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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!

Wildwood’s Own Leads Lakers To Championship Title

Wildwood’s Own Leads Lakers To Championship Title For those who were watching the Los Angeles Lakers/Miami Heat game last night may have seen the Lakers win a championship. Little did you know that there is an awesome Wildwood connection to that game. Frank Vogel, who is the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, is …

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Mack’s And Sam’s Pizza Last Weekend Hours

Mack’s And Sam’s Pizza Last Weekend Hours You know it’s truly the end of the summer season when both of the pizza power houses on the Wildwood Boardwalk close for the year. This Monday, October 12th, will be the last day for both Mack’s Pizza and Sam’s Pizza. The Mack’s location at Robert’s Ave is …

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Icona Mahalo Update And Blueprints

Icona Mahalo Update And Blueprints Over the past year we have been updating you on all of the construction that’s taking place at the Ocean Holiday Motel. Located at 6501 Ocean Ave in Wildwood Crest, the motel was sold last July (2019) for $4.55 million to Icona. You can read about that announcement by clicking the …

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2020 Wildwood Halloween Information

2020 Wildwood Halloween Information Before we get started we do have a fun Halloween event taking place in Wildwood. On Saturday October 31st from 1pm-3pm, join us for the annual Trunk or Treat. It is a safe and socially distanced event which will feature food, games, candy and prizes. It will take place at Fox …

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(Doo-Wop) Sinclair Gas Station Coming To Wildwood

(Doo-Wop) Sinclair Gas Station Coming To Wildwood We have some AMAZING news coming out of the Wildwoods today! Back in August when we did our final tour of the Rio Grande Gateway project we teased that there was a big renovation that will take place at the Riggins Gas Station at 325 Rio Grande Ave. …

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Singapore Motel Under MAJOR Construction (Video Update)

Singapore Motel Under MAJOR Construction (Video Update) In the past two weeks there have been some MAJOR construction taking place at the former Singapore Motel. As you know, this motel is being transformed into a multi-family structure. If this is the first time you are hearing about this click the link below. Update on the …

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Massive 4 Story Multi-Purpose Building Purposed On Pacific Ave

Massive 4 Story Multi-Purpose Building Purposed On Pacific Ave It may be the off-season but some amazing things are taking place here in the Wildwoods. This past Friday, residents in Wildwood received a legal notice of a hearing about a NEW project taking place on 3601-3611 Pacific Ave. For those who think this address sound …

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Watching a NASA Launch From The Cape May Beach (Video)

Watching a NASA Launch From The Cape May Beach Last night at 9:16pm, NASA launched Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft from Wallops Island Virginia. Due to the location of the Wallops Islands and the clear skies, we were able to watch it as it took off and went into orbit. Below is a little vlog we …

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