Featured Shop
O’Neill’s Estate Jewelry
Shakespeare once wrote “All that glitters is not gold,” and while he may have had a point, he obviously never shopped at O’Neill’s Estate Jewelry.
Rental History
1002 Washington Street: Inn at the Park
Visitors to Cape May come and go, but the houses, at least in the historic district, tend to remain. These structures, most over a century old, may change hands, change businesses, or change color, but they remain standing. And sometimes they don’t even change color. Notice the Inn at the […]
Nature
Dancing in the Dark
It has been a minute. Maybe you’ve been here the whole time. Perhaps you’re just getting back to Cape May after being away for the winter. Or maybe you’re reading this several months after it was published, as you cool off from the hot summer sun and rifle through the […]
Victorian Vignette
How Victorians stayed warm indoors
When winter temperatures fall into the teens, it’s a good time to appreciate the modern heating systems in today’s homes that work hard keeping inhabitants warm and to learn a bit about how most homes were heated during the Victorian era.
Recipes
Quick Corn and Clam Chowder with Homemade Oyster Crackers
This recipe appears in The Influence of People and Places from our Early Spring 2023 issue.
Recipes
Loaded Potato Muffins
This recipe appears in The Influence of People and Places from our Early Spring 2023 issue.
Try This at Home
The Influence of People and Places
“Food tells stories, and sometimes the history makes you appreciate a certain cuisine a little more.” Millie Peartree I’m a chef who also happens to write. The two crafts are not as disparate as they may seem at first. What I really am is a storyteller; sometimes I tell the […]
Recipes
Peri Peri Chicken with Cauliflower Grits
This recipe appears in The Influence of People and Places from our Early Spring 2023 issue.
Recipes
Lobster Thermidor
This recipe appears in The Influence of People and Places from our Early Spring 2023 issue.
Wish You Were Here
A “Sinful” Love of Cape May
February has a reputation for romance, so for this issue the following vintage postcards were selected to display that both people and places can be loved. Cape May has held a special place in the hearts of visitors for decades, and these mementos bear the imprint of their distinct and […]
Be Our Guest
The Buttonwood
One measure of hospitality is the guest who arrives as a stranger and leaves as a friend. That’s certainly true of the Buttonwood in West Cape May, where I enjoyed a brief but delightful stay in early January. The charming Colonial Revival inn operates on a self-service model. There’s no […]
Prime Selections
The Off-Off Season
My friends (who don’t live here) often ask me, “What is Cape May like in the winter? What do you dao? Do you get bored?” My answer is an emphatic “No!” Yes, some of the businesses close for the season, but there are plenty that stay open year-round, especially on […]
Dining Out
The Cricket Club
It took a little while for The Cricket Club to open its doors in 2022, a true metamorphosis from the city’s beloved Merion Inn, built in 1885. We waited with bated breath, wondering in which ways the Kulkowitz family, of Mad Batter fame, would transform the historically significant Merion. Notably, […]
Feature
The Cresse-Holmes House: If These Walls Could Talk
Prior inhabitants and present artifacts of the Museum of Cape May County
Sound Waves
Six Degrees of MQ Murphy
It’s no secret that Cape May has a lively entertainment scene. Through my local lens I’ve witnessed how Cape May’s increasing popularity results in higher demand for performance artists, and there is currently a buzzing scene of talented and extraordinary musicians. Regardless of how much music you’ve heard around town […]
The Islander
The Islander: Patrick Logue
It’s not surprising that Cape May would be home to one of the most respected hospitality consultants on the east coast. During the 1990s and early 2000s, Patrick Logue, a young University of Delaware graduate who had worked for Hilton Hotels, was a key player in one of New Jersey’s […]
Dining Out
Provence
I have never been one to be at a loss for words, especially when it comes to words about food. I can speak and write effortlessly about spices and textures and recipes and all the subtleties of cuisines from every country on the planet. Not boasting here, just creating a […]
Interior Motives
Designing from Scratch
While it doesn’t rank in the top five of stressful life events, designing a house from scratch is chock full of trying and wearisome decisions that can have even the calmest and most design-savvy homeowners overwhelmed in no time. From small but persistent details like choosing outlets and light plates […]
Brit's Eye View
Northern Saw-Whet Owl
Balls of fluff, Saw-whets are one of the cutest birds around—or so you would think. Pound for pound they are possibly the most ferocious of predators, killing mostly mice but also other birds and insects. Saw-whets arrive in Cape May in October and sometimes go through in hundreds. If you […]
Brit's Eye View
Chuck-Will’s-Widow
It’s just getting dark when they start. A loud two-note whistled will’s-widow that on some nights goes on incessantly; I hope it’s not just outside your house! If it is, you will also get to hear the chuck that’s inaudible when it’s further away. It’s named after this song Chuck-will’s-widow, […]