Farm (Market) SO WE’VE seen you at the West Cape May Farmers Market, haven’t we? Maybe that was you picking up your fresh-from-thefarm veggies, jamming to some live music, enjoying a piping hot empanada or some made-30-seconds-ago donuts while browsing the vendors’ booths, perhaps....? Buying a Flying Fish shirt, eating some pulled-pork barbecue, or cooling off with some Bliss Homemade Organic ice cream? All of the above? (Try the donuts and the ice cream together. Just a thought. But eat your veggies first.) The what the heck should we do on Tuesday afternoon? quandary has been roundly solved, as any savvy Cape May lover knows, by the West Cape May Farmers Market, which has become a summer destination event in these parts, running for 10 weeks each year on Tuesdays from 3-7:30pm, rain or shine. Plus, as West Cape May mayor Pam Kaithern told us, “It’s the best reason ever not to cook on a Tuesday.” (Well, that wasn’t all she said about it, but for some reason, that sentiment really stuck with us.)
The Farmers Market actually began around 11 years ago, but it’s only been in its current incarnation for the last few. “It used to be in the front parking lot, but we kept looking at the recreation area behind the hall,” Mayor Kaithern says. “Together with the Public Works Department, we worked to create a backyard park. We put down sod, we made it handicapped-accessible, we paved it and put in a gazebo. And then you have the whole ‘Well, we built it, will they come?’ scenario,” she continues. Came they did, and they continue to do so in droves. “The great thing about it is there’s a nice mix of locals and tourists,” Kaithern says. “It’s just a great community attraction, with emphasis on the ‘community.’ We have more farmers now than ever, including an organic one, our vendors return year after year, and the music has become a huge focal point.” (The music starts at 5pm, folks; it’s free, it’s consistently good, and if you were just stopping by to pick something up and decide to stay for some tunes, the Farmers Market will even provide you with
a blanket to sit on.) We spoke with Sue Lotozo, owner of Flying Fish Studio, who is one of those many returning vendors to the Famers Market. Between her shop on Park Boulevard and her satellite location at West End Garage, we had to wonder what the motivation was for yet another place to... work. “It’s a great way for me to sell retired designs at really attractive pricing,” Sue told us. (Reporter’s note: “really attractive” means “five bucks, three for $12.”) “I may have shirts of a particular design that I’m phasing out, or a bunch of shirts that I only have in small or double XL sizes, for instance, and I can just sell them at the Farmers Market rather than have a bunch of “sale” items in the store during the summer months. Customers also get a coupon they can use in the store.” So, we asked, is it a drag to leave work to go to... more work? “No, I love the market,” Sue told us. “I get to see all the people, hear some great music, and it’s really like a family night out for us. Plus, I don’t really work there — I make my kids do it.”
PARTING SHOT
Cape May might just be the greatest place in southern New Jersey to bike — we get that. But what is with the canvas/plastic/mesh seats for kids meant to attach to the back of your bike? Even if you’re being as careful as possible... they just don’t seem that safe. God forbid you get rear-ended. And recently, we’ve seeen parents weaving in and out of traffic pretty haphazardly. It’s best to be extra cautious with precious cargo on board, folks.
C-View Inn Cape May’s Oldest & Friendliest Tavern
Mondays - RIB DAY 1/2 Rack - $8.50 All Day Long Tuesdays - TAVERN PIZZA & TACO DAY $3.50 Small Pizzas $5.50 Large Pizzas $1 Tacos Wednesdays OUR FAMOUS WING NIGHT! starting at 3pm
SLIDER NIGHT THURSDAY
BEST WINGS IN SOUTH JERSEY
Pastrami slider with fried onions, Swiss cheese & brown mustard
PACKAGE GOODS
TAKE-OUT
DAILY SPECIALS
Pork BBQ slider Cod slider Cheese Steak slider Angus Beef slider with cheese
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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Spouty-Offy
The column where anonymous gasbags have their say!
7/22/12
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Serving fresh, new, innovative Specials
IT’S HARD to believe that New Jersey, aka The Garden State, is the most densely populated state in the country... but it is! — Cape May *** OLD McDonald had a farm... I wonder if new McDonald will have a farm too? — Cape May [Spouty-Offy Editor’s Note: Plus someone needs to teach Old McDonald that there are other vowels than eieio! Tell him about a and u and sometimes y.] *** THERE better be a picture of Mr. & Mrs. Rea in the farm issue! — Cape May *** HOW DO those people get Alpacas to grow on a farm? I thought they were born like all mammals but their ad says right on it... Bay Springs FARM Alpacas! — Erma *** WHEN IS someone going to start a local fish farm? I’m tired of hunting for my food and would rather just go shopping and pay with sand dollars! — Mr. Spouty Offy Whale *** I’M GOING to start a totally inorganic farm and charge very low prices!! — Cape May *** CAPE May should start farming beach plums! — Cape May *** WHAT kind of crops grow well in sand? Cape May could start the first beach farm and attract agri-tourism! — Erma [Spouty-Offy Editor’s Note: And maybe they could use the lighthouse as a type of silo to store the food!]
Our dinner menu served in the bar till midnight
*** WHAT? It’s almost August! Why does the summer seem to be flying by? — Villas *** INSTEAD of calling it Poverty Beach (which does not sound that great), Cape May should change the name to Sunrise Beach. And then we’d have both Sunrise and Sunset Beach pretty close to each other! — North Cape May [Spouty-Offy Editor’s Note: That is actually a pretty good idea!] *** IT’S FUNNY how wearing overalls automatically makes a person look like a farmer. — Erma *** SUEY! — Cape May *** HAY! — West Cape May ***
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I AM having a hard time coming up with a few more Spouty Offy’s about farms. Wait, that’s a Spouty Offy in itself! — Exit Zero *** ARE cigarettes for sale at the Marlborough Farm Market? — West Cape May
Grande Center Shopping Mall • Rio Grande, New Jersey
609-889-2000
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Chris Vaughan, Eric Zaun
Angie Smith, Jessica Crum
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Thursday, July 26, 2012 Southern Italian, Seafood & Steaks, Pasta, Veal & Chicken
ODMOTHERS
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Dinner Nightly from 5pm
EARLY BIRD DINNERS
Sarah andChris Bizzarro, Jon Hull
Available nightly from 5-5:30 Broadway & Sunset ~ 884-4543
Serving Dinner Nightly from 5pm
Mike, Martha, Carol
EARLY BIRD SPECIALS
Available Nightly 5:00-5:30
(609) 898-0100
1 Sunset Boulevard, West Cape May Bob Sullivan, Dennis Sullivan, Todd Verasco
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Todd, Kathy
Erika Sadighi,Lindsey Davies
Carlo, Katie
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Serving Dinner Nightly from 5pm
(Closed Tuesday) The Cobblers are Back!!!! Breakfast on Saturday & Sunday @ 9am Reservations Recommended Freshest Ingredients Fantastic Specials Friendly Atmosphere 600 Park Boulevard, West Cape May • (609) 884-7660 • www.backstreetcapemaynj.com
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Yoginis PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV... TO ORDER COPIES, PLEASE CALL (609) 770-8479
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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91 Beach Drive, North Cape May (609) 886-5529 www.harpoonhenrys.net OPEN EVERY DAY FOR LUNCH & DINNER Lunch at 12:00 (Sat. & Sun at 11:30) • Dinner at 4:00pm
$5 SUNDAYS (1-5pm)
Sunset celebration, a Keys tradition, is the blowing of the conch. This takes place most nights at sunset at Harpoon Henry's!
Make this your Sunday afternoon fun destination LIVE MUSIC BY BLONDAGE
We now offer "Harpoon Healthy" and some Gluten Free items (ask for menu).
Your Choice for Only $5 House Wine • Miller Lite Pitchers Frozen Rum Runners • Chicken Fingers Onion Rings - 1 foot • Dozen Wings Mozzarella Sticks • Mussels in Red Sauce
Umbrella tables are dog friendly Outside Cabana Bar open nightly at 5pm
HAPPY HOUR
LIVE MUSIC! Thur., July 26 Fri., July 27 Sat., July 28 Sun., July 29 Mon., July 30 Tues., July 31 Wed., August 1
Michael James 6-10 Marnie & Nate 6-10 Beachcomber Bill 6-10 Blondage 1-5 Beachcomber Bill 6-10 Ann Oswald 6-10 Sal Anthony 6-10 Sal Anthony 6-10
Mon - Fri
3-5:30pm
$2 - Miller Lite Draft $5 - House Wine $7 - Steamers $6 - U Peel-um Shrimp $5 - Chicken Fingers $5 - Onion Rings - 1 foot $3 - Onion Rings - 1/2 foot $5 - Dozen Wings
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The most unique cafe in Cape May! Homemade Breakfast and Lunch
FIND US ON
FREE WiF i Hot (with Spot purc
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hase
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Gluten-Free Baked Goods
OUTDOOR GARDEN SEATING
ALL food is vegetarian, vegan, organic, local, made to order & DELICIOUS!
Coffee House & Organic Market
Mike, Chris
479 West Perry Street West Cape May 884-1131
Jack Wright stopped in for His Favorite New Beer...
Back In Black!
Don and Pat Craig, Sunny Vaishnani
Open Daily
• 609-435-5052
Beer • Wine • Spirits • Ice • Snacks • Free Parking
David Haas, Brooke Sadighi
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JAPANESE, CHINESE, THAI, MALAYSIAN | SUSHI BAR
Lunch | Dinner | Take-out | Reservations Available Spend & Save! $25 or More & Get $5 Off $50 or More Get $10 Off
Jamie Marshall, Tiffany DePaul, Katya Simonsen, Maxine Marshall, Kaylee Clayburn, Regan Frame, Ava Landis
Where the Locals Eat Sushi! Manhattan Style Sushi!
$75 Or More Get $15 Off
Find Us on Facebook!
Must Bring ad... Expires August 2, 2012
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
Oyster Bay Steak & Seafood Restaurant
Serving Dinner Nightly From 5pm
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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Serving Dinner Nightly from 5pm Grace Hogan, Steph Haenn
RESERVE YOUR PRIVATE PARTY FOR 2012!
Brysen McMullin, Andrew Lord, Katie Lord, Connor Long, Madison O’Donnell, Brendadn Lord, Avery White
Rehearsal Dinners Reunions Baby Showers Bridal Showers
Reservations: (609) 898-9800 301 Washington Street Mall, Cape May
Corner of Washington & Perry Street
www.cucinarosa.com
Andrew Lord, Katie Lord, Trevor Lang
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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?
B, L, D
$15-$45 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
FULL BAR
YES
YES
B, L
$3-$8 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
N/A
NO
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
AVALON COFFEE 7 Gurney Street, Cape May, 898-8088, 3704 Bayshore Road, North Cape May www.avaloncoffeecompany.com
They have great sandwiches as well as great coffee and smoothies! Plus two locations to choose from in the area!
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.
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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.... check out their breakfast special!
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!
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
BLISS 600 Park Boulevard, West Cape May (609) 898-6161
Outrageously delicious ice cream, plus it’s homemade, organic, and triplepremium. Get your fix today.
Ice Cream
$1-$7
N/A
NO
YES
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
BONNIE’S TOPPINGS 315 Ocean Street Washington Commons www.bonniestoppings.com
Fill your own cup with your favorite flavor of nonfat frozen yogurt or sorbet, and then surf the endless toppings selections. Easy, fun, yummy.
Frozen Yogurt
$2-$6 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
N/A
N/A
YES
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Open Every Evening Dinner from 5pm
BYOB SUNDAYS ARE BACK!
CLASSICALLY COOL
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Sage, Ryan, Jesse, Kyle Killen, Nathan Lopez, Luke
Washington Inn
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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
Mike Pinto, PJ Rodden, Bailey Rodden, Victoria Betterly, Blaise Ciarrochi, Reilly Burns Cowen
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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?
B, L, D
$8-$25 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
FULL BAR
YES
YES
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.
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
N/A
N/A
NO
CAPE MAY WINERY 711 Townbank Road, North Cape May (609) 884-1169 www.capemaywinery.com
This beautiful winery is open daily from 126pm. Make a reservation to tour the winery on Saturdays at 3pm. Taste some of their goods while sitting on their deck!
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 from 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.
$6-$14
BYOB
NO
THE EBBITT ROOM 25 Jackson Street, (609) 884-5700 www. virginiahotel.com
With the remarkable cooking of chef Lucas Manteca, there’s even more reason than usual to visit. Sublime concoctions.
ELLA’S 326 Carpenter’s Lane, Cape May (609) 884-3350
To-go food without the guilt. Smoothies, parfaits, the freshest fruit and green salads, and outstanding sandwiches. Operated by the Bliss ice cream people!
B, L, D
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NO
YES
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Nate Hogan, Paul Hart, Doug Caluitli
Avery White
Reilly Burns Cowen
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Meals served
Price range of entrées
Bar or BYOB?
Should I book?
Food for kids?
Other details
Bakery
$1-$30 Cards: V, MC
N/A
NO
YES
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BYOB
YES
YES
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BYOB
YES
YES
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ELLIE’S BAKERY 301 North Broadway, West Cape May (609) 884-4007
A from-scratch, small-batch bakery that uses only real, fresh ingredients in all their decadent baked goods.
410 BANK STREET 410 Bank Street, Cape May (609) 884-2127, www.410bankstreet.com
After 25 years, it’s still one of Cape May’s finest restaurants, serving food that’s as brilliant and creative as ever.
FRESCOS 412 Bank Street, Cape May (609) 884-0366, www.frescoscapemay.com
From the same owners of 410 Bank Street, this restaurant wins awards for its Italian food every year for a reason.
GECKO’S Carpenter’s Square Mall Cape May (609) 898-7750
Superb and authentic southwestern food on the patio makes for a sublime culinary experience in a garden like setting.
L, D
$8-$24
BYOB
YES
YES
GODMOTHER’S Broadway & Sunset, West Cape May (609) 884-4543 www.godmothersrestaurant.com
Excellent downhome Italian food, reasonably priced and great for family dinners. Check out their early bird specials.
