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Spontaneous Dinner Date at Viggiano’s

Spontaneous Dinner Date at Viggiano’s  With all that’s been going on these days, sometimes Date Night is all is all it takes to make you smile. Being stuck at home or even doing day-to-day chores may stress your relationships. So when my husband was driving me around Cape May and West Cape May for work,… Read more »

Aerial of St. Mary's By The Sea

Aerial photographs of St Mary’s By The Sea

You may have heard that St. Mary’s By The Sea has closed their doors as of February 5th, 2021. We have confirmed demolition isn’t happening immediately and will update you when we know anything else. We do know that the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia want the land to return to nature, and not have… Read more »

Montreal Beach Resort turns 50

In celebration of their 50th anniversary, Montreal Beach Resort worked with Hawk Haven to create a signature chardonnay, Chateau Montreal. Hawk Haven bottled the limited-edition wine yesterday, just forty cases in total. Try a glass this summer at Harry’s of Cape May, or pick up a bottle at The Wine Cellar this upcoming season. Congratulations… Read more »

Unquestionable Beach Belief

Sometimes finding the inspiration to write is difficult. Writers often live in a perpetual state of writer’s block. I know I do, and the last few days and weeks have been no exception. But as I sit on my screened in porch at my home in Virginia, the 80 degree weather and accompaniment of the… Read more »

Home

Home is one of those unique words that has one dictionary definition but a varying personal definition to anyone that you ask. Google defines home as, “the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household,” but that sounds more like a house to me. Home is one of those… Read more »

The In-between Times

Just as there is a calm before the storm, there is a calm before the beach is flooded with sun seeking, ocean craving people. The waves continue to lap against the shore and the gulls still cry out to each other in search of hot dogs to be stolen, but those are the only noises.… Read more »

“Experiences” by Ryan Michael Richards

There’s no question that Cape May inspires, lending its natural and architectural beauty to artists, musicians, photographers, and writers. So we were thrilled to be contacted by acoustic guitarist Ryan Michael Richards, who shared his recent album, Experiences, with us. Listen to a sample from his track Victorian Love: How is Cape May inspirational to… Read more »

Stunning time-lapse video of Cape May

We received this incredible time-lapse video of Cape May from photographer Chris Bakley. I have lived in and around Cape May my entire life and, in my opinion, Cape May is one of–if not the–most beautiful small towns you could ever visit, and I am lucky to call it my home. There is nothing more… Read more »