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contents
january 2012
36
Departments
8 Publisher’s Letter
11 The Raw Feed
Juicy news from our undercover journalist
Pool Party!
Atlantic City meets South Beach at Harrah’s Pool and The Pool After Dark
by Veronica Dudo
12 Paparazzi
Celebrity sightings from around the town are featured
14 Out & About
Candid photographs from community events
20 The Insider
A listing of the news and happenings around town
26 Who’s Who at the Jersey Shore
Our new section profiles five movers and shakers
each month at The Jersey Shore
44 Giving Back: Daphne Oz
Michelle Dawn Mooney has a healthy chat with one of the
co-hosts of the new daytime TV show, The Chew
62
Curtain Call
Esteemed Atlantic City writer, David Spatz, has a chat with
‘Mr. Warmth’ himself – the legendary Don Rickles
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48 Shore Medical Center
New Surgical Pavilion uses Planetree’s Patient-Centric
Model to enhance healing, health and well-being
50 The Dining Guide
Harry’s Oyster Bar and Seafood: Inside Atlantic City’s
Hottest New Restaurant
53 Out to Lunch
Anthony Previti: The Chooch gets his Cheech
on at Cheech Brothers
60 2012 Local New Year’s Resolutions BY:
John Amodeo, Neil Borowski,
Dave Coskey, Chris Ferry,
Mike Gill,
Harry Hurley,
Lisa Johnson,
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publisher’s letter
2012 is going to be a pivotal
year for our region and must be the year when Atlantic City stages its long overdue
comeback.
One can only hope that we will not be reading newspaper accounts of murder
and mayhem with carjackings taking place in casino parking garages.
One can only hope that we will not be reading newspaper accounts of our city’s
casinos posting double-digit quarterly losses and that our neighbors in Pennsylvania
are continuing to surpass us in monthly gaming revenue.
Atlantic City needs a lot of things to make a viable comeback.
It needs effective, forward thinking leadership, individuals with a passion to see
things change and the vision to make things happen.
Atlantic City needs its swagger back. Remember the days when flashy CEOs like
Donald Trump and Steve Wynn brought national attention to Atlantic City? Their names
and their faces were synonymous with not only their respective brands, but also with
Atlantic City.
In today’s market, most of the employees who work at Trump or Borgata couldn’t even
tell you who the CEO is.
Atlantic City needs to stop finger-pointing. All of the infighting is redundant. Enough
already. We have the infrastructure, just make it happen. The casinos need to start spending
money and bringing people back into the city. Point blank.
We need more places like The Pool and The Quarter to truly make Atlantic City the
destination resort is strives to be. There needs to be more of a concentrated focus on the
locals by engaging the people in our community. I’m pretty sure that fine dining, upscale
retail and amenities like world-class spas appeal to people in Linwood and Margate, but
how are they to know about Luke Palladino’s, Scarduzio’s or The Red Door Spa if there’s
little to no advertising aimed at the approximately 300,000 people who live in Atlantic
County, or for that matter the approximately 100,000 people in Cape May County, the
575,000 people in Ocean County, the 475,000 people in Burlington County, the 300,000
people in Gloucester County, and the half-a-million people in Camden County?
But hey, what do I know? I work in Atlantic County, live in Gloucester County,
have offices in Camden and Cape May County and decided three years ago to start this
magazine in an effort to help stimulate a very stagnant and almost comatose local business
community, which includes our beloved aforementioned casinos, who seem to be content
on mediocrity as opposed to growth and development.
Let’s hope 2012 is different …
Steve Wynn
Donald Trump
Workers’ Compensation is a system created by the New Jersey
Legislature that provides benefi ts to workers who are injured, or
who contract an occupational disease while working. The injury can
occur due to a specifi c accident, or due to the ongoing wear and
tear caused by the regular duties of the job. The benefi ts include
medical care, temporary disability payments, and permanent partial
or permanent total disability for a resulting permanent injury. In the
event of the death of an injured worker, benefi ts are payable to
the family of the worker. Benefi ts may be paid voluntarily, but in
most cases it is necessary to have a lawyer apply to the Workers’
Compensation Courts in order to receive the maximum relief
available by law.
Virtually every worker who performs services for wages is covered
by the law. If injured, the worker should notify the employer as
soon as possible, but not later than ninety (90) days from the
date of the accident. The notice may be given to the Supervisor,
Personnel offi ce, or anyone in authority at the employer’s place
of business. Notice need not be in writing. If the worker needs
medical treatment a request should be made to the employer
as soon as possible. If an employer refuses to provide medical
services, and/or temporary disability for time lost from the job
due to the injury or condition, the injured worker should seek
the services of an attorney who will fi le a formal claim petition,
and a Motion for medical and temporary benefi ts with Division
of Workers’ Compensation. Attorneys are prohibited by law from
charging a fee in advance for such services. Fees will be fi xed by
the court only if a compensation award is made at the end of the
case.
It is important to know that there is a two year statute of limitations.
A formal claim petition must be fi led within two (2) years of the
date of the injury or the last payment of compensation, whichever
is later. Medical treatment authorized by the employer is considered
a payment of compensation.
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In the case of an occupational illness, or “wear and tear” case, the
Claim Petition must be fi led within two (2) years from the date that
the worker fi rst became aware of the condition and its relationship
to employment.
After the claim is reported, the employer or the employer’s
insurance carrier will investigate the claim. If the claim is found
compensable, they will pay for the necessary and reasonable
medical treatment, loss of wages during the period of rehabilitation,
and when documented, benefi ts for permanent disability.
Permanent disability is a payment to compensate the injured worker
for whatever loss of physical function comes as a consequence of
the work related injury, illness, or disease. It is a payment of money
after all of the medical treatment is over and in addition to the
payment for wages lost while the injured worker is re-cooperating
from his injury. You need to use a lawyer to obtain the maximum
amount of these permanent disability benefi ts.
Workers’ Compensation benefi ts are paid no matter whose fault
the accident is. The only thing that matters is whether the medical
condition was caused or worsened by employment. If the incident
was the fault of someone other than a co-employee, the worker may
also have the right to fi le a lawsuit against the party responsible for
the injury in addition to receiving workers’ compensation benefi ts.
The Workers’ Compensation Statute prohibits the employer from
discharging or discriminating in any manner against an employee
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the raw feed
As we begin the first days of 2012, it seems as if the only thing that people want to discuss
is the mammoth Revel, which is scheduled to open in a few shorts months and we could not be
more excited. Sources who have had the privilege of touring the not-yet-opened property
have told us that Revel not only rivals, but blows away the nation’s top-tier casino resorts
like Wynn Las Vegas, Encore and The Bellagio and puts our very own Borgata in short pants.
Another source told us that Revel is more South Beach than South Beach and is truly a
destination resort that oozes with amenities. Add to that are the reports that Revel CEO
Kevin Desanctis is handpicking his executive team and we can confirm that one of the most
respected marketing minds who has ever worked in Atlantic City is part of that team. Revel
could not be opening at a more crucial time for Atlantic City and by all accounts appears to
be the perfect game-changer …
Speaking of game-changers, has anyone seen what has become of Cooper Hospital in Camden?
Leading by example, Cooper University Hospital’s Board Chairman George E. Norcross III
and his wife, Sandra, kicked off a $50 million capital campaign for the medical center by
pledging $5 million to the effort. It was the first commitment to help fund an ongoing $600
million expansion of the Cooper Health Sciences Campus. The pledge coincides with the recent
accreditation of the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and the announcement of the
new Cooper Cancer Institute. Norcross, in addition to his generous philanthropic efforts, is
one of the most powerful powerbrokers in the state and should be given primary credit for
the transformation of Camden’s former status as ‘Detroit on the Delaware’ to the picturesque
Waterfront area of the city has become complete with high-rise office buildings, luxury
condominiums, restaurants and retail, not to mention a minor league baseball stadium,
the family friendly Camden Aquarium and the Susquehanna Bank Center which attracts the
biggest names in entertainment. South Jersey needs more men like George Norcross …
Less than one hour into the New Year and Atlantic City already had its first homicide.
As tragic as this is, what is equally as tragic is the response or should we say lack of
response by our “community” leaders to mobilize and actually try and fix a problem which
is destroying a community. Maybe it is time to get older and wiser men like Michael Bailey,
Michael Johnson, Bobby Turner, Warren Massey and Derek Cason to run for city council. A
Stop the Violence / Stop the Silence campaign is long overdue and it is time to for someone
step up and lead …
Ironically, that segues into our annual announcement for The Marty $mall Ball which
takes place February 4th inside the Grand Ballroom at Trump Taj Mahal. According to the
Second Ward’s Councilman’s twitter page, luminaries such as DJ Self, DJ K-Ave, MC Blakk
Dynomite, DJ Marty Geez, Patty Jackson, Jonesy & Shamara will be in attendance. For more
info, visit: www.MartySmall.com
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paparazzi
the very best of 2011
1.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
9.
7.
8.
10.
1. Lady Gaga returned to Boardwalk Hall in February. 2. The legendary Diana Ross performed at
Caesars Circus Maximus Theatre. 3. P. Diddy rocked the house at the House of Blues in April.
4. Charlie Sheen sported a Philadelpha Phillies jersey during his “Violent Torpedo of Truth” tour at the
Taj Mahal. 5. Usher worked the crowd during his “OMG” tour at Boardwalk Hall in May. 6. Grammy
Award-winning singer Michael Buble performed at Boardwalk Hall in June. 7. Academy Award winner
Jamie Foxx hosted a night of laughs at the Foxxhole Radio Celebrity Weekend Comedy Jam at Caesars
in July. 8. & 9. Kanye West and current King of Hip-Hop, Jay Z wowed the crowd at Boardwalk Hall in
December. 10. James Leonard Jr. , Esq. Publisher/CEO of The Boardwalk Journal (left) and his father,
Jim Leonard Sr. (right) share some laughs with comic Andrew “Dice” Clay.
Images by Tom Briglia / PhotoGraphics Photography
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out & about
The Boardwalk Journal Holiday party at Steve and Cookie’s in Margate
Don and Amy Kelly
Mark and Jen Seligsohn
Johnny and Joanne Liccio
The Leonard Family: (from left) Karen, Andrew, James Jr., Rebecca, Matt, Kay DiGiacinto, Tina, and Jim Sr.
Howard Isaacson and Trish Mullin
The Amodeo Family: John Sr., Amy, Luann and John Jr.
Donna Vecere, Ken Calemmo with Lloyd and Liane Levenson
Carlye Rott with her parents, Carol and Joe
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Ken Warren and Stephanie Hostetler
Stephen Funk, Esq. and his wife, Michelle
Dave Druding and wife,
Erika Appenzeller Druding, Esq.

out & about
1.
2.
The Annual Schultz-Hill Foundation
Casa De Cielo Holiday Party
3.
4.
The Greater Ocean City theater Company
Performs for the Holiday Spectacular under
the Direction of Michael Hartman
1. Susan and Charles Raff
2. Tilton Fitness’ Julie Dods
with her husband, Reynolds
3. Boardwalk Journal Copy
Editor Danielle Davies with
her husband, Ed
4. Boardwalk Journal Creative
Director Ginny Leith with her
father, John
Frank & Lois Fee, George & Marilyn Wimberg, John Schultz, Patti Lees, Assemblyman John
Amodeo, Gary Hill, George and Joanne Kisby, Dr. Herman Sattkamp Jr. and Luann Amodeo
HARRY’S OYSTER BAR AND SEAFOOD ASKS
‘CAN YOU CATCH THE FYING FISH?’