D
$12-$28
BYOB
YES
YES
GOOD EARTH 600 Park Boulevard, West Cape May (609) 898-6161
All organic, homemade vegan and vegetarian and fresh fish fare, sandwiches, salads and great fresh-squeezed juices. They’ll be at the Farmer’s Market all summer, too!
L, D
$6-$22 Cards: Please call
BYOB
YES
YES
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 — try the sushi.
B, L, D
$6-$30 Cards: V, MC
BAR
NO
YES
HARPOON HENRY’S Beach Drive & Browning, N. Cape May (609) 886-5529, www.harpoonhenrys.net
Famous for its sunsets, this spot is open daily for lunch & dinner featuring live music nightly. There’s no better place to sip on a cocktail while watching that sunset. Dog friendly patio!
L, D
$10-$21 Cards: V, MC, D
BAR
NO
YES
HARRY’S OCEANFRONT GRILLE Madison & Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 88-HARRY, www.harryscapemay.com
A locals’ favorite and a great spot for good food, great drinks and a killer view.
$8-$24 Cards: V, MC, D, AE
BAR
HAWK HAVEN VINEYARD 600 S. Railroad Ave., Rio Grande (609) 846-7347, www.hawkhavenvineyard.com
Open year round - daily 11am-7pm for wine tasting, wine by the glass & gourmet cheese plates. Dinner on Fridays & lunch on Saturdays & Sundays.
L, Winery
$6-$32 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
Winery
NO
NO
HEMINGWAY’S 1045 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-5611 www.hemingwayscapemay.com
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
HOT DOG TOMMY’S Jackson Street @ Beach Avenue (609) 884-8388 www.hotdogtommys.com
Just look for folks lined up down the street. This is not your average hot dog experience. Try the Potato Tornado!
L, D
$1-5 Cash Only
N/A
N/A
YES
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Open Daily for Lunch & Dinner
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LUNCH & DINNER
SEAFOOD • STEAKS COCKTAILS
LIVE MUSIC... MQ MU RPHY Thursd ay at 9pm
OPEN MIC N IGHT Frid ay at 9pm
BARRY Sund ay at 4pm
J M KEARNS Tuesd ay at 9pm
CAPE MAY’S BEST HAPPY HOUR Sunday thru Friday 4-6pm Complimentary Hors D’oeuvres
EARLY BIRD DINNERS Monday thru Thursday 4-6pm
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HOT DOG TOMMY’S Jackson Street @ Beach Avenue (609) 884-8388 www.hotdogtommys.com
Just look for folks lined up down the street. This is not your average hot dog experience. Try the Potato Tornado!
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!
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LA VERANDAH 107-113 Grant Street, Cape May (609) 884-5868 www.hotelalcott.com
This superb spot offers indoor and outdoor dining, and elegant dishes like Salmon Victoria and Chicken Di Parma just to name a few.
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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.
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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.
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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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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 OCEAN VIEW Beach & Grant Avenues (609) 884-3772 www.oceanviewrestaurant.com
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Ocean View FAMILY RESTAURANT
7/11: Grill Night At Cape May Winery PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV
Open Everyday 7am-10pm
Barb, Barb, Bill
Beach Avenue & Grant Street, Cape May 884-3772 • www.oceanviewrestaurant.com “We had a wonderful evening at Tisha’s. The food was top quality and expertly prepared. Service outstanding from start to finish. We will be back!” - Sally and Joe Trachy
Bill, Judy, Mel, Buten?
Open Daily Breakfast from 8am • Lunch from 11:30 • Dinner from 5pm
322 Washington Street Mall, Cape May (609) 884-9119 • www.tishasfinedining.com
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Should I book?
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ON THE ROCKS GRILLE Cape May – Lewes Ferry 1200 Lincoln Blvd. N. Cape May 1-800-64FERRY
Casual Waterfront Dining watching the Ferry & Other Vessels transit the Cape May Canal to and from the Delaware Bay.
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NO
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OYSTER BAY 615 Lafayette Street, Cape May 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, (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 good burgers, excellent comfort food 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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$6-$20 Cards: V, MC, AE
BYOB
NO
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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
NO
YES
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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$13-$29 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
YES
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RITA’S WATER ICE 711 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-0229 www.ritasice.com
Nothing keeps you cooler in the summer than an oh-so-refreshing Rita’s water ice - tons of flavors (we like Swedish fish). Be cool!
Water Ice
$2-$5 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
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RUSTY NAIL 205 Beach Avenue, Cape May (609) 884-0017 www.beachshack.com
Coldest beer and coolest vibe in town. The iconic Rusty Nail is the place to be for a uniquely Cape May experience.
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$10-$19 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BAR
NO
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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 Sunset on the Sun Deck on Sundays from 4-7pm featuring drink specials and live island music.
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Supporting local sustainable farms... Hazlett, beach plum farms, higbee and duck run!
happy hour - Mon. thru fri. - 3 to 6pm food specials monday to thursday friday - 1/2 price bar menu cocktails $2 off
bring your church bullentin and recieve 25% ofF breakfast on sundays! MUSIC ON THE PORCH Fridays • 4-6pm July 27 Music by Sydney
Sunday Funday August 5 • 3-6pm Kate Chew Live!
Enjoy the Piano Music of
Doug Williams
on Friday and Saturday Evenings from 6pm!
7 Ocean Street at the Inn of Cape May 609.884.5555 | www.innofcapemay.com
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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?
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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.
STEWART’S Washington Street Mall at Decatur St. (609) 849-9255
It’s not just about the root beer — although they do have the best around. Great burgers, hot dogs, floats and ice cream. A great spot to bring the family.
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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!
Liquor Store
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TISHA’S 318 Washington Street Mall (609) 884-9119, t www.tishasfinedining.com
This local favorite moved from Convention Hall to the mall, at the former site of Stumpo’s. Delicious foor for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
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$18-$35 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
BYOB
YES
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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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$12-$25 Cards: V, MC, AE, D
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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!
L, D
$2-$37 Cards: V, MC, AE
BYOB
YES
YES
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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BYOB
NO
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UNION PARK Beach Avenue & Howard, (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 check out their sister restaurant in Wildwood, The Pacific Grill.
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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 (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
Zoe’s has large portions at affordable prices, for breakfast and lunch. And they have a great dog-friendly patio!
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Kathy, Bob
Rawca, Annins
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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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EFORE you get all excited about my return, keep in mind that I do three things these days; Ghost Ship, Terry O’ke and sleep (in descending order). So if you thought my column was insular BEFORE (nothing but Elaine’s, my kids and Will Knapp…. DING!), get a load of it now! Awkward O’ke of the Week: The two 50-something couples who came down to Kiddy O’ke last Sunday in the Boiler Room and requested “Jersey Girl” and “Me and Bobby McGee.” Um… yeah… it’s… for... kids. BUT… after they informed me they had extended their stay in Cape May in order to attend karaoke, I didn’t have the heart to send them away. And let me tell you, there is nothing so confused as a seven-year-old trying to figure out what “Thunder Road” is all about. Kiddy O’ke is a total blast. And after balloon artist Rachel “Raye” Teyssier hands out all her balloon swords, the show takes on a subtle Hunger Games aspect. Entertaining. And a little scary. Speaking of Raye (who survived getting hit by the great Nor’Easter on Surfside Pier in
2010), she’s heading up Wheeling for Wells, in conjunction with Charity Water, to build wells in Africa and Southeast Asia. To get involved and assauge your liberal guilt, go to charitywater.org/wheelingforwells2012. It involves biking. So I’ll be making a cash donation. Although I am, indeed, the undisputed (hotly disputed) heavyweight (watch it…) champ of all karaoke hosts, I do encourage you to go out and support my fellow local KJs; Jimmy J. at the Ugly Mug and Bayshore Inn, and Shannon Vail at Carney’s. Notice I’m not telling you WHEN to go out and support them (I have to be a LITTLE bit of a dick about it) but support them you should. Then come back and tell me how awesome I am!
Later this year we’re having a KJ steel cage death match to decide once and for all who’s mightiest. I’m deep into training; spinning my mouse wheel aimlessly, fielding customer complaints about that song I don’t have (it’s never the 14,000 songs you DO have, it’s the one you DON’T), and ignoring complaints. You should also go out and support other local musicians — ex-Southwind legend Rose Kelley has been playing all over town, and Barry Tischler’s Friday open mic at the Pilot House has become a must-see event. There is also the harder-driving Man Cave Monday at the Shamrock in Wildwood. Cape May for James Taylor-ish strumming, Wildwood for AC/DC-like thrashing. Popped into The Brown Room last Sunday and caught Amanda Snow, who crafts beguiling acoustic versions of non-acoustic songs (personal fave: “Back in Black” by Amy Winehouse) and delivers in a lilting alto. And I had quite the Gatsbyesque 90 minutes in the Brown Room that evening after Kiddy O’ke (7-9:30). Met up with Jack Wright, Fiona Hutchison from God of Carnage, currently run-
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ning at Cape May Stage, sipped a cool Absolut martini and engaged CMS Artistic Director Roy Steinberg in an intriguing conversation about… well, why spoil the intrigue? My favorite part of returning to Exit Zero? These little sojourns now count as “research.” There are few people on this earth that arouse in me more conflicted feelings than Jen Dowe. While she is a very pretty nice lady who brings a terrific level of energy to Terry O’ke, she is also a relentless pain in the balls. Jen, in order for you to be next, somebody must go before and after you. It’s physics! (I’m going to pay for that one…) Thank You Cape May of the Week: The city conveniently scheduled Movies on the Beach on Thursdays, directly against Kiddy O’ke at the Boiler Room. Annoying Phrase of the Summer: “YOLO!” Yes, it’s shorthand for “you only live once”, which is fine, but not when it’s printed on a million neon tank tops and shouted incessantly by the hundreds of kids that run through Ghost Ship every day. While quite annoying, it’s nowhere near as bad as last year’s “Come at me, bro,” which I believe is a Jersey Shore-ism, and the proliferation of vuvuzela horns that accompanied the 2010 World Cup (soccer, really?). And I can assure you of this; if you yell “Come at me, bro!” at a Ghost Ship zombie, they will indeed come at you. Ferociously. And probably with a sledgehammer. Unhealthy Obsession of the Week: Jewels Legend on my Android. Moderately Unhealthy Obsession of the Week: “Kids” by MGMT. How am I just discovering this awesome song? Healthy Obsession of the Week: I am seven months McDonald’sfree, so if your shares have plummeted since January 1, I apologize. I haven’t lost a ton of weight or anything (about 20 lbs on the year, mostly attributable to running around Ghost Ship) but did a little math and realized I was eating Mickey Ds about 75-100 times a year (once a week with the boys, another couple times in a hurry, on the road). Now, if I can
just keep avoiding Fritz’s fries on the pier, where they serve freshcut boardwalk fries and the best chicken fritters I’ve ever had. It’s $5 and literally 30 feet in front of Ghost Ship. For a fat guy, that’s an awfully bad combination. Anyone catch the vicious Facebook feud between Cape May Good Times and Cool Cape May? It was like the Jets v the Sharks. Only gayer. (Ha! Still happy I’m back, Ben Miller?) If you were at the Beach Shack this Tuesday, you had the rare privilege of hearing me sing some tunes with the Cape May Diamonds (thanks Ric Rutherford, of Rio Station and longesttenured employer of Terry O’ke). I would have promoted this in last week’s Undertow but… I’m still a little rusty at figuring out where I’m going to be 11 days from now. Cape Atlantic Book Company (upstairs in the indoor mall on the outdoor mall) is now selling (and selling quite well, I might add) my short story collection, Murder-Oke! & Other Spooky Cape May Tales. While it hasn’t had the instant, continued success of Ben Miller’s The First Resort, or anything else written by anyone at any time ever, it continues to plug along, as evidence by my steadily increasing EZ royalty checks ($17, $37, $46… by 2025 it’ll be up to $100!). For three years that stupid check was my only contact with EZ. I’d hold it up to the light, caress it ever so gently, rub it on my cheek. Sometimes I could smell a little Jack Wright on it (Aqua Velva and an Old Fashioned). Mt Rushmore Moment of the Week: EZ journalistic titan Terry O’Brien running into EZ advertising manager Jason Black, along with wife Colleen, kids Dakota, Jasmine, Frankincense and Myrrh (I think) on the Mariner’s Landing pier last Wednesday. Jason was decked out in EZ gear from head to toe (except his underwear… I assume) headed home from Raging Waters, and I was in full zombie mode about to start my 11-hour shift. Guess which guy I wish I was at that moment? ’Til next week, don’t get caught in The Undertow.
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Around The Avenues And Alleyways Of Cool Cape May PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV
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This Peppy Periodical Travels The Globe
Dan and Linda Hadrava took EZ to the lighthouse at the southernmost point leaving Prince Edward Island, Canada...
