I had an enjoyable interview with Glenn Klotz of @ the Beach blog on the last show. He had a 3 point game plan for Atlantic City: I – Lower the dunes to restore the ocean views and fresh ocean breeze to people on the Boardwalk II – Clean up the city, especially Pacific Avenue … Continue reading
Glenn Klotz of @ the Beach blog fame will be joining me at 2:45pm on today’s show. We will talk about the future of Atlantic City. Be sure to check out his blog for topics ranging from sand replenishment, to Margate politics, to corporatism. Jesse Kurtz Show Saturdays, 2pm – 4pm WIBG 1020 AM & … Continue reading
How much will PA table games cut into Atlantic City’s market share and what can Atlantic City do to reclaim its competitive advantage over PA and the other regional gaming jurisdictions? Suzette Parmley reports “Table games to debut in Pennsylvania on July 8” in The Philadelphia Inquirer: In Atlantic City, casino officials are bracing for … Continue reading
Will the State of New Jersey advocate a total or partial takeover of Atlantic City? Juliet Fletcher of The Press of Atlantic City reports in “New Jersey gaming, sports advisory committee gets extension to file report” that The Governor’s Office has extended the deadline of a group of advisers putting together recommendations to boost the … Continue reading
This Saturday (3 July), The Shore Girls will visit with us on the Jesse Kurtz Show from 2:30pm – 3pm. Be sure to tune into the show on WIBG 1020 AM and online, http://www.wibg.com/listen5.html . Carol Pacentrilli & Adina Lowenstein are The Shore Girls. They are a talented group from the Atlantic City Area celebrating their … Continue reading
The call of the week award goes to Chuck Urban of Absecon. He made the great point that the Media, White House and Congress have been calling many things “crises” which pale in comparison to the Gulf oil spill disaster. Yet when a real crisis occurs, the oil spill is not treated like the crisis … Continue reading
Join me this Saturday, 29 May, MMX for a 2nd District (NJ) congressional candidates’ radio forum. 3 of the 4 candidates running in June 8′s primary election have accepted the invitation to participate. Here is the schedule for this week’s show: 2pm – 2:30pm – Linda Biamonte (Republican) 2:30pm – 3pm – Open for callers … Continue reading
During multiple shows, we have spoken about the “Red Decal Law,” which recently went into effect and forces teenage drivers to affix a red decal to their license plate. The consensus of callers have shared the opinion that these red decals should not be forced on our young drivers’ license plates. The following are a … Continue reading
Jesse would like to thank Atlantic City Weekly and the Greater Atlantic City Jaycee (Junior Chamber of Commerce) for the honor of being named one of this year’s Top 40 Under 40. He also thanks those who nominated him for this honor. Here is the write-up from this week’s AC Weekly: Jesse Kurtz Founder, Atlantic … Continue reading
Monday, 1 March, 2010 is the deadline for School Board candidates to turn in their nominating petitions. A candidate only needs 10 signatures from registered voters on their nominating petition. Click here for a nominating petition. The election for School Board is on 20 April, 2010. Click here for important School Board election dates. Are … Continue reading