Community Corner
🌱 How Atlantic City’s first LGBTQ+ center could reshape community support
Also, don't miss Ribbon Cutting - Spark Car Wash (Egg Harbor) on the Atlantic City Patch calendar
What's up Atlantic City! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Atlantic City's first LGBTQ+ center could reshape community support
- How a new grant could change Atlantic City's abandoned properties.
- What this new grant means for affordable homes in your neighborhood
Also on today's calendar: Ribbon Cutting - Spark Car Wash (Egg Harbor).
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A thunderstorm; warmer, humid, with a high of 87 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A stray t-storm; very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 68.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Pride Center of Atlantic City will bring South Jersey its first LGBTQ+ community center (epgn.com) — Atlantic City is set to host South Jersey's first dedicated LGBTQ+ community center, giving local residents a nearby hub for support groups, counseling, social events, and resources. Organizers are finalizing programs, fundraising, and recruiting volunteers and board members, while planning to highlight the city's rich queer history and eventually expand similar centers across the region. 
2. Atlantic City, New Jersey, Is Focusing On Abandoned Properties (wpgtalkradio.com) — Atlantic City is tackling its problem of vacant, rundown properties with help from a new $30,000 Abandoned Property Rehabilitation Act Scholarship, one of only two awarded in New Jersey. Mayor Marty Small says the grant will bring expert guidance, enforcement support, and a tailored site visit to strengthen the city's efforts to rehab and redevelop blighted properties and protect neighborhood home values.
3. Atlantic City Awards Grant for New Affordable Homeownership Development (jerseydigs.com) — Atlantic City's municipal council has awarded more than $203,000 in federal block grant funds to support a six-unit affordable homeownership development at 303 North South Carolina Avenue. The project, designed as shore-style single-family homes near transit and amenities, targets low- to moderate-income families and complements another senior-focused affordable project, The Sheila, also planned within the city.
4. Driver in Atlantic City shooting that wounded two sentenced to four years (breakingac.com) — An Atlantic City man has been sentenced to four years in prison for driving the getaway car in a 2023 Labor Day shooting on South Florida Avenue that wounded two men and endangered nearby children. Investigators tied him to the crime through surveillance video, the rented Nissan Altima he was found in a week later, and phone location data matching the time and place of the shooting.
5. Indoor Auto Racing Championship 2027 Dates Confirmed For Allentown, Atlantic City (speedwaydigest.com) — Atlantic City race fans can look ahead to January 29–30, 2027, when the Indoor Auto Racing Championship returns to Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the 25th NAPA Auto Parts Racing Weekend. With TQ Midgets, Slingshots, Micro Sprints, and Champ Karts on the card, tickets for both the Atlantic City and Allentown events go on sale September 22.
📸 Around Atlantic City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Atlantic City
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- Ribbon Cutting - Spark Car Wash (Egg Harbor) →
6024 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township
10:00 am
Thursday September 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Ventnor City Farmers Market
Ventnor City 6201 Atlantic Ave, , NJ 08406
8:30 am - Food Truck Festival
Ventnor City Ski Beach at Dorset Ave & Burke Ave, Ventnor, New Jersey 08406
3:00 pm - 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 - Toddler Tuesday Storytime →
Brigantine Branch - Atlantic County Library System, 201 15th St S, Brigantine
10:30 am - Board of Education Meeting
Margate City School District Tighe Media Center
6:00 pm - Ventnor City Planning Board Meeting
Ventnor City Hall at 6201 Atlantic Ave, , New Jersey 08406
6:30 pm - Ventnor City Commission Meeting
Ventnor City Hall at 6201 Atlantic Ave, , New Jersey 08406
5:30 pm - 9-11 Memorial
Ventnor City 6201 Atlantic Ave, , NJ 08406
10:00 am - Mahjong Madness Mondays →
Atlantic County Library System / Ventnor City Branch, 6500 Atlantic Ave, Ventnor City
12:30 pm
Friday September 4
Saturday September 5
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Monday September 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Michigan Ave Feral & Stray Cats Of Atlantic City.
I don't plan on giving up on rescuing these sweet innocent lives. But I am getting burnt out from people who ask for help who could help themselves… (Nextdoor Rail Way)
- Golden Nugget Hotel & Casinos posted a job opening for Slot Tech Supervisor in Atlantic City. Apply here.
- Vera Bradley Sales, LLC posted a job opening for Seasonal Store Associate in Atlantic City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Atlantic City here.
Ok Atlantic City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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