On December 18, the Dennis Courtyard channeled its inner Seattle fish
market when 6 contestants donned receiver gloves to catch the flying fish.
Harry’s Chefs tossed the fish up in the air until only one contestant was left
standing - Brian Brown of Cape May Court House.
The Palm Hosts Stag’s Leap Wine Dinner
Paul Sandler, General Manager of the Palm Restaurant in Atlantic
City, brought wines from renowned Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
to the Palm. The special, four-course Wine Dinner, prepared by
executive Chef Michael England, was expertly paired with Stag’s
Leap’s finest wines for an unforgettable culinary experience.
Hon. Anthony & Lynn Gibson, Michael & Lauren
Gibson and Renee Bunting of AtlantiCare
Eric and Antoinette Wood, Esq., with AtlantiCare
President David Tilton and his wife Jodi
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Rovinsky of Serago Roberts
Contest winner Brian Brown of Cape May Court House
shows off his receiving skills on ‘Sal the Salmon’
Tony Fole, Tony Frabbiele, Mark Metzger, Jana Sukala, Brad
Harris, Paul Sandler, Andrew McKenna, Rian Horner, Annette
Lombardi, Garfield Edwards of The Palm, Adam Stromfeld and
Joseph Massaglia at The Palm Restaurant in Atlantic City
Dr. & Mrs. Peter Constantini and
Mr. & Mrs. John Daniels, Esq.
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Dougherty Esq.
with Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Gormley
Michael & Beth Shor with
Lloyd and Lianne Levenson
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Masterpiece Says “Buone Feste!” with Annual Holiday Party at The Palm
The Masterpiece Advertising team, FTFOI (For the Fun of It) and the Lacca family celebrated the holidays in Venetian
Carnivale style at The Palm Restaurant. The scene was set as an accordion player greeted guests. Servers wearing Venetian masks
and gondoliers’ hats presented an elaborate menu specially prepared by The Palm’s Executive Chef, Michael England.
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The Water Club’s Geoffrey Zakarian Wins Coveted “Iron Chef ” Title
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is thrilled to congratulate The Water Club’s
Culinary Lifestyle Consultant, Geoffrey Zakarian, in being crowned Iron Chef on the fourth Season
Finale of Food Network’s “The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs”.
“I am thrilled to be a member of this prestigious family,” said Iron Chef Zakarian. “It was a true
honor to compete with such remarkable talent.”
Zakarian is the third chef/partner from Borgata’s culinary roster to be named Iron Chef, joining Bobby
Flay (Bobby Flay Steak) and Wolfgang Puck (Wolfgang Puck American Grille) in the esteemed ranking.
“This win exemplifies the caliber of chefs here at Borgata, where we strive to provide the best
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Borgata. “We couldn’t be more excited to have not one, not two, but three Iron Chefs under one roof.
Iron Chef Zakarian has been an integral part of Borgata’s food and beverage program since The Water
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The Insider
Local News, Happenings and Events
Academy of Culinary Arts Awards Medals to New Chefs
At December Graduation Ceremony
The Academy of Culinary Arts at Atlantic
Cape Community College awarded culinary medals and
certificates to more than 40 new chefs and baking and pastry
professionals prepared with the latest culinary knowledge on
Wednesday, December 21.
Twenty-five graduates honed their skills in the Academy’s
Culinary Arts program, and 12 completed the Baking and Pastry
program. Nine short-term specialization certificates in Baking
and Pastry, Hot Food, Food Service and Catering were awarded.
The awards ceremony was held in the college’s Walter
Edge Theater on the Mays Landing Campus, and honored
the graduates with gold, silver or bronze medals or certificates
based on their grade point averages and criteria established by
the American Culinary Federation. Specialization graduates
received certificates of completion. A reception at Careme’s,
the on-campus, student-run gourmet restaurant, followed the
ceremony.
Jennifer Keeper of Margate and Stacy Wu of Egg Harbor
Township were named valedictorians and winners of the Nathan
Schwartz Award, which is presented to the top student of each
graduating class. The keynote speaker was ACA alumni Chef
George Kyrtatas ‘99, “The Little Greek Chef,” an expert in
Mediterranean cuisine and author of the cookbook, My Big Fat
Greek Feast.
MISS’D AMERICA
PAGEANT RETURNS
The Greater Atlantic City GLBT Alliance
and Schultz-Hill Scholarship Foundation are
pleased to announce the return of the Miss’d
America Pageant to Atlantic City’s historic
Boardwalk Hall. The pageant, originally
created as a fundraiser, is a spoof of the worldfamous
Miss America Pageant. The hilarious
pageant will star Drag Queens strutting down
the world’s most famous runway. Carson
Kressley is back to host the 2012 Miss’d America
Pagaent with special guest star, Martha Wash
of The Weather Girls. LGBT Nightlife manager
at Resorts Atlantic City, Mark Dahl, will serve
as writer and director, while Melanie Rice
Orchestra will provide music along with other
special guest appearances.
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TO MAKE IT RAIN IN A.C.
If Dan Skeldon were to forecast what goes on inside
of strip clubs, as opposed to the weather outside, we believe that Skeldon’s
forecast would include rain showers, of one dollar bills, coming to Scores
Atlantic City which is set to open later this year inside the Taj Mahal.
While details of what can and cannot happen between dancer and
patron inside of the city’s first casino strip club are somewhat sketchy (which
is standard for most strip clubs, so we are told), we are confident that the
throngs of men who will find their way to Scores will find a way to have fun
with the scantily clad dancers who pursuant to DGE regulations will wear
G-strings and pasties.
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Looking for a Shortcut to your Workout? Try Circuit Training!
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know, the one where gravity starts to take over) then you may want
to consider Circuit Training. No matter how effective your exercise
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Leonard Law Group
Opens Office In Rio Grande
The Atlantic City-based Leonard Law Group is
going south – as in Cape May, opening a second office on
Route 47 in Rio Grande. “I’ve always looked at Cape May
County as being a sea of opportunity for an ambitious law
firm,” said James J. Leonard Jr., founder of The Leonard Law
Group, “and we have built our brand and our business
model around being just that, an ambitious full-service
litigation firm that in addition to providing the absolute
best in legal services to our clients, is always looking for
opportunities for continued growth and development.”
Prominent local attorney Stephen Funk, who recently
left the Atlantic City law firm of Jacobs & Barbone to join
The Leonard Law Group, will work out of and manage the
Rio Grande office.
“This is not a mail drop or a satellite office,” said
Leonard, “Steve Funk will be in Rio Grande five days
a week and we have staffed the office with a highlyskilled
paralegal. We are very committed to establishing
ourselves and our brand in Cape May County in 2012.”
In addition to working with Leonard who is 37, Funk,
who turns 42 in February, will be reunited with a former
colleague from Jacobs & Barbone – Erika Appenzeller,
who manages the matrimonial/family law practice for
The Leonard Law Group.
“We are a young firm, rich with experience,” said
Leonard, “I have been working for myself since I was 28
years old and both Steve and Erika have been fortunate
enough to work for and learn from guys like Ed Jacobs
and Lou Barbone, who are two of the most respected
attorneys in the state.”
“I am looking forward to using my years of experience
to help grow The Leonard Law Group brand by
expanding the existing client base in Cape May County
and continuing to provide our clients with the resultsdriven
legal services that they have come to expect,” said
Stephen Funk, Esq.
The Leonard Law Group’s Cape May office is located
at 1109 Route 47 South in Rio Grande. The telephone
number is (609) 886-1885. The office will open later
this month.
For more information go to www.LeonardLawGroup.com
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Who’s Who
at the Jersey Shore
Who’s Who
at the Jersey Shore
Martino Cartier
Lauren Tyler
Giving back isn’t new to Martino Cartier,
celebrity stylist, television personality, and owner of Martino
Cartier Salons. From an early age, Cartier was interested in
helping others, organizing bible studies and spaghetti dinners.
When he graduated Glassboro High School, he received a “Peace
Award” for his philanthropic work.
It wasn’t until witnessing his close friend Maryanne struggle
with and triumph over breast cancer that he took his giving to
the next level. In 2011, Cartier created Friends Are By Your Side,
a “consortium of Beauty Industry Leaders, Salon Owners and
Stylists committed to donating much needed hair replacement
and styling services to women undergoing treatment for breast
cancer” according to the Friends Are By Your Side website,
though Cartier has explained that the organization will help
women facing other cancers as well.
Cartier explained his rationale for creating the foundation,
“The first question a woman asks when she finds out about her
cancer diagnosis is often, “Am I going to lose my hair?”” And
while Cartier acknowledges that in the fight against cancer, hair
loss shouldn’t take focus from the greater fight at hand, he also
understands the power of looking your best. “When you feel like a
million bucks, you feel uplifted and ready to fight….this lets them
(the cancer patients) focus on what’s important.”
Cartier wants to do everything he can to help those fighting
cancer, and he does so by making the hair replacement process
as easy as possible. Women are urged to send their story to the
foundation via the Friends Are by Your Side website. From there,
women will visit a participating salon in whatever stage of hair loss
they are currently in. Photos are used to ensure that the wigs being
made are modeled after each woman’s own hair. The salons will
work with women by providing a series of short cuts to ease the
hair loss transition until the hair falls out on its own, or will simply
shave hair off in one fell swoop, depending on the preference of
the client. Furthermore, once a woman is in the program, she
will stay in the program until her natural hair returns. The salons
will provide styling to new hair growth, seeing their customers
through their fight with cancer.
Though a fledgling foundation, Friends Are by Your Side is
receiving a lot of attention. Thus far, over 130 salons have pledged
to help, both nationwide and internationally. Cartier hopes to
expand the foundation in both location and scope—ultimately
he would like the Foundation to be international (while there are
participating salons in both the UK and Egypt, only Australia has
its own branch of the foundation thus far) and to include more
than hair assistance. The foundation has already branched out to
provide cancer afflicted families to Disney World, but Cartier has
even bigger plans.
“My next goal is to be able to pay off houses,” he explained.
As far as philanthropy goes, Friends Are by Your Side seems
to be a natural extension of what Cartier began when he was
younger. A firm believer in giving back, Cartier said, “It’s so easy
to help if you try. If you try, the sky’s the limit.”
As a family law attorney, Lauren Tyler has
been there for some of the best, as well as some of the most
trying days that families can imagine. And while it’s true
that family law attorneys are frequently assisting clients
with the dissolution of a marriage, or with child support and
visitation logistics, as well as offering legal representation to
victims of domestic violence—presumably difficult times for
people—Tyler sees herself as someone who “helps families
transition to the next phase” of their lives.
“I have to recognize that to my client, this is probably
the hardest thing they have ever gone through,” explains
Tyler, who tries to remain empathetic and even-keeled with
every case.
