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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!

Trace Adkins To Sing At Wildwood Country Festival

Trace Adkins To Sing At Wildwood Country Festival We are still months away from the NEW Barefoot Country Music Festival and the line-up keeps getting better! For those who don’t know, the Barefoot Country Music Fest will have 30+ of country singers on multiple stages right on the Wildwood beach. It will start Friday June …

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Help Rename Rio Grande Ave!!!

Help Rename Rio Grande Ave!!! A brand new gateway to the Wildwoods is currently under construction along Rio Grande Avenue and the City of Wildwood would appreciate some feedback and suggestions about this project. If you don’t know, the city is far into it’s project which includes raising the road, adding in a new pumping …

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Sea Serpent Coaster Track Has Arrived!

Sea Serpent Coaster Track Has Arrived! We have some great news coming off the beaches of Wildwood! New and refurbished tracks for the Sea Serpent Coaster are starting to arrive on the beach next to Mariners Pier. For those who don’t know, back in November we wrote an article that said that the Sea Serpent …

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Cape May’s Primal Construction Update

Cape May’s Primal Construction Update We stopped by Cape May’s New restaurant, Primal, located at 406 Beach Ave, to give you an update on how the construction is going. Back in December we stopped by and gave you a tour. You can check out that video to compare by clicking the link below. Cape May’s …

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Funds For Boardwalk Repairs Acquired

Funds For Boardwalk Repairs Acquired In a press release posted on DooWW.com, they said that; “The City of Wildwood, the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority (GWTIDA) and the Wildwoods Boardwalk Special Improvement District, Management Corporation (WSID), all coordinated in the effort to secure approximately $320,000 in funding to make the needed structural repairs.” …

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This Is Why We Are Seeing Many Seals On The NJ Beaches

This Is Why We Are Seeing Many Seals On The NJ Beaches Over the past few weeks there have been many seal spottings through-out Cape May County. Most recently one of our Instagram followers, Lauren K, sent us a photo of a seal that was taking a break out of the water on the Jefferson …

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Wildwood FD Trains In Soon to Be Demolished House

Wildwood FD Trains In Soon to Be Demolished House For those who don’t know, the old Victorian at 7011 pacific is being knocked down. No one ever likes to see a beautiful house such as this get knocked down but there is one cool aspect of it that I wanted to share with you.  The …

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Wildwoods Spring Bridal Expo

Wildwoods Spring Bridal Expo 2020 The Wildwoods Spring Bridal Expo on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Don’t miss out on this great event. Brides are encouraged to Pre-Register for the event at link provided at the bottom. South Jersey’s largest FREE bridal event featuring everything you need to plan your perfect wedding! Wedding venues, wedding planners, …

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Parking Will NOT Be Coming To Sunrise Park

Parking Will NOT Be Coming To Sunrise Park Last week the city of Wildwood Crest introduced plans for a full redesign of the Sunrise Park located at Rambler Road. According to the city plans the park was going to get improvements such as new trees, a few exercise recreation areas, a water feature, a new …

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