News from Around the South Jersey Shore

Not a shocker, but still sad: casinos are laying off a lot of people.

Spirit Air, which I always take to Tampa, is adding a Boston flight out of Atlantic City.

Fire at the Skylark, but the Wildwood motel is OK.

Sea Isle's city council okayed alcohol sales at outdoor areas attached to restaurants. Will this apply to bars as well? The OD does serve food, after all.

R.I.P Robert Prosky, a native of Cape May.

The Atlantic City post office is going to be demolished.

And a-one, and a-two, and a-three: awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

Here's a different kind of "Red Ryder..."

Here's a nifty shore photo.

The Beach Theatre in Cape May could still be torn down.

In other -- closer -- news, today is my mom's birthday. She's a good mom, she is. Here's an old picture of me, mom and my brother Jim on the beach:



I would like Jim to note that I'm the one wearing the captain's hat (I say this because he's coming home today, and we talk smack like that. I won't even post some of the things I say to my younger brother because your boss might get mad at you for reading such language on a work computer).

This weekend is also the big ol' Verzella family Christms party -- that's my mom's side of the family. So have a happy weekend, everyone!