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7/14: Surprise 50th Birthday Party For Denise Martin At The WCM VFW
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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
ECYCLING, and lot coverage, and bond ordinances... oh my! Fasten your seatbelts, folks, it was a short meeting, but there was more going on at City Hall on July 17 than on the dance floor at Carney’s on Eastern Eurpoean Night. 7:03: Call to order, Pledge of Allegiance, roll call and all that jazz. Councilmember Deanna Fiocca is absent. 7:04: It’s now time to discuss ordinances for introduction, says Mayor Ed Mahaney, who’s wearing a baby blue button-up, a hunter greenish-blackish tie, and an olive green jacket. (Strange color combination, we know, but it works). City Clerk Louise Cummiskey, wearing a black dress with big white polka dots, reads Ordinance 255. If passed, the city would be amending section 525-14 of the Cape May City book of code. What does that mean? Read on to find out! 7:05: Cummiskey calls the roll, and everyone votes yes. Deputy Mayor Jack Wichterman, in a red, collared button-up that brings out the rosiness in his cheeks, adds a dis-
claimer. “I’m voting yes,” he says, “but this doesn’t mean I’m in favor of. This is just a motion to introduce it, so that we can have further discussion.” Further discussion about what, exactly? We know... the suspense was killing us, too. Read on to find out! 7:06: Mayor Mahaney finally explains: “This is simply the ordinance that talks about increasing the coverage of lots that face Cape May Avenue in the R1 zone from 30 percent to 40 percent.” He explains that comments from the public will be entertained at a meeting from the Planning Board on August 14, and also at
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a meeting of council on August 21. Councilmember Bill Murray, in a sea-foam button-up and khaki pants, reiterates that comments will be entertained at these upcoming meetings. “I just want to make sure everyone understands,” he says. (Remember this, folks… it will be the topic of discussion later on.) 7:07: Deputy Mayor Wichterman says, “Maybe you guys can explain this to me: When you folks on the planning board approved this, you approved that it melded with the Master Plan, correct?” The mayor, who serves on the planning board, explains that they “merely made a reccommendation to city council by a majority vote that this suggestion come before the governing body, and be crafted as an ordinance for consideration.” Wichterman seems satisfied. 7:08: It’s now time for an Ordinance for Consideration and Adoption! Tonight, it’s 252-2012. Cummiskey says that “this is a bond ordinance providing for various capital approvements of the city of Cape May appro-
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priating the aggregate amount of $2,080,0002 therefore, and authorizing the issuance of $1,425,000 in bonds or notes of the city to finance the costs thereof.” The mayor explains that council “has already passed this ordinance once,” but asks that City Manager Bruce MacLeod go over “the possible inconsistency that occurred” that’s led to a doover. MacLeod is wearing a white, short-sleeve buttonup with a tie. Your reporter thinks that ties should be worn only with longsleeve shirts, but this is beside the point. “In bond council’s review,” MacLeod says, “they realized in fact that an error had occurred at their end.” Apparently, these folks sent the wrong notices of publication (tsk, tsk!), and so council must vote again “for the purposes of getting it correct this time around.” Always a noble goal. MacLeod emphasizes that the general capital projects that were initially included in this bond ordinance — the annual road program, for instance — have not changed in any way. 7:13: The mayor says that “with the permission of council,” he’d like to digress slightly. He wants MacLeod to pat the city on the back… er… we mean “discuss for the benefit of the public how much financial planning and frugality goes into our budget and planning process so that we get the best possible rates.” MacLeod says that the “gross total from the sale of bond anticipation notes was $22,745,000 in notes to be issued.” Over $15 million of this was comprised of general capital projects. He explains that even though the city has “sold a larger amount of debt” this year, “we actually received a better overall net interest rate this time around.” (That’s .417 percent, as opposed to last year’s .722, for those of you paying attention.) 7:14: Deputy Mayor Wichterman congratulates MacLeod
on a job well done. 7.15: The mayor says that people are probably most interested to know about the chunk of general capital money that was applicable to the construction of Convention Hall, since the public was told that bond anticipation notes would be used to fund this, until the fall of 2013. “Just about half of that figure is the convention hall project,” says MacLeod. 7:16: It’s time for resolutions! “Three or four deal with the same thing,” says Wichterman... 175 is a resolution Adopting the State Model Citizen Participation Plan for DCA Small Cities Program. Deputy Mayor Wichterman says the city is an applicant for a Department of Community Affairs grant that would establish mobility barriers for Carpenter’s Lane and other locations, bringing them into compliance with ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act) regulations. So what’s the State Model Citizen Participation Plan? Stay tuned! 176 is a resolution identifying a Small Cities Fair Housing Officer. “There are various things to which we have to comply,” says Wichterman, per the ADA grant, “and Louise will be the one to watch over the fact that we watch over them.” There is a pause, before the mayor says, “Congratulations, Louise.” Is that sarcasm, we sense? 177 is a resolution approving the submission of FY 2013 Small Cities public facilities application, which says the city has the authority to apply for the aforementioned grant. 178 is a resolution approving a public facility grant management plan, “to define project staffing and project activities.” 179 is a resolution for a closed
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session meeting “to deal with collective bargaining, and it’s with the fire department.” 180 is for the payment of bills. Wichterman turns to Councilmember Terri Swain and says, “Are you okay, because you just bought a new guitar?” Your reporter is miffed that she’s not in on the inside joke. 181 is a resolution endorsing the proposed switch to singlestream recycling. Wichterman says that “at our last council meeting, we had a gentlemen from the Cape May County MUA make a presentation” on the advantages of single stream. You will no longer have to separate your glass form your plastics, he says! And he adds that “it will be beneficial for not just the county, but for the city of Cape May which, of course, we’re most interested in.” Well, yea... but are we supposed to say that out loud? 182 authorizes the purchase of a new 2013 Chevy Silverado truck. “I assume we have that in our budget?” Wichterman asks. “Yes, yes,” says MacLeod, so you know he means it. 183 fixes the delinquency of taxes due for the third quarter of 2012. “Hopefully the papers will pick this up,” Wichterman says. And we are! “The city will accept all payments for the 2012 third quarter tax collection through August 21 without a late interest fee being charged,” he explains. “After that, you’re going to pay a
fee over and above your taxes.” 184 reduces the price of the contract for the roofing that was done on City Hall because they “did not have to put downspouts in.” The city will save $10,107.40.” Your reporter calculates that this is enough to buy a girl 6,738.27 leaner wieners at HotDog Tommy’s. Or 3,260.45 Big Bad Dogs. (That’s the all beef Black Angus kind, for those of you paying attention.) 7:22: The mayor asks if there are any comments from the public and Shaine Meier (who slices the meat for the Exit Zero pups at West Side Market) asks for clarification on the State Model Participation Plan. City Manager MacLeod says “these are basically guidelines and rules that would require us to hold public meetings for citizens.” The purpose is to encourage folks “to comment on projects both in a preliminary format and also in a post matter, to comment on, I guess, whether they thought it was completed favorably.” That’s cool. We guess The mayor explains that this is the fifth year the city will be using “this particular funding stream to meet the ADA requirements on the beachfront and in the mall area.” 7:28: Now it’s time to accept the minutes! 7:29: Now it’s time to receive reports! 7:30: Unfinished business! Drum roll, please… there’s none. 7:31: Time for new business. City Solicitor Tony Monzo says the City of Cape May was named as a beneficiary in the estate of late Cape May resident Edward Ross, and that “this distribution is for $80,000.” Monzo has been trying to contact Ross’ attorney “to see what process is.” Wichterman, that jokester, says, “I think Mr Ross wanted to buy a raffle ticket on a the Kiwanis car.” Oh, you. The mayor adds that he would like to know what intentions Mr Ross had for the money, specifically, because it would be a shame for the money go into the general
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plan a strategy for getting Trenton’s attention around the end of August. 7:42: Councilmember Bill Murray says that the Stockton series shows on Monday nights have been “exceptional,” including the recent performance of comedian Robert Klein. “And in case you didn’t know,” Murray says, “Mr Klein is here, disguised as Mr Wichterman; he’s our resident comedian.” Annnnd, your reporter thinks it’s a good thing that Mr Murray is not a comedian. 7:45: Mayor Mahaney thanks the county health department and state health department for co-sponsoring the fourth annual check your cover skin cancer screening that took place last Saturday at Convention Hall. “There were several people found to have issues that need to be addressed by their family dermatologists,” he said. “It was very heartwarming to see that recognized.” Your reporter was thinking more “terrifying” than “heartwarming,” but to each his own. Mahaney also comments on what a success the Lifeguard Superathalon was. “This is the kind of event we love to have in the city.” 7:46: It’s now time for the public portion. Shaine Meier takes the podium. “I have received information that Convention Hall was operating without a Cer-
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The Inside Scoop On City Hall ? From Page 56 tificate of Occupancy,” he says. Tony Monzo explains that there have been three temporary certificates issued and that there was a gap between the time the administrative decision was made to issue the third one, and the time the paperwork went through. Meier asks if there was, in fact, a certificate for the concert held on July 9. “Yes,” says Monzo. (Hmmm… we believe the answer you were looking for is actually “no.” Intending on obtaining a TCO is not the same as actually obtaining a TCO. The same as your reporter’s intention of jogging off all her summer lunches from HotDog Tommy’s is not the same as actually jogging them off.) 7:46: A representative from the Knights of Columbus asks if the city will be providing transport for their annual Blessing of the Sea ceremony, as they did last year, and the Mayor assures him they will do everything they can to make this a wonderful community event. 747: Niels Favre, former Deputy Mayor, says that he came to this meeting with his grandson, who is working on his community citizenship merit batch, and that he didn’t intend to speak... until he saw that pesky ordinance for introduction on the agenda. He
thinks that increasing lot coverage is a bad idea, as “zoning is all about maintaining the character of the community.” When he was on council, “we did look at R1, and we decided not to make the change.” The mayor thanks Favre, and says his comment was “very well spoken.” 7:50: Kim Russell takes the podium to comment on the same issue, but the mayor stops her. “I’ll give you your five minutes… but we’re not really entertaining comment on that ordinance.” Your reporter can’t help but remember the Kanye West/Taylor Swift Grammy debacle of 2009. (“I’m gonna let you finish, but…”) Russell is not happy about this! “Well, I believe Mr Favre…” she starts, before being interrupted by the mayor. “I just want to say
that whatever you say tonight will not be taken into account by this board on legal advice and it will not be part of the record.” Russell is still not satisfied! “So why is he allowed to give his opinion?” she asks again. The mayor responds: “He just spoke from his history as a person, you know…. if you want to speak, I’m going to let you speak, I’m just letting you know it’s not going to be a part of the decision making.” Mahaney defers to Monzo, who backs him up. This goes on for a while, back and forth, until the mayor chastises Russel for coming in late. “If you had been here at the 7pm start, you would have known we are not entertaining comment on this. I really don’t want to have a situation where we have people in here in a couple of weeks who feel this body has had a prior hearing on this.” Plus, he says, “you’re represented by an attorney.” Then the conversations follows along these lines for a bit: No, I’m not… Yes, you are… No, I’m not… Yes, you are. After a bit, the mayor tells Russell that her five minutes are nearly up. “Well, since you sucked up all of my time,” she says, “I’ll wait until the next meeting.” And then the conversation follows along these lines for a bit: No, I didn’t… Yes, you did… No, I didn’t. And nenee-ne-nee-poo-poo. Until next time, stay cool, Cape May.
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By Tom Sims, Executive Director of the Cape May Film Festival
O, IF you haven’t guessed by now, I’m a writer. Well, I write this column — that much you know, but I’ve actually been in love with writing since I was a teenager (which unfortunately now is longer ago than I’d like it to be). Sure I could have been a doctor, a lawyer, a barber, a convict, a cop — I could have been any of those things. But if I have to say I’ve chosen one particular path over all the others, it would be that I’m a writer. And because as a writer, I can be a doctor, a lawyer, a barber, a convict, and a cop, with the right level of research (and of course imagination). That said, I also like fantasy stories that are based in reality. Sorry, not much of a Lord of the Rings guy — that’s a little too much fantasy. But I have an infatuation with (and perhaps an admiration for) movies like Groundhog Day (1993) that are fantastical but based in real life. Combine these two interests, and it’s no surprise that I like movies about the writing life that are also fantasies. For example,
Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan star as lovers in the saga of a struggling writer, Ruby Sparks one of my favorite movies in this crossgenre is Stranger than Fiction (2006) with Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, and Queen Latifa. It’s a great writer’s f lick about an IRS agent (Ferrell) who finds out that he is actually the main character within the new manuscript of a struggling novelist (Thompson). Completely loved the film — it’s in my list of top 20 films, but it is because I’m a writer with an affinity towards this type
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The Exit Zero Bouquet Ambush
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EACH week, Exit Zero ambushes an unsuspecting and deserving citizen with a beautiful bouquet of flowers from one of our fine local florists. All you have to do is answer a question or two by our roving photographer, Gabi Urda. This week’s recipient is Dannica Walters, who was ambushed on the Washington Street Mall. What are you doing here? It’s my day off from work at the Mad Batter. What’s your favorite thing about Cape May? The friendliness of the people. It reminds me of my home, which is Jamaica. What are you up to today? I’m headed to the beach, even though it’s really too damn hot, then dinner tonight at Jackson Mountain. When is the last time you got flowers? On my birthday, which was just on the 14th. These are awesome! PHOTO BY GABI URDA... FLOWERS BY CAPE WINDS
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The Cape May Crossword
None of the generic nonsense you see in other papers... a puzzle just for Exit Zero! By Kate Chadwick and Caroline Wenzel 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 farm. The solution can be found on the front page of our website, exitzero.us.
ACROSS 3. T his ubiquitous and mild-mannered farm animal is valued as livestock, as a dairy animal, and also as draft or work animals. 5. I n a wildly popular 2005 children’s film, whose main characters were both real and animatronic animals, the plot was based on the trials and tribulations of one of these familiar farm animals. 7. T his state produces the most dairy products in the United States, and also has some pretty funny television commercials which feature talking cows. 8. I n 2009, Kansas ranked first in the production of this particular type of (oddly-named) grain. 9. M ore durum is produced in this US state than in any other. 13. T his Kentucky bluegrass area is known for horses, but it’s also the world’s largest burley tobacco market. 15. T he world’s finest lobster is said to come from this east coast state. And yes — they do farm it, too. 16. T exas ranks first in the United States for its production of this major cash crop. And the “adorkable” Zoey Deschanel stars in some of their commercials. 17. This plant is the oldest known used for the feeding of livestock. And it also
Know this guy? Then you’ll get 4 down.
happens to be the name of one of the Little Rascals. 18. W hen farmers are unable to herd animals, they use this other domesticated animal to help them. Oddly, they can have cow-like colors and markings. 19. T his children’s song names all of the animals on the farm belonging to this guy. 20. T he most cranberries in the world are grown in this state. 22. O nce used to pull plows across farms before the invention of machines, this animal helped to kick off mass farm production many years ago.
