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By Tom WIlk

United Nations, Modern Economy Has Roots in Atlantic City

The procession of guests 
arriving at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City in mid-June 1944 resembled an early gathering of the United Nations, a year before the organization was officially founded.


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Posted Jan. 4, 2012 | Comments: 0

NEWS & VIEWS > LOCAL HISTORY

By Turiya S. A. Raheem

Meet the Real Pattie Harris

In a cozy purple sweater and gray sweatpants, the orange Mohawk was expertly coiffed as usual. I remembered attending her 75th birthday party a few years ago and knew then I wanted to hear her story from her own mouth, but she is one hard lady to catch up with.

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Posted Dec. 2, 2011 | Comments: 2

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By Katarina Corda

Then and Now Issue: The Interviews


For our 2nd annual Then and Now issue, celebrating the Atlantic City region, we asked several members of the community about their experiences and memories.

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Posted Nov. 2, 2011 | Comments: 0

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By Frank Gabriel


Hunger for History?


Two and half decades prior to the Atlantic City depicted in Boardwalk Empire, our region’s original dining dynasty began. Harry “Dock” Dougherty opened the doors of his eponymous seafood house, Dock’s Oyster House, at 2405 Atlantic Ave., in 1897.


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Posted Nov. 2, 2011 | Comments: 1

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