Though Tyler sees the silver lining in most of the cases
she represents, she works hard, and feels pretty successful, in
her efforts to leave work at work. “It’s not fair to my family
to cloud our personal lives with someone else’s issues,”
explains Tyler. Tyler admits, though, that when she had her
son, Kendall, almost four years ago, it was hard not to think
about things like custody issues. “It made me better be able
to relate to what people were going through.”
Tyler’s interest in family law evolved after she graduated
from Suffolk University Law School in 2003 and began a
clerkship with the Honorable Vincent Segal, Presiding Judge
of the Family Division Court in Atlantic County. After that,
a fortuitous job opportunity presented itself—the Law
Offices of Goldenberg, Mackler, Sayegh, Mintz, Pfeffer,
Bonchi & Gill were looking for an associate in family law.
Tyler has been with the firm ever since.
While Tyler didn’t grow up thinking she would become
a lawyer—she graduated from the University of Maryland in
1999 with a degree in broadcast journalism—the decision
to go to law school didn’t surprise anyone. Both her
grandfather and father attended law school, and while her
grandfather worked for the FBI, Tyler’s father is a litigator
with Tyler and Carmeli of Robbinsville, NJ.
And while Tyler had a year between college and law
school when she seriously considered becoming a teacher,
(she spent much of the year as a substitute teacher at her
alma mater, Absegami High School) she has made room for
that profession as well—she is now an adjunct professor
at Atlantic Cape Community College where she teaches
family law.
Tyler may be adept at leaving the emotional part of her
work at work, but it is clear she is doing what she loves. The
best part? “Adoptions are wonderful,” explains Tyler, who
deals mostly with uncontested adoptions of children by
grandparents or step-parents. Tyler describes judges taking
pictures of the families, and teddy bears given to the newly
adopted. “Adoptions have always been a positive experience
for me. I look at my son…he’s the best thing that’s ever
happened to me in my entire life. It makes you appreciate
what you’ve been given.”
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Who’s Who
at the Jersey Shore
Who’s Who
at the Jersey Shore
Chuck Zuschnitt
It’s not every day that a business owner
embodies the mission statement of his or her company. For
Charles Zuschnitt, owner of Miami-Somers in Somers Point,
it’s what comes naturally.
“I don’t see myself so much as an owner as a steward of
reputation,” Zuschnitt explained. “Our way of doing business
has stood the test of time. I’m trying to build a business that
follows through with what the owners before me started.”
The Miami-Somers shop in Somers Point, which
specializes in awnings, windows, doors and solar shades, as
well as patio rooms, has changed hands only four times since
its inception in 1950. From founder Herb Luckenback to Earl
J. Sambrook, who bought the company later in the fifties,
to Richard Grieshaber Senior and then Richard Grieshaber
Junior, each owner spent years cultivating the business.
Zuschnitt never intended to join their ranks. He was a sales
representative for a leading retractable awning company when
Richard Grieshaber Jr. became a client.
When Grieshaber was ready to retire, Zuschnitt “just sort
of stepped in” and has been running Miami-Somers ever since.
Zuschnitt credits Grieshaber, from whom he purchased the
company in 2001, with laying the ground work for the awning
product. “He laid the groundwork for awnings. We have become
so associated with awnings that people sometimes forget we do
windows, doors and other exterior products,” said Zuschnitt.
Without a business degree (Zuschnitt graduated
from Lafayette College with degrees in anthropology and
sociology), Zuschnitt relied on, and continued to expand
upon, the reputation that Miami-Somers had as a customer
oriented business. “Seventy percent of our business is repeat
or referral. It is such an honor,” explained Zuschnitt. “It is a
privilege to be working on and in people’s homes.”
One of those referrals comes from Tina Leonard, owner
of Dee Décor & Design. “Charles brings an amazing design
esthetic to every project we work on. He does not just sell
and install awnings; he uses them as a design tool. I love that
Charles is on the cutting edge…he suggested adding electrical
lights to an awning I was doing for a client a few years back and
the result was so elegant and inviting, I have used lighting in
every awning since! Charles is truly a professional—he owns
the company and when you call, he shows up—that says a lot.”
“The name ‘Miami-Somers’ feeds everyone here, so we
protect it. Be it how we drive, how we interact with a family
dog, it all reflects on our reputation,” said Zuschnitt.
Zuschnitt credits not just the reputation, but also the
people working with him with the success of the company.
Both Jim and James Swank, father and son, have been with
the company since before Zuschnitt took over. “They don’t
exist like that anymore,” Zuschnitt said of the pair. Zuschnitt
also recently hired his predecessor’s son, Rick, as the general
manager of the store.
Zuschnitt admits that when he bought Miami-Somers, he
wasn’t sure he was up to the task. “I was really afraid of making
a mistake,” he said. Instead, he has taken the company forward;
focusing on quality work and customer satisfaction…his
predecessors would be proud.
Image by Mike Welsh
Greg DePiano
Retired Sergeant Greg DePiano doesn’t like
to talk about himself. It’s a good think that what he does speaks
volumes about who he is and how he is helping his community.
DePiano is president, as well as founder, of the Atlantic
County Toys for Kids Program. Started 24 years ago as
the Atlantic County arm of Toys for Tots, a Marine Corps
Organization that delivers new toys to the needy at Christmas,
it became Toys for Kids seven years ago. The difference
between the organizations is in both scope and locale. Toys
for Kids is an Atlantic County organization, and the donations
made in Atlantic County stay here in Atlantic County. The
other difference is the scope of the organization. Like Toys
for Tots, Toys for Kids is extremely active during the holiday
season. Unlike Toys for Tots, Toys for Kids remains visible
during the rest of the year, making donations of toys and
food whenever the need arises.
For example, during the devastating funerals of four
Mainland students who died in an auto accident last
year, Toys for Kids volunteers provided water bottles
and sandwiches to those waiting to pay their respects.
Volunteers for the organization can also be found
reaching out to families facing catastrophic losses like
fires and other types of destruction, as well as to senior
centers and hospitals.
If it sounds like a lot, imagine this: DePiano puts 40
to 50 hours a week into the organization over ten months
a year. A grass roots organization, DePiano, his executive
board, and volunteers are on the front lines, getting toys
to over 500 Atlantic County Families a year during the
holiday season alone. When they aren’t physically putting
toys or food into the hands of those that need them, they
are attending events to garner support—either financial
contributions or new toys—for the organization.
Michelle Stella Riordan of Photography by Exposure
sits on the board with DePiano. “Nothing makes Greg’s
day like a smile, a hug, or the thanks we receive from
those in need. His thoughtfulness, his generosity, and his
dedication have inspired many of us to ‘walk the walk’,”
explained Riordan.
Fortunately for those in Atlantic County, Riordan and
his team are not alone. Toys for Kids, which is a pending
501c3 organization, receives a tremendous amount of
support from the community. From Manco & Manco’s
(previously Mack n Manco’s), who provide pizza for Toys
for Kids to deliver, to The Storage Inn and Alex Mercado
of Mercado Realty, both of which provide storage space to
house the toys collected during the year, the local community
is happy to be involved. In addition, the organization receives
free advertising from WAYV.
For families hoping to receive toys from Toys for Kids
next Christmas, visit www.toysforkidsprogram.org to sign
up between Thanksgiving and December 1st. Donations and
financial contributions can be made year round. Visit the Toys
for Kids website for details.
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Who’s Who
at the Jersey Shore
Howard Weiss
Howard Weiss has got his hands full. As the Regional
Director of Nightlife, Strategy and Development,
Eastern Division, for Caesars Entertainment, Weiss
oversees upwards of twenty different nightlife
venues in five separate casinos—Caesars, Harrah’s, Bally’s, and
The Showboat in Atlantic City as well as Harrah’s Chester in
Pennsylvania—for Caesars Entertainment, the largest gaming
company in the world.
Weiss is only 29 years old—many colleagues in similar
positions are in the 35-40 range—but his resume has him well
prepared for his current role, which started six months ago. In
fact, though Weiss pictured himself going into to the restaurant
and culinary side of things during college, it really seems as if he
was born for what he is doing now.
Raised in Merrick, Long Island, Weiss began working as a
promoter for teen clubs back when he was in high school. As a
promoter, Weiss handed out flyers and got people onto the guest
list. He did it mainly as a way to get his friends, and himself, into
the clubs. “I never thought I’d go past being a promoter,” said
Weiss as he described escorting people to the door of the clubs.
After high school, Weiss attended Penn State, where he
majored in Hospitality and Management. Once again, Weiss
gravitated towards social planning and promoting as the person
in charge of social functions with his fraternity.
After graduation, with an internship in restaurant
management at the Borgata under his belt, Weiss came back
to Atlantic City for his first job—Restaurant Manager at The
Metropolitan at the Borgata.
From there, Weiss spent several years being promoted from
position to position with rapid pace.
In 2007, Weiss made a cross country move to Las Vegas to
take a position with PURE Nightclub in Las Vegas. There, the
shuffle continued, with Weiss being promoted time and time
again with rapid succession. Eventually becoming both the
General Manager of LAX Nightclub as well as the Director of
Operations for Venus Pool Club, Weiss made quite a name for
himself in Las Vegas. He also made it a home for himself. As an
East Coast native, Weiss was happy with the transition to the
more moderate climate, and more laid back nature, of the West
Coast. He thought he was there for the long haul.
A few years later, however, he was offered anEast Coast
position that was too good to pass up. In July of 2009, Weiss
became the Director of The Pool and Nightlife Operations
for Harrah’s, owned by Caesars Entertainment Corporation
(formerly Harrah’s Entertainment from 1995-2010) A unique
venue, The Pool at Harrah’s has a dual function. By day, it is an
indoor oasis in a heated and domed room of the resort, making
it the perfect tropical paradise for guests to enjoy no matter what
the weather outside. By night? It is one of the hottest nightclubs
around, and a revenue making machine.
For almost two years, Weiss directed operations at The
Pool, which processes anywhere from 7,000 to 11,000 guests per
week. As the only nightclub that is solely owned and operated by
the Eastern Division of Caesars (other nightlife venues involve
management agreements and the others are rented spaces),
Weiss was in the spotlight. His success at The Pool made him the
perfect person to oversee nightlife in the region. So in June of
2011, Weiss took on his current role. Eastern Division President
Don Marrandino couldn’t be happier.
“Atlantic City is the premier entertainment and nightlife
destination on the East Coast and Caesars Entertainment has
proudly contributed to this accolade, due in large part, to the
nightlife expertise of Howard Weiss,” said Don Marrandino,
Eastern Division President for Caesars Entertainment. “The
Pool After Dark has earned several awards under Howard’s
management, and was recently named Nightclub & Bar’s ‘2011
Mega Club of the Year’. Howard has an incredible track record;
we really are lucky to have such a business savvy nightlife expert
on our side.”
Weiss has got his finger on the pulse of the nightclub
business 24/7. When he isn’t in one of the venues he oversees,
he is often exploring nightclubs in other parts of the country
and the world to get new ideas and bring them home. Even
his girlfriend, Caitlyn Bradley, who is in the same industry as
the restaurant manager of The Continental, teases that all he
does is work. The irony is that for a man who has been called
‘Mr. Nightlife’ by Atlantic City Weekly, Weiss doesn’t consider
himself much of a club-goer. “I prefer a glass of wine and a nice
dinner,” Weiss admitted.