DOWN 1. P ennsylvania ranks number one for the production of this edible fungus, with annual production figures of over 443 million pounds. 2. T his feathereed farm animal’s meat is often said to taste just like....everything else. 3. T he most commonly grown crop in the
United States is this, but what most people don’t know is that it can be used in the creation of rubber. 4. In the children’s book Charlotte’s Web, this is the pig’s name. 5. As anyone who remembers Jimmy Carter can attest, Georgia produces half of the United States’ supply of this particular type of nut. 6. C olorado’s leading vegetable crops are potatoes, onions, and this. 8. This state is home to the only tea farm in North America. 10. Florida is quite well-known for its production of this sweet, delicious fruit. 11. Indiana produces the most of this type of farm animal you might see waddling or paddling around. 12. A peach is actually a relative of this type of nut. 14. T his state ranks first in the US for the production of both corn and soybeans. 21. F luffy wool blankets are just one of the products this... easily-led animal can produce.
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The Answer Lady
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Wise answers to perplexing questions
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 husband and I are splitting up. Of course it’s terrible, but I know we’ll come out of it okay, and that we’ll always be friends. We are selling our house and have each found a new place to live, and for some reason, here is where I’m hitting a wall. I don’t want to part with my things! I can’t take everything, but I’m having a hard time deciding between such simple things as this lamp or that one, for crying out loud. What the heck is wrong with me? — Separation Anxiety Dear Sister The Answer Lady is sorry about your impending divorce, but glad to hear you and your soon-to-be ex are being civilized about it — it warms the cockles of the Answer Lady’s stony little heart. You answered your own question: keep reminding yourself that
tionship with your ex. The rest is simply a matter of eeny-meeny-miny-mo. P.S. Have a yard sale! The Answer Lady’s sister will surely stop by to relieve you of some of your extraneous things.
these are “things.” Things are wonderful, frankly. For instance, the Answer Lady is a big fan of West End Garage, a lovely building filled with awesome things — really, really awesome things. (And her feelings about central air-conditioning, another awesome thing, have bordered on pornographic these past few weeks, but the Answer Lady digresses.) Things make life easier, things make life more fun, but people and experiences are what make life... life. Focus on your new path and sustaining a good rela-
Dear Answer Lady I want more. I don’t want to be comfortable, I want to be fabulously wealthy. I don’t want to be thin, I want to be supermodel thin. I don’t want to fall in love, I want to be swept off my feet by Prince Charming and live happily ever after. Is any of this stuff really achievable? — Dreamer Dear Dumper The Answer Lady would like you to get a grip, dear. She’s not saying one shouldn’t strive for more — one definitely should. But one should also be realistic, for heaven’s sake. What you are describing here sounds like a Lifetime movie based on a novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford (Google her if you don’t know what the Answer Lady is talking about). And while Barbara Taylor Bradford novels are enjoyable, they are not a blueprint for life. As the song says, it’s not having what you want, it’s wanting what you have.
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What’s Your Story?
Every week, we ask: Who the heck are you and what are you doing here? What’s your name and where are you from? My name is Ryan Harris and I visiting from Pennsylvania. What are you doing here? I am here for a family reunion. An uncle of mine has a rental so I am heading over there right now for a barbecue. But last night my family and I went to the Lobster House for dinner, and it was so great. What were you doing when we interrupted you? I was just walking back to my family so we can leave. And to return my wife’s female sunglasses to her that I am still wearing. Don’t judge. The theme for this week’s issue of Exit Zero is “farm.” Do you live on a farm, or would you like to live on one? The closest I have ever been to being on a farm is flying over them while I was on the airplane on the way here. But you know, I think I actually would like to live on a farm. Interview by Caroline Wenzel PHOTOGRAPH BY GABI URDA
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A Great Place To Stay, Shop & Eat!
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West Cape May ...a small town by the sea
UPCOMING EVENTS Every Tuesday - 3-7:30pm - West Cape May Farmer’s Market Every Tuesday thru August 28 behind WCM Boro Hall on Broadway. Enjoy local fresh fruit and produce. Shop for local wares. Live music too. Great food. Family Fun!
August 11, 2012 - CRAFT & FLEA MARKET - Wilbraham Park September 1, 2012 - 9am-5pm - Annual Tomato Festival October 6, 2012 - 9am-5pm - Annual Lima Bean Festival October 13, 2012 - 9am-5pm - Rea’s Harvest Coutry Fair
West Cape May... Where Everyday is Special! Just footsteps away from downtown Cape May, enjoy plenty of FREE parking while shopping at the many specialty shops, art galleries and antique stores. Grab a meal at Cape May Bakers, Bella Vida Cafe, Key West Tacos or Westside Market and eat at Wilbraham Park. After lunch, shopping at Kate’s Flower Shop, Cape Winds Florist, Weddings by the Sea, Antiques Emporia, Bridgetowne Antiques, Cape Island Home & Gardens, West End Garage, Flanegan Art & Framing, & The Antique Doorknob. Now stop for a snack at Seaside Cheese, Rea’s Farm Market, Tea by the Sea, Ellie’s Bakery or The Butterfly Tea Room. Time for more shopping at The Bird House of Cape May, Cape May Linen Outlet, Flying Fish Studio or The Exit Zero store. Then head across the street for some pampering at Accent on Beauty. You’ll be hungry now, so for dinner consider The Black Duck, Godmother’s or Copper Fish. And don’t forget to get your wine or beer for dinner at Sunset Liquors. If you decide you don’t want to leave then just stay overnight at Wilbraham Mansion, Albert Stevens Inn or The Buttonwood... all great B&B’s! Then spend day two at the West Cape May Farmer’s Market (Tuesdays) or Willow Creek Winery! All this and more... check out www.westcapemaytoday.com or pick up a brochure at any shop!
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The Shipping News
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Chatting It Up With The Men And Women Who Dock In Cool Cape May... by Caroline Wenzel
HE Raging Bull, built in Weekstown, New Jersey in 2000, is a 48-foot Ocean Yacht that recently underwent major renovations — everything from new fish boxes to new fabric couches. In the air conditioned living room, the smell of fish is somehow nonexistent. Down the hall there are two bedrooms and two full bathrooms. There is also a very hi-tech looking ice machine. Last week, we sat for a moment on the boat’s plush brown couch with the Raging Bull’s captain. What is your name and where are you from? Captain John Powdermaker from North Cape May. Tell me about your boat. Well, um, actually this isn’t my boat. I am just the captain but the owner is a good friend of mine.His name is John Gallagher and he is from Pennsylvania. We have known each other for years and share the same passion for boating. Do you two fish off of Cape May? Yes we do, along with our crew of eight. We spend the majority of our time fishing right
Captain John Powdermaker, and yes, that’s his real name... around here, with the occasional adventure to go a little farther out. We go up to Ocean City for tournaments when we can, and those are so much fun. But we stay here all year-round, fishing for marlin and tuna. Pardon my lack of fish knowledge, but do you eat marlins? You could! I do when I go to Hawaii. Have you caught any marlin or tuna yet? Yes, we got a 300-pound blue marlin
hooked on for 30 minutes until it got away. Talk about a fight for nothing. Another day we were in the last couple minutes of a tournament when 5 marlins came up, and we caught one. Also around the end of June we had one of our best days. We caught a 226-pound bigeye tuna. What kind of fishing rods do you use? Eighty-pound, 50-pound, and 30-pound class rods. What is this blue string thing? Oh! That is marlin bait or marlin candy. It’s a different way of fishing. It attracts the fish by looking like a school of fish. So you mentioned you were a captain. How did that happen? Well I have been fishing forever and I became a captain in 1987. You have to go through a course now, but when I did it I had a weekend course then went to Baltimore to take the test in front of the Coast Guard. I can only captain certain boats. I have a 50-ton license, but this boat here is even less than that. But I used to be a car painter for a while, too.
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33rd YEAR
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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!
There’s nothing like a rousing round of miniature golf to stoke competitive spirits, not to mention it’s useful for burning off those ice cream calories...
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APE May isn’t just a beach; it’s so much more than surf and sand. Not sure where to start? You’re in luck: we have assembled a complete guide to Cape May activities. Even locals might find something new. Plus, there are rainy day ideas, marked with a . Enjoy! FAMILY-FRIENDLY Cape May has a great variety of activities that you can enjoy with the entire family. Here is a handy and comprehensive list of ideas to get you started. 1. Historic Cold Spring Village Ever wonder what it was like to live in Cape May 200 years ago? The answer can be found at this open-air living history museum, a seven-minute drive from town. Through interactive, educational and hands-on activities, visitors can make a connection with the past by experiencing it. The many authentically restored homes, amid idyllic shaded areas, make it hard to not feel like Abe Lincoln’s in office… and it’s even easier
when the Civil War re-enactment rolls into town. There is a themed event every weekend — Cold Spring is a can’t-miss for history buffs. Give them a call at (609) 898-2300 or visit their website at www.hcsv.org. 2. Tidelands Eco-Tour Board the Osprey to learn about the rich history of Cape May’s waterways, like the creation of Cape Island, the dredging of the harbor, South Cape May, fishing fleets, the various features along the harbor, the Nature Center of Cape May, the Corinthian Yacht Club and more. The Osprey is conveniently located at the Miss Chris Marina. Offered at 10am, 1:30 and 6pm daily, with a 1-hour 4pm harbor cruise every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Adults $23, kids $15, children six and under free. Call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 3. Cape May-Lewes Ferry Take a trip over to Lewes, Delaware, a small, quaint seaside town (kind of like this one!), then make sure you check out bustling Rehoboth Beach, the Fenwick Island Lighthouse or Cape Henlopen State Park. You can also take advantage of the tax-free
shopping at the outlets. No matter what you choose once you’re there, you’ll enjoy the quiet and vastness of the bay on the deck of the ferry as you watch for dolphins and whales on your way. They even have a bar onboard! For more information or to book a reservation, call 800-64-FERRY or visit www.capemaylewesferry.com. 4. The First Resort Exhibit The First Resort by author Ben Miller is the basis for this exhibit sponsored by the MidAtlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC) at the Carriage House Gallery at the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington Street. “Cape May’s 20th Century Renaissance: From the Pages of The First Resort” brings to life the key turning point in Cape May’s 20th century history. Visitors to the exhibit will be treated to rare photographs, video and a multitude of artifacts showcasing the years immediately before and after the city’s Urban Renewal movement. The exhibit will be open daily through November 4 and admission is free. Gallery hours vary. Call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org.
Page 84 5. Whale and Dolphin Watching Dolphins are fairly common in the waters off Cape May, but it’s still a big thrill to see these beautiful creatures. Cape May Whale & Dolphin Watch and Research Center offers you the best chance to see them up close. And, as the name implies, you might even see a whale. Tours take off from Wilson Avenue. If the ship is docked you can see it on your left as you cross the small bridge before the Lobster House on your way out of town. For directions or more information, call (609) 898-0055 or visit them on the web at www.capemaywhalewatch.com. 6. Historic Haunts House Tour Get into the Victorian spirit on a guided tour of the historic (and some say haunted) Physick Estate, and learn about the Victorians’ fascination with spiritualism, as well as today’s modern ‘“ghost-hunting” methods. Tours at 7:45pm on Mondays and Wednesdays through the end of August. Limited tour. $10 for adults, $7 for children. Call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac. org. 7. Cape May Family Treasure Hunt Discover the fun of exploring Cape May and uncovering its architectural elements from a kid’s perspective. Packet includes a clue sheet and map that will take you on a
Thursday, July 26, 2012 self-guided discovery tour. Packets for the entire family are available for $5. For more information, call (609) 884-5404 or visit www. capemaymac.org. 8. Lunch with the Pirates Lads, lasses, buccaneers and landlubbers are invited to the Carriage House Tearoom & Café located at the Physick Estate for a pirate-themed lunch experience as pirates invade the tearoom and commandeer the show. $18 for adults, $10 for children and includes lunch. Offered Fridays at 11:30am through August 31. For more information, call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 9. Cape May Lighthouse, Oil House and Museum Shop The lighthouse, built in 1859, has 199 steps leading to the watch gallery for a panoramic view of the Jersey Cape and Atlantic Ocean. The Museum Shop carries souvenirs, books, videos and other maritime items. Admission to the Visitors Orientation Center and the ground floor of the lighthouse is free. Tower admission is $7 for adults and $3 for children. For more information, call (609) 8845404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 10. Queen Victoria Gardens Tour Stroll through the wonderfully preserved, beautiful gardens around the four buildings of the Queen Victoria, a renowned
bed-and-breakfast in the heart of the Historic District on a self-guided tour. Purchase tickets at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth. Admission is $7 and includes a booklet that describes the plants found in numbered areas throughout the property. For more information, call (609) 8845404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 11. Bay Springs Alpaca Farm This one’s hard to believe, but Cape May has an alpaca farm. Near the end of beautiful New England Road, Warren and Barbara Nuessle live what they call the “alpaca lifestyle” – quiet and simple. Visit them between 10am and 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays and see how alpaca fiber is spun into yarn, or shop at their store which carries many alpaca-related items (forget wool: go with an alpaca sweater this winter!) And don’t forget to greet the grazing alpacas – they make it all possible. Call (609) 884-0563 or visit www.bayspringsalpacas. comfor more information. 12. Combination Trolley/Physick Estate Tour First hop on this guided trolley tour of Cape May’s Historic District, followed by a tour of its only Victorian house museum, the Emlen Physick Estate, located at 1048 Washington Street. Admission also
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includes the Carriage House Gallery, and the tour lasts about two hours. Tickets are $18 for adults and $9 for children. Call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 13. Beachcombing at the Cove A naturalist from the Nature Center of Cape May helps you explore the ocean, beach and dunes of the Cove on Fridays at 8:30am. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children and can be purchased in advance at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth, or on the day of the tour at the Second Street Pavilion on the promenade in Cape May. For details call (609) 898-8848. 14. World War II Lookout Tower Museum and Memorial Fire Control Tower No. 23 on Sunset Boulevard is New Jersey’s last freestanding World War II tower, part of the immense Harbor Defense system of the Delaware known as Fort Miles. Visitors can climb to the sixth floor spotting gallery while reliving the homeland defense efforts made by soldiers during World War II. The ground floor of the tower is fully accessible. $6 for adults and $3 for children. For more information, call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 15. Cherry House Tour This beautiful Federal-style house was built in 1849 by Lemuel Leaming and named for
the Cherry family of Philadelphia. Now owned by Beth and Frank Acker, the home has been lovingly restored and furnished with antiques. Each room is a treasure chest of cherished family mementos and the hand-painted murals throughout are a reflection of the owners’ lives as well as the home’s seashore heritage. Tours are offered on Thursdays at 11am, a tour with tea at 2pm through September 20. Tickets cost $10, $18 if you’re doing the tea tour, and are available at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth. For more information, call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 16. Private Wildlife Garden Tour More butterfly and hummingbird gardens are tucked into Cape May County than just about anywhere else in the country. Gardening naturalist and author Pat Sutton leads tours through a variety of gardens to showcase young and old, sun and shade, large and small, containers, water features, dragonfly ponds and more. Bring lunch to picnic in one of the gardens. Select dates through July and August. Tours are $30 for members and $40 for non-members. For more information, call (609) 898-8848 or visit www.njaudubon.org/centers/NCCM. 17. Aviation Museum The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation
Museum, a few minutes north of town, has a wonderful collection of planes and helicopters all set in a building which, at its peak during WWII, accommodated 222 planes and 17,000 takeoffs and landings per month. Young or old, the awe of flight will catch you like a net. The museum is open daily from 9am-5pm. Across the road is another must-see, the Vietnam Memorial Museum, which features a special garden commemorating the 21 fallen soldiers from Cape May County. Call (609) 886-8787 or visit www.usnasw.org. 18. Emlen Physick Estate Tour With its new theme for 2012, “What Those Victorians Wore,” a tour of the Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May’s only Victorian house museum, is sure to be an entertaining and educational experience. Tours cost $10 for adults and $5 for children. For more information, call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 19. Road Trip It seems silly to suggest leaving Cape May, but when the road calls, it’s hard not to answer. Grab some gas and try out Route 147 (Ocean Drive). It runs through Wildwood Crest, where the Doo Wop-style hotels of Wildwood are a block away, and Stone Harbor. Or why not explore Cum-
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berland County, home to bald eagles and to Port Norris, the one-time oyster capital of the world? Make sure you don’t miss the A.J. Meerwald, the lovely and historic Delaware Bay oyster schooner. 20. Cape May County Zoo How much would you expect to pay to see 200 species and a total of 550 animals from around the world? Unless you guessed $0, you’re way off, because the Cape May County Zoo offers free admission. The zoo features a reptile room, aviary and an African Savanna on its 80 acres. Surrounding the zoo is a park that’s perfect for picnics, as well as picnic areas, walk/bike paths, fishing ponds, picnic shelters, a disc golf course, playgrounds and more. Open daily from 10am4:45pm, the zoo is just off Exit 11 on the parkway. And, while the zoo is free, your donations at the entrance are appreciated and keep this world-class zoo up and running. You can visit the county website at www.capemay-
countygov.net or call (609) 4655271 for more information. 21. Harbor Safari A marine biologist leads tourgoers through Cape May’s beach and marsh habitats. Tours are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30-12:30 through August 30. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. For more information, call (609) 8845404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 22. Miniature Golf Even the worst golfer can manage a par at some of Cape May’s fabulous mini courses. Cape May Miniature Golf on Jackson Street features sculpted greens, lush landscape, real sand traps, and a tropically themed ice cream oasis named Cocomoe’s is connected to the course. There’s mini-golf available by the ocean at Ocean Putt, on the corner of Beach and Jackson, and at Stockton Inn a little more towards the east end of town. There is also a mini golf course at the shops at Sunset Beach, each hole with an ocean view!
