Bill, 

It looks like there will be a few new restaurants soon on the Black Horse Pike. 
I talked to the owner of Fat Jack\’s the Bar B Q chain, and they are opening up a location in the Wal Mart shopping center in the next two months.

We also saw a sign for Dinic\’s which is reopening again (after its locaction in the White Castle building was moved). We have also seen a sign for Mr D\’s Pub on the Pike near the new Canals although we haven\’t seen any groundbreaking yet. There is a Mr D\’s in Wildwood (good cheese steak place) not sure if they are connected.

Also the Reel Fresh Seafood is opening up as Another Place (might already be open this week). 

That\’s what is so great about your site– you can break the news when these places open. 

The Courier has so much canned stuff from Gannet it takes them a while to cover local things like this. 

On the Road with Jack

Commentary by Hank F. Miller Jr.

Hank is a former resident of Gloucester City NJ and owner of The Miller English School in Japan

 
\”May 5Th Is Children\’s Day in Japan.\”

May 5th is Children\’s Day. In contrast to Momo-no-sekku, or peach festival for girls on March 3rd, this day used to be called Tango-no-sekku, or the Boy\’s Day Festival.

After World War 11, May 5th was designated as Children\’s day and made a national holiday. Families with sons display warrior dolls and miniature helmets inside the house and fly very large carp streamers on long bamboo poles outdoors Families raise colorful carp-shaped \”Koinobori\” flags,one for each member of the family. The largest and uppermost flag represents the father, followed by the monther, and small carp to represent children.

The carp has the power to fight its way up fast flowing streams and even waterfalls and therefore, represents the courage and strength expected of boys.

 

Many Japanese eat chimaki, steamed rice cakes, and kashiwamochi, rice cakes stuffed with sweet bean past and wrapped in oak leaves, on and around Children\’s Day. There is also a custom of taking a hot bath with iris leaves in the water on May 5th This special bath is said to be good for the health.

Have a really great spring, here in Japan our weather is so beautiful presently and I have spent this past week a few hours each day planting flowers in our American Country Garden.

If I want to see a Japanese garden, I\’ve only to look over our wall and look into our neighbor\’s garden to see one.

Most traditional Japanese gardens are green-green-green with almost no flowers at all.

So you see I have plenty of traffic around my garden in both spring and summer with people wanting to see it.

 

Warm Regards from Japan From,

 

THE MILLER ENGLISH SCHOOL JAPAN

 

Hank F. Miller Jr.

 

MCGRATH, THOMAS W., SR.
of Gloucester City, NJ, died on May 1, 2007; Aged 78 years. Due notice will be given by McGUINNESS FUNERAL HOME, \’The Lifetime Tribute Funeral Home\’ Please visit www. mcgfuneral .com or call 1800-993-0888.

Bellmawr Blog by Mark Matthews

Where were they located?

Any memories stand-out with these places?

Ok..before the haters jump in, a BUNCH of these are not in Bellmawr but are right next to the town. Us long time Bellmawr residents will remember these places. I have a bunch of other memories from the town: restaurants and small stores… but can\’t think of the names to suggest!

1. Brown\’s Heritage Dairy Store
2. A Pizza Place, in a building shaped like a Hamburger
3. Taso\’s Restaurant
4. Wayne\’s Hardware store, that burnt down in a spectacular fire
5. Disalvio\’s Tavern
6. Hollywood Cafe
7. Finish Line Tavern
8. Crescent Market
9. Roy Rogers Restaurant
10. BellBrook Volkswagen Dealership

Article Continues