While Weiss maintains that he would like to get back to the
West Coast eventually, he is looking forward to the challenges
that come with his new position. Weiss believes this is a critical
time for Atlantic City, and that both local and state government
have been making great changes to the area. For his part, and
that of Caesars, Weiss added, “We want to do our part to make
Atlantic City great.”
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Lloyd D. Levenson’s – “Life at the Shore”
Cooper Levenson Buys Toys
for Toys For Tots
I have been pondering what I can say
about New Year’s resolutions beyond
the obvious observation that no one
ever really keeps them. Usually, the
only question is whether we break the
resolution by January 2nd, or whether
we manage to go a whole week before
the inevitable fall.
Part of the problem is that most
resolutions are far too difficult to keep
or are too vague to properly monitor.
Believe it or not, the official United
States government website has a list of
“popular” New Year’s Resolutions,
which have presumably been endorsed
by the Legislative and Executive
Branches of the government. (I do not
speak for the judiciary, nor have I
researched whether the United Nations
or any other international bodies have
publicized suggestions.)
www.usa.gov/citizen/topic/new-yearsresolutions.html
lists such helpful
resolutions as “get fit,” “lose weight,” “quit
smoking,” and “drink less alcohol.”
Coming from a government which
subsidizes the growth of tobacco, the “quit
smoking” resolution might raise some
eyebrows. Still, I am sure that our beloved
Federal government means well, and we
probably would not go far wrong in taking
their advice to “save money” or “take a
trip,” two other helpful resolutions they list.
The only problem I see with these
resolutions is that it can be difficult to
know whether you are adhering to a
solemn resolve to “manage stress” or
“get fit” given how open-ended and
long term these sort of plans can be. In
my case, for example, I think that a
resolution to “manage stress” would
cause me quite a bit of stress as I began
obsessing about whether I was
managing my stress well enough or
not. The last thing I need is to get
stressed out wondering whether I am
managing my stress. Maybe another
drink or two would help. Oh no, wait,
that would cancel out the “drink less
alcohol” resolution. If I took up
smoking again . . . but no.
I wondered where this tradition of
New Year’s resolutions came from and
did some quick research. My initial
suspicion was Philadelphia’s favorite
son, Ben Franklin, who invented or
started so many things, like electricity
and junk mail. Although he was
known as quite the party guy even in
his advanced age, he was full of
homely aphorisms to guide young
people on the road to virtue, frugality,
and industry. He wrote, for example,
that “Sloth, like rust, consumes faster
than labor wears, while the used key is
always bright.” That is the sort of
saying that I could see myself
repeating every morning when I wake
up to prepare myself for another day
at the office.
Or maybe I will resolve to remember to
“Plow deep, while sluggards sleep and
you shall have corn to sell and to keep.”
Beyond his nifty sayings, Franklin does
not seem to have anything to do with
New Year’s resolutions. Rather, their
origin is apparently traceable back as
far as the ancient Babylonians. It
seems that when not writing out their
shopping lists in Babylonic cuneiform,
the Babylonians were spending well
over a week every year celebrating New
Year’s. Their celebration appears to
have come in March, however, which I
find confusing but which undoubtedly
has something to do with the tides, the
vernal equinox, or the Code of
Hammurabi.
I gather that there are tablets in some
museum somewhere in which a
Babylonian has inscribed several
resolutions for the year 2738 B.C.,
such as: “Drinkest thou less fermented
barley water” or “Pay back the
soothsayer the 14 drachmas thou hast
borrowed.” Not reading cuneiform
myself, I strongly suspect that these
resolutions were broken by April.
Happy New Year!
Lloyd D. Levenson is Chief Executive
Officer of the Atlantic City-based law firm Cooper
Levenson and Chairman of the firm’s Casino Law
Departments in Atlantic City and
Las Vegas. Mr. Levenson may be reached at
(609)344-3161 or by email at
ldlevenson@cooperlevenson.com.
U.S. Marine Corps League representatives present Cooper Levenson attorneys
with a plaque for their donation to Toys for Tots
THIS YEAR, IN LIEU OF HOLIDAY GIFTS, THE FIRM MADE
A CONTRIBUTION TO THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE TOYS
FOR TOTS PROGRAM
Firm staff and family members filled the Toys for Tots trailer during an early
December shopping spree. Cooper Levenson shoppers reported a fun Saturday
morning and were thrilled to be part of the U.S. Marine Corps League program
that distributes toys to more than 7,000 area children in need.
This charity program began in 1947. The group has received numerous awards,
including a Four Star Rating by Charity Navigator and inclusion in Forbes “Gold Star
List” of charities. Toys for Tots is an Official Activity of the U.S. Marine Corps and
an Official Mission of the U.S. Marine Corps League.

Pool Party!
Relax at Harrah’s Pool and Go Behind
The Velvet Rope at The Pool After Dark
inter is well underway in South Jersey, and those seeking relief from the cold with a tropical
island experience need only to visit The Pool at Harrah’s Resort. Since its debut, this unique
venue has certainly made a splash in Atlantic City. By day you can lounge poolside with a drink in
hand and by night, you can party for hours in a private cabana with bottle service and dance under
the stars. Capacity crowds pack into this award winning club to party with celebrities and experience all of the
exciting entertainment. This is an inside look at one of the resort’s hottest entertainment destinations.
By Ve r o n i c a Du d o
Im a g e s b y To m Briglia / Mi k e Ma n g e r / Ph o t oGr a p h i c s Ph o t o g r a p h y
January 2012 | The Boardwalk Journal | 37

Celebrities Who
Have Splashed
Around “The Pool”
Snoop Dogg
Lindsay
Lohan
Kim
Kardashian
The Unending Opulence
A striking, 90-foot-high glass dome covers the towering palm trees,
flowers and foliage which surround visitors; along with the Olympicsize
pool, hot tubs, cabanas, indoor and outdoor deck areas, and bars.
The 172,000-square-foot entertainment complex turns up the heat day
or night hosting a true pool party scene. As guests step into this tempting
paradise they feel as though they’ve been transported to a tropical oasis.
By day the facility is The Pool and by night it’s The Pool After Dark.
This unique location has two extremely different atmospheres.
Daytime guests can swim in the sunshine and lounge poolside with
exotic cocktails before employees transform it into The Pool After Dark
where nighttime patrons party in private cabanas with bottle service and
often times alongside celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Joanna Krupa,
Mary J. Blige, Lindsay Lohan, Ludacris, Lil Jon and Adrian Grenier.
Howard Weiss is the Regional Director of Nightlife, Strategy
and Development, Eastern Division for Caesars Entertainment and
oversees the day-to-day operations. He says many people have a
misconception about the facility including when it’s open for business.
One of the perks of The Pool is its ability to allow guests to enjoy all of
the amenities year-round.
“It is an indoor/outdoor pool but primarily 85 percent of it is
indoor and it is open 365 days a year so that’s a pretty big feature that
a lot of people are unaware of. You can come in when it’s snowing
outside with a couple feet of snow and it’s still 82 degrees and it feels
like you’re in a tropical environment,” Weiss explains.
In this unforgettable utopia, partygoers can sip on fruity cocktails
while sitting at the bar, sink into plush cabanas, strut out onto the
dance floor or sway by the stage during a concert.
“I think a lot of people come in and they’re very, very surprised because
they have this theory and vision about what Atlantic City is. Atlantic City
is in the process of changing and we’re doing a great job changing it and
bringing some Las Vegas style concepts here which is great. So people are
definitely blown away when they walk in. They look up and for a second
they don’t feel like they’re in Atlantic City,” Weiss says.
One concept that’s been gaining praise is the addition of gaming
options inside The Pool. Located on the exclusive balcony level,
overlooking the entire pool complex is the limited-access ultra upscale
VIP area called The Loft. In an effort to compete with the recent addition
of gaming in surrounding states, casino executives are enhancing guests
experience by offering a new Blackjack gaming pit in The Loft. Now,
patrons can gamble if they choose while enjoying the serene setting.
Don Marrandino, the Eastern Division President for Caesars
Entertainment, says extending gaming to The Pool is just another amenity
their company has decided to offer guests for their optimal pleasure.
“It proves how well the division of gaming is working with the
industry to provide unique experiences. I think this experience is going
to be something where you can sit at a game in a fun environment with
great lighting and terrific music and lots of things to look at and sit down
and play blackjack,” Marrandino explains. “It’s a unique experience
we’re going to introduce and make it a big part of our business.”
Creating Paradise
During the day, The Pool’s ambience embodies an enchanting
euphoria. For those in need of a little pampering, look no further—just
reserve a poolside table or secluded hot tub and allow the servers to
provide first-class bottle service and culinary delights for all the festivities.
“We want people to relax. They can get poolside massages, they can
get a burger by the pool or just sip on a frozen cocktail,” Weiss says.
The Pool is open seven days a week during the day for hotel-resort
guests only. Hours of operation are Monday thru Saturday from seven
o’clock in the morning to seven o’clock in the evening and Sunday from
eight o’clock in the morning to seven o’clock in the evening. Every day
Weiss and his team run food and beverage operations, book future
celebrities, work with promoters about planned events and make sure
the pools and hot tubs are at the right temperature.
Joanna Krupa
Mario Lopez
Nikki Minaj
Nicole
“Snooki”
Polizzi
DJ Pauly D
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POOL RULES
“Three nights a week—Wednesday, Friday and Saturday—we
transform into a nightclub so between the hours of 7PM and 10PM,
lounge chairs come out, VIP bottle service booths come in, and we set
ourselves up for the nightlife experience,” Weiss explains.
Every night employees have a checklist that must be executed to
make the switch once The Pool closes at seven o’clock in the evening.
The team has only three hours to turn the space into the club, The Pool
After Dark. Weiss says each night the temperature is turned down,
chairs are removed, the stage is rolled out, the perimeter to the stage
is built, the lighting is brought out, set up and turned on and the DJ
booth is constructed. Finally, servers remove daytime condiments
like ketchup holders and replace them with bottle service equipment
including ice scoops, “Reserved” signs and bottle service menus.
“It is a large nightclub experience; it’s more what we like to call
a big dance party where people have the opportunity to come in and
dance and then at one in the morning they can hop in the pool as well
so it’s a unique experience,” Weiss describes.
Marrandino says that the beauty of the event space—which holds
2,600 people—is its versatility. “You have a nightclub and you have this
beautiful facility—but typically nightclubs in every environment run
three maybe four nights a week and so they’re open maybe 24 hours a
week; but at The Pool we have an amenity that we use every single day
of the year and we use it for nightclub activities at least three nights a
week. It’s a great party place too that people can rent out and have an
unbelievable party, wedding, or event so it’s one of the most versatile
venues in casino gaming.”
In addition, The Pool hosts live radio and TV broadcasts, photo
shoots, company parties and banquets. Wednesday nights are “locals”
night and a majority of patrons who visit the club are fellow workers in
the casino industry.
On the nights big events are scheduled, Weiss and his team handle
additional responsibilities which include tending to VIP guests and
accompanying celebrities. It takes great communication, leadership
and experience to coordinate all of the different aspects of this intense
and fast paced venue. When the party is over, it’s again time for the
switch. When the club closes around four o’clock in the morning
everything is cleaned, the nightlife items go back into storage, and the
daytime pieces come out as everything needs to be ready for business
at seven o’clock in the morning.