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LD Ma D’Catur used to say “Never criticize a farmer with your mouth full,” and menacingly, at that, looming over me and my siblings with leather belt in hand, ready to dispense retribution should we dare to do such a thing. Not that Ma was a farmer, nor were any family members or friends. In fact, what Ma would take to be criticism of a farmer was any attempt to excuse oneself from eating her cooking. I should explain: Ma was a fan of Boiling, and the iron pot that bubbled on the range over a fire hotter than the forges of Hell, and kept alight 24 hours a day by shifts of sweating servants, was used to render every species of deceased animal, half-dead crustacean or uprooted vegetable, into a smooth gray/brown mush that would, she said, “put hair on your chest.” Understandably, mealtimes at our household were grim affairs, and Father used to excuse himself by feigning a seizure as he raised the first spoonful of goo to his mouth, falling face first into the dish as ser-
vants rushed to save him from drowning, and Ma looked on with a mix of suspicion and delight on her face (I suspect she knew full well what he was up to, and so kept Father’s food piping hot so that his face was permanently seared. This must have been painful in the extreme, but Father always looked like he thought he had the best of the deal, and I think he may have been right.) Anyways, to this day I am not one to criticize farmers, whether my mouth is full or empty, unless the aforementioned farmer
is one of those ne’er-do-wells who slaps a label of retro design and overly thick paper on his produce declaring it “artisanal” or “organic” and then tries to charge townies 300 times the going rate for the pleasure of pretending it tastes just like it used to in the old days. Of course, I tried my hand at farming once, on 3 million acres of prime land in South America. I decided against cattle, and instead set my target at the lucrative fur market of Europe, and assembled a herd of two billion of the newly discovered “miniature mink” (otherwise known as the lemming), to be driven north to New York, thence by ocean liner to Paris. But no sooner had we reached the Panama Canal than the damnable creatures streamed determinedly off the edge and down into the roiling waters. It was like watching a hairy Niagara Falls, and the whole awful spectacle took hours to end. Undefeated, am I set to return, and will farm Wildwooders. Don’t look at me like that! Not for the meat! That would be indecent! It’s their thick hide I am after, for shoes.
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So grab some friends, arrange a tournament and go golfing. 23. Buy Fresh Produce New Jersey is the Garden State for a reason. There’s some great farmland in the area, and markets like Duckie’s and No Frills on Broadway, along with Beach Plum Farm and Rea’s Farm on Stevens Street carry some of the freshest produce around. Which brings us to.... 24. Visit A Farmers Market Better yet, visit two farmers markets! On Tuesdays through August 28, the West Cape May Farmers Market is the place to be from 3-7:30pm for vendors, activities, great food and live entertainment. The market is located behind the West Cape May Firehall. Head over West Cape May bridge to the Cape May Lewes Ferry Terminal in North Cape May on Saturdays through August 25 from 9am1pm for local produce, baked goods, artisan crafts and more. 25. Parasail You don’t need to be a daredevil to rise 500 feet above the ocean, nor do you need a pair of wings. Parasailing has become a popular pastime that lets you soar above the coast and see Cape May from a perspective most people will never enjoy. It may be a view to die for, but we can assure you that you won’t be risking anything – the boat captains are coast guard certified and extremely safe. There are two great options to choose from. East Coast Parasail in Cape May at Utsch’s Marina, (609) 898-8359; Atlantic Parasail at the Two Mile Landing restaurant and marina on Ocean Drive highway, (609) 522-1869. 26. Lighthouse Storytime Bring your children to the Education Center in Cape May Point State Park to listen to nautical tales and lighthouse adventure stories. Storytime is at 12pm every Sunday through September 2. Better yet, admission is free. For more information, call (609) 884-5404 or visit www. capemaymac.org.
27. Sunset Beach The name says it all — follow Sunset Boulevard until it ends, then watch the sun sink beyond the jutting concrete ship. “God Bless America” is played as a veteran’s casket flag is lowered each day from May until September. After the ceremony, grab some food at the Grille or enjoy the incredible deals in the gift shop. There’s a long beach strewn with Cape May diamonds, or play a round of minigolf at Sunset Beach! 28. Self-Guided Audio Tour of Cape May Discover the Historic District of Victorian Cape May at your own pace with hand-held audio units leading the way. The $10 tour package comes complete with a map and index for 96 historic buildings on 69 sites. To start off on your own tour, stop by the Hill House, located at 1048 Washington Street on the Emlen Physick Estate, from 9am-2:30pm. For more information, call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 29. Cape Island Theatre Bearcat Bootleggers or 1912, both by Ray Crew, are the dinner and a show offerings by Cape Island Theatre at the Old Grange Restaurant in Historic Cold Spring Village. Dinner at 7:15, show at 8pm, discounted rate for kids, even a “dessert only” option. For more information, call (609) 8845404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 30. Arcades A trip to the beachfront is simply not complete without a trip to the arcade. Treat your kids to all the flashing lights, beeps, bells, buzzers and videogames, or relive your own childhood memories. Cape May Arcade has two locations, one on Beach Avenue and Gurney, the other at Beach Avenue and Jackson Street. 31. Higbee Beach It used to be a bit of a scandalous place (nude bathers – gasp!). Not anymore... or, not usually. Follow New England Road until it ends, walk the path — aka Mosquito Alley —
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towards the beach and enjoy some splendid shore. Just enjoy it in a swimming (not birthday) suit. 32. Fisherman’s Wharf Tour Take a guided tour of Fisherman’s Wharf at the Lobster House Restaurant. Learn how your seafood gets from the sea to your table and discover how Cape May has become the third largest commercial fishing port on the East Coast. Tours are offered Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 11am. Admission is $10 adults and $7 children. For more information, call (609) 884-5404 or visit www. capemaymac.org. 33. Emlen Physick Estate Children’s Tour This tour encourages children to find out what life was like more than 125 years ago at the Emlen Physick Estate. Starting June 21, tours will run Mondays and Wednesday at 10:30am, and tickets are $7 per person. Call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 34. The Keeper’s On Duty Did you ever wonder what’s it like to be a lighthouse keeper? If you’d like the answer to this question and others, get to The Keeper’s On Duty, at the Education Center at Cape May Point State Park. It’s an informative, entertaining half hour talk on the history and lore of the famous 1859 Cape May Lighthouse. Suited for all ages. Each Sunday at 11am through August, and admission is free. Call (609) 884-5404 or visit www. capemaymac.org. 35. Teddy Bear Tea Party Treat your favorite youngster to a Teddy Bear Tea Party at the Carriage House Cafe and Tea Room. It features kid-friendly menus, teddy bear music and Miss Jeanne and special guests will present stories and activities. A goody bag will be provided for each guest. Cost is $18 for adults and $10 for kids. Reservations are required. Call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org.
ROMANTIC Ah, romance! Cape May is a great getaway for couples. Here are a few ideas for activities that you and your loved one can enjoy together. So take your favorite person by the hand, put your heads together, and decide which of these activities most suit your fancy. 1. Local Wineries You might not know this, but southern Jersey is emerging as a serious wine-growing region. Cape May Winery, on Townbank Road, has wine tours from 3-5pm on Saturdays for $20 a person. Hawk Haven Vineyard and Winery in Rio Grande has a beautiful wine bar and offer tastings and food pairings. Turdo Vineyards in North Cape May is yet another option. They have 12 varieties of wine, and give tours Friday through Sunday. Call (609) 884-1169 for Cape May Winery or visit www.capemaywinery. com. Call (609) 846-7347 for Hawk Haven or visit www.Hawkhavenvineyard.com. Call (609) 884-5591 for Turdo Vineyards, or visit www. turdovineyards.com. 2. Self-guided Wine Trail Tour the wineries of Cape May County, visiting Natali Vineyards, Hawk Haven Vineyard and Winery and Turdo Vineyards and Winery and taste the unique flavors at each. Offered daily from 12pm to 5pm. Admission is $10 and includes a map with the wineries listed and a tasting glass. Call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 3. Winery Cellar Tour and Tasting Spend an afternoon at the award-winning Cape May Winery. Includes a barrel tasting accompanied by cheese and fruit and a complimentary tasting glass. Offered at 3pm every Saturday through May 28 and daily beginning May 29. Purchase tickets at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth. For more information, call (609) 884-5404 or visit www.capemaymac.org.
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4. Antiquing For a different kind of treasure hunt, check out the amazing variety of antique shops that are available in Cape May – just don’t get disheartened when you see your favorite childhood toy selling for $100. Here are some treasure troves (all 609 area code): Antiques Emporia, 405 West Perry Street (898-3332), Bridgetowne Antiques, Broadway and Mechanic (884-8107), Out of The Past Antiques, 394 Myrtle Avenue, corner of Perry (884-3357), Cape May Antique Center, 1228 Route 109 (898-4449). 5. Cape May-Lewes Ferry Take a trip over to Lewes, Delaware, a small, quaint seaside town, then make sure you check out bustling Rehoboth Beach, the Fenwick Island Lighthouse or Cape Henlopen State Park. You can also take advantage of the tax-free shopping at the outlets. No matter what you choose once you’re there, enjoy the quiet and vastness of the bay on the deck of the ferry as you watch for dolphins and whales. They even have a bar onboard! For more information or to book a reservation, call 1-800-64-FERRY or visit capemaylewesferry.com. 6. Cape May by Moonlight Trolley Ride Take this romantic trolley ride through the moonlit streets of Cape May as a guide tells tales of Victorian romance. Tickets are available at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth. Tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 8:30pm and Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:15pm after June 17. Tickets are $10. For more information, call (609) 8845404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 7. Carriage House Tearoom and Café Have a civilized and leisurely lunch and spot of tea at the The Carriage House Cafe features a Tea Luncheon of sandwiches, salads, soups, breads, pastries and beverages. There is also an elegant Afternoon Tea option composed of finger sandwiches, pastries, scones and beverages. The café menu offers heartier
fare with a selection of entrée salads, soups, sandwiches and wraps. The Carriage House Tearoom and Café is on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate, located at 1048 Washington Street. Opens at 11:30am. For reservations call (609) 884-5111, or for more information, call (609) 8845404 or visit www.capemaymac.org. 8. Take a Carriage Ride Forget about the car, bike or your own two feet; let the clipclop of a horse’s trot guide you through the town in style. Taking a carriage is a truly unique, historic and romantic way to see the town. Besides, it beats finding a parking spot. And if that romance works out, keep a carriage ride in mind for the wedding day. Cape May Carriage Company is based at Ocean and Washington Street. Call (609) 884-4466 to set up a ride. 9. Get a Massage Even though Cape May is relaxing enough, why not make it even MORE relaxing? Enjoy your time together even more fully after a visit to one of these local miracle workers: Cape May Day Spa: (609) 898-1003, Artizan Salon and Spa: (609) 884-4499, Accent On Beauty: (609) 884-7040 or Sea Spa at Congress Hall: (609) 884-6543. 10. Local Theater Cape May Stage, based in a beautifully renovated church in the center of town, is the city’s premier Equity professional group, and features a season that’s packed with drama, comedy and superb performances from some pretty famous names. Call (609) 884-1341 or visit www.capemaystage.com. East Lynne Theater Company specializes in early American theater and is also well worth a visit. Their company is in residence at the First Presbyterian Church on Hughes Street. Give them a call at (609) 884-5898 or visit www.eastlynnecompany.org. And for a full evening of entertainment, you can’t go wrong at Elaine’s Dinner Theater on Lafayette Street – call (609) 884-5898.
