Cape May
By Jen A. Miller -
May 8, 2012
One of New Jersey’s best-endowed dining destinations, Cape May can win you over with everything from waffles a la mode to local oysters to a 28-ounce ribeye for two.
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By Jen A. Miller -
May 8, 2012
Best-known for its historic B&Bs, Cape May now offers an array of hotels and motels for a range of budgets. Here’s a sampling of the varied accommodations. (Note: None of Cape May’s hotels are directly on the ocean; those with Beach Avenue addresses are just across the street from the beach and offer easy beach access.)
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By Jen A. Miller -
May 8, 2012
Cape May pulses year-round with things to do. Many of the cultural and historic events are under the auspices of MAC, the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities (capemaymac.org). Here are some of Cape May’s most popular attractions:
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By Jen A. Miller -
May 8, 2012
The Victorians still reign, but upscale newcomers have brought 21st-century appeal to Jersey’s southernmost resort.
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By Robert Strauss -
May 7, 2012
If it’s Monday morning, Pete Dunne is sharing his love for avian life with a lucky group of bird watchers.
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By Adam Erace -
March 22, 2012
The Blue Pig Tavern is located in one of Cape May's leading landmarks, the renovated 1879 Congress Hall Hotel. Its food is New American and it gets a lot of its produce from its own nearby farm. Adam Erace reviews.
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December 12, 2011
Feast or frolic, explore or extol, we’ve got you covered for a self-directed festival of discovery and delight. Every week, meet a bit of the Garden State you need to know by heart.
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By Lauren Payne -
November 15, 2011
Nostalgia and gingerbread reign during Cape May’s Annual Christmas candlelight tour of Victorian homes.
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By Lauren Payne -
September 13, 2011
Cape May’s Wine Fest celebrates NJ’s vinous bounty.
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By Eric Levin -
July 11, 2011
Long gone are the days when New Jersey, sandwiched between two imposing cities, could only look outward for its best food. Now the top restaurants in the state stand shoulder to shoulder with the finest in the region.
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By Karen Irvine -
May 9, 2011
Where to pick up gourmet sustenance on your way to the beach.
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By Drew Anne Scarantino -
May 9, 2011
The Jersey coast offers more than just sun and sand. Use our guide and you’ll be ready to take in top-notch theater—
from Broadway productions to children’s shows and outdoor classics.
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By Jen A. Miller -
May 9, 2011
Higbee Beach, on the Delaware Bay, welcomes a different type of crowd in West Cape May.
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By Eric Levin -
May 9, 2011
If you've had enough of the typical Shore fare, and are looking for high-quality cuisine, we've got some tips that will point you to the right exit.
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By Robert Strauss -
May 9, 2011
Roy Steinberg, an established Hollywood director and producer of soap operas, leaves LA for the stage in Cape May.
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By Jen A. Miller -
January 28, 2011
Recent renovations at The Beach Shack in Cape May add a late '60s beachcomber vibe that did not exist when the building was known as The Coachman.
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By Robert Strauss -
January 28, 2011
The Virginia Hotel is the chic sister to the grand Congress Hall and the family-oriented Beach Shack in Cape May.
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September 13, 2010
Dinners, antiques shops, and teas make summer but a memory.
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By Ashley J. Cerasaro -
September 13, 2010
A new twist on the science-fiction classic "War of the Worlds" draws people to Cape May in search of adventure.
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By Nick DiUlio -
September 13, 2010
Cape May Point State Park, located in fresh and saltwater wetlands in the southernmost tip of the state, hosts some of the most diverse bird varieties on the East Coast.
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July 12, 2010
For the best Jersey chefs, fresh, local, sustainable, and farm-to-table are not just buzzwords but delicious keys to creativity, style, and value.
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By Eric Levin -
May 10, 2010
Cape May’s Washington Inn—32 years in its present incarnation, in a manor house dating to 1840—knows how to please generations of regulars while letting no culinary cobwebs form.
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By Jen A. Miller, Claire Pamplin, Lauren Payne, and Robert Strauss -
May 10, 2010
Boutique hotels find the sassy (and often luxe) sweet spot between the charm of B&Bs and the prestige of resort hotels.
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By Kristina Fiore -
May 7, 2010
Piping plovers, horseshoe crabs, least terns, and red knots are among the rarities awaiting New Jersey ecotourists.
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By Nick DiUlio -
May 7, 2010
The scene is smart and sophisticated. Snooki and the Situation need not apply.
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By Eric Levin -
May 7, 2010
Curtis Bashaw didn’t become the southern Shore’s most dynamic developer just for the money. In fact, his commitment to Cape May and the Shore is almost an article of faith.
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The downbeating sun does things to you that can be remedied here...
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But at the sweet shop across the street from the Congress Hall Hotel in Cape May you can only buy the edible kind...
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By Ashley J. Cerasaro -
April 20, 2010
The Southern Mansion—another Cape May B&B—offers guests the royal treatment in terms of stately accommodations and modern accouterments.
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By Robert Strauss -
April 20, 2010
Of the many B&Bs in Cape May, Rhythm of the Sea sets itself apart because its decorations are a lot sparer than in the inns in the main part of town—with browns and blues dominating instead of Victorian reds and greens, and Stickley furniture throughout.
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By Robert Strauss -
April 20, 2010
At The Doctor's Inn, a bed and breakfast in Cape May, guests can relax on the wide porch, or enjoy the tended gardens separating the inn from Main Street.