Celebrity Appearances
Wherever guests may be located in the complex, the heart-pounding
atmosphere takes over as they dance to the sounds of the house or
internationally recognized DJ’s. The electrifying environment intensifies
when singers, rappers and musicians perform on stage for live, poolside
shows. The Pool After Dark also brings a little Hollywood to the East Coast.
While in town for appearances or vacations, many celebrities frequently
host parties open to the public at this exotic nightclub including Giuliana
Rancic, David Hasselhoff, Carmen Electra, Nicki Minaj, Jake Pavelka,
Snooki, DJ Pauly D, Mya, Flo Rida, Mike ‘the Situation’ Sorrentino,
Crystal Harris, Ice-T, and Coco just to name a few. Having the chance to
party with stars at the shore is a big draw for the club.
“One way to stay cutting edge and to attract different kinds
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of people from all over the world is to bring top talent and then the
celebrity appearances,” Weiss explains. “People have an opportunity to
come in and hang out with their favorite celebrity or see their favorite
reality TV star and it’s cool because they go and talk about it and it
really enhances their experience.”
On January 28, Caesars Atlantic City presents the Rascal Flatts live in
concert at historic Boardwalk Hall for their “Thaw Out 2012” tour. After
the country show, Marrandino expects fans to continue the party at The
Pool After Dark as they did over the summer with other big-time acts.
“Some younger demographic concerts that we did this summer,
like Black Eyed Peas and Britney Spears, that type of customer comes
to Atlantic City to see that particular act and then our big opportunity
is to show them world class after-activities like The Pool. There’s no
place like it in the country and certainly the people that come to the
mega concerts come two to three hours away most often and they get
an opportunity to continue to party in something and say that Atlantic
City has really changed,” Marrandino says.
According to Weiss there have been many memorable celebrities
who have partied at The Pool and are interested in returning for
future engagements.
“Audrina Patridge from The Hills; Nicky Hilton and her mom
came in and they had a great time and are still interested in coming
back; celebrities like Will.i.am; Pauly D, one that we’re actually working
on a residency for 2012 because he’s been so popular at The Pool and he
comes in and he loves being inside the venue,” Weiss says.
Weiss also reveals some upcoming celebrity appearances by Sean
“Diddy” Combs and J-WOWW, who are scheduled to appear at The
Pool in January on separate nights, Mario Lopez and Nick Carter
who will each make a visit in February and Kendra Wilkinson who is
scheduled to return in March.
Mega Club of the Year
Weiss and his team at The Pool After Dark are the 2011 recipients of
the prestigious “Mega Club of the Year” award voted by Nightclub & Bar
Magazine, a goal Weiss says he has worked towards since taking the helm in
July 2009. For him, the award represents his teams’ continued commitment
to make the clubs future even brighter. “I think a big piece for any nightlife
venue is to sort of remain competitive and relevant with a lot of competition;
we want to make sure that we stay cutting edge,” he says.
The club was hand selected for the coveted honor from 290 entries
submitted by bars, clubs, restaurants, DJ’s and industry professionals.
The Pool After Dark is ranked #15 out of 100 Clubs for 2011 on the
Nightclub & Bar Top 100 list.
“The Pool winning “Mega Club of the Year” of the entire country
speaks to what a great amenity and great venue it is,” Marrandino says.
Regardless of the season, The Pool at Harrah’s Resort has a
delightfully warm climate for patrons to enjoy. Memorable music,
delicious drinks, a lively crowd, exciting entertainment and an energetic
atmosphere are the perfect ingredients for a great time. Whether you
lounge in a cabana, sink into a bubbling hot tub, bask in the sun under
the glass dome during the day, indulge in a midnight swim at night
or dance until dawn, The Pool After Dark provides a passionate and
provocative experience for endless possibilities.
Is there a cover charge?
Yes. Wednesdays: starting at $10;
Fridays: starting at $10; Saturdays: starting at $20.
When is the club open?
Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday nights from 10PM – 4AM.
Are there group rates?
No group rates; cover is the same for guys, girls, and hotel guests.
What’s the dress code?
For women:
• no athletic gear
• no hats or head gear (Yamakas/turbans/religious
pieces ARE allowed)
• no sunglasses
• no hooded/zippered sweaters, jackets or pull-over’s
• no baggy or loose/oversized fitting clothing
• no Timberlands, work boots or steel toe boots
For men:
• no athletic gear
• no hats or head gear (Yamakas/turbans or religious
pieces ARE allowed)
• no sunglasses
• no exposed chains or oversized jewelry
• no hooded/zippered sweaters, jackets or pull-over’s
• no baggy or loose/oversized fitting clothing
• no plain white T-shirts or muscle tees
• no shorts or Capri pants
• no flip-flops, sandals, Timberlands, work boots or
steel toe boots
• no Polo boots, Nike boots, sneaker boots, etc.
• (fitted) jeans and sneakers are allowed
How can patrons find out when a celebrity will make an appearance?
Visit www.thepoolafterdark.com, check Facebook – The Pool
After Dark or call the nightlife office at 609-441-5585 and speak
to a hostess.
Can the cabanas and jaccuzis be reserved?
Yes – they are reserved for bottle service minimums which differ
each day and special events.
Can guests use The Pool facilities during the day?
Yes – The Pool is open daily 7AM–7PM (8AM – 7PM on Sundays)
for registered hotel guests which are 21 years of age and older
(with proper ID).
Can patrons swim at night?
Yes, however guests have to enter the club in dress code and
can change in the locker room once inside. Guests have to
carry bathing suits in hand or wear under clothes—bags are
not permitted.
Can The Pool host private parties?
Yes, The Pool hosts a variety of events including weddings,
corporate functions, casino events etc.
The Atlantic City
Jitney Association
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community as well as the
millions of visitors to Atlantic
City. We provide convenient,
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various points in Atlantic City.
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Aggressive
trial attorney
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Upon graduating from Villanova University School of Law in
2001, James J.Leonard Jr. became an associate at a well-known
Camden County law firm specializing in criminal defense work.
In 2002, Leonard was one of three attorneys on a defense
team that successfully represented two defendants in separate
capital murder cases, one in Camden County Superior Court,
the other in Burlington County Superior Court.
In October of 2002, Leonard left the firm and started
his own practice at the age of 28, specializing in aggressive
criminal defense litigation.
In 2003, Leonard won two jury trials that helped establish
his reputation as a highly-skilled trial attorney.
In one case, Leonard represented a Camden man who
was charged with possession of a firearm and distribution of
heroin in a school zone. In another case, Leonard represented
a member of the Pagans motorcycle gang who was charged
with armed robbery and various other offenses.
In both cases, the juries found each defendant not guilty of all charges.
Later that year, Leonard successfully represented a woman
who was charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses
after allegedly stabbing a man outside an Atlantic City casino.
An Atlantic County Superior Court Judge found the woman
not guilty by reason of insanity.
In 2004, Leonard successfully represented Vincent McDaniels,
a.k.a. Omar Salaam, the reputed former head of the Salaam’s, a
well-known Atlantic City drug gang. McDaniels was charged as a
drug kingpin in a massive 154-count indictment and faced life in
prison if he was convicted at trial.
Leonard aggressively negotiated a plea bargain for
McDaniels and had 152 of the 154 charges dismissed, including
the kingpin charge and McDaniels was released from prison
after serving four years and six months.
Later that year, Leonard’s services were retained by
Grammy award-winning rap star Kimberly “Lil’ Kim” Jones to
help her secure an early release from the Federal Detention
Center in Philadelphia, where she was serving a sentence
following a perjury conviction in New York.
On July 3, 2006, the federal Bureau of Prisons gave Jones
an early release.
In April of 2007, Leonard was retained to represent a
Salem County man named Terry Oleson, who was suspected
of murdering four prostitutes and dumping their bodies in a
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drainage ditch behind a stretch of seedy
motels on the Black Horse Pike in West
Atlantic City in November of 2006.
Leonard aggressively fought for Oleson’s
release from jail, telling The Press of Atlantic
City that Oleson’s bail was “a ransom”.
Oleson was eventually released from jail,
and murder charges against him have never
been filed.
In April of 2009, Leonard was retained
to represent a Philadelphia man named
Anthony Nicodemo, described by the FBI
as a solider in the Bruno / Scarfo La Cosa
Nostra crime family and a close associate of
mob leader Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino on
racketeering charges stemming from a $60
million gambling / loan sharking ring that
was operating inside the Borgata Hotel and
Casino in Atlantic City.
After twelve months of aggressive plea
negotiations, Leonard was able to convince
the Judge to suspend Nicodemo’s five-year
sentence over the vehement objection of the
Deputy Attorney General. Nicodemo was not
sent to state prison.
In November 2009, Leonard successfully
defended a man charged with murder in
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guilty of committing the murder.
In 2010, Leonard was retained as counsel
for Samantha “Sammi Sweetheart” Giancola,
star of MTV’s hit show The Jersey Shore. Leonard
handled all contract negotiations between MTV
and Giancola and successfully had an assault
charge against her dismissed following an
altercation in a Miami nightclub.
In May of 2010, Leonard was retained to
represent Nicodemo Scarfo Jr., son of jailed
Philadelphia / Atlantic City mob boss Nicodemo
“Little Nicky” Scarfo, on racketeering charges
based out of Morris County.
Later that year, Leonard was retained by
Joe and Melissa Gorga to handle their contract
negotiations with the Bravo TV network
regarding the Gorgas joining the popular
reality television show The Real Housewives of
New Jersey. Rich and Kathy Wakile, who, like
the Gorgas, joined The Real Housewives of New
Jersey, also retained Leonard.
Leonard appeared in two episodes of
The Real Housewives of New Jersey / Season 3 and
is scheduled to appear in at least one episode of
Season 4, scheduled to air in 2012.
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In September 2011, Leonard
successfully represented a man who was
charged in the United States District
Court, District of New Jersey, with
embezzling $458,000 from a sitting
United States Congressman over
a period of 15 years.
Under federal sentencing
guidelines, the man faced
a sentence of 46-57
months, but Leonard
filed an application with
the Court seeking a
downward departure and
the motion was granted.
The defendant
received a sentence
of 30 months.
The scope of
Leonard’s practice
and his reputation have
evolved significantly
over the last decade, but
the primary focus is, and
always will be, aggressive
criminal defense litigation for
defendants charged in Juvenile
Court, Municipal Court, Superior
Court, or Federal Court.
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Daphne Oz
by Michelle Da w n Mo o n e y
“I suppose it’s in my blood,” explained Daphne Oz.
Yes, with a last name like Oz, you could definitely say healthy eating
runs in the family. While her father, heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz,
has become a household name over the years, more and more people
are being introduced to his very accomplished daughter, Daphne,
one of the co-hosts of the new ABC hit talk show The Chew. Daphne,
one of four Oz children, has built quite a resume in her 25 years. The
Princeton grad, who grew up in New Jersey, could easily boast about
her prestigious education, her national best seller, The Dorm Room
Diet, her many TV appearances and print features, her high profile
speaking engagements, or her tireless efforts to establish and grow
the non-profit, HealthCorps…but she won’t. When you talk to
Daphne Oz, you’ll find a delightfully down to earth individual who
seems wise beyond her years when it comes to an issue that baffles so
many of us on a daily basis…healthy eating. You quickly learn that
her willingness to be in the public eye comes not from her wanting
to build on her celebrity status, but to reach out to those who may
be fighting battles similar to those she’s been fortunate to conquer.