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N YOUR Cape May vacation, shake off the sand for a few hours and take your kids to see a show. Wake up to the Children’s Summer Playhouse shows at Cape May Convention Hall. These fast-paced shows are designed for children but will delight all ages for only $8, and with a 10:30am curtain, you’ll be on the beach by lunch. Bring Grandmother to Red Riding Hood’s Woods on July 25; a musical version of Charlotte’s Web plays August 1, and The Fabulous Fable Factory arrives on August 8. Call 609-8849565 for more information. For teatime, try Tales of the Victorians, serving up tantalizing tales and teatime treats at some of Cape May’s finest establishments, Thursdays at 4pm. Tickets are $10, free for ages 12 and under. On July 26, Tales visits the Cliveden Inn; on August 2, the Victorian Lace Inn. Call the East Lynne Theater Company at 609884-5898 for reservations and locations. Night owls will enjoy Michael Bonacci’s family magic shows, Saturday nights
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enjoy the decorations while adults enjoy the gleaming wood bar. The current show is Some Like a Shot, and August brings Sixteen Candelabras, a John Hughes parody of vampires and high school. Call 609-8844358 for reservations. Or, consider bringing your well-behaved kids to a regular theater performance. Tickets are free for kids 12 and under at East Lynne — The Poe Mysteries opens July 25; and Cape May Stage offers $15 student tickets — The 39 Steps opens August 8. If all this talent makes your kids want to learn, East Lynne offers a free juggling class with James Rana on Friday, August 3, at 1pm for ages 8 and up. Rana has “captivated audiences in North America and Europe with his slight-of-hand and juggling.” Teens over 16 can join actor/ writer/director David Deblinger’s “Your Story” Acting Workshops for beginners at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse on August 14, 16, 21, and 23. The cost is $350. Play with your kids in Cape May this summer. Next week: Kayak at Sunset
at the Chalfonte Hotel through September 8. Call 609-884-8409 for more information. Elaine’s Dinner Theater offers delicious dinners and shows to delight the whole family. A children’s menu is available. Tickets are $44.95 for adults, $34.95 for teens, and $24.95 for kids. Seating is at 7:30, but get there early to let kids
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Thursday, July 26, 2012 RECREATIONAL Cape May doesn’t just have to be about relaxing. If you’re looking for an energy boost, there are lots of physical activities for you to get out and try. Keep moving! 1. Golf Cape May National Golf Club has “three of the best holes in New Jersey” according to The Jersey Golfer and is nestled in 50 acres of private bird sanctuary. (Visit Cape May National at www.cmngc.com or call 609-884-1563.) But, if it’s your wedge that needs some work, Cape May Par 3 will let you play 18 holes for just $15.95. No bag? No problem. Cape May Par 3 rents clubs for just $1. Visit them at www.capemaypar3.com or call (609) 889-2600. 2. Bike Ride It’s no secret: Cape May is a biking town. Have you even tried to navigate the streets of Cape May during rush hour? It’s enough to make you want to start jogging to your destination. But have no fear; there are bike rentals that beat braking (and braking again, then honking, then braking once more). Try Cape Island Bikes at 727 Beach Avenue or 135 Sunset Boulevard, (609) 884-8011. 3. Nature Trails Next to the lighthouse in the Cape May Point State Park there are several trails weaving through ponds, dunes, marsh and forest. There are different levels of difficulty marked by colors and most of the trails have wooden walkways. Even on the longest trails, breathtaking scenes in a tranquil setting will make you wish it was longer. Just make sure you wear comfortable shoes. 4. Yoga Yoga on the beach is a beautiful thing, and Judy Heany of Balance Pilates, located at 600 Park Boulevard in West Cape May, has a whole dance card of choices. There are classes on the Jackson Street beach on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8am. Over and above that, you can join a Bal-
ance class at the Montreal Inn and the Inn of Cape May (see the ad on this page for more details). Call Judy Heany at 609-884-3001. 5. Tennis The William J. Moore Tennis Club — named after the first black (as well as the oldest) tennis pro in America — rents rackets, balls and courts. It’s located next to the Physick Estate on beautiful tree-lined Washington Street, and there are always a variety of local characters up for a game, match, or set. The courts are open to the public daily for just $10 per hour and a half. For more information call (609) 8848986. 6. Horseback Riding At Hidden Valley Ranch, you can take lessons in the pastimes of heroes and kings under the watchful gaze of Nancy Hall and her daughter Angi Dickenson, who have nearly 70 years of combined equine experience. Saddle up. Call Hidden Valley Ranch at (609) 884-8205 for more information, or check them out on facebook. 7. Fishing Cape May is one of the busiest commercial fishing ports in the US. The sport fishing is big business, too... AND a whole lot of fun. South Jersey Marina boast the Murderer’s Row, a top-notch selection of boats with crews who know these waters better than anyone. Try the experienced team of Stalker Sport Fishing: (609) 231-9611, or the Miss Chris fleet: (609) 884-3939. For all your bait and tackle needs, stop by Jim’s Bait and Tackle on Route 109 by the harbor: (609) 884-3900. 8. Tidal Marsh Tour by Kayak Explore Cape May County’s most beautiful salt marsh via sit-on-top kayaks. It’s a great way to see nesting ospreys, herons, egrets and assorted crabs. There are two excellent options to choose from. Aqua Trails at 1600 Delaware Avenue in the Nature Center: (609) 884-5600, www.aquatrails.com, and Miss Chris Marina: (609) 884-3351, www.misschrismarina.com.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012 TROLLEY TOURS Guided trolley tours offer an excellent way to see Cape May. All tickets can be purchased at the Information Booth at the end of the Washington Street Mall. For times and prices call (609) 884-5404 or visit www. capemaymac.org.
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AQUA YOGA MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 5:30 p.m. ONLY $6.00 Cape May City Elementary School Pool Lower Township Recreation Department AQUA YOGA Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m. ONLY $5! Lwr. Township Pool at Windslow Ave. & Rosehill Parkway, N. Cape May & YOGA ON THE BEACH Tuesdays, 7:15 p.m. ONLY $5! David Douglas Memorial Park (Canal Park/Sandman Blvd) N. Cape May (in front of the Gazebo!) For Additional information contact: Lower Twp Rec Dept. 609.886.7880 Ext. 0 yogacapemay.com or email: kbosna28@yahoo.com Karen @ 609.827.8886
1. Welcome To Cape May Tour First time here in our lovely resort? Do not fret —the Welcome to Cape May Tour will cover all the important bases — it’s the perfect introduction to our beautiful town. 2. Sunday Brunch Trolley Tour Enjoy a scrumptious brunch at the Carriage House Cafe and Tea Room, then hop on board a trolley for a Welcome To Cape May Tour. $20 includes tax and gratuity — limited reservations. 3. War At The Shore A guided 2-hour tour to learn about the impact and historic ramifications of war on the Cape May area. 4. Ghosts of the Lighthouse An evening trolley ride through West Cape May as you listen to the ghost tales and visit the Cape May Lighhouse at night. You’ll feel the presence of the spirits as you climb the lighthouse steps! 5. Happy Hour Trolley Tour Take a guided tour through West Cape May, then stop off at Seaside Cheese for a delectable wine and cheese sampling. 6. Historic District Tour A tour of Cape May’s historic district filled with entertaining and educational stories. 7. Historic Haunts Combo Tour A tour of some of Cape May’s regal Victorian residences (reputed to host more than the living). Then it’s off for a guided tour of the historic (and some say haunted) Physick Estate with a discussion of Victorian spiritualism. 8. Mansions by the Sea This tour features a century of beachfront development, from Victorian cottages of the 1870s through the most up-to-date of
today’s housing. 9. Combination Trolley/Physick Estate Tour Try out this guided trolley tour of Cape May’s Historic District, followed by a guided tour of Cape May’s only Victorian house museum. The new theme for 2012 is “What Those Victorians Wore.” 10. Ghosts of Cape May Trolley Ride Take a 30-minute evening ride through the streets of Cape May with a guide who relates some of the fascinating paranormal findings of The Ghosts Of Cape May author Craig McManus. 11. Guardians of the Cape Take a narrated tour of Cape May’s Eastern beachfront, and get a good look at some of the most magnificent structures ever put up in Cape May. You’ll also hear about beach erosion, life-saving and the area’s military history. Then, enjoy a unique experience with the Sunset Parade at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May. 12. Moonlight Trolley Ride Take a 40-minute evening guided trolley ride through Cape May’s leafy, gaslit streets, and learn all about Victorian courtship and romance. 13. Deadliest Cape Trolley Ride You’ll encounter the dangers that lurk offshore, glimpse the hazardous world of the mariner and hear the frightening, heartwrenching stories of the ones who set sail and never came back. 14. Stairway To The Stars Trolley Ride This evening trolley ride combines two great Cape May elements: a tour from the Washington Street Mall with a Lighthouse tour. 15.Sunset Beach Tribute Tour First up, a guided trolley tour to the restored World War II Lookout Tower, Fire Control Tower Number 23, which is New Jersey’s last free-standing lookoutower. Then it’s on to the moving flag-lowering ceremony at Sunset Beach.
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Enrich Your Life... Adopt An Animal
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STRETCH is a 7-month-old Basset House/Pit Bull mix who came to the shelter as a stray. This happy-go-lucky guy is low to the ground because of his short legs and long body, hence his name! Stretch is very social and he really enjoys being petted and going for walks. He is young, so needs someone to train him, but he is very smart and can go to a home with cats and children, but not dogs. The adoption fee is $95.
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MADDY is a very small sweet female Beagle looking for someone to adore. She is approximately 2-3 years old and weighs 22 pounds. She is a gentle dog who loves walking and playing, and has a great demeanor, although she is a bit shy at first. Maddy can go to a home with other dogs, cats and children, but it is suggested that the atmosphere be on the calmer side. The adoption fee is $95
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Enrich Your Life... Adopt An Animal
Three beautiful cats from the Cape May County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center... call 465-8923
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EMBER is a very sweet, 1 year old female, whose owners moved away and left her and her kittens behind. All of Ember’s kittens have now been adopted, so now she is waiting for a new home, too. If you want a sweet, social little girl in your home, come visit Ember and let her purr for you. The adoption fee is $35.
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“A Must See!”
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Final 2 Weeks!
Saturday, July 28,2012 5:30-6:30pm
“Finding the Metaphor for Directing” Discover how a director identifies a unifying concept within a script and delivers it to the whole production team including designers, directors, and actors Pay What You Can or $10 suggested donation Meet the cast of “God of Carnage”, pre-show discussion with artistic director, complimentary refreshments, discounted tickets available for families for a special PNC Arts Alive performance
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The Great White Way In Cape May ADVERTISING FEATURE
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APE May Stage is excited to bring you one of Broadway’s biggest stars: Christine Ebersole! On Monday, July 30, the two-time Tony-winner joins jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein in Strings Attached. Ebersole has captivated audiences throughout her career, receiving virtually every Off-Broadway award and her second Tony for Lead Actress in a Musical for her recent “dual role of a lifetime” as Edith Beale and Little Edie Beale in Grey Gardens. In Strings Attached, Ebersole and Weinstein showcase new arrangements of classic songs by Fats Waller, Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, and Cannonball Adderley. Ebersole is a highmagnitude star — get your tickets soon! All good things end, and God of Carnage has been a good thing! We say goodbye to one of our favorite shows in less than a week. If you haven’t yet been to the Robert Shackleton Playhouse to see it, tickets are
Above: Tony Award-winner Christine Ebersole brings Strings Attached to Cape May Stage on Monday, July 30, accompanied by jazz violinist virtuoso Aaron Weinstein, below. still available, but going fast. Andrea Marcovicci kicks off August’s Second Stage Broadway Series with No Strings on August 13th. This “Queen of Cabaret” has created over 30 nightclub acts, performing with national orchestras in such storied venues as the White House and Carnegie Hall. No Strings takes the audience on a touching journey about a performer’s life: a candid tale of balancing life on the road with the stresses of motherhood. Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker return to Cape May Stage on August 27th. The Emmy-winning real-life husband and wife team starred for eight seasons on the hit drama L.A. Law, and bring Cape May audiences the world premiere of Mike’s
COMING UP AT CAPE MAY STAGE Christine Ebersole In “Strings Attached”
Monday, July 30 8pm, Tickets $50
Shorts. Tucker’s tales weave life lessons with gastronomic delights, taking the audience on travels through New York and Italy, and stopping for frequent refreshments along the way. Like a good meal, this show will have something for everyone. Up next on the main stage is The 39 Steps. Based on Hitchcock’s masterpiece of the same name, this zany, fast-paced comedy melds the complexity of Hitchcock with the insanity of Monty Python. Call now for tickets to the half-price preview night on August 8 — tickets always sell quickly to preview performances. Or join Cape May Stage for the opening night festivities on August 9, with an after-party at The Pier House.
