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Margate Farmers Market 2018
Margate Farmers Market Summer 2018 30+ Vendors 2018 SeasonJune 14 thru Aug 30. Every Thursday8:30a - 12noon Best of DownbeachBUZZ The Margate Community Farmers Market brings over 30 New Jersey Farmers...
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Margate Real Estate Squeeze Play Squashed by Planning Board
Imagine building a FULL SIZE home on a Margate waterfront. Now imagine the lot is about the size of a large driveway….and it’s been deemed ‘un-buildable’. This is nothing new for the Margate Planning...
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Margate Dune, Beach and Street End Drainage Update. 3.24.2018
Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. No updates from the City of Margate, the NJ DEP, or the infamous Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE) . So, what exactly is happening on the beaches of Margate? The only way to find...
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Process, Price and Politics. Rebuilding The Margate Boardwalk.
The process of rebuilding Margate’s boardwalk. Here’s how this works from the State’s position. If Margate wants to apply to the State of NJ for an application to build a boardwalk on the beach, it...
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Low Elevation Margate Homes Could See ‘Insane’ Flood Insurance Rates
Margate Commissioners have started the process to increase building height requirements, all in an effort to lower insurance rates. Solicitor John Scott Abbott said: Without a doubt…flood insurance...
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Heritage in Margate. More Than Just a Surf Shop
MargateOcean CitySea Isle City Men Women Kids SurfBoards Beachwear Skateboards Footwear Sunglasses Lessons & Rentals 9223 Ventnor Ave. Margate (609) 823-3331 Mon-Sat 10a-6p Sun 10a-5p The post...
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Belmar and Ventnor Rebuilt Their Boardwalk. Why Not Margate?
Hurricane Sandy destroyed Belmar NJ’s, 1.3-mile long boardwalk. The Oct 29, 2012 super-storm turned that boardwalk into a pile of wet, broken lumber. Belmar knew their boardwalk was a vital part of...
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Ice Cream Man Looking to Double Dip Margate Deal
Ice Cream Man Wants What? Margate Commissioners and the City attorney deserve a medal for patience. At the very least, they deserve an extra scoop of their favorite flavor. The beach ice cream man...
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Margate Beach Work. Latest Update for April 11, 2018
Here’s the latest available info on Margate beach work by the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE). Click to listen > Margate Beach Drainage Update April 5 2018 Contractors hired by the ACOE are still...
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Who’s Bigger in Margate? Lucy or Jerry?
The Geator Nothing but stars. Nothing but stars. That’s business as usual on those warm Saturday nights at the world famous; Memories in Margate. Jerry Blavat, the Geator with The Heator helps put...
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Ventnor & Longport Lag Behind Margate in Commissioner Meeting Transparency
Margate Commissioners Offer Meeting Transparency. When Will Ventnor? Ventnor School Salaries Did you hear about the Ventnor school budget hearing last night, Wed, April 11? Most of us didn’t. Matter of...
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Margate Beach Update, April 14, 2018
New Margate Outfall Pipe Big, ugly and disruptive. That’s how a young couple described their discovery of the new outfall pipe at Vendome Ave. The structure interrupted their daily walk along the...
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Cryotherapy Coming to Margate, Putting Pain on Ice.
No. They’re not gonna freeze your head so it can be thawed 50 years from now. But that’s what we foolishly thought was being offered at this new health and wellness business in Margate. Right in...
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Could Jetty in Longport Protect Margate, Ventnor, & AC Beaches?
Brigantine Jetty Letter to the DownbeachBUZZ editor >> If Longport sees the inherent value in not only repairing existing jetties, but also authorizing a rock revetment, which will drop even...
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Avant Girl in Margate Celebrates 5 Years of Downbeach Beauty
Hair & Beauty Salon Celebrating 5 Years in Margate. The brains & beauty behind Avant Girl in Margate is Aria Mazer. After 25 years in the casino business, including a stop at Resorts, Mazer...
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Margate Mini-Golf Makes Nice With Neighbors. Lawsuit Dropped.
Great news. The soon to launch miniature golf course in Margate has overcome it’s [hopefully] final speed bump. A lawsuit that threatened the golf course has been dropped. The recent complaint filed...
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AVRA Gallery, Spotlighting International Fine Art in Margate
Gallery owner Marc Franks and his wife, Maria, says ‘AVRA’ is Greek for ambiance. AVRA Art Gallery is enjoying their 2nd year on Washington Ave in Margate. The couple both love to support European...
View ArticleMargate Beach, Dune, Outfall Pipe & Boardwalk Update
LISTEN TO GLENN KLOTZ: Here’s the deal with the outfall pipes. Sadly, chances are, they’re going to get built. The fact that they’re probably going to get built, in my opinion, just makes a boardwalk...
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Margate Outfall Drainage Project & The 50 Year Dune Deal
Margate resident Chuck Cavanaugh: I’ve been trying to get a straight answer from the Margate commissioners as to why they signed an agreement with the NJDEP which locks us into this debacle for 50...
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Margate Public Safety News
Never a dull moment for members of the Margate City Police Department. Emiline the cockatiel went missing from her home on N Delavan Ave. Sargent Scullion and Officer Swift from Margate PD were quick...
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