A quick and handy guide to this week’s events. Looking for dinner and a movie this week? Try Congress Hall’s family buffet and movie screenings every Wednesday through August 18. Buffet dinner is available at 6pm in the ballroom, $29.95 for adults and $12.95 for children 12 and under. Afterward retire to the... 

Ideas, idle gossip and occasionally important odds ‘n’ ends… by Jack Wright Everyone loves Cape May. That was the only consensus to emerge from last week’s tense public meeting to discuss convention hall. So if everyone loves Cape May how come there is a fundamental difference between two distinct... 

Bars, restaurants, culture and events… Dan Mathers’ weekly guide to what’s going on in Cape May The new Tisha’s, snuggled into the Washington Street Mall, is larger than expected. I was surprised when the white-trimmed, light-blue front dining room led through to another in the rear. There’s a... 

An enthusiast’s view of America’s Original Seaside Resort… by Meghan Kunz I always meet the most interesting people in Cape May, and Vanessa Ewing is a prime example. I frequented the Fiber Arts Yarn Shop after I became infatuated with knitting. She patiently tried to teach me to knit on double-pointed needles... 

Ah, those good old Cape May days… by Jackson D’Catur I have had many an unpleasant encounter with crabs. I remember once, not long after we liberated Paris from the Nazis, and I was partying at a grand house with a lady whom I took to be a countess but in fact turned out to be an acrobat from a traveling... 

A useful and inspirational guide to eating healthy, natural foods – by Katie Panamarenko The most widely-asked question of a vegetarian would probably be, “How are you getting all your calcium, iron and protein if you don’t eat meat?!” I often would like to rebut this with, “How are you getting fiber,... 

Wise answers to perplexing questions The Answer Lady invites inquiries from gentle readers on all manners of relationship quandaries, matters of the heart, and ethics. If you’d like to send a query, write to info@exitzero.us. Dear Answer Lady What are the rules on public displays of affection? Our friend and her... 

A benefit concert is being held for Mickey Chew, a young business owner who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Mickey was airlifted to a neurological center in Trenton last weekend and operated on after suffering a seizure. He is now recovering at home while he awaits the next stage of his treatment plan. Mickey... 

A weekly historical column by Ben Miller, author of the best-selling “The First Resort” The USS S-5 was the navy’s pride and joy when it was launched in November of 1919. With a length of more than 230 feet, the submarine was 70 feet longer than the Cape May lighthouse would be if you laid it on its side. Picture... 

A weekly column by Catherine Dugan. This week: A trip on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Travel south to Cape May and you are likely to hear, or sing, a few choruses of “On the Way to Cape May,” especially if a member of your party is of retirement age. Travel north, on the Cape May/Lewes Ferry, and the tune is “The... 

A weekly report from the nation’s birdwatching capital… by Seymore Thanu This is a column about why I like Cape May. It is very easy to write because there is a lot to like in Cape May. One of the things I like most is birds. Another thing I like is liking birds. Yet another thing I like is writing about... 

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