Atlantic City

Former Van Halen Frontman Sammy Hagar Exits Sammy's Beach Bum Bar in Atlantic City

In happier days, a garrulous, wild-haired Sammy Hagar chatted with a reporter about an upcoming show with Sammy's Beach Bum Bar & Grill as backdrop. "Rum's the best mixer on the planet," he says, as a casino executive looks on approvingly. Beware of seemingly friendly guys in suits, Sammy! Operate ... More >>

Q&A: John Meadow of LDV Hospitality On Making It In New York, Part 2

John Meadow is co-founder of LDV Hospitality, the restaurant group behind Scarpetta, Lugo Caffe, Lucy's Cantina Royal, and various projects across Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and Miami. Yesterday we got his tips on first getting into the restaurant scene. Today, we talked to Meadow about the differe ... More >>

Married Man Says Parkinson's Drug Turned Him Into A Gay Sex Addict!

And he just won a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company for that very reason! This is major, folks. The drug, Requip, has just been catapulted to the forefront of social inhibitors. And one can only imagine the potential uses. Will a lot of devious gay men suddenly start slipping Requip int ... More >>

Bitchin' Kitchen's Nadia G's Five Favorite Summertime Eats Part 2

Yesterday, we talked New York City eats and dishes and the Atlantic City Wine and Food Fest with the Food Network's Nadia G. Today, the Bitchin' Kitchen lady gives us the lowdown on the five foods that really get her going come summertime. 5. "I do this one salad with grilled apricots and feta. A s ... More >>

Orion Festival In Photos: The Bands, The Scene, And The "Potato Tornado"

I spent the past two days at Atlantic City's Bader Field, which played host to the inaugural Orion Music More Festival, a two-day "music, arts and lifestyle" bonanza put together by the thrash kings in Metallica. It was pretty great all around—James Hetfield kept referring to the bash as a " ... More >>

James Hetfield And Kirk Hammett Look Back On Metallica's Black Album

This weekend, Metallica will perform 1984's Ride the Lightning and 1991's Metallica during their Orion Music More Festival in Atlantic City. In the spirit of reviving those albums, frontman James Hetfield and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett talked about select tracks from each album. Today, they look ... More >>

Metallica Hits the Lights

Looking back on its legacy at Orion Music + More

James Hetfield And Kirk Hammett Look Back On Metallica's "Ride The Lightning"

This weekend, Metallica will perform 1984's Ride the Lightning and 1991's Metallica during their Orion Music More Festival in Atlantic City. In the spirit of reviving those albums, frontman James Hetfield and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett agreed to look back on a few tracks from both. Here's some di ... More >>

This Week's Specials: Make A Strawberry, Five Best Dishes at Parish Hall

See what we've been up to this week at Fork in the Road: Making a strawberry is actually possible -- kind of. We attend a "flavor lab" and bring back the molecular recipe for making a basic strawberry flavor. Fork in the Road is starting up a new weekly column on beer. We'll be reviewing the app ... More >>

Iron Chef Marc Forgione on Marc Forgione, New Fiancée's Cooking Part 2

Yesterday, Marc Forgione shared the details on his new Atlantic City steakhouse. Today, we bring him back to the city to find out what's up at his Tribeca restaurant, Marc Forgione, and what it's like to cook for a legendary chef . . . who happens to be your father. What's new at your eponymous out ... More >>

Drunk Staten Island Motorist Leads Police On Chase Down Atlantic City Boardwalk -- Busted When He Stopped To Pay Toll

If it's about noon on a Monday and you just led police on a drunken chase down the boardwalk in Atlantic City -- and a passenger in your vehicle opted to jump out of the moving car rather than risk his life (and freedom) by staying in the vehicle with you -- paying a toll when you're trying to get o ... More >>

Voters Support Governor Cuomo, Casinos: Poll

The honeymood period is apparently still going strong for Andrew Cuomo -- a survey of voters from Quinnipac University found that New Yorkers approve of the governor by a whopping ratio of 69-19. But just because voters love Cuomo doesn't mean they're happy with politics in general -- on that topic ... More >>

Metallica To Throw The Orion Music And More Festival In Atlantic City This Summer

​Metallica has announced the first annual Orion Music & More Festival, which will take place in Atlantic City on June 23 and 24 and feature the band headlining both nights and playing the Black Album—you know, Bob Rock, commercial breakthrough, "Enter Sandman," etc.—in its entirety ... More >>

And The New Miss'd America Is...