You see, despite her seemingly picture perfect healthy environment
growing up, Daphne struggled with her weight all throughout
childhood. She grew up cooking with mom and found she was always
surrounded by two things…family and food.
“I ended up at about 180 pounds when I was 17, which was
a good 30-40 pounds overweight, and that was all because I was
treating food as a bonding mechanism. I was using it as an emotional
crutch and much less as a fuel, which is really what my dad’s focus
is on…using the idea that food can really be health supportive and
encouraging people to make healthier choices.”
Those choices, as many of us know, are not always easy to make.
When Daphne’s dad came to speak to her high school class in 2003,
they both saw just how much of a need there was for education on the
matter, especially among young people.
“I was very lucky to go to a private school here in New Jersey
where kids had traveled the world and had the privilege of being very
well educated and I was surprised at the level of ignorance, for lack of
a better word, when it came to what they should be eating for proper
health. My dad said that eating a bagel or a processed white bread is
the equivalent, for your bloodstream, of eating a candy bar in terms of
the way it affects your blood sugar. It sent a shudder of shock through
the entire audience. He was getting flooded with phone calls from
parents of kids who had gone home and repeated that fact and the
parents were calling his office asking if it was true. It was amazing
to everyone how even with the internet, even with doctors and all
the health resources we have all around, people get very confused
and don’t really understand how they can be supporting their health
through food, especially at a young age.”
From this observation, HealthCorps was born. Since its
inception eight years ago, the non-profit, co-founded by Daphne’s
father and mom, Lisa, has served as a proactive tool in providing
hands on education to young adults in the fight against obesity, while
promoting a lifestyle that benefits both their physical and mental
health.
“For us, creating HealthCorps was really about accessing that
demographic of young kids who were committed to learning about
health and who wanted to know. In the program we do nutrition
classes, exercise classes, cooking classes…we teach transcendental
meditation, which is for stress modification. All these things tie
into the child‘s overall productivity, feeling of self-esteem, ability
to handle stress at home, in school, and eventually in the workplace
and it contributes to their ability to feel happy and contained and
productive.”
HealthCorps is now in 50 schools in 9 states, including NJ,
and the goal is to expand to 55 in 2012. It takes $77,000 to start the
program in each school and HealthCorps uses fundraisers to foot the
entire bill, so it costs the school nothing except for the time allotted
for HealthCorps coordinators to teach the classes.
“The kids that we’ve seen come out of this program not only are
able to incorporate this information into their daily lives, but they
are vessels of this information. They take it back to their community,
they spread it to everyone there. They teach their families about it.”
The key, Daphne says, is starting early, before lifelong habits
are formed. She knows all too well the stresses that come along with
adolescence and the need for clarity for children who may be looking
to food for all the wrong reasons. Daphne admits it was a struggle to
find a balance between using food as a bonding mechanism versus
using food as fuel.
“For me, it was marrying the two. Of course, food should bring
joy…food always has the capacity to bring us together but it doesn’t
need to be a way to quell boredom or social awkwardness or any of
the other things that I was using it for.”
In college, Daphne says she realized she was marking the
beginning of her adult life and wanted to develop a healthy lifestyle
plan to maximize her potential, both physically and emotionally. It’s
a lifestyle that she continues to follow today, with a key emphasis on
realizing that no foods are off limits.
“I think what people get most scared of when they think of
healthy living is deprivation. They get afraid that they’ll never be
able to enjoy the foods that really mean things to them. For me, food
has to bring that richness to life. So, I do make exceptions for those
really special occasion foods, but I encourage myself to remember
that in order to have that room for flexibility, I can’t just go ahead
and indulge in any old store bought junk that’s sitting on my desk,”
laughed Daphne.
While Daphne is a major proponent of eating organic food,
she is aware that there is a great divide when it comes to wanting
to follow a healthy diet and being able to afford to do so. If you’re
financially unable to go organic all the way, Daphne suggests putting
water dense foods at the top of your list. Lettuce, watermelon and
apples are just some that make the Dirty Dozen list for what to buy
organic (http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/
dirty-dozen-foods). Because berries are costly and quite perishable,
she recommends cutting them from your list, or at least opting for
frozen. Still, even when picking and choosing which foods to buy
organic, the bill can still add up when it comes to checking out at the
register. Her argument…
“We’re choosing to mortgage our health in the short term and
pay for it down the line in health care costs, and what I’m trying to
do on The Chew and what my dad has been trying to do for years is
to encourage people to spend money preserving health…caring for
health as opposed to health care. The fact is that we’ve stacked the
cards against the consumer and it’s my hope that if we’re educated
consumers, we’ll make the right decisions.”
As passionate as Daphne has been in spreading the message of
investing in our health, she has high admiration for all of her Chew
crew co-hosts who she says are 100% committed to causes of their
own. Yes, they all get along. In fact, they even have parties together
and hang out on the weekends.
“I think that is why our audience is really having fun with us and
enjoying learning from us and enjoying the laughter, because they
can tell it’s incredibly genuine affection we feel for each other.”
Just like her childhood, Daphne has once again found herself
surrounded by family and food. This time however, it’s her TV family,
the table is viewed by millions, and the food is created by some of the
best chefs in the biz. Contrary to years ago, Daphne is now indulging
for a good cause. Those instances may not come as often, but they are
even more meaningful, especially during the holidays before the New
Year begins.
“You have the whole year to feel really good about being positive,
about being a healthy eater and a healthy exerciser, so why would you
deprive yourself of that one special occasion treat?”
When asked what that one favorite treat is?
“Coconut Pecan Pound Cake, Christmas cookies, baked brie…
(the list continues).”
So, there’s even better news…we don’t have to pick just one.
Happy New Year everyone! May you all have a very healthy and
blessed 2012!
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Shore Medical Center’s New Surgical Pavilion Uses Planetree’s
Patient-Centric Model To Enhance Healing, Health And Well-Being
As Angelica Thieriot
battled a rare viral infection,
she sat staring at the cold,
blank walls of her hospital
room. Nurses hurried in and
out, leaving her to spend
hours feeling lonely and
afraid, and to conclude this
lack of personalized care
threatened to negate the
benefits of the hospital’s hightech
environment. Thieriot
envisioned the type of
hospital where patients could
receive care in a truly healing
environment and, in 1978,
founded Planetree, taking
the name from the roots of
modern Western medicine -
the tree that Hippocrates sat
under as he taught some of the
earliest medical students in
ancient Greece.
So when it came time to begin the design phase of Shore Medical
Center’s new state-of-the-art surgical pavilion and campus expansion,
the largest in Shore’s more than 70 year history, Shore President and
CEO Ron Johnson was careful to ensure Shore’s tradition of high
quality care was not lost in the rush to advance medical technology.
He adopted the Planetree model in earnest, and is extremely proud of
the resulting medical center.
“The Planetree model proved to be an exceptional one for us
to follow in the design of our new surgical pavilion and campus
expansion,” said Johnson about Planetree, which has branched out to
become an internationally recognized leader in patient-centered care.
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Planetree Lounge
New Surgical Center Lobby
”Given the state- of- the- art technology being employed in our new
surgical pavilion, we recognized it could easily overshadow the passion
and caring that have served as the foundation for Shore for over 70
years. Planetree’s belief system gave us a roadmap to follow to ensure
we maintained the patient-centric values that have been at the heart
and soul of Shore.”
From the beautiful, spacious, glass- lined lobby to comfortable
public and physician lounges to The Planetree Room that provides
relaxation and convenient services for patients, their family and
friends, care was taken to provide a setting that would produce the best
healthcare outcomes in the most humanistic ways possible.
At the heart of the 138,000- square- foot surgical pavilion, one
can find nine 650 -square -foot operating suites, some of
which feature natural lighting through cathedral ceilings. The
design of the Post Anesthesia Care Unit is another unique
aspect of the surgical pavilion, as patients returning from
surgery are cared for, monitored and comforted by the same
staff that provided their pre-operative care. On the 4th Floor
of the surgical pavilion there is a beautiful new interactive
boardroom overlooking the bay and an expansive, openair,
tree-lined garden setting, both of which will be used to
house Shore meetings and events done in collaboration with
community, civic and charitable groups.
The Planetree influence, however, is not limited to the new
surgical center and campus expansion. Shore’s new kid- friendly
Pediatric Care Center, the first of its kind in New Jersey with
a dedicated emergency treatment area and inpatient rooms,
features telemetry units and medical supplies hidden from
the children’s view in specially design cabinetry; a Ronald
McDonald family
lounge; and a play
area featuring toys
and high definition
TV monitors for
patients, their parents
and siblings.
“Planetree supports
the view that family,
friends and loved
ones are vital to the
healing process and,
Shore
in the end, we are
President all human beings
and CEO caring for human
Ron Johnson beings,” said Johnson.
“Angelica Thieriot
was one hundred percent correct in her assessment that a patient’s
environment can play an important role in the healing process, and
provide comfort and much needed support for family and friends.”
The main entrance to and valet parking for the surgical pavilion,
which opened in early September, is on Brighton Avenue between Shore
Road and Bay Avenue. As part of the campus expansion, Shore also built
a new three-story medical office building and four-story, 640-space selfpark
garage across from the surgical pavilion, the latter offering a fully
enclosed crossover to the 2nd floor of the surgical pavilion.
While kindness complements an extraordinary level of clinical
sophistication at Shore Medical Center, its Shore’s people who are
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Shore Medical Center is home to six Centers of Excellence
for Cancer, Cardiovascular, Neurosciences, Spine and Orthopedic,
Emergency and Maternity and Pediatric care. Shore Medical Center
also has long-standing affiliations with The Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia (CHOP) and Penn Medicine, is a member of The Jefferson
Neuroscience Network and welcomes Rothman Institute physicians.
For information about Shore Medical Center, the new surgical
pavilion, campus expansion and Pediatric Care Center, call Shore
Medical Center at 609-653-3500 or visit www.ShoreMedicalCenter.org.
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The dining guide
“Oysters are the most tender and delicate of all seafoods.
The stay in bed all day and night. They never work or take exercise,
are stupendous drinkers, and wait for their meals to come to them.”
— Hector Bolitho
Harry’s Oyster Bar and Seafood
A Seafood House / Sports Bar Rich With History
Harry’s Oyster Bar and Seafood has several
things going for it. Not least of which is
the family who runs it. Restaurants and
seafood have long been the lifeblood of
the Dougherty family of Atlantic City. Back in 1897,
Harry Dougherty opened the now famous Dock’s
Oyster House on Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City.
While still a legendary restaurant, the Dougherty’s
have branched out; first with the purchase of the
historic Knife and Fork Inn from the Latz family,
which they renovated and re-opened in 2006, and
most recently with the addition of Harry’s Oyster Bar
and Seafood.
Besides the family credentials, Harry’s is situated on
prime real estate. Located at the ground floor of Bally’s, in
the courtyard of the historic Dennis Hotel, the restaurant
boasts indoor and outdoor dining, as well as a spectacular
view of the famous Atlantic City Boardwalk.
