Richard from Jacksonville
John, regarding your recent explanation of the defense, would you say the NFL s version of a spread defense would be the hybrid we are going to run? I try to spot trends before they become trends and I ve recently been thinking that the difference between one or the other versus a hybrid is your linebackers ability to rush and cover at a high level so the quarterback never really knows where the rush is coming from. This is intelligent design and something I m glad we are implementing. It gives me hope that this is the base for long-term, sustained success.
by SCOTT CRONICK
South Jersey â and all of New Jersey for that matter â gets a lot of due respect and attention for its amazing array of craft breweries.
But you donât hear as much about the equally fine distilleries that offer small-batch spirits that are truly impressive.
So, to celebrate National Craft Distillery Day on May 22, we turn our attention to the local distilleries that are churning out artisanal vodka, whiskey, rum, gin and much more. And while you can find many of these brands in liquor stores to enjoy at home or in cocktails at your local watering hole, we canât encourage you enough to visit the distilleries, learn about the process and enjoy a shot or cocktail right in the space it was made.
Rent a floating tiki bar
Last summer, visitors to Long Beach Island might have noticed something out of the ordinary while making their way over the causeway: floating, straw-topped tiki bars crisscrossing Manahawkin Bay.
The boats are from Cruisin Tikis Long Beach Island, a franchise of a Florida-based business that started when its founder, an engineer, combined two things he enjoys: a tiki bar and a boat. I saw the boats originally in Key West in 2018, said franchise owner Mike Bishop, who owns the Long Beach Island boats with his fiancée, Paige Meelheim. I thought it would be cool to bring it to the Jersey Shore.
Beach Plum Farm, and you’ll want to make time
to check it out on your way to the beach. Visit with a host of wandering chickens, gather provisions for your beach house or pack a picnic to be enjoyed from your beach blanket. This is also a good place to buy gifts for foodies back home.
140 Stevens St.; 883-327-6268, beachplumfarmcapemay.com.
The ocean beckons
By now, you’re probably saying, Didn’t I come here for the beach? You have some choices here – you can head into Cape May proper and spend the day on the Atlantic, where you will be close to amenities and the promenade if you are someone who likes to people watch and stroll. Or you can head to the end of the peninsula and spend the day at Cape May Point. Parking is available at the Cape May Lighthouse, where you will also find bathrooms, a nature center and a bird-watching observatory, or on the street. There is no swimming on the portion of the beach nearest the lighthouse, but you can find beach access sever