Sabel Scities, the Portland-born dazzler who regularly plays at Stonewall and other NYC clubs! Miss'd America is the annual Atlantic City beauty pageant that has become way more enjoyable than tired, old Miss America. (The latter has gals dressed weirdly like hos as they perform classical music an ... More >>

Meet the Original JWoww and Snooki, Would-Be Stars of Bridge & Tunnel

Brianna and Gabriella almost escaped from Staten Island. But MTV pulled the plug on the original Jersey Shore

Prayer for Money Leads to Money, Rejuvenating Long Island Family's Faith in God

​If you're one of those sorts who snubs religion's "true believers," you should really take a listen to this: A Long Island man, Sal Bentivegna, prayed for his mom, Gloria, to hit the jackpot. The very next day, she won $1 million in the lottery. Hence God exists, and he likes to reward his be ... More >>

Pizza Eating Contest Attracts Guess Who?

​Did I have a big, rollicking one-nighter in Atlantic City! And high on the list of activities was Pizza Slaughter-Fest at Tony Boloney's, the area's pizza-est pizza/sub/everything destination.

New York Serial Killer Hunt is On: Police 'Looking at Somebody'

Investigators search Gilgo Beach​The "Long Island Ripper," as the New York Post is calling him, may be responsible for both the Atlantic City prostitute slayings in 2006 and the recent rash of bodies turning up since December of last year around Ocean Parkway and Gilgo Beach on Long Island. Ei ... More >>

Restaurant Chains Adapt to Rising Food Costs; Sbarro Goes Bankrupt

​Restaurant chains are being forced to change how they buy food to adapt to rising costs. Starbucks wants to team up with other companies to buy milk, sugar, and other essentials; Red Lobster and Olive Garden are moving to a system in which they buy only what they need. [Wall Street Journal] ... More >>

Reviewing 'The King of Marvin Gardens' Not Knowing if Nixon Won

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. November 9, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 45 films in focus by Andrew Sarris By the time you read this column you will know the results of the 1972 election. You will know who won and by how large a margin, and everything you read will be color ... More >>

Paris Hilton Visited the Port Authority Bus Terminal for Her Birthday

Karly Domb Sadof for the New York Times​While going to Port Authority on your 30th birthday seems less auspicious than some other things one might do, Paris Hilton is a risk-taker. New York Times' City Room blog reports that she was spotted there, with boyfriend and entourage, this afternoon " ... More >>

Lesbian Country Star Keeps Her Top On!

Out of Nashville, out in New York

THE GAMBLER

Take a chance on Casino Jack

New York City Man Employs Unique Attempt to Attract No One

​The New York Post today tells the tale of a "pudgy, fanny-pack-wearing 40-year-old man who lives with his mother" and is "so desperate to find love, he's posting handwritten personal ads at payphones around the city." And yet, this man is not news (seriously, he's been at it since 2009, as Ga ... More >>

City Inspector General Found Dead at Atlantic City Casino; Police Say Apparent Suicide

An inspector general for the New York City Department of Investigation was found dead in the parking garage of an Atlantic City casino early this morning. Atlantic City police say a man identified by sources as Christopher Staackmann, 50, a high ranking DOI official who oversaw several city agenci ... More >>

Photos: Barack Obama Is Hanging Out in the East Village Like Right Now

We'd like to welcome our new office neighbor for the day, President Barack Obama, who got started speaking at the Cooper Union about five minutes ago. In the meantime, Cooper Square and the East Village has turned into a bona fide shitshow.

The Bounty Hunter of Mismatched Couple Clichés

HBO to Recreate New Orleans' Ninth Ward in Greenpoint

​Nice catch, Miss Heather: Hollywood's been doing a lot of filming up in Greenpoint, either using McGolrick Park for, uh, park scenes or building sets there, like the Olde Atlantic City scenes Martin Scorsese recreated for HBO's Boardwalk Empire. But in a chunk of deepest Pernt, on Meserole A ... More >>

The King of Marvin Gardens

Dirty Blonde: Here's to Not Injuring Yourself This Christmas

The Walkmen triumph, the pretty people gawk at Tom Wolfe, and no one goes to rehab

John Travolta Stepped Here: Dance Floor On The Move!

Brittany Lynn: A Drag Discovery Outside New York

I'm So Glad We've Had This Time With Carol Burnett

Voice Choice: Mike Birbiglia

Laugh In

Comedy Central comes to Central Park

Laughter and Reflection with Carol Burnett

I Almost Duetted With Patti Labelle

Owen Wilson Heals in Public

Advice from grannies and trannies; other topics are glossed over

The Unreality Show

Idol's Carrie channels Christ in Atlantic City. In do-me heels. Get real (like David Hyde Pierce).

NY Mirror

What's a Muff?

Drunken holiday shopping with Clarence the angel

NY Mirror

Moods for Moderns

Video art to video games: Channeling game-boy thrills, secret shames, and wartime woes

Art

Siiiiiimonnn!

Risk Management

Gambling Pros and Mutant Superheroes Spread the Odds

The Last Poke Chop

NY Mirror

Family Matters

Two Sisters Sow Their Oates

Letters