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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!

Could Cape May Country Get Two New Movie Theaters?

Could Cape May Country Get Two New Movie Theaters? As you may already know, the Frank’s Theaters that are located in Rio Grande are planning to have a re-opening date sometime in January 2020. These theaters will be operated by the owners of the Harbor Square Theater in Stone Harbor. If you want to read …

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Wildwood Boardwalk Damage Tour

Wildwood Boardwalk Damage Tour Every week I receive about a hundred questions which range from “What are the ride hours this week” to “what’s your favorite restaurant to check out.” The biggest question I have been getting lately is ‘Why do you need 40 Million dollars to fix the Wildwood Boardwalk.” For those who haven’t …

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10 Rides You Miss From Hunt’s Pier

  10 Rides You Miss From Hunt’s Pier Let’s jump back in time to the 1970s. At this time there was one powerhouse in Wildwood, the Hunt’s family. They owned movie theaters, stores, and one amazing amusement pier. With time things changed and they closed their doors in 1985. From 1957 through 1985 Hunt’s pier …

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Celebrity Spotted In Stone Harbor

Well we are on a roll for celebrities to come visit Cape May County. Last week we had actor Alan Cummings stop by Cape May. You can click the link below to see the photos Celebrity Sighting In Cape May Yesterday another celebrity was spotted in our sister town of Stone Harbor getting some fudge …

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Brine/Bayview Demolition Photos and Videos

Brine/Bayview Demolition Photos and Videos It’s sad to say that Brine / Bayview Inn is now officially in the history books. Today a crew came in and started knocking down the building room by room. For those who don’t know, Brine was a restaurant on Sunset Lake In Wildwood Crest. It’s address is 8100 Bayview …

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Sam’s Pizza 2019 Closing Day Announced

Sam’s Pizza 2019 Closing Day Announced You know that summer and the shoulder-season is officially over when Sam’s Pizza Palace closes for the season. It felt just like yesterday we racing over on President’s Weekend to get a slice of pizza and a small birch beer. If you missed our Sam’s Pizza opening day vlog …

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Celebrity Sighting In Cape May

Celebrity Sighting In Cape May From time to time we gets home awesome celebrities to come visit Cape May County. Over the summer we had seen Oprah, Brooke Shields Ryan Howard and Anne Hathaway. Yesterday we had another visitor stop by one of our sister towns. Scottish–American actor, comedian, singer and director Alan Cumming was …

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Flooded North Wildwood Beach (Drone Footage)

Flooded North Wildwood Beach (Drone Footage) If you have been following our posts on Facebook, we have been showing you the flooding and beach erosion taking place down in Wildwood.  While the storm, Melissa, is hundreds of miles off our coast we are still feeling the wrath of its waves, currents and surge.  North Wildwood’s …

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Touring Morey’s Oktoberfest at Night!

Touring Morey’s Oktoberfest at Night!  Last year we gave you an awesome tour of Morey’s Piers Oktoberfest so this year we decided to change things up a bit.  Join us as we explore Morey’s Oktoberfest at night. This year Oktoberfest has been absolutely amazing and so much fun.  If you haven’t check it out yet make …

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