Wish You Were Here
Pray Before You Play
These vacationers carved out time for the Lord during their stay. Cape May has a few holy places to choose from for various religious denominations. Each local church holds historic value, like the Brick Church featured on the first card, which has been in operation for over 300 years at […]
Rental History
417 North Broadway
One should, at some point, experience a West Cape May festival. Take your pick; there’s the Strawberry Festival in June, the Tomato Festival in August, and the Lima Bean Festival in October. They’re all delightful celebrations that harken to the borough’s farming roots (the summer Tuesday Farmers Market deserves a […]
Design in Bloom
Pretty Potagers
The latest reports say that up to 35% of U.S. households are now growing something edible. I find that hard to believe, but what we know for sure is that vegetable gardens are experiencing a revival. Perhaps it’s a natural extension of the Farm to Table movement or maybe it […]
Architectural Observations
The Cricket Club: 106 Decatur Street
Cape May Magazine has been tracking the work that occurred at 106 Decatur Street over the course of the last year, culminating in the cover image and dining review in the 2023 Early Spring edition. Our readers got a firsthand account of the establishment’s new (but familiar) restaurateurs, its vibrant […]
Interior Motives
Designing with Dompierre
Just over a decade ago, passersby driving on Roosevelt Boulevard in Upper Township wouldn’t even glance twice at the large former home that sat facing the busy road. It wasn’t an eyesore, exactly, but it wasn’t anything that might catch your attention—until 2015, when Victor Dompierre and Jack Griffin opened […]
Antiquing Around Town
Cape May Antique Center
The Cape May Antique Center, located on Rt. 109, on the approach to Cape May after the big bridge, has plenty of parking on a crushed seashell lot. ANTIQUES and COLLECTIBLES, in three-foot- high letters, appear on the front and side of the battleship-gray building, itself an antique at over […]
Prime Selections
Just for Starters
Appetizers are my favorite part of a meal. I think it’s because I often find them to be better than the main event. Chefs seem to put some of their most creative ideas on small plates. Maybe that’s because the combination of flavors is often so complicated, we wouldn’t really […]
Try This at Home
Something Fishy Going On
For a place in close proximity to and nearly completely surrounded by water, there is a paucity of marine diversity on local menus. Scallops, oysters, crab, shrimp, and salmon get enough representation on local tables, but there really are plenty more fish in the sea. What I enjoy about trying […]
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Chasing the Blues: Up Close and Personal with the Eastern Bluebird
Winter is over. Time for New Jersey Bluebird Society monitors to begin checking bluebird nesting boxes installed in fields and backyards throughout the state.
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All Aboard! A trip back in time on the Fishing Train
Few people today have heard about Fishing Trains, which carried anglers to places for good fishing across the country.
The Islander
Kevin Beare
If you never thought that strolling Cape May’s gaslit streets or walking along our promenade would afford you the chance to view the rings of Saturn or study the details of a nebula thousands of light years from Earth, then you’ve never encountered our island’s street corner astronomer, Kevin Beare. […]
Dining Out
Grana BYOB
On a chilly Friday in February, my dining companion Anne Marie joined me at Grana BYOB, at the corner of Broadway and West Perry in Cape May, the location formerly operating as Godmother’s Restaurant. As always, we’d already perused the menu, enthusiastic about tasting the dishes everyone’s been talking about—and […]
Monkfish Osso Bucco with Saffron Pearl Couscous and Tarragon Dijon Cream
This recipe appeared in Something Fishy Going On in our Spring 2023 issue.
Buttermilk-Fried Triple Tail with Corn & Crab Gravy & Fried Tomatoes
This recipe appeared in Something Fishy Going On in our Spring 2023 issue.
Grilled Swordfish with Chorizo Chickpea Stew
This recipe appeared in Something Fishy Going On in our Spring 2023 issue.
Shad with Sherry Vinegar and Wilted Greens
This recipe appeared in Something Fishy Going On in our Spring 2023 issue.
Miso-Marinated Skrei Cod with Red Curry Noodles
This recipe appeared in Something Fishy Going On in our Spring 2023 issue.
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I hear a symphony
This year, it’s party time—times three—for the Bay Atlantic Symphony. In 2023, the ensemble observes 40 years of music, 25 years with conductor Jed Gaylin, and 20 years as a partner of Cape May MAC.
Victorian Vignette
Victorian Medicine: Advances and Retreats in Health
I find it delightful that men of the Cape May and Philadelphia Physick family were doctors, including Cape May’s Victorian gentleman, Dr. Emlen Physick, Jr., whose legacy is the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate in Cape May. It’s like meeting or knowing an artist named Art. Or a chef named Cook. […]
Featured Shop
Cape May Snaps
Prior to opening Cape May Snaps, Brian Dunleavy was thinking about the future. Specifically, his own. Dunleavy, who had had a career in cable television, was three years retired and thinking about starting a business while on a three-month surfing trip to Brazil. Originally, he thought about going into business […]
Be Our Guest
The Queen Victoria Bed & Breakfast
Cape May is all about linking past to present, with appreciation for both. The 1881 Queen Victoria Inn embodies that connection. The award-winning bed-and-breakfast, at the corner of Ocean Street and Columbia Avenue, blends old-style comfort with latter-day convenience in an authentic 19th-century setting. No wonder so many guests become […]