Can Margate Solve Late Night Teen Problem?
Washington Ave residents in Margate endured another summer of teens being teens. Just down the street from the infamous Club Wa, aka WAWA. See video. Loud and obnoxious. Got so bad this year, one...
View ArticleVentnor Mayor Mocks Margate Over Beach Ice Cream Deal
WATCH VIDEO > Beach ice cream vendor talk spawned a mini-mayoral meltdown during the Ventnor Commission meeting of Oct 22, 2020. During public comment, Ventnor Mayor Beth Holtzman gets triggered by...
View ArticleSpotlight on Downbeach Deli in Margate
Delectable and Delicious – Your Favorite Kosher and Non-Kosher Deli Downbeach Deli is one of Absecon Island’s favorite deli. Located on Essex Avenue, they’re open seven days a week from 8a to...
View ArticleReport: Rebuilding The Margate Boardwalk
If taxpayers want it, how would the long lost Margate boardwalk be rebuilt? The Margate Boardwalk Committee, lead by Glenn Klotz, put together facts, figures and expert opinion to answer that question....
View ArticleMother & Son Team Serving Fresh Baked Pies and Burgers in Margate.
Burgers are a specialty but Baker Burger Company in Margate really shines with their baked goods. Perfectly named, Kelly Baker once ran Kelly’s Bake Shop in Northfield. In the spring of 2020, Baker and...
View ArticleMargate Homeowners & Casel’s Holiday Food Drive
The Margate Homeowners Association along with Casel’s Marketplace will be hosting a holiday food drive benefiting Atlantic County residents in need. Saturday, December 12, 11a – 1p, at Casel’s...
View ArticleMargate Business Update: Paper Chase and Lamberti’s on Amherst Ave.
Margate business is not immune to the chaos of 2020. The popular Paper Chase shop next to Casel’s Market on Ventnor Ave has announced they’ll close for good by the end of January 2021. Read their email...
View ArticleMargate Readies For Safer Streets Via Road Diet
Margate ready to reduce 4 lanes of Atlantic Ave traffic down to 2. But before that happens, the 3 Margate Board of Commissioners want to hear from you. Residents are needed to provide input on this...
View ArticleHow Will Margate Inform All Taxpayers About Atlantic Ave. Road Diet?
How will the Margate Mayor and Commissioners inform residents about the Atlantic Ave ‘road diet’ project? Not just full-timers, but 2nd homeowners too. A so-called ‘road diet’ would reduce the current...
View ArticleVentnor Closely Watching Margate Vote on Road Diet
Ventnor keeping a sharp eye on Margate’s upcoming ROAD DIET vote. Atlantic City also planning a road diet. Ventnor will follow? Probably. Watch video from JAN 14, 2021 Ventnor Commissioner Meeting....
View ArticleMargate Police Department Supports Proposed Road Diet
Matt Hankinson, Margate’s Chief of Police, says an Atlantic Ave ‘road diet’ would provide greater pedestrian safety. The plan is to reduce four Atlantic Ave lanes, down to two. A center turn lane is...
View ArticleAnother ACUA Raw Sewage Leak Affecting Ventnor, Margate and Atlantic City.
It’s another raw sewage leak affecting Atlantic City and the Downbeach towns of Ventnor, Margate and Longport. The decades old pipe carries raw sewage water from Longport, Margate and Ventnor to the...
View ArticleLongport Preps for Margate’s Amherst Ave Traffic Switch
Longport residents will discuss Margate’s plan to change Amherst Ave traffic patterns. Will a vehicular flow change affect neighboring Longport in anyway? Two-way traffic will soon become one-way, with...
View ArticleDownbeach Business Buzz
Former Sun Bank on the corner of Atlantic and Surrey in Ventnor has finally been torn down. Except for their safe. For now. Italian eatery Tutto Fresco in Ventnor is no more. Property being converted...
View ArticleMargate Homeowners Join Forces with North Beach & St. Leonard’s in Ventnor
The Margate Homeowners Association (MHA) has entered into a coalition with other Absecon Island neighborhood associations. The MHA has joined the ‘Coalition of Absecon Island Communities’. The...
View ArticleDownbeach Traffic Wars; Longport Residents vs Margate Motorists.
Some Longport residents want a Do Not Enter sign at the Margate border on Amherst Ave. Others want a summer-only barricade to keep Margate vehicles from driving thru Longport. At issue, how much...
View ArticleMargate Commissioners Meeting April 1, 2021
Margate commissioners will meet on April 1 at 4p. Discussion: Atlantic Ave’s road diet. Atlantic Ave will shrink from four lanes to two. Amherst Ave becomes one-way from Washington to Coolidge Ave....
View ArticleMargate Homeowners Association to Hold Wind Turbine Webinar
Want to learn more about the pros and cons of offshore wind turbines? Join the Margate Homeowners Association on Saturday April 24 at 10:30a. The MHA will be hosting an online Zoom meeting featuring...
View ArticleMargate OK’s Amherst One-Way, Loss of Hometown Feel? Longport Not Happy.
Margate Commissioners voted to OK an ordinance changing Amherst Ave from a two-way street to a one-way street. Amherst traffic between Washington & Coolidge will soon move toward Longport. Longport...
View ArticleMargate Welcomes HWW Fitness by Mell
DownbeachBUZZ is happy to announce another new business coming to Margate. HWW Fitness by Mell. Right next to Downbeach Deli on Essex Ave in Margate. Look for a grand opening in May. HWW stands for HER...
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