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Bird Droppings
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The weekly report from the world’s birdwatching capital... by Seymore Thanu
T HAPPENED again. Just the other day. A stranger walked up to me and said: “You don’t know me but I’m a bird watcher today because I used to read your old column in the New York Times and it got me curious. Now I’m hooked.” Let’s analyze this disclosure, starting with: “You don’t know me but...” Of course I don’t. You’re a stranger. “I’m a bird watcher today...” An existential affirmation of a life well lived. Bravo! “...because I used to read your old column.” How should I take this? What’s wrong with my new stuff? That old writing gig with the Times was just a tune-up for Exit Zero. “...and it got me curious.” Curious? You mean you weren’t gifted with a healthy curiosity before I started extolling the virtues of nature to estranged readers? Of course you were. Weren’t you that insatiably curious child that used to find wonder at every turn? It was adulthood that beat the brains out of everything that was fun to do. So somewhere between graduation and your first identity crisis you stopped
looking. My column? It was just the catalyst. Me, I’m the muse, the one who gave you and other quiet, shy, seekers of truth and beauty the strength to get out there and discover the wonders and spectacles that deserve discovering. Like the tornadoes of Purple Martins writhing over the marshes of the Maurice River. Chevrons of shore-
birds passing over your head right this very minute. Migrating warblers whose colors humble rainbows and whose f light instills envy in butterf lies. Swallows cutting cookie cutter patterns across the sky. Great Egrets stalking tidepools. Black Skimmers shearing the water with their bills. A thousand terns plunging for fish. And these are just the marvels you can witness right now in South Jersey! Fall migration is just getting warmed up. But...until you become a bird watcher, all these wonders just pass you by. The trick to becoming a bird watcher is the trick of becoming aware. Knowing how to look and where to look. Understanding what you see? That’s the compounded gratification that keeps bird watchers coming back for more and more. But what am I telling you all this for? You’re a bird watcher too.... What? You’re not a birder? Didn’t you used to read my old New York Times column?
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6pm PLUS two Xtreme rides of your choice. Available beginning June 20. Valid Wednesdays from 12:30pm until 6pm excluding July 4. Waterpark admission is not included in this package. Adventure Pier opens at 4pm, but Xtreme rides and the Great White open at 12:30pm. Xtreme rides include: SkyCoaster(s) (on Surfside and Adventure Piers); SpringShot (on Adventure Pier); and SkyScraper (on Adventure Pier).
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Double your pleasure as the MOR-EZ ticket card goes twice as far on our amusement rides. Ride for only half the tickets until 6pm. Also, look for great Double-the-Fun offers at many of our games and food outlets. Valid Thursdays from 12:30pm until 6pm. Xtreme rides and Adventure Pier open at 4pm.
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Splash into the weekend at one of our beachfront waterparks, Raging Waters or Ocean Oasis Waterpark and Beach Club AND go wild on ALL THREE PIERS. Expires at 6pm. Available beginning July 15. Valid Fridays from 9:30am until 6pm. Adventure Pier opens at 4pm.
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Bird Droppings ? From Page 111 It doesn’t matter. You’re reading this column now. We’re living in the moment and this moment is momentous. The moment that you take a stand against all this stupid adult gobbledy-gook and get your curiosity back. Grab your binoculars. Put a bird field guide in your pocket. Go outside and get intimate with nature’s most engaging envoys. Cape May is simply loaded with birds. In fact, it is one of the planet’s most celebrated birding destinations. The time is now. The place is here. The only thing standing between you and a life long treasure hunt is.... You say you don’t have binoculars or a field guide? The folks over at the Cape May Bird Observatory can fix that problem. For less than the cost of a fancy dinner, they can outfit you with binoculars designed for bird study and a user-friendly field guide to help you pin the name to the bird. And after you get outfitted, you’ll probably want to go on one of their morning bird walks. It’s the best way to find out where the local birding hotspots are and to learn some bird watching basics. The fact that you are going to meet a
Great Egrets are just one of the local creatures you can acquaint yourself with through birding bunch of friendly, curious seekers of truth, meaning and beauty (like yourself) is just a bonus. So head over to the Cape May Bird Observatory — THE place for all of your nature needs. Pick up a free birding map, checklist and a schedule of our daily walks. Talk with our staff about the best spot for birding, check out optics, field guides, and anything else you might need — or don’t know you need yet! CMBO is located at 701 East Lake Drive in Cape May Point 609-884-2736, and is open from
9:30am to 4:30pm daily, except Tuesdays. Our staff are always willing to help with questions. Scan the bookshelves for bargains in the used and vintage books section, look at the wonderful Charley Harper merchandise, including a terrific lithograph done just for the CMBO, or just browse. Check the sighting sheets for what’s being seen out in the field, check out the view of the lake from the wide selection of scopes and binoculars, or sit outside on our garden benches and enjoy the birds and the Lake Lily view. If you can’t make it in person, you can also visit us at www.BirdCapeMay.org — where birding Cape May is only a click away! Seymore Thanu is none other than New Jersey’s own Pete Dunne, Director of the Cape May Bird Observatory and Chief Communications Officer for New Jersey Audubon. Pete uses his talents and energy to make the natural world real for others. Author of several books on and about nature (available at CMBO) he weaves information, insight anden fantasy into a net that captures minds and hearts. He has written for virtually every birding publication and for the New York Times.
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EAST COAST PARASAIL, JET SKI & WAVERUNNER David and April Wilburn, Bill and Barb Gerry
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Relax and enjoy your stay; we will take your worries away... “One Call Does It All” CONCIERGE • REAL ESTATE FULL SERVICE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Our resources are unlimited and our services are too many to list. Please call with any questions or requests. Services are available every day and around the clock.
Kelsey Andrews, Maddy and Sami McCarraher
(609) 884-8444 phone (609) 884-8455 fax 1400 Texas Avenue, Unit 2, Cape May NJ www.wkrservices.com
Teresa, Isabel and Michael Dowe
Gavin, Leia and Deb Walsh
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Allison Dolby, Payton Hotz, Destiny Bannon, Megan Dolby, Dominic DeMusz, Nate Fisher, Michael Perry
609.780.4109 New Homes • Additions • Windows/Doors Kitchen/Baths • Marine Construction Complete Home Remodeling Reasonable • Reliable • Licensed & Insured
Specializing in New Homes, Victorian houses. Thom Will, Mike Hopp, Bob Osborn, Paul Adams
Recently Renovated The Abbey!
34 Gurney Street
Brad Helias, Meghan Kiernan, John Hurly
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Saturday & Sunday, July 28-29: 10:00am-4:30pm ALL ABOARD! Enjoy working model trains, garden railways, toy train rides, memorabilia, demonstrations and more! Sponsored by
Historic Cold Spring Village has received funding through grants from the New Jersey Historical Commission and the Division of Travel and Tourism in the Department of State. Funding has been received through a grant from the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism.
720 Route 9, Cape May • (609) 898-2300 • hcsv.org
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Attics • Basements Crawl Spaces • Remodeling New Construction
Anything... Anywhere! Closed Cell - Open Cell - Injection Foam
Warren Grill Jr., Warren Grill
Call (609) 465-6670 for your FREE Estimate!
Energy Savings for Life! Ask about our full moon tours kayak tour Daily 11Am Nancy, Norma
(Full Schedule starts mid June)
Renting Kayaks & Stand Up Paddleboards Daily
AQ UA T R A IL S Caitlyn Morris, Cindy Schroeder
The Nature Center 16 0 0 D e l a w a r e A v e n u e , C a p e M a y (609) 884-5600 • w w w.aquatrails.com
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Nashville Comes to Cape May
Recreation & Re-creation Sunday, October 21, 10am - 6pm at Congress Hall, Cape May
August 12 at 8:30 Dinner and a show $30 or just the show $20. Held at the First Presbyterian Church, Hughes Avenue and Decatur Street. Call 609-884-5898 to purchase tickets An East Lynne Theater & Tischler Production
Explore the interplay of recreation and re-creation with some of our region’s most creative and accomplished innovators, artists and entrepreneurs Registration fee: $50 per person including gourment box lunch and open bar reception Our TEDxCapeMay presenters... Curtis Bashaw Re-creation of “Service” Michael Bierut Re-creation of “Design”
Show
THE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB OF CAPE MAY
KING EDWARD ROOM
Chalfonte H otel, 301 H oward Street, Cape M ay, NJ
July 29th - Labor Day
Reception SUNDAY, JULY 29th 2 pm -3:30 pm
The photography club ranges from professional to beginner photographers who enjoy sharing their enthusiasm and knowledge of photography and camera equipment with others. Many framed photos are available for sale.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT DOTTIE ROGERS AT (609) 898-8182
Sandra Bloodworth Re-creation of “Public Spaces” Tom Carroll Re-creation of “Historic Places” Marguerite Chandler Re-creation of “Enjoyment” Daniel Cohen Re-creation of “Offshore Wind Energy” Lynette Hull Re-creation of the “Icon” Chase Jackson Re-creation of “Life” Lauren Mulholland Re-creation of “Perseverance” Hanna Miller Re-creation of “Cooking” Jack Morey Re-creation of the “Kid in All of Us” Jack Wright Re-creation of the “Resort Rag” Lead Sponsor: Cape May Forum Other sponsors include: Exit Zero Publishing, SOMA NewArt Gallery, and Gail Pierson Gallery Register at www.TEDxCapeMay.com This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is call TEDx Cape May, where x=independently organized TED event. At our event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
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David M. Danaher Funeral Director N.J. Lic. No. 3285
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“Cherishing Life’s Moments”
K.K. Miller, Sandy Allison, Cathy Stambaugh
609.884.3793
www.spilkerfuneralhome.com “Continuing A 90 Year Tradition Of Serving The Cape May and Lower Township Area.”
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Cleaning with Care Custom Cleaning Window Cleaning Service Interior Painting
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Chuck, Dawn, Rich, Ron, Cole, Joan, Cierra, Joe, Jayce, Megan, Jason, Brady, Kim, Justin, Ron, Alex, Logan, Maryann, Kayla, Lola, Owen PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV... TO ORDER COPIES, PLEASE CALL (609) 770-8479
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Thomas Schneberger, CPA/PFS, CFP®
Prometheus Capital Management Corp. A Registered Investment Advisor
30 South Main Street, Yardley, Pa 19067
PA (215) 321-9312 • NJ (609) 898-0769 • FL (941) 747-3202 • CELL (610) 506-9690
tschneberger@procap.net • www.procap.net Thomas J. Schneberger, CFP is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM Professional with Prometheus Capital Management Corp., A Registered Investment Advisor. Prometheus Capital Management Corp does not offer tax or legal advise. Please consult a qualified advisor regarding your individual circumstances.
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“Helping clients achieve their financial goals for 32 years” 1701 Bayshore Road, Villas, NJ 609-889-1040
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Happy Beacham, Edie Schuhl, Jill Lambeek
• New Construction • Hot Water Heating Systems & Boiler Repairs • Service Work • Turn Offs & Turn Ons • Remodels • Gas Pipe Installations • Hot Water Heaters
Proudly Serving the Cape May Area for Over 30 Years! Fully Insured & Bonded
Patti Roberts, Mildred Morgan, Morgan Roberts
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609-886-9090
Sean and Carlin McFadden, Nancy Bondiskey
Jim and Sue Cima, Debby and Dan Clark
www.paramountair.com Part of the Cape May Community since 1945 Donna Woerner, Robert Schultz, Gail C.
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Marjorie Saari, Robin Grant
Ann Brecker, Sally Sachs
Debra McMahon, Laura Miller
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Call on Us for All Your Real Estate Needs!
The Toll House This historic 1850s home was once a mandatory stop on the Cape May Turnpike. Stop there now and you may never want to leave! This property was restored with FUN as the #1 priority. Features include two separate places to accommodate guests outside the confines of the main house. A resort quality custom pool, spa, Koi pond, basketball court and property-wide sound system will entertain you and those fortunate enough to be invited for a visit with all the amenities of a first class resort!
For more info or to see this home Contact George “Chip” Kaithern $1,575,000 Cell: (609) 408-6756 Beds: 5 MLS #: 145705 Full Baths: 5
501 LAFAYETTE STREET, CAPE MAY NJ 08204 TOLL FREE: 877-884-8907 • LOCAL 609-884-1007 FAX 609-884-4407 • WWW.WILSEYREALTY.COM
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Kathy Taraschi, Bill Schemel
Tom and Judy Meier
Irene, Wes S.
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WANT A GOOD BEACH READ? WEST CAPE MAY
Unlimited possibilities in this beautifully restored Victorian. Currently two residential units, located in commercial zone with plenty of offstreet parking. $839,000
CHECK OUT TERRY O’BRIEN’S Murderoke and other Spooky Cape May Tales!
CAPE MAY BEACH
3 Bedroom / 2 Bath Rancher! 1 Block to the Delaware Bay Beaches! $269,900
NORTH WILDWOOD DUPLEX Easy walk to beach and bay. Live in one and rent the other! Very well maintained & turnkey! $349,900
Call Now: 609-884-4440
Pick up your copy at these fine stores: Exit Zero Store Cape Atlantic Book Company morey’s piers
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Apex
Theresa Senico
Realty, Inc.
ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES 609-408-4655 www.theresasenico.com
2505 Bayshore Rd. Villas, NJ 08251 • Broker Daniel J. Senico
6/20: Staff Party At Martini Beach PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEKSEY MORYAKOV
100 E. VIRGINIA AVE. VILLAS $147,500 Three Bedroom Home! Just Like New!
Dave's Detailing Lia, Zach, Rosie, Lindsay
609-741-7174 Serving All of Cape May County
The detailing service that will come to your home or office
TOP NOTCH TREE CARE 427 James Street, Erma
481-7420 HIENKEL ELECTRIC
ISA Certified Arborist Fully Licensed & Insured Free Estimates Reasonable Rates
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Over 30 Years Experience Serving Cape May County and The Islands No Job Too Small. Licensed and Insured
(609) 886-9015 NJ Lic# 13702A
Matthew Notch PN-6107A
Consulting Pruning & Planting Cabling & Bracing Removals
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Martini Beach staff
JOSEPH LEACH CONDO 1011 Lafayette St Unit #101 Cape May 1BR, 2BA, updated kitchen, hardwood floors, Off street parking. $295,000
CAPE COTTAGE 215 Philadelphia Ave., Cape May A legal duplex, easily converted back to single family. First floor has 2BR, 1BA, family or 3rd BR, gas f/p. Second Fl, 1BR, 1BA, alcove, h/w fl throughout, excellent rental. $859,900
“CAMBRIDGE SUITE” UNIT #4 735 Washington St., Cape May 3BR, 2.5BA, basement storage, c/a. $399,000
NEW CONSTRUCTION 314 Stites Avenue Cape May Point 4BR, 3.5BA, cac, 2-blocks to the beach! $829,000
TIDES CONDO - UNIT 203 9 Jackson Street, Cape May 2BR, 1BA, c/a, furnished, pool, excellent rental. $509,000
THE MEADOWS AT CAPE ISLAND 506 St. James Place, Cape May End Unit 3BR, 2.5BA, gas f/p, att garage,In-ground pool on site, professionally managed. $499,000
PRESTIGIOUS LOCATION 1608 Maryland Ave., Cape May 4BR, 3.5BA, gas f/p, elevator, furnished, great rental history. $1,595,000
PERFECT CONDITION! 927 Farmdale Drive West Cape May 5BR, 2.5BA, 2-zone heat/air, screened porch, gas f/p, 2-car att garage. $689,000
Rosie, John, Lindsay
Dedication... Excellence... Professionalism
(609) 884-5800
739 Washington St, Cape May
www.jerseycaperealty.com OPEN DAILY
Monday thru Saturday 9am to 5pm Sundays 11am-3pm
John and the girls
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Lindsay, Tisha, Rosie, John, Tim, Sergeii
Tisha, Rosie, Zach, Lia, Lindsay
Tim, Elaine, Liz
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609.884.1300 • www.deSatnickRealEstate.com NEW
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660 WASHINGTON ST. CRANBERRY COURT Commercial Space in Downtown Cape May $330,000
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209 TOWNBANK ROAD TOWNBANK 60X100 Building Lot Close Proximity to the Bay $75,000
RYAN GRIFFIN - SALESPERSON CELL: 609.602.5578
Elaine, Tisha, Lindsay
EMAIL: rgriffin@desatnickrealestate.com
DESATNICK REAL ESTATE, LLC 1001 Lafayette St., Cape May, NJ 08204 Todd H. de Satnick, Broker of Record
Kim Marie Dellas, SRES
Lindsay, Geno White, Rosie
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!”
355 Congress St. 100 x 112 irr. $700,00
Darcy G. Dickenson GRI,SFR Broker/Salesperson
Zach and his bar guests
2900 sq. ft. Building presently used as workshop/ storage. Steps to beach & mall. Very desirable area!
609-602-4122 direct 609-884-2700 x14 office 609-884-0788 Fax darcydickenson@hotmail.com www.capemayproperty.net
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Tim Citrino
Lia Antonicello
Lindsay Smith
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Sol Needles Real Estate 607 CAPE AVENUE CAPE MAY POINT
Wonderful opportunity to own a little piece of paradise in Cape May Point. Charming beach house on a corner lot with a beautifully naturally landscaped yard. Currently rents as a 3 bedroom, 1 bath for $1,250 per week. $454,000
107 HARVARD AVENUE CAPE MAY POINT
“Brigadune” Restored Victorian on a large 100x100 lot. 6 Bedrooms, 6 Bathrooms, Amazing Views, Hand Carved Bar, Grand Wrap Around Porch and so much more. $4,300,000
1400 Texas Ave., Cape May, NJ 08204 Next to the Cape May Wawa
www.CoastlineRealty.com
215 HERITAGE LANE, CAPE MAY HERITAGE TRIANGLE CONDOS – UNIT D-1 2 bedroom, 2 bath rancher style unit, with pretty gardens and swimming pool. This unit is meticulously maintained and has never been a rental, although it is the perfect location if you wish to rent $619,000.
1601 NEW YORK AVENUE, CAPE MAY Meticulously crafted custom home with exceptional details. 6 brms., 4 baths, gorgeous hardwood floors, great room with stone faced gas fireplace, formal liv. room and dining rooms, master suite with Jacuzzi tub and private ocean view balcony – don’t miss this beauty! $1,495,000.
512 Washington Mall, Cape May (609) 884-8428 • 800-441-8428 www.cbcapemay.com
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Homes Of The Week
Check out these beautiful homes in the Cape May area
902 OCEAN DRIVE LOWER TOWNSHIP
965 SEASHORE ROAD SOUTH OF THE CANAL
136 LEAMING AVE. CAPE MAY
402 OAKDALE AVENUE CAPE MAY BEACH
Unique opportunity be a 50% owner of the largest unit on the 2nd level offering 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, large, open living/dining kitchen area, private rear deck, laundry, c/a, off-street parking, granite countertops & stainless appliances in kitchen; Excellent rental income. Unit is ½ block to beach and offers a panoramic view of the ocean from the common rooftop deck – ½ fractional interest $339,000 - or entire purchase $699,000.
Fabulous three-level 3 bedroom,2 bath condo features open floor plan, generously sized bedrooms, baths( *dual sinks and jetted tub in master bath with separate super sized shower), custom cabinets, newer appliances, custom mirrors, designer light fixtures, covered decks which lead to pool, central a/c and gas heat, master bedroom with walk-incloset, tons of storage space, garage with auto opener) and much more. The Canyon Club is well-established marina community. $527,000
Located in the heart of West Cape May, this large 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bath home has plenty of room for all your summer company... and just 4 blocks to the Cape May Mall! It features a living room, dining room, Florida room with tile floor, large entry area with wood burning stove & bay window. House needs a little updating, but has potential for a great family home. Easy to show... tenants are very accommodating. Owners looking at all offers. $349,900
This unique 2 story A-frame home is located on a large corner lot across from the bay. Open, spacious and in immaculate conditon. The master suite has a walk in closet and access to the roof top deck. You can see the Delaware bay from the roof deck. There is wrap around decking on the first floor and you can make a fourth bedroom on the first floor if needed. There is a large driveway and detached garage. The rear yard is privacy fenced. There is plenty of room for a pool! $258,600.
Coldwell Banker Sol Needles 512 Washington St. Mall Cape May (609) 884-8428 www.cbcapemay.com
Heijung Park-Colameco Jersey Cape Realty 739 Washington Street Cape May 609-884-5800
Cape May Canal Water Views! Private, secluded 3 bdrm, 3 bath home South of the Canal closest property to the water. The top floor offers a master suite with bath and water views, second bedroom and additional bath, great decks. The 2nd level consists of an enormous living room with more water views, kitchen, dining area and enclosed sun room. The 1st level has yet another family room, full bath and 2 car attached garage. Step outside to the in-ground pool, fenced with water views of the Canal, all on 1.46 Acres. $499,000
885 WEEKS LANDING ROAD, ERMA
115 FOURTH AVENUE WEST CAPE MAY
Spacious home – perfect for a large family. This house offers 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, large living room with fireplace, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen, family room with fireplace, study, sunroom, laundry/utility room, PLUS a bonus room over the heated 2-car garage which just needs some finishing touches. There is already heat, a/c, electric, and insulation in place and an outside private entrance. In the summer, your family and friends can enjoy the in-ground pool and surrounding patio area. This is a “must see” property. $499,000.
LEED certified residence designed by Cecil Baker and Partners, Architects featuring green technology and sustainable materials. The 3100 square foot home offers geothermal heating and cooling and foam insulation from footing to ridge, substantially decreasing utility usage. Flat roof is planted with local flora-both beautiful and sustainable. $1,200,000.
15 S. BROADWAY, CAPE MAY DRIFTWOOD CONDOS
Jersey Cape Realty 739 Washington St., Cape May 609-884-5800 www.jerseycaperealty.com
Chris Clemans Sotheby’s International Realty 1159 Washington St. (609) 884-3332 www.chrisclemanssir.com
Wilsey Realty 501 Lafayette St., Cape May (609) 884-1007 www.wilseyrealty.com
Darcy Dickenson Cape May Realty 311 Pittsburgh Avenue Cape May 609-602-4122 www.capemayproperty.net
Theresa Senico Apex Realty 2505 Bayshore Rd., Villas (609) 408-4655 www.theresasenico.com
1516 YACHT AVENUE CAPE MAY
1051 ILLINOIS AVENUE CAPE MAY
Three 50x100 contiguous lots just 1 block to the beach priced at $399,000. New Construction Price $899,000, subject to change, based on size of home, bedrooms, and amenities. Call today to have your choice in lots, colors, amenities, house styles, etc. Built in a controlled environment and finished by Michael Mahon and Peter Savard. You control the design, the finish levels, dimensions, specifications & final purchase price until ordered and are subject to change with upgrades.
Outstanding opportunity to purchase a waterfront 2 BR/1 BA fishing cottage with awesome water views. Situated in the Marina District on Yacht Avenue and a unique setting with a spacious grass covered rear yard perfect for outdoor entertaining. Detached garage with ample storage space for a car and fishing supplies. Potential exists for future new construction development. Two deeded properties. Lot sizes 45x301 IRR and 57x85IRR. $659,000.
Newly Listed—Don’t miss this 3 bedroom, 2 bath well maintained single in Village Green. This home has the best of both worlds. Located close to everything Cape May has to offer yet no crowds, traffic, or parking problems. A large Florida room offers additional living space and an attached 1 car garage is great for all your beach gear. This property is a great investment and comes with solid rental history. $549,900
Coastline Realty Carol Menz, Broker (609) 884-5005 1400 Texas Ave., Cape May www.coastlinerealty.com
DeSatnick Real Estate 1001 Lafayette Street, Cape May (609) 884-1300 www.desatnickrealestate.com
HomeStead Real Estate 846 Broadway West Cape May 609-884-1888 homesteadcapemay.com
105, 107, 109 LINCOLN AVENUE CAPE MAY POINT
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For Sale: 370 Rte 47 S (@ 7.2 mile mark) Organic Farm? Equestrian center? Vineyard? Sub-division? $769,000... Call for details!
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
211 Harvard Avenue, Cape May Point 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath single family, Sleeps 8. $1600-$3350 per wk.
902 Lafayette Street, Cape May In the heart of town and close to everything. Tastefully decorated. 3 BR 2 BA
919 Stockton Avenue, Cape May Single Family sleeps 24. Nine bedrooms, Three and a half baths. $3000-$5500 per week.
1125 Washington Street, Cape May 5 bed 3 bath, sleeps 14. Perfect for all occasions.
Chris Clemans Sotheby’s International Realty 1159 Washington St., Cape May 609-884-3332, chrisclemanssir.com 513 Beach Plum Rd., Cape May Beach 4 BR/2 BA bay block home with pool! Sleeps 11. $1150-$1900/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
www.deSatnickRealEstate.com 1528 YACHT AVENUE, CAPE MAY 3 BR/3.5 BA WKR Builders, custom built luxury townhouse with historic dockside boathouse and approx’ 50’ FT boat slip. $1,750,000 204 ST. JAMES PLACE, CAPE MAY 2 BR/2.5 BA townhouse at The Meadows at Cape Island. Located in a quiet, secluded section of the association. Residential neighborhood, located close to downtown. Community swimming pool. $385,000
1001 LAFAYETTE STREET CAPE MAY NJ 08204 TODD H. DE SATNICK, BROKER OF RECORD
1024 New York Ave., Cape May 5 BR, 3.5 BA, high speed internet, cac, sleeps 12 Low $3000/High $4400
600 Myrtle Avenue, West Cape May 3 BR/2.5 B condo located steps from downtown and a few short blocks to the beach. Sleeps 8. $1400-$1850/week.
109 West Grant Street, Cape May 4 BR, 2.5 BA, high speed internet, cac, sleeps 12, Low $3600/High $4300
Desatnick Real Estate, LLC 1001 Lafayette Street, Cape May 609.884.1300 • deSatnickRealEstate.com
Jersey Cape Realty 739 Washington Street, Cape May (609) 884-5800 • jerseycaperealty.com
1720 Morris Avenue, Villas Year roud rental. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. Electric heat and a/c. $1,150.00 plus utilties.
1307 Beach Ave., Morning Star Villa #3 2 bed/1 bath, porch, Sleeps 6 $1695
Coming this fall... 2 bedroom winter rental in West Cape May.
609.884.1300
Inquiries to rentals department at Jersey Cape Realty 739 Washington Street, Cape May 609-884-5800
Theresa Senico, Apex Realty, 2505 Bayshore Road, Villas, NJ 08251 (609) 408-4655 www.theresasenico.com 300 Stites Avenue, Cape May Point 3 bedroom, 2 ½ bath home, sleeps 8, w/d, a/c, ID#14930 - $1,800 - $2,900/week. 1331-A Vermont Avenue, Cape May 2 bedroom, 1 ½ bath Village Greene quad, sleeps 6 , w/d, a/c – ID#21041 $825 - $1125/week. Coldwell Banker Sol Needles 512 Washington Street Mall, Cape May (609) 884-8428 • www.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 www.coastlinerealty.com
1125 A Beach Avenue, Cape May Last Mintue CXL, 7/7-7/14 $2500 Great Ocean Viewsl 3 bedroom/2.5 Bath, Sleeps 8 Darcy Dickenson, Cape May Realty 311 Pittsburgh Avenue, Cape May 609-602-4122 • www.capemayproperty.net 207 Queen Street, Cape May Fabulous new construction 5 bedroom home in Cape May Just 2 blocks to Queen Street Beach Call for availability 602-0405
Wilsey Realty 501 Lafayette Street, Cape May (609) 884-1007 www.wilseyrealty.com 111 SECOND AVE., WEST CAPE MAY 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, sleeps 10. Pet friendly. $2900/week 115 Fourth Avenue, West Cape May 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, sleeps 6. Eco friendly with pool. $3000/week Homestead Real Estate 846 Broadway, West Cape May (609) 884-1888 • homesteadcapemay.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, proudly inspired by the late, great Pennywise magazine. Exit Zero Publishing is owned by Jack Wright and Jason Black. We also publish high-quality 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 Manager: Jason Black, jason@exitzero.us Staff Writers: Kate Chadwick, kate@exitzero.us Diane Stopyra, diane@exitzero.us Arts Editor: Tom Sims Photographers: Aleksey Moryakov, Sandy Maloney, Nicole Mehlman, Ashley Middleton, Gabi Urda Graphic Artist: Doree Bardes Distribution People: Ashley Larson, Felicia Trusevich, Columnists: Catherine Dugan (activities), David Gray (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.