A lot of good things, but also a lot of not-so-good things, happened in Atlantic City this year. Here are just a few of the most memorable.
Among the A.C. Debuts:
Barbra Streisand, Paul Simon, Madonna, the Who, Mariah Carey, The Pier at Caesars, Gnarls Barkley, Shakira, Cirque du Soleil Delirium, the Strokes, Chris Brown, Wolfgang Puck, Stephen Starr, Fiona Apple and Black Eyed Peas.
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January
Jan. 21: For the first time in its 84-year history, the Miss American Pageant take place outside of Atlantic City.
Jan. 26: The new Atlantic City Wind Farm is featured on the cover of AC Weekly.
February
Feb. 27: Jay Leno holds up the Jan. 26 issue of AC Weekly ("Tourism that Blows") on NBC's Tonight Show during his funny headlines bit.
March
March 18: At Boardwalk Hall, Rasim Rahman defeats James Toney in a majority draw to retain his WBC heavyweight title.
April
April 15: Smoking ban in New Jersey goes into effect; also the Atlantic City Surf renames Sandcastle Stadium to Bernie Robbins Stadium.
On a mini-tour that is scheduled to swing through Atlantic City at the Borgata on Saturday, March 24, Fiona Apple talks to AC Weekly from the SXSW festival in Austin. Fans: A New album is on the way!
‘I’m an old soul that likes classic music, vintage clothes and older women. I don’t think I have the same goals as many of my peers.’
A small minded creep with nothing better to do than abuse a social networking site, has created Facebook profiles of the eight named prostitutes found murdered in Atlantic City and Long Island, linking them together with another as yet unrelated murdered woman.
Paul Simon, who years ago vowed never to perform in an Atlantic City casino, has apparently had a change of heart. The enigmatic pop singer and songwriter will make his Atlantic City solo debut with a May 28 one-night-stand ...
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