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Margate Back To Court, Wants Dangerous Dune Building to Stop.

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Margate residents want a stop to the dangerous, harmful and un-needed dune work on their beaches. Packed house this morning, inside special Margate Commissioner Meeting at Old City Hall. Commissioners will hire outside counsel to file injunction against the NJ Department of Environmental Protection and the Army Corp of Engineers. Jordan Rand of Klehr Harrison […]

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More Than Just Killing Views. Dune Spending Provides Limited Benefit to Margate and Ventnor.

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Podcast notes: Take a look at the Absecon Island Dune Project thru the prism of no pain…no gain. Risk & reward. Cost vs benefit. Atlantic City needed some work, but Margate and Ventnor did not. We all know that to achieve greatness, you need to sacrifice. Give stuff up. Be patient. Invest. Hold back. Delayed

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Tropicana to Add Chelsea Hotel To It’s Boardwalk Property

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Tropicana has signed a deal to acquire The Chelsea Hotel in Atlantic City. It will connect the property to its neighboring Tropicana Atlantic City property via a skyway bridge. This will bring total Tropicana Atlantic City rooms to around 2,730. The 20-story The Chelsea Hotel will soon be called The Chelsea Tower at Tropicana. Tony Rodio, President

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UBER Rules. Atlantic City, Taxi & Jitney Drivers Cry for Help

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On  May 1, UBER was no longer the target of Atlantic City mercantile inspectors. Well, that’s the way it was supposed to be for the popular ride-hailing service. Earlier this year, Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation that set safety standards and consumer protections for companies like UBER & LYFT, and their drivers who use apps

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CRDA Board Quietly Awards Insurance Deal With Vague Financials

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CRDA director Chris Howard says the juicy insurance deal awarded to the George Norcross affiliated insurance company went to a “stronger and more thorough proposal”. Hmmmm…. Just a few things missing though. Costs and savings were not part of the review process. Amy Rosenberg from Philly.com: The infamous contract was awarded based on a Request

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Press of Atlantic City Asks For Help From Declining Readership

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Is the Press of Atlantic City in much worse shape than originally thought? It kinda looks that way. Press Publisher Mark Blum, is personally asking the public to hang in there…. and support the Pleasantville-based newspaper operation. You can read, what sounds like a last cry for help.. here. The Press of Atlantic City, and other

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How Marijuana Could Save Atlantic City and New Jersey

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58 percent of New Jerseyans want to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana for adults. Legalization could start in Jan. 2018, the month a new, pro-pot Governor could be in office. Here in Atlantic City, legal weed would likely hasten our financial rebound. Pot tax money would help support the city, not the creepy dealer on the street.

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Pictures> Atlantic City Boardwalk Seawall Rebuild UPDATE NOV 2016

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PICTURES > The re-invention of Atlantic City continues. The fast-paced repair, replace, fortification and lengthening of our world famous Boardwalk. Three unique construction sites are active along the front beach and inlet sides of AC. Focus Less on State Take-over, Casino Contraction & Taxes. Instead: Watch Stockton, Atlantic City Boardwalk & Lighthouse District Projects. Contractors,

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Ventnor Lost $55 Million in Valuation Due to Tax Appeals.

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Good news: many Ventnor taxpayers smartly took advantage of their right to appeal their tax assessment. Bad news: Ventnor City lost $55 million in assessed property valuation as a result of those successful tax appeals. That’s why the city is in the middle of a citywide revaluation. Should be completed by early 2017. Revaluations are

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Jersey Shore Real Estate Execs Ponder Dual Agency Court Decision

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Real Estate professionals along the Jersey Shore are keeping a close eye on this new court ruling. Real Estate agents must act in the interests of both buyers and sellers when one brokerage is handling a single transaction, the California Supreme Court said on November 21. In a decision that could turn dual agency on its

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