Hump Day Report
Rants and raves about burning topics that have caught my attention midweek, be it greedy corporate shenanigans, frustration or joy in regards to the Philly sports teams, a movie or DVD that has fired up my imagination, an intriguing personality, or my on-going battle to lose weight in our fast food world. — Lori Hoffman, Associate Editor, Atlantic City Weekly
I’m a night owl, so I rarely go to bed before 1am. With Comcast on demand at the ready, I don’t normally watch talk shows as much as a once did, when as a young film critic I kept track of what movie stars were scheduled to visit Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett and Tom Snyder. Cavett? Synder? Yep, I’m giving away my age with those golden oldies from the late night talk wars of yesteryear.
This week, however, with the end of Jay Leno’s reign, I’ve been checking out his final week of shows — Arnold Schwarzenegger last night, Mel Gibson the night before. I’ve also been staying up to finally check out Jimmy Fallon. He’s like a kid in a candy shop, and he has some pretty funny sketches mixed in with the celeb chit-chat and music.
Now, after all that meandering, I’ll get to my point. Seems some local advertisers are taking advantage of the increased viewers this week. I’m happy to report that my own AC Weekly has an ad running in one of the late night slots; good to know the bosses are spending some money to keep us humming along since I’m not ready to retire quite yet.
Also, for two days in a row, Cape May was advertising its restaurant week, May 31- June 7. Gee, that time frame seems awful familiar …
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE IDIOTS!
I don’t know who scheduled which first, but Ocean City is launching its first Restaurant Week from May 28 to June 7. While I understand that these Cape May County shore towns sell themselves to different audiences, there is plenty of crossover business between the two communities. So, it begs the question: why turn a desire to increase dining traffic into a war at the shore?
By Kristen Kelleher 
On Saturday, May 30, at noon, you can visit the Village Greene for a Free Dachshund Picnic sponsored by Paw Dazzle. The event includes prizes, a silent auction to benefit the Dachshund Society, Costello's Hot Dog specials and more. Dress your hot dog in their top dog attire to strut their stuff on the Greene. And speaking of “stuff,” please bring your pooper-scooper! The Village Greene is located in Historic Smithville Village at 615 E. Moss Mill Road, Smithville, NJ. For more information call 748-7110.
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One of the great pleasures of summertime in our region is found in the many outdoor festivals that take place from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day Weekend. Talk about a movable feast, I’ve traveled from Ocean City to Wildwood, Hammonton to rural towns in Burlington Country in search of good eats and other fun activities. One of my favorites takes place at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 7004 Ridge Ave. (at Mill Rd.), in EHT, the annual Greek Festival that runs from June 4-7. Just yell Opa! to get in the spirit of the event. My favorite meal is the classic gyro made with thin pieces of lamb from a slowly rotating vertical spit or gyro, with tomato, lettuce and topped with tzatziki sauce, a cucumber yogurt dressing, all wrapped in a grilled pita flatbread. Yummy!
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Each spring the Donny Fun Day is held at the Yacht Club of Pleasantville and participants row, paddle, run, walk, and swim to support our effort. This is the 15th year for the event. All proceeds are used to provide transportation, clothing, home care, medication, chemotherapy, and special days out for those in need in our local community.
The understated and gracious winner, Kris Allen — after learning that his status as the long shot had paid off big time — reacted to the victory by saying, “Adam deserves this.” Of course anything else he said after that was lost to Comcast cable subscribers when an Amber alert flashed on the screen, cutting into a finale we had been anticipating for months. 
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently announced that the Route 49 bridge over the NJ TRANSIT Cape May branch rail line in Upper Township will remain closed to traffic through Memorial Day weekend.