Sound Waves
Max Crowley
Like the ocean, Cape May holds much more substance below the surface. The deeper you dive, the more there is to discover in this town’s pool of creatives. You’ll also find that they are all interconnected one way or another. While some were born and bred here, others chose to […]
Antiquing Around Town
Art Nouveau: Like a Breath of Spring
Art Nouveau draws inspiration from the natural world with its organic, graceful style. It speaks of birth and renewal as sure as the first signs of spring. It was a compelling, energetic style in the art world from the 1890s to 1914 and the start of World War I. And […]
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Mad Scientists and Wandering Eagles
This is about a company that began with an ambition to improve the science of studying bird migratory habits and about a couple of people who worked it all out at a kitchen table. It’s about how it grew into a worldwide supplier of the tiniest little devices that follow […]
Nature
Little Known Jawns Part 1: Kitty’s Trails at the Cape May Airport
“Kitty’s Trails” are a series of winding paths through two adjacent parcels of woods, bisected by Ranger Road, within the Cape May Airport property. If you don’t know Ranger Road, I can’t blame you, I had to look it up while writing this piece. If you’ve driven into the airport […]
Be Our Guest
Wilbraham Mansion
Cape May businessman John Wilbraham has been gone for more than a century, but his ghost lingers on in the Myrtle Street home that bears his name. As you enter the front parlor of the Wilbraham Mansion, there is the lord of the manor, gazing down from a portrait above […]
Featured Shop
The Wagging Tail Pet Nutrition Store
“Rosemary is usually good for dogs, which is why it’s in most foods. But it’s not good for all dogs so if your dog is having a problem, you can try a food that doesn’t include rosemary to see if that makes a difference.” So starts our conversation with Patsy […]
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Of Rice and Men
Grains are the cornerstone of civilization. Their domestication and cultivation allowed us to abandon the nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle, setting down roots and forging the beginning of social living. The three grains providing this foundation are maize (corn), wheat, and rice, the latter of which is the primary food staple for […]
Brit's Eye View
Spring on the Delaware Bay
A drive up the Delaware Bay in spring can be one of the most unforgettable local experiences on any scale. The spectacle of Red Knot, Sanderlings, Semipalmated Sandpipers, and Ruddy Turnstone jammed on a beach feasting and fighting for their caviar, Horseshoe Crab eggs, can be amazing. I say “can […]
Bartender's Best
Purple Rain
Steve at the Mad Batter showed us how to mix up this new cocktail from their Spring menu!
Recipes
Red Beans and Rice with Andouille Sausage
This recipe appeared in Of Rice and Men in our Spring 2024 issue.
Victorian Vignette
The evolution of the bathroom during Victorian times
American Victorian bathroom facilities were modernizing as the 19th century turned into the first decades of the 20th, and they also reflected a clear divide in comfort and convenience between the rich and the less well off. Most Americans of the 19th century did not have a dedicated bathroom and […]
Featured Shop
Thread and Root
While shopping seems to be a love language between many mothers and daughters, Barbara and daughter Leah Kelleher have taken things to a new level. The duo launched Thread and Root, a clothing boutique with locations in Cape May Court House and Cape May, in November 2019. “I graduated college […]
Wish You Were Here
Leaping into the Past
As we enter another leap year in 2024, according to Irish folklore, we ladies are encouraged to pursue a man with urgency and integrity! This anachronic tradition on Leap Day known as “Bachelor’s Day” originally allowed for women to propose to men during a time with much stricter patriarchal social […]
Brit's Eye View
Ducks and Geese
Over the years I always lived in West Cape May, or south of the canal. And I believed people should need a passport to come over either of the two bridges that cross the canal—and that is from an Englishman. Now I live in “north” Jersey, north of the canal […]
Interior Motives
Design to Make You Happy
Here’s some regrettable news: according to fashion sources like Vogue and InStyle, skinny jeans are making a comeback. If that news has you bracing yourself for the inevitable and recurring shimmy that’s required when wearing skin-skimming jeans, we have better news for you: you don’t have to follow this or […]
Design in Bloom
A Matter of Principles
The best gardens don’t just happen by accident. They are carefully and systematically designed and thought out. When you visit one, you immediately recognize the difference. Many gardeners never have a plan. They buy what appeals to them but what they end up with is simply a collection of plants. […]
Artisans Corner
Kathy Mahon: Hook and Needle Knits
At this time of year, at least here in the coastal mid-Atlantic region, the weather vacillates from not quite dead-of-winter to damp-but-not-quite-warm. The quickest way to warm up—and to look stylish doing it—is to toss on a scarf or shawl. Just ask Kathy Mahon, proprietor and head crocheter of Hook […]
The Islander
Carol Sabo
In a political landscape where convictions vary drastically and the mere mention of an elected official’s name can spark discord, residents of West Cape May speak of their mayor, Carol Sabo, with fondness and respect. Her years of education and work in the fields of sociology and advocacy have made […]