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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!

Cape May Could Go Plastic-less, Should We? [VOTE]

Cape May Could Go Plastic-less, Should We? [Vote] If you watch many of our beach videos on on YouTube channel, you will notice one big thing we do before we jump in the water. That once thing is collect three pieces of trash. Learning how to surf from local Ocean Outfitters, they taught us to …

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Introducing Wildwood Crest’s “The Living Room”

Introducing Wildwood Crest’s “The Living Room” For a while there we have been receiving a ton of questions about what the city of Wildwood Crest was going to due with the old library. For those who don’t know, Wildwood Crest once had a library at the corner of Wisteria and Ocean Ave. In 2015 they …

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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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