The aesthetic and design of Harry’s isn’t to be
missed either. As mentioned on the Harry’s Oyster Bar
website, the restaurant “features an old-time oyster bar
with mahogany millwork, maritime-inspired lighting,
hardwood floors and a nostalgic tin ceiling. The focal
point is the massive, multi-tiered shellfish display and
20 foot marble slab raw bar.” Not to mention the flat
screen TVs…game anyone? Nine flat screens flank
the bar inside the restaurant with an additional four at
the outside bar.
Of course, even with a great location, terrific
ambience, and an experienced owner, there is still a
crucial element to the success of a restaurant…the
food. And here is where Harry’s really shines. The
fish is so fresh that the restaurant actually has to print
their menu out daily so customers can take advantage
of the freshest catches on the market. As an oyster
bar, Harry’s features a dozen different oyster varieties
from Wianno, Cape Cod to Blue Points, Long Island.
In addition to oysters, Harry’s offers seafood classics
like Lobster Tail, Clam Chowder (both Manhattan
and New England), Fish and Chips, and Lobster
Rolls. Harry’s also features a nice selection of salads,
sandwiches, and specialties, as well as a selection of
fish ‘cooked your way’. For the landlubbers out there,
Harry’s offers choices like Chicken Milanese, Braised
Short Ribs, and a grilled sirloin with gorgonzola butter,
caramelized onions, and roasted potatoes. Yum.
Harry’s is billed as a “fusion of oyster bar, sports
bar and seafood house” with a fun and relaxing
environment. With the location, ownership, ambience,
and menu of Harry’s Oyster Bar and Seafood, as well as
the reasonable prices (sandwiches start at $8; entrees
start at $16), they may have just succeeded.
Images by Nick Valinote
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The dining guide
Harry’s New England Clam Chowder
6 strips slab bacon
5 stalks celery
3 medium white onions
4 T chopped garlic
3 large bay leaves
8 oz. (1 stick) butter
2 cups flour
1 quart heavy cream
48 fresh chowder clams
2 lbs. potatoes
Steam clams in 2 quarts water until open; strain reserving cooking liquid. Allow clams
to cook then coarsely chop.
Dice the bacon into quarter inch cubes. In a medium soup pot add the bacon and cook
over medium heat. While the bacon is rendering, dice the onion and celery into quarter
inch cubes. Once the bacon is a little brown and starting to release fat, add the onions and
celery. Cook the vegetables until translucent, then add in the garlic and sauté for two more
minutes. Add the butter and reduce the heat to low. Once all the butter is melted, add the
flour and stir to incorporate. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes on low heat.
Whisk in the reserved clam broth and the heavy cream to the flour and vegetable
mixture. Cook for 30 to 40 minutes over medium low heat until soup begins to thicken.
Meanwhile, in a separate pot add diced potatoes, add enough water to cover and
bring to a boil. Cook until tender ( a knife tip should pass through easily). Once soup is
thickened, remove from heat and add the chopped clams and potato.
Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with chopped parsley (optional).
Yield: 12-15 servings
Enjoy!
Anthony’s Out to Lunch
Cheech Brothers Italian Cuisine & Pizzeria
Happy New Year! I hope 2012
brings you good health and great
eating. Consider this my official
petition to name 2012: The Year
of the Sandwich. Speaking of such
delicious things, I was recently
lounging around on a lazy Sunday
afternoon and all I wanted to do
was just order some take-out, hang
out with friends, and watch some
football. Then I remembered
seeing a billboard announcing that
Cheech Brothers Italian Cuisine
and Pizzeria just opened in Mays
Landing. I always wanted to try
the Pleasantville location but never
made it there. That was all the
convincing I needed, so I jumped in
the car and headed out.
The Mays Landing location
is take out, delivery, and catering
only. I grabbed a menu and made a
mental note of the delivery so next
time I wouldn’t need to leave the
house. Perfect!
I took a look at the menu and
knew this was going to be a difficult
decision. Maybe it was because I
was starving, but I wanted to order
everything. (A starving Tony is a
dangerous creature. My wife won’t
even let me go food shopping
anymore since our food bill triples
every time I do). So I took a deep
breath, calmed down, and literally
went with my gut on this one.
I figured I would order a
couple items, get them home, and
we all could share. My order was
ready in a few minutes and I was
back home in no time. What took
me by surprise immediately was
the care put into the packaging.
Instead of just wrapping
sandwiches in paper, these were
placed in Styrofoam containers. It
was a nice touch.
My admiration subsequently
turned into lust when I opened the
box of my large cheese pizza ($8).
The crispy crust was filled with
those beautiful crusty air bubbles
of cheese. You know, the ones that
blow up in the hot oven and pop
when the air escapes and makes the
cheese just awesome. Yep, those
ones. I instantly grabbed a slice and
inhaled it. A solid slice of pizza.
I then cut a piece of the Uncle
Kracker sandwich ($9). The soft
sesame seeded roll was filled with
a breaded and fried chicken cutlet,
topped with sautéed broccoli rabe
in garlic and extra virgin olive oil,
then covered in sharp provolone
cheese. I dunked the sandwich in a
side of marinara that I ordered and
took a bite. Wow. It was heavenly.
I then dunked an onion ring that
came with it and quietly went to my
happy place.
I noticed that my wife was
also completely silent. I looked
up and she was biting into a
Cowboy Burger ($8). The burger
is slathered with Sweet Baby Ray’s
BBQ Sauce, and piled high with
cheddar cheese, applewood smoked
bacon, and onion rings. It looked
fantastic and even came with a
choice of fries, more onion rings, or
a vegetable medley.
Next time I’m definitely
going back for one of their Italian
specialties. Who doesn’t want to
chow down on some of Grandma’s
Lasagna or Mamma’s Manicotti?
They even have a “Heart-Smart”
section (for my friends at Tilton
Fitness) containing entrees with
grilled chicken, wheat pastas, and
that come served with a side salad.
Not many people around here are
doing that and it’s a nice option for
By Anthony Previti
the healthy people in the world.
The Cheech Brothers,
William Reynolds and Richard
Cornett, have known each other
since the first day they rode the bus
together in kindergarten. They are
two local guys who have a passion
for bringing great food to each and
every guest that walks into their
restaurants. Their Pleasantville
location is already a success and
even though the Mays Landing
restaurant just opened, there’s
no doubt in my mind it will be in
everyone’s top ten in no time. So
make it your New Year’s Resolution
to come out and support these two
local guys. There’s some great food
just waiting for you.
Anthony Previti is a criminal defense attorney who appears frequently in Atlantic County Superior Court and he
loves food. If you would like your restaurant featured, please send an email to: OutToLunch@boardwalkjournal.com.
Cheech Brothers
Italian Cuisine
and Pizzeria
Mays Landing location:
6279 Old Harding Hwy.
Mays Landing, NJ
(609) 625-8989
Take-out, Pick-up, Catering
Pleasantville location:
738 W. Black Horse Pike
Pleasantville, NJ
(609) 383-9494
Hours:
Open 7 days
Mon-Sat: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sun: Noon - 9 p.m.
www.cheechbrothers.com
menu:
Great prices and great
food. Check out menus
which are slightly
different for each
location on their website.
Tony’s Tip:
Cheech Brothers has
some excellent specials.
You can get a large pizza
for only $8 anytime. And
how about the “Feed the
Family” deal with a large
pizza, any two subs, and
a two liter bottle of soda
for only $20! It’s okay if I
just order that for myself
some time, right?
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The dining gallery
Postal workers from the Pleasantville office
enjoy a night at Cheech Brothers in Pleasantville
Nick & Marita Vinci, Ray & Jackie Worrick and
Victor & Lu Powell at Cheech Brothers in Pleasantville
Buzz Muller of Absecon, NJ does his best DeSean Jackson impersonation while competing in the
‘Catch the Flying Fish Contest’ at Harry’s Oyster Bar & Seafood in Atlantic City
2300 Fairmount Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
P: 609-344-2439 F: 609-348-1043 • angelosfairmounttavern.com
Atlantic City has changed greatly in recent years. Yet Angelo’s, located in
the Ducktown section of Atlantic City, is a restaurant that has endured and
flourished for three generations of Mancuso’s - since 1935 - making this restaurant
an institution in Atlantic City.
More than seventy years of dining excellence have made our homestyle Italian
menu age like a fine Italian wine. Through the years, Angelo’s has become a
perennial gathering place for friends and a haven for the hungry. We hope you
find your dining experience with us a most pleasurable one. Bon Appetite!
The Mancuso Family
Johnny’s Cafe
9407 Ventnor Avenue, Margate City, NJ | 609-822-1789
johnnyscafeventnor.com • picklejarr@aol.com
Giovanna and Johnny Liccio
Open Year Round For
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Come see our new Banquet
Room with Piano Bar!
Happy Hour 4-7
$5.00 CoCktails and appetizers
CaLL for detaiLs
Johnny’ s Cafe would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and Blessed new year!
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Angeloni’s II
restaurant and lounge
Angeloni’s II offers the finest Italian-American
cuisine in the Atlantic City area. The family-owned
and operated businesses have been preparing the
finest Italian-American entrees in the greater New
Jersey area for over 40 years. We invite you to enjoy
the fine dining experience of Angeloni’s II where
every detail in your complete satisfaction is our goal.
Best food in AC: “Every time I return to my hometown in
Trenton, NJ, I visit Angeloni’s in Atlantic City…the best veal
dishes in town...recently sent my friends from Las Vegas
(Louie Prima Jr. and his band) to Angeloni’s and they loved
it...and you will too.”
Henry Poreda, Saloonkeeper, Sonny’s Saloon
and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada
Nick Valinote
Jimmy Dutton, Anne Madigan, Mike Carson, Lynda Colatrella, Kara Cermanski,
Rick Wade and Bill Carson at Harry’s Oyster Bar & Seafood
Open Monday - Friday for Lunch, Seven Days for Dinner
2400 Arctic Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401 • (609) 344-7875 • Angelonis2@comcast.net
We are located on the corner of Arctic & Georgia Avenues
HOME OF THE $7.99 LARGE PIZZA
ALL DAY, EVERY DAY
From left, owner Rich Cornett, Ron Leider,
Jason Hall and “Ebby”
Cheech 2 GO
6279 Old Harding Hwy.,
Mays Landing, NJ
609-625-8989
Italian Cuisine
& Pizzeria
Cheech Brothers
738 W. Black Horse Pike
Pleasantville, NJ
609-383-9494
We offer a full menu of Pizza, Dinner Entrees, Wings, Subs, Wraps, Panini & More
DINE IN ~ PICK UP ~ FREE DELIVERY ~ CATERING ~ CORPORATE ACCOUNTS
ORDER ONLINE:
WWW.CHEECHBROTHERS.COM
The Cheech Brothers: William E. Reynolds, Esq. & Richard Cornett
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Nick Valinote
Sandy & Bill Resnick, Mary Lyn Marks and
Howard Kretchmar at Johnny’s Cafe
Brigid Barrett & Kate Siracusa at
Donnie & Linda Nicolosi, Richie & Roe Pasquarella and
Harry’s Oyster Bar & Seafood
Chubby & Enita Fragapane at Johnny’s Cafe
Nikki Weiner, Demi Zalman and
Maria Lianidis at Johnny’s Cafe
Eat-In • takE-Out • DElIvEry
OpEn 7 Days: 10:00 aM untIl MIDnIght
Pizza • Stromboli • CalzoneS • SteakS • Panini • Hot & Cold SubS
SandwiCHeS • burgerS • wraPS • SaladS • wingS
WE DElIvEr 347-4747
1200 AtlAntic Avenue, AtlAntic city, nJ 08401 (corner of AtlAntic & north cArolinA Ave.)
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2012
Local resolutions
Atlantic City....
