🌱 How 100 murals are quietly transforming Atlantic City’s streets and spirit.
Atlantic City, New Jersey Patch AM: a 5 min readMorning Atlantic City! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How 100 murals are quietly transforming Atlantic City’s streets and spirit.
- Could Atlantic City really lose over 5,000 casino jobs?
- Why a Drexel Avenue drug case led to jail detention
Also on today's calendar: Ribbon Cutting - Spark Car Wash (Egg Harbor).
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 83 and low of 74 degrees.
- Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, temps: high: 80, low: 73.
- Tuesday: Very warm; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 87 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
1. NJ Spotlight News: August 28, 2026 (thirteen.org) — Atlantic City’s public art scene is booming, with the Atlantic City Arts Foundation celebrating its 100th mural and planning many more across the city’s 48 blocks. A new NJ PBS documentary episode follows muralist Manuela Guillen and highlights how murals, festivals, and art mixers are reshaping neighborhoods, boosting civic pride, and giving residents free access to culture. 
2. New Jersey Casinos Face Bleak Future, Experts Warn (cardplayer.com) — Atlantic City’s casino industry could lose more than 5,100 jobs by 2035, according to a new Atlantic County Economic Alliance report warning of pressure from New York casinos and online gambling. Local leaders are urged to plan now, as shrinking casino employment and residents moving out threaten both city jobs and state tax revenues tied to Atlantic City gaming.
3. Atlantic City man accused of running drug facility near Boys & Girls Club (breakingac.com) — An Atlantic City resident has been ordered held in jail after police say they found multiple drugs packaged for sale inside his Drexel Avenue home, located near the Boys & Girls Club and Pennsylvania Avenue School. A judge cited his prior convictions in deciding to keep him detained, despite a risk assessment recommending release, and noted his cooperation with officers during the search.
4. New Jersey high school football head coach suffers serious injury after celebrating win (on3.com) — A New Jersey high school football coach from St. Augustine Prep tore his Achilles while celebrating a season-opening win, but his team now turns its focus to a road game against Atlantic City on September 5. The article details his coaching background, the dramatic victory, and how fans can follow New Jersey high school scores statewide.
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Thursday September 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Lovelace at LaScala's Beach House - 70's On The Beach! →
LaScala's Beach House, 1400 Ocean Ave, Brigantine
5:00 pm -
Monday Movie Night
Ventnor City Ski Beach at Dorset Ave & Burke Ave, Ventnor, New Jersey 08406
6:30 pm -
Toddler Tuesday Storytime →
Brigantine Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St S, Brigantine
10:30 am -
Ventnor City Farmers Market
Ventnor City 6201 Atlantic Ave, , NJ 08406
8:30 am -
Gabriel Iglesias →
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa, Atlantic City
5:00 pm -
Goodbye to Summer Concert
Ventnor City Ski Beach at Dorset Ave & Burke Ave, Ventnor, New Jersey 08406
5:30 pm -
Patty Blee Duo →
Margate City Log Cabin, 600 N Jerome Ave, Margate City
6:00 pm -
Mahjong Madness Mondays →
Atlantic County Library System / Ventnor City Branch, 6500 Atlantic Ave, Ventnor City
12:30 pm -
Wednesday Family Game Night →
Pleasantville Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 33 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Pleasantville
5:00 pm -
Sebastian Maniscalco →
Ovation Hall, 500 Boardwalk, Atlantic City
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Funfest After Dark – Margate Has More 2026 →
Tomatoes, 9300 Amherst Ave, Margate City
7:30 pm
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Monday September 14
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Saturday September 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Does anyone know if this colony of kittens at Irish Pub is being cared for or trapped?
A friend of mine took this video and is trying to get someone involved to get them trapped and fixed. Can anyone help her out? (Nextdoor Inlet) - if you or someone you know runs a business.
I run a marketing agency! I can help revamp & modernize your marketing, brings you more leads, customers & more money in your pocket! I can even… (Nextdoor Chelsea)
- Vera Bradley Sales, LLC posted a job opening for Store Associate in Atlantic City. Apply here.
- Seminole Gaming posted a job opening for Count Team Member - Count Room in Atlantic City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Atlantic City here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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