April 2017

Summer Flounder Fishing Update. Atlantic City & Margate

Summer flounder. New Jersey’s recreational fishermen — and has long been the source of many millions of dollars in tourism revenue each summer. NJ has petitioned a federal commission to reverse its new restrictions on catching summer flounder in state waters in 2017. Talk to any South Jersey fisherman. They’ll tell you how important flounder fishing

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MBCA Atlantic City Co-Founder / Socialite Schultz, Pleads Guilty

Atlantic City socialite John Schultz could have faced up to 5 years in the slammer for defrauding the IRS of $119,800 in unpaid taxes. Instead, the former Atlantic City Councilman was sentenced to six months in prison & 6 months of house arrest. Schultz is a founding member of the MBCA; Atlantic City Metropolitan Business

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CRDA OK’s Updated Tourism District Master Plan in Atlantic City

Will the new Tourism District  Master Plan help attract business & development to Atlantic City? That’s the hope as the CRDA, Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, just ok’d a refreshed master plan. Why an updated master plan? First off, it’s common to do this at least once, every 10 years. Secondly, Atlantic City and the CRDA have

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It’s Official. Polercoaster on Atlantic City Boardwalk by Summer 2019.

The Atlantic City Polercoaster will open by Summer 2019. The group behind the proposed Polercoaster on the Atlantic City Boardwalk will receive state aid. New Jersey (New Jersey Economic Development Authority) will pony up $34 million (28%) of the $138 million project. According to the Press of Atlantic City, ACB Ownership, LLC will start construction

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Gov. Christie Credits Chiesa for 5% Decrease in Atlantic City Taxes

NJ Governor Chris Christie lauded a five-percent decrease in Atlantic City municipal property taxes for the 2017 budget year, the first reduction in a decade. This is the latest sign of improvement in a string of positive developments since November 2016, when the State stepped in to stabilize Atlantic City’s troubled finances. This tax decrease

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2017 Atlantic City Airshow, Aug 23. USAF Thunderbirds to Headline

“Thunder Over the Atlantic City Boardwalk”. The Atlantic City Airshow will return on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (“Thunderbirds”) will perform aerial demonstrations in the F-16C Fighting Falcon. They also fly two F-16D twin-seat trainers. Much of the Thunderbirds’ display alternates between maneuvers performed by the diamond, and those performed by

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Steve Norton on HardRock and Upside Potential of Atlantic City

From Casino Guru, Steve Norton: Great news that the former Taj Mahal property will reopen on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Even better that it will be owned and operated by the Hard Rock Company, that’s familiar with destination casinos. We should remember that Hard Rock has, or had, an agreement with The Meadowlands, to operate

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Fish Jersey Shore Podcast APRIL 8. Flounder & Party Boats Under Attack

SHOW NOTES:  It’s the Fish Jersey shore podcast for the week of April 8, 2017 Fishing, boating, crabbing along South Jersey shore. Atlantic City, Brigantine, Margate, Longport, Ventnor, Somers Point & Absecon. FishJerseyShore.com. South Jersey party boats and businesses that deal with fishing are under attack by inaccurate, inappropriate and un-needed regulation. Here are some

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