Atlantic City News

Boardwalks and piers along the Jersey shore had their unofficial start to the busy season this past weekend, but the hiring process is still underway.

It seemed like a perfect solution to use an empty casino hotel: turn it into a college. But Stockton University's plans to open a campus at the former Showboat Casino Hotel have hit a massive roadblock in the form of Trump Taj Mahal.

The two emergency managers that were brought into Atlantic City by Gov. Christie are recommending big spending cuts and possibly cutting up to 30 percent of the city's workforce to stabilize the city's finances.

Mayor Don Guardian says if you loved the free concerts on the beach in Atlantic City last summer, in addition to all of the shows at Boardwalk Hall and at the casinos, you will love this summer.

A number of significant projects are in the pipeline in order to improve Atlantic City's reputation, economy and overall vibe, and according to many visitors of the resort town, help can't come soon enough.

In WPG Talk Radio 1450's monthly Ask The Mayor program with Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian, the mayor addressed the rumors of possible layoffs in the World's Playground.

Video purporting to show Atlantic City's fire chief dropping his pants at a metal detector checkpoint has been released by the city.

For the past three weeks, after delivering a status-quo, non-controversial budget proposal that calls for flat spending across-the-board, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has spent most of his time out-of-state.

Since an emergency management team was appointed in late January to dig Atlantic City out of a financial mess, the manager and his right-hand man have been silent on their plans for the gambling resort town. An initial report is due by early next week, and according to the city's mayor, there's plenty of work going on behind the scenes.

The bitter cold and snow of February was a huge hurdle for Atlantic City Casinos to jump over.