A Place We Call Home
Pennsylvania casinos
will never again best
Atlantic City casinos
with the Tourism
District in full swing.
And 2012 will be the
year when “aviation”
and “high tech jobs”
become synonymous
with Atlantic County.
Assemblyman John Amodeo
We all will witness
a sea change in
Atlantic City in
2012. My resolution,
and that of the
newsroom of The
Press of Atlantic City,
is to provide our print
and digital audiences
deep, balanced and
insightful coverage of what is going on around us. We
also resolve to listen carefully to what the community
is telling us it wants from our newspaper and website.
Neil Borowski, The Atlantic City Press
In 2012 I plan
on practicing
yoga more often.
Remembering 2
KISS (keep it sweet
and simple) and
enjoying each and
every day because
YOLO (you only
live once)!
Phyllis Lacca
President, Masterpiece Advertising
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To continue to
make sure that
our radio stations
are informative,
entertaining and
deeply involved in
giving back to our
neighbors in Cape
May and Atlantic
Counties.
Dave Coskey, Longport Media LLC
I want to lose
my hook and
eliminate
3 putts.”
Chris Ferry,
Chris Ferry
Insurance
Agency
A spirit of great
cooperation and
camaraderie took
over in 2011,
bringing together
our region’s
influencers, the
casino industry,
our Atlantic City
community. As I
reflect back on this
past year, I know there is much more work to do. With
cautious enthusiasm, I am wholeheartedly certain that
2012 will prove to be yet another tremendous year
for the myriad amenities throughout the destination
resort we call home: Atlantic City, New Jersey.”
Don Marrandino
President, Caesars Atlantic City
I’ve just started a brand
new job with Longport
Media and News Talk
1400 WOND Radio. After
20 years, I feel like a brand
new employee all over
again. Looking forward
to working hard and
being a part of the most
dynamic live and local
broadcasting team ever assembled in Metro Market history.
Harry Hurley, Radio Personality
Success depends on
who you surround
yourself with in
business and life.
Every day in 2012,
I resolve to either
introduce myself to a
new person, or touch
base with an old
friend or colleague.
Lisa Johnson,
Lisa Johnson Communications
To give South
Jersey the best
Sports coverage,
with even bigger
and better
guests. In 2012,
The Sports Bash
will be better
then ever for
sports fans in
South Jersey!
Mike Gill
97.3 ESPN-FM Radio Show Host
By Ken Calemmo and Kristine Kodytek
It is that time of year when we all think
about making our New Year’s resolutions.
With 2012 upon us and the hopes of ending
bad habits and beginning better ones fresh
in our minds, we need not look further than
our very own city to get the new year
started on the right foot.
If your New Year's goals include learning
something new, reading for enjoyment or
traveling the world–your journey to
success can begin at the Atlantic City
Public Library. Admission into the library
is free and the facility has so much to offer
visitors of all ages.
The January library calendar is jam-packed
with fun and educational classes for kids,
teens and adults. In addition to utilizing the
library's resources for school projects, kids
can learn to draw their favorite comic book
super heroes. Teens can work hard or play
hard (at scheduled times) in the Teen Zone
on the second floor. Adults can partake in
free computer training classes and
participate in the library's Film Society
(ages 18+).
But probably the most exciting thing about
The Atlantic City Public Library is that it
houses some of the most interesting facets
of Atlantic City history. There are
numerous archives serving as primary
historical references located just on Atlantic
Avenue. The archives have been used by
producers of the HBO Series "Boardwalk
Empire" to create an authentic
representation of all that was Atlantic City
during the roaring 1920s.
The variety of archives ranges from the
Miss America Collection (1922 - Present)
to the Club Harlem Collection to the
Atlantic City Beach Patrol (ACBP)
Collection. There are even photographs and
documents memorializing old Atlantic City
sports teams including the Sand Snipers
basketball team (1936 - 1937) and the Sea
Gulls hockey team (1932 - 1952). Visitors
and researchers can also listen to an array of
oral historic projects–stories told through
the words and voices of those who lived in
Atlantic City while its magical and
challenging history unfolded.
COMING SOON: The library plans to open
a physical version of its successful online
project: the "Atlantic City Experience."
The Atlantic City Experience begins with the
extensive resources contained in the Alfred
M. Heston Collection within the library. This
collection contains books, photographs,
postcards, audio, video, digital files and
memorabilia pertaining to the history of our
city. The library hopes to expand this concept
into a world-class museum and educational
attraction to share Atlantic City's history and
culture with the public at large (i.e. not
hidden within the archives).
The Atlantic City Experience will house
interactive exhibits allowing visitors to
essentially travel back in time and experience
what a dive from the famous diving horses
on Steel Pier actually looked like or how the
vibe in Club Harlem actually felt. The
Experience has the potential to bring to life
the history of the Atlantic City Beach
Patrol–the FIRST beach patrol in the country.
(The library has records of the first guards
and the drowning occurrences of their
first summer in operation).
The library envisions the Atlantic City
Experience to host changing exhibits, an
event location for book signings,
additional research space and even a
museum store. Additionally, The
Experience will be a place to display the
library's collection of 20,000 old Atlantic
City postcards, concert tickets and even
the old "beer bell" that rang at an old
Atlantic City hotel every time a new keg
was tapped.
So keep those resolutions for 2012.
Explore new worlds, learn new things
have more fun and start by visiting the
Atlantic City Public Library.
For more information about all the Atlantic
City Free Public Library has to offer visit
www.acfpl.org or call (609) 345-2269.
ken_calemmo@cooperlevenson.com

curtain call
by Dav id Spa t z
SO muCH to cELEBratE
Don Rickles is Still Mr . War mth
For the first time in 33 years, I didn’t want to talk
to Don Rickles.
Just two weeks earlier, Don Rickles suffered the most unthinkable of
family tragedies—he buried his son.
Larry Rickles, 41, was a writer whose credits included Murphy
Brown and who won a primetime Emmy Award as a co-producer of an
HBO documentary about his dad. He died December 3rd of respiratory
failure related to pneumonia.
Don Rickles is 85, and he’s right out of the old “show-must-go-on”
era. Even though his grief was still fresh, he had no intention of canceling
his New Year’s Eve gig at Harrah’s Resort.
I’ve known Rickles since 1978, when he was the third act to headline
in Atlantic City’s first casino. Over the years, I got to know him well enough
to warrant an invite to the “let’s-hang-out-with-Rickles-in-the-lounge” thing,
and I willingly admit those were some fun, alcohol-fueled times.
But I also did the “let’s-just-hang-in-the-dressing-room-and-orderdinner”
thing, too, where Don didn’t have to be “on” like he did in the
lounge or in a restaurant. I’ve seen two very different sides of Mr. Warmth,
which may be why I was the only media person he agreed to speak with
following his son’s death.
As much as we tried to make the phone call seem “normal,” I knew
it was anything but, and I suspect he did, too. I think we both felt a little
awkward, which is why I didn’t want to do the phoner.
He couldn’t hide the sadness in his voice as he talked about needing to
work on New Year’s Eve because it was his best therapy to deal with his loss.
I was surprised to find myself feeling a little depressed after the call.
I thought 37 years in the media had stripped me of my capacity to feel
anything—an occupational hazard in this line of work.
But then I thought about the very first time I met Don Rickles. I
relived the moment in my head, and within a few minutes, the depression
had been replaced by a smile and a chuckle.
Here’s how it all went down:
It was the summer of ’68. I had a freshly minted driver’s license, a
speedboat at my disposal and a job as a pharmacy apprentice in my dad’s
Wildwood drug store. Life was good.
One day, we received breaking news on the entertainment and
medical fronts, delivered via the hotline reserved just for doctors.
Don Rickles had a sore throat. And he needed some medicine
delivered to his motel room, stat, before he opened a weeklong gig at the
old Stardust nightclub.
We filled the prescription for antibiotic capsules and an antiseptic
throat spray. Then I pulled rank.
I convinced the pharmacist—everyone else called him “doc,” but I
called him “dad”—to let me deliver the medication.
Doc/dad knew how much I enjoyed comedians. He also knew I
came by it naturally.
Four years earlier, controversial comic Lenny Bruce camped out in
Wildwood to do some writing. During his brief stay, he befriended my dad.
Then dad discovered the real reason Lenny was hanging out in the
pharmacy doing impromptu stand-up bits. He was looking to score some
dilaudid tablets, which are highly addictive substitutes for morphine.
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Dad loved Lenny, but
he loved his state pharmacy
license even more. He
wouldn’t help Lenny Bruce.
I grabbed the keys
to the delivery car and
sprinted out of the store.
Ten minutes later, I
pulled into the parking
lot of the Crusader Motel
and was told by the desk
clerk to leave the package
with him.
“Can’t do it, against
the law,” I lied, ad-libbing a
reason on the spot. “It has
to be personally delivered to the person for whom it was prescribed.”
I was told where to find the country’s hottest comedian, located the
third-floor room and knocked.
“Drug store,” I shouted.
The door was opened by a slightly built African-American man.
“Prescription for Mr. Rickles?” I asked quietly, unable to hide my
disappointment. “It’s four dollars.”
He asked if I had change for a five, then handed me a $500 bill. I
didn’t have change for that.
He knocked softly three times on the door of the next room.
Don Rickles answered wearing shorts and a polo shirt and looking…
well, looking like he had a sore throat. Fortunately, he had smaller bills
than the man I later came to know as Harry Goins, who was Rickles’ valet
for more than 40 years.
“Thanks, kid,” Mr. Warmth said with a raspy voice, handing me a generous
tip. I told him that I hoped he felt better and wished him luck on his gig.
“Hey kid, let’s have some fun,” he said.
He stepped over to the balcony railing and looked down at the pool,
which was filled with tourists.
“Hey,” he bellowed, loud enough to be heard two motels away.
“Everybody out of the pool. The lady in the red bathing suit just peed.”
Everyone in and out of the pool froze for a second, then dissolved
into laughter. Rickles looked at me and smiled.
“See ya, kid,” he said. Don Rickles and his sore throat disappeared into
the motel room.
Veteran journalist David Spatz is the Emmy Award-winning host and coproducer
of the entertainment series Curtain Call with David Spatz on WMGM-
TV NBC40 Saturdays at 6 p.m. He is also a host and co-producer of the weekly
entertainment program Curtain Call - The Radio Show Sunday from 3-5 p.m.
on News Talk 1400 WOND. David contributes daily entertainment reports and
special programming assignments for Longport Media’s five radio stations. He
is also a weekly columnist for The Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, N.J. and Atlantic
City Weekly. Email David at curtaincalltv@comcast.net.
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