Business
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•June 29, 2022
Luggers Lugs Gear to the Beach: ‘Just Bring You’
Everyone knows the burden of lugging stuff through the barrier of hot sand that seems to keep eager bathers from a beautiful day at the beach. “Luggers” takes care of that with the invitation “Just…
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•June 29, 2022
Trends We’re Loving for the 4th
This summer is all about carefree, fun energy, and the newest fashion trends at Island Gypsy are here to deliver. Locals and tourists alike look forward to seeing what’s behind the iconic large…
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•June 29, 2022
LBI Surfing: Wave-Riding School Marks a Quarter Century
Not long after his high school graduation in the mid-1990s, Long Beach Island native Jeff Santoloci fused his love of surfing with a knack for teaching and established New Jersey’s first surf school.…
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•June 16, 2022
Baby Intensive Care Survivors Reunited With Staff at AtlantiCare
AtlantiCare Neonatal Intensive Care Unit “graduates” (tiny survivors) and their families reunited during an emotional get-together June 4 with the doctors, nurses and staff who cared for them.
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•June 16, 2022
Weichert’s LBI Office Holds Benefit Golf Event
The Weichert, Realtors’ Long Beach Island sales office team held its third annual Golf Outing to benefit the American Cancer Society and breast cancer research, Office Manager William Darby announced.
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•June 15, 2022
At New Dune Market Find Ethical Imports, Thoughtfully Curated
Beach Haven has a new retail shop that feels more like a museum than a shop. Just as an art curator carefully selects paintings for an exhibit, Emily Raleigh, owner of The Dune Market, researches the…
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•June 15, 2022
‘LBI Table’ Is Set and Serving
Awaited all winter, LBI Table has been a sensation since it opened in May by co-owners Scott Russo and partner Jimmy, formerly of ScoJo’s in Surf City. LBI Table is open daily from 7 a.m. to 2:30…
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•June 15, 2022
Make a Social Event of It: Candle Pouring
At The Village Candles & Co. in Manahawkin, owner Sabrina Thomas turns candle pouring into a customizable craft and social activity, the likes of which are offered in only a handful of other…
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•June 9, 2022
Where There’s a Will, the St. Rita Hotel Again Finds a Way
The historic St. Rita in Beach Haven is beginning a facelift as the hotel enters a new age, after being bequeathed to a little girl, age 8, who was the light of 94-year-old longtime owner Marie…
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•June 9, 2022
‘Ann Coen & Friends’ Pop Up in Beach Haven This Summer
Some pictures might be worth those thousand words, but mesmerizing ones defy description. Ann Coen’s photographs capture moments instead in lighting, line, form, feeling and power that immerse the…
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•May 25, 2022
Joe Pop’s Tradition Centerstage of Modern Refresh
If walls could talk, imagine the stories the four walls of Joe Pop’s Shore Bar and Restaurant could tell from its near century history in the center of the Ship Bottom business district. Heck, just…
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•May 25, 2022
New Owners, Same Cheese Shoppe in Surf City
When French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr in 1849 penned “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” – the more things change, the more they stay the same – he couldn’t know the embodiment would…
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•May 25, 2022
Doing the Job of Selling Summer Positions
Before businesses can offer what they’ve got to the public, they’re selling potential staff on jobs. For several reasons, it has now been called “a challenge” to amass a full staff ahead of a resort…
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•May 24, 2022
Compassion Café Kicks Off Year Two
A business devoted to giving work experience opportunities for adolescents and adults with special needs held a grand opening May 16 at the Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club in Beach Haven.
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•May 18, 2022
New Business Brings Storage Units to Your Home
Loaded Storage recently opened at 250 Route 9 (Suite 3) in Barnegat Township near the Waretown border.
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•May 18, 2022
Investors Bank and Foundation Steps Up for Coastal Volunteers in Medicine
The nonprofit Coastal Volunteers in Medicine, which provides free non-emergency medical support for those on limited income without medical insurance, received a donation May 5 from Investors Bank…
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•May 17, 2022
NJ Tourism Spending Up 27% from 2020
“Tremendous gains” in tourism recovery in 2021 from the pandemic was the news from the New Jersey Tourism Industry Association (NJTIA) on May 5 as statewide leaders gathered in Trenton for National…
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•May 11, 2022
Stutz Candy Co. Moves to Brighton Beach
Stutz Candy Co.’s Long Beach Island store, which had for years been in Ship Bottom – on the west side of Long Beach Boulevard beginning in 1964 before relocating to a spot near East 25th Street – has…
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•May 11, 2022
New Company Organizes the Moving Pieces
Moving is said to be one of the most daunting challenges in life. But clients are unpacking that notion, as the phone is ringing for the services of JM Move Managers, launched on Long Beach Island in…
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•May 11, 2022
Lomito Simmers With Latin American Street Food Flavors
Open a new restaurant and it’s the online buzz of all of Long Beach Island. Open a unique eatery featuring “Latin American street food,” and customers are savoring the flavors before they get there.
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•May 5, 2022
NJDEP Clean Marina Program Protects State’s Coastal Waterways
In the years since the state Department of Environmental Protection established the New Jersey Clean Marina Program in 2005, a number of facilities on Long Beach Island and the nearby mainland have…
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•May 4, 2022
Fanfare at The Sand Castle B&B Ribbon Cutting
The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce invites businesses to attend the ribbon cutting of the newly renovated Sand Castle Bed & Breakfast, bayside in Barnegat Light, on Tuesday, May 10 at noon.
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•May 4, 2022
Stafford Township Planning Board Gives Thumbs Up to Rich’s Ice Cream
Screaming for ice cream is a thing for some people, and now it’s time to start counting down the days until Rich’s Ice Cream makes its debut in Stafford Township.
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•April 27, 2022
Meet NJ Film Commission and Network
A networking event will hold the chance for area businesspeople to meet the New Jersey Picture and Television Commission on Tuesday, May 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. This Business After Hours with the Southern…
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•April 27, 2022
How You Brewin Ranked ‘One of Best’
How You Brewin Coffee Company has earned the accolade of being ranked as one of the best coffee shops in New Jersey according to BestofNJ.com, being one of only two in Ocean County to grace the list.
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•April 27, 2022
La Bamba Adding Location in Beach Haven
The La Bamba Mexican Restaurant in the Brant Beach section of Long Beach Township will soon open a second establishment at the former site of Carmen’s Restaurant, 122 North Bay Ave. in Beach Haven.
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•April 27, 2022
Extra Space Self-Storage Going Up in Stafford Township
An increased need for storage is being answered by a new 868-unit facility at 465 South Main St. in Manahawkin that is unique to the area with its drive-through design.
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•April 27, 2022
LBI Wedding Road Show Welcomes New Audiences for Future Celebrations
Knot-tying and event-hosting, Long Beach Island region-style, was updated for 2022 as the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce’s 14th annual Wedding Road Show and Party Planning Tour hosted…
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•April 27, 2022
AtlantiCare’s Center for Surgical Weight Loss and Wellness Celebrates 20 Years, Several Firsts
As the AtlantiCare Surgical Weight Loss and Wellness Center team marks a milestone 20 years, they reflect on how far the concept and capabilities have come.
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•April 21, 2022
Ocean Acres Veteran Launches Skate Brand
Those who grew up in the area of Stafford Township, especially mainlanders, know the hidden majesty that is the Bridge to Nowhere. The locale, sometimes referred to as the old “telephone farm,” is…
