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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!

Douglass Fudge Celebrates 100 Years

Douglass Fudge Celebrates 100 Years We have a big mile stone here on the Wildwood Boardwalk! Douglass Candies aka Douglass Fudge, which is located at Wildwood Ave and the Boardwalk, has hit 100 Years of operation. This is such an amazing feat! We reached out to Jason D. from Douglass to get the inside scoop …

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Wildwood to Get Doo-Wop McDonalds

Wildwood to Get Doo-Wop McDonalds The Doo-Wop Preservation League sent out an awesome email outlining the NEW McDonald’s coming to the Wildwoods. For those who don’t know. About two months ago the McDonald’s located at 4900 Park Blvd in Wildwood announced that they would be knocking down their old 90s style location and rebuild a …

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Wildwood Boardwalk 1991 Rides

Wildwood Boardwalk 1991 Rides Relive some of the greatest rides on the Wildwood Boardwalk in 1991. While this film doesn’t have any sound i’m sure enough that you can hear everything quite clear! Try to name some of the rides in this video! Uploaded by ESPONET. Please Subscribe to our YouTube channel – http://bit.ly/2rk23G7 Check …

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The Wildwood Power Plant Might Be History?

The Wildwood Power Plant Might Be History? Did you know that Wildwood used to have their own electric plant on the island? Between the blocks of Spicer and Spencer Ave lies a building that takes up the entire front block. This building was once called the West Jersey Electric Co. This building for the past …

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Please Welcome Pop’s Caramel Popcorn To The Wildwood Boardwalk

Please Welcome Pop’s Caramel Popcorn To The Wildwood Boardwalk We have some big news for everyone this morning!! There is a new business coming to the Wildwood Boardwalk. Please welcome Pop’s Caramel Corn and Creamery! Pop’s Caramel Corn and Creamery will be taking the place of the old Harry’s Corner.” For the past few weeks …

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Mack’s Pizza Founder Passes

Today at 2pm, Mack’s Pizzaannounced on Facebook that their founder, Joe Mack, passed away at the age of 91. Mack’s Pizza has been a staple of the Wildwood Boardwalk since 1953. According to their website, Joe made it [his] passion to maintain the uniqueness of their original take on Neapolitan Pizza. Since joe started it …

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North Wildwood Motel Sold

North Wildwood Motel Sold With the summer right around the corner we are still seeing many changes taking place around the Wildwoods. One of those changes are the changing of hands for some motels. According to the Cape May Herald’s Property Transfer Records, 2001 Surf Ave in North Wildwood had sold for $975,000. After looking …

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Spirit Halloween Films Commercial At Morey’s Piers

Spirit Halloween Films Commercial At Morey’s Piers Spirit Halloween, the chain of Halloween stores that you normally see pop up in September, has filmed their latest commercial at Morey’s Piers! I know this opens up a ton of questions so let me go ahead and explain in detail. For those who don’t know Spirit Halloween …

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Morey’s Piers Introduces Signature Beer

Morey’s Piers Introduces Signature Beer How awesome is this! To celebrate their 50th year of being on the Wildwood Boardwalk, Morey’s Piers & Beachfront Water Parks, has teamed up with the Cape May Brewing Company to big us a signature beer! It is a traditional, German-style Kölsch beet that will be called the Wildwood Wooder. …

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Wildwood Mayor Wants The Kate Smith Statue In Wildwood 

Wildwood Mayor Wants The Kate Smith Statue In Wildwood Last week we had an interesting topic online titled: “Should Wildwood Stop Playing Kate Smith’s “God Bless America?” If you want to read the orignal article click the link below. Should Wildwood Stop Playing Kate Smith’s God Bless America? 86 percent of you answered a big …

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