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Looking for a spring play fling? Check out Class by NJ native Charles Evered, premiering in Cape May on May 15.
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By Jen A. Miller -
March 15, 2010
It's not just the sunset that makes Sunset Beach a must for all New Jerseyans. It's the tradition surrounding it.
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Plenty of both in this unlikely juxtaposition...
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Well, not diving, exactly, but peeking over the edge outside a restaurant being gutted...
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Emptying out a restaurant turns up all manner of quotidian supplies...
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Cape May County may be a resort area, but it’s also home to numerous residents who have been affected by the recession. A new meal center is opening in May to help feed the Shore poor.
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In case of fire or other emergencies, including being tapped out, this alcove is the place to be...
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A few minutes after these pictures were taken, cross-country skiers came schussing down the beach...
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Facing the beach in Cape May...
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If you’re cleaning out your linen closet this holiday season, or ditching the toys that your dog sniffs at (in a snooty way), Cape May’s Billmae Cottage is seeking animal-friendly donations for its annual Animal Giving Tree.
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By Eric Levin -
September 14, 2009
In October, the Garden State’s food and wine festivals invite you to put your month where your mouth is.
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By Linda Fowler -
September 14, 2009
From tea dances to murder mystery dinners, Cape May’s Victorian Week will put you in a gingerbread frame of mind.
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By Emily Faherty -
September 14, 2009
Did you know that Sandy Hook has the country’s oldest operating lighthouse? Were you aware that the original Old Barney collapsed into the sea in 1856? Or that Absecon Lighthouse is the tallest along the Jersey Shore, with 228 steps?
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By Lauren Payne -
August 13, 2009
A talented group of interior designers, artisans, and craftsmen work together to transform a historic Cape May home into an entrancing show house. (Photos by John Armich)
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By Emily Faherty -
August 11, 2009
Sept 19-27: Cape May shows off its culinary chops for the 13th annual Cape May Food and Wine Festival, presented by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts.
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Some towns celebrate the Fourth of July with parades and fireworks. That’s true for Cape May, but this year they’re planning even more of a blast that day to mark the town’s 400th’ birthday. The main attraction: a beard-growing competition.
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Michele Gillian was so amped up that she could barely catch her breath – Ocean City has been named top beach in the state.
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The Chalfonte Hotel in Cape May was known for its lack of air conditioning and in-room bathrooms. A lot of people liked it that way, but progress finally caught up with the old gal, and she’s ready for a modern audience.
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May 8, 2009
If there is anyone out there who hasn’t spent time down the Shore lately, please raise your hand. Okay, you two in the back, this article is just for you.
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Now that Oprah has bestowed her approval on Twitter.com, the messaging service is taking off. Looking for South Jersey folks to follow?
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In the lobby of a busy hotel, a dark ascent to a landing in the sun...
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By Jen A. Miller -
May 5, 2009
A travelling karaoke man expects a busy summer.
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By Doug Hunsberger -
May 5, 2009
Cape May diamonds are not diamonds at all, but they have been known to fool the most discriminating eyes.
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May 5, 2009
If you're planning on hitting the great outdoors this summer, we've got a list of places you just have to see.
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May 5, 2009
There are no shortage of entertainment options down the Shore this summer. From concerts to the theater, you'll find something to see and do for sure.
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May 5, 2009
Where should you go for a little family fun this summer? Well, pretty much anywhere. Check out our list.
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If on the inside it looks like a diner, serves like a diner, charges like a diner and satisfies like a diner, but occupies just part of a plain brick building on a street corner in Cape May, it is a diner, and a darn good one at that.
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Before there was SPF, there were these...
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You can welcome spring this weekend with something old and something new on the South Jersey festival circuit.
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By Lauren Payne -
April 16, 2009
Everybody loves visiting a show house. It’s an amazing opportunity to enter a grand home and see the latest in decorating ideas from top designers.
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Why would anyone spend a Sunday morning running in the rain? I don’t know, but I, along with over 800 others, did just that for the Ocean Drive Marathon and 10-miler this past Sunday.
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By Emily Faherty -
March 18, 2009
April 17–19: The 31st Annual Cape May Jazz Festival presents “Legends…and More Blues,” with a tribute to bandleader and balladeer Billy Eckstine and Newark’s-own legendary jazz singer Sarah “Sassy” Vaughan performed by the B Swingers Big Band and Steve Butler.
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March 17, 2009
We traveled far and wide to pinpoint the following fun destinations from A (aquarium) to Z (zoo).
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March 17, 2009
Super shopping and better bargains await at these top NJ retails establishments.
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By Robert Strauss -
December 9, 2008
By Lauren Payne -
November 12, 2008
Nothing brings warmth to the holidays like a B&B decked out for the season. Here are two of our favorites. (Photos by Laura Moss)
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Spotted poolside at the Congress Hall Hotel in Cape May, a takeoff on the tarp, featuring a unique, self-contained, deployment and retraction mechanism...
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By Jen A. Miller -
July 14, 2008
By Roger E. Hernandez -
May 7, 2008
Cape May and Long Beach Island cater to those who appreciate fine dining, luxurious quarters, sailing, birding, and good old peace and quiet.
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May 5, 2008
No matter your age, your shape, your interests or your hometown (out-of-staters also welcome), the Shore makes summer super.
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By Daniel Weiss -
April 30, 2008
A film tries to draw the line between North and South Jersey.
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