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Ventnor Commissioners Say NO to City Transparency Via Cheap Technology
Are Jersey shore towns like Ventnor uncomfortable with using technology to better meet the needs of property owners? Or do these elected officials prefer to keep taxpayers in the dark? Seasonal...
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Ventnor & Atlantic City Honor 9-11 Heroes and Victims. Lest We Forget.
Heavy fog surrounded the annual Atlantic City & Ventnor 9-11 ceremony on Tuesday morning. Hundreds gathered on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Honoring those who lost their lives, and those who...
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Downbeach Back-Bay Flooding Finally Being Addressed At Ventnor Meeting
Officials Proud to See Start of Dune Project Finally. Back bay flooding in Margate and Ventnor, and how to combat it. That’s the focus of a long-awaited, public meeting on Wednesday night, Sept 12 in...
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Ventnor Movie Demolition Part 2. Taxes, Parking & Liquor License Questions.
The building that once housed Best Bites on Ventnor Ave. is no more. The property is down, helping make way for a driveway / parking area for the new Ventnor movie theater. The much anticipated Ventnor...
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Margate Commissioners Blink. Will Delay Vote on Hotel / Condo Overlay Zoning...
Margate Commisioners Sensing an all-out taxpayer revolt, Margate Commissioners have decided to delay a vote on the proposed and very controversial, Hotel / Condo Overlay Zoning Ordinance. According to...
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Ready, Set, Bid. Movie Group Gunning for Ventnor Liquor License
Transformation of Former Ventnor Twin Movie One down, two to go. Ventnor will soon auction off another retail consumption liquor licenses on Friday, Nov. 2. Ventnor Commissioners have set the minimum...
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Ventnor Restaurants Sage & Lisa’s Shut Down For Now. New Condos On The Way?
Goodbye Sage & Lisa’s in Ventnor Two very popular Ventnor eateries are shutting down….for now. Sage and Lisa’s on Atlantic Ave. Chef Lisa Savage owned and operated both. The last meals of the 2018...
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Ventnor Planning Board To Discuss Volatile St Leonard’s Tract Spot Zoning Plan
Ventnor City Planning Board Agenda for September 24, 2018, 6:30 pm 6201 Atlantic Ave, Ventnor N.J 084065. Applications: Ventnor Memory Park – Esther, Joseph & Scipio Memorial Charity Foundation,...
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Ventura’s Potential High-Rise Development Plans in Margate
Rendering of Potential Venturas High Rise Development in Margate Plans for a potential new high rise on the beaches of Margate, looks to have begun in earnest, on March 1, 2018. A meeting was held...
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Margate High-Rise Stopped For Now. Residents Demand Greater Transparency.
The proposed plan to create a Margate hotel overlay zone, adjacent to Lucy the Elephant, has been killed for now. Over 250 packed the Margate Commissioners Chamber. Overflow crowds poured onto corner...
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Margate Stalemate Over Lucy the Elephant Lease, Expiring in 2019.
Rich Helfant on Left in Green Shirt. The lease agreement between Lucy the Elephant and the City of Margate expires in 2019. What’s taking so long to renew the Lucy lease? The City of Margate, and Rich...
View ArticleMargate Planning Board Questioned About Masterplan.
Some thoughts on the recent, Margate Planning Board meeting of Sept 27, 2018: Residents just want better and clearer communication from Commissioners, Planning & School boards. The legal...
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Will Awesome Ventnor Pocket Park Get Tax Exempt Status?
A vacant Ventnor land parcel sitting empty for the past decade. It could soon become a green, open space oasis. The proposed Ventnor Memory Park received an assortment of zoning and variance approvals...
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Avant Girl in Margate Celebrates 5 Years of Downbeach Beauty
Hair & Beauty Salon Celebrating 5 Years in Margate. The brains & beauty behind Avant Girl in Margate is Aria Mazer. After 25 years in the casino business, including a stop at Resorts, Mazer...
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Ventnor Boardwalk Zoning Battle. Extracting More Taxes From Premium Land.
The 15 year Ventnor zoning battle continues. What size should the lots be, between Dorset and Derby Ave along the Boardwalk? The Ventnor Planning Board says City Commissioners should create a new...
View ArticleRestoration of Back Bay Wetlands. Fill Shelter Island With Dredge Spoils....
Margate received a national fish & wildlife grant about 2 years ago. The money must be used for wetlands restoration. According to Margate Zoning Officer, Roger McLarnon & Margate Solicitor,...
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Margate High-Rise Stopped For Now. Residents Demand Greater Transparency.
The proposed plan to create a Margate hotel overlay zone, adjacent to Lucy the Elephant, has been killed for now. Over 250 packed the Margate Commissioners Chamber. Overflow crowds poured onto corner...
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Margate Stalemate. Who Owns Lucy the Elephant? Lease Expiring in 2019.
Lucy CEO, Rich Helfant, in green shirt. Who owns Lucy the Elephant? Rich Helfant’s Save Lucy Committee? Or the City of Margate? That looks to be the real question behind why Lucy’s lease, which expires...
View ArticleMargate Planning Board Questioned About Masterplan.
Some thoughts on the recent, Margate Planning Board meeting of Sept 27, 2018: Residents just want better and clearer communication from Commissioners, Planning & School boards. The legal...
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