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For surgery beyond the cutting edge, think AtlantiCare. da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery is available exclusively in southeastern New Jersey at AtlantiCare. 11 Things You’ll See in 2011 Inside the Devoted: A Father Make Some Noise: Championship Area’s Hottest and Son Story You A Young Man’s Fight Ice Skating Holiday Parties Have Read to Believe Against Pediatric Cancer Returns to A.C. 1-888-569-1000 Plus: Howard Bacharach, Bill Southrey and Lloyd Levenson Brings LIGHT to Stockton www.atlanticare.org thatIt’s we are nowhard living in the yearto 2011, believe it seems like yesterday That magazine, Casino Connection, which named me a ‘Person that we were celebrating the new millennium and simultaneously to Watch’ in 2008, recently published their last issue after a very worrying about the Y2K bug that never came. respectable 7-year run led by Roger Gros, an accomplished and For me personally, it’s even harder to believe that you are respected publisher noted for his work in the gaming industry. reading the 21st issue of The Boardwalk Journal. It seems Several months back, Roger took an underhanded swipe at The like yesterday that I was driving to Maryland on a snowy Boardwalk Journal and me in particular in one of his editorials, day in early January 2009 to meet our Creative Director which he titled, ‘This Time it’s Personal.’ We chose not to Ginny Leith to pick up the first batch of The Boardwalk respond and in hindsight, I’m glad that we took the high road. Journal magazines with the Trump Family on the cover. To me, it was always business and never personal. At the time, Ginny was living and working as a freelance I want to acknowledge two people who worked for Casino graphic designer just outside of Baltimore. I very vividly Connection, Rob Rossiello and Marjorie Preston, who despite remember a conversation that I had with Ginny that day the fact that we were competing in the same market were always regarding her future with The Boardwalk Journal. It went cordial and professional with my staff and me. It was Marjorie something like this: who wrote the piece on me being a ‘Person to Watch’ and Rob Me: So when are you moving back to Jersey to come work who photographed me for the magazine. That spread, which for The Boardwalk Journal on a full time basis? also named my uncle John Amodeo and Vince Polistina, his partner in the State Assembly as ‘People to Watch’ is displayed Her: How many advertisers do you have? prominently in the lobby of my law office and will remain there Me: None. as a monument of sorts. Her: Is Brian Hickey, your editor, still in a coma after So that concludes my trip down memory lane – the rear view being hit by a car the night before Thanksgiving? mirror is off and we are looking straight ahead to 2011 and Me: Yes. the future as we continue our efforts to live up to the moniker bestowed upon us from the reader who said we were ‘The Official Her: I’m sorry, how much publishing experience do Magazine of Atlantic City and The Jersey Shore’. you have? The first step in that direction is the announcement thatAlyson Me: None. Boxman Levine, a seasoned writer and editor with 15 years of Her: You have no experience, no advertisers, your editor experience in the publishing industry will be our new Editor- is in a coma and you want me to move to Jersey? in-Chief. As a former Editor-in-Chief of the New York-based Me: Yup. We’ll figure all of that other stuff out later. Trump World and SMOKE magazines, Alyson will be bringing her extensive experience as a journalist and editor home to the And we did. We went out and got advertisers. Brian Hickey Jersey Shore where she grew up. Beginning with the February emerged from his coma, I got my publishing experience and issue, look for some significant changes toThe Boardwalk Journal Ginny moved back to New Jersey and the rest is history in the as we work on bringing you the most compelling editorial in making, or so we hope. the market. A reader who emailed me said that The Boardwalk Journal has If Alyson can run Donald become ‘The Official Magazine of Atlantic City and The Jersey Trump’s magazine, she can run Shore’ and I can say, with a trace of humility, that I agree. As I mine. I am very excited that she look back at the body of work that our team has produced over has joined our team. We are very the last two years, I can honestly say that each issue has been excited about 2011...stay tuned. equally special, not only because of the people and stories that we have told, but also because of the very talented writers who have told them. Atlantic The Jersey Since the inception of The Boardwalk Journal we have enjoyed City Shore a unique relationship with another monthly Atlantic City- based publication, which ironically was published out of the James J. Leonard Jr., Esq. very same building at 1200 Atlantic Avenue, which houses the President/CEO offices for both The Boardwalk Journal as well as my law firm. The Boardwalk Media Group LLC January 2011 The Boardwalk Journal | 3 James J. Leonard Jr., Esq. President/CEO il capo di tutti capi [email protected] The Atlantic City Creative Director Jitney Association serves the needs of the local Ginny Leith community as well as the [email protected] millions of visitors to Atlantic City. We provide convenient, Copy Editor on-time transportation to Beverly Bird various points in Atlantic City. JITNEY COLOR-CODED Director of Business Development ROUTE NUMBERS Christine Castellani #1 Pink New Hampshire Ave. to Jackson Ave. via Pacific Ave. Contributing Writers Featured Columnists #2 Blue Felicia Lowenstein Niven Michelle Dawn Mooney Marina Area-Trump Marina, Veronica Dudo Lloyd D. Levenson, Esq. Harrah’s, Borgata via Delaware Beverly Bird Ken Calemmo Ave. to Pacific Ave. Danielle Davies Chris Ferry #3 Green Bridget Howell Pete Thompson #4 OranGe Regina Schaffer Mike Gill Courtney Spahr Tony Granieri Locations for Jitney Anthony Previti ticket sales: Atlantic City Jitney Association Contributing Photographers 201 Pacific Avenue Tom Briglia Atlantic City Ginny Leith Check Cashing 1226 Atlantic Avenue or Bill McCullough 3100 Atlantic Avenue Administrative Staff Checcs Shernita Demby 1429 Pacific Avenue Carlye Rott For information about Regular Jitney Service, Train Station Jitney Service, THE BOARDWALK JOURNAL® is published Lost and Found or by Boardwalk Media Group, LLC, ©2010 Ticket Programs, call 1200 AtlAntic Avenue • AtlAntic city, nJ 08401 609.345.0500 • [email protected] www.BoardwalkJournal.com 609-344-8642 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED inside this Month: LET US SHOW YOU HOW WE CAN 9 the raw feed 50 Ideas to Keep the Family Busy CHANGE YOUR LIFE! 13 Schultz-Hill Holiday Party 51 Remembering the 17 The Boardwalk Journal Holocaust Holiday Party 52 Chris Brown’s Holiday Why the Perfect Plan 20 Fundraiser Isn’t So Perfect 54 Devoted: The 21 Lloyd D. 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