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Wildwood Writer

My name is Joey Contino. I am a big lover of anything Wildwood. I have lived and worked in Wildwood my whole life. I worked jobs from working on the beach renting umbrellas and chairs to being a supervisor at Morey's Piers. Wildwood is my life and my home!

Playland’s Castaway Cove Construction Update

Playland’s Castaway Cove Construction Update Construction is starting to ramp up at Playland’s Castaway Cove in Ocean City New Jersey. For over a year their grand entrance into the entertainment complex has been missing. Back in January 2021, Playland’s Castaway Cove experienced a boardwalk nightmare, a massive fire. Around 7:30 am smoke started rising out …

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Proposed 60-Room Hotel in Wildwood – Ocean Villa

Proposed 60-Room Hotel in Wildwood – Ocean Villa There have been so many projects taking place at the Jersey shore that some of the newly announced ones seem to find their way past the news. There is one such project, which is still in the beginning phases, in Wildwood that has caught our attention. 341 …

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Stardust Nightclub Liquor License To Sell

Stardust Nightclub Liquor License To Sell Those who were hoping that the world-famous Stardust nightclub would open again, your dream might have just been crushed. According to public records, the liquor license is selling very soon but the story of where it’s going is what’s puzzling people. Located at 248 E Schellenger Avenue in Wildwood, …

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New Strange Sea Creatures Discovered!

New Strange Sea Creatures Discovered! One of the beautiful things about living at the shore is that you get to see some amazing sea life. Besides the normal sea turtles, dolphins, whales, and horseshoe crabs, we have seen our stare of some strange-looking sea creatures. Over the years we have seen Portuguese Man O’ Wars, …

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Two Iconic Avalon bars Up For Sale

Two Iconic Avalon bars Up For Sale Just when you think changes in Avalon slowed down, another massive one will be coming to the island. In a press release put out on Friday, the owner of the “‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹”‹Princeton & Whitebrier announced that both of these iconic restaurants and bars are going up for sale. For …

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LEGO Fans Create Wildwood-Themed LEGO Set – Tilewood

LEGO Fans Create Wildwood-Themed LEGO Set – Tilewood This might be the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while! If you are a Wildwood fan and also a LEGO fan at the same time, this will be right up your alley. Every year there is a traveling LEGO convention show called, “Brick Fest Live.” Essentially …

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The Haunted Grave on the Cape May Beach

The Haunted Grave of Cape May Beach It’s no secret that Cape May has its fair share of ghosts and ghost stories. As America’s first seaside resort, generations of travelers have walked its beaches and stayed in its historic homes. Among those who’ve passed through are pirates, presidents, Revolutionary War soldiers, abolitionists, and countless everyday …

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Cape Square Entertainment Center Opening Soon?

Cape Square Entertainment Center Opening Soon? It’s no secret that Cape May county residents have had their movie-viewing struggles. Frank Theaters Rio Stadium 12, which was located in the Rio Mall, was one of the only major movie theater chains at the Southern point of New Jersey. The nearest major theater, if you count out the …

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ICONA $6.5 Million Project Proposed in Ocean City

ICONA $6.5 Million Project Proposed in Ocean City ICONA Resorts has been making some massive moves these past few years in South Jersey.  What started as one resort in Wildwood Crest has now grown into two properties in Cape May, two in Avalon, three in the Wildwoods, and a partial owner of Gillian’s Wonderland Pier. …

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