Just one more step.

A business dream for three Sea Isle City friends – Dustin Laricks, Chuck Gehman and John Martin – has reached the brink of reality. There is a strong chance that area restaurants this fall will showcase oysters from their enterprise, the Ludlam Bay Oyster Company. If not, the timetable would be early next year.

Lenny DiNote believes his son Matt is “like the wind, he comes and goes. If you catch him, you are lucky.”

Matt brings bursts of energy to endeavors, leaves a mark and then goes somewhere else. His father hopes the wind is at Matt’s back for the next couple of months, guiding his cross-country bike ride for philanthropy.

Building a community center in Sea Isle City is not a new idea. But a level of excitement is growing as concept plans for the multipurpose facility were revealed at the Aug. 11 city council meeting.

St. Joseph Catholic Church’s new pastor, Rev. Perry Cherubini – better known as Father Perry – is familiar with leading seasonally shifting congregations by the sea.

Strap yourselves in ... It’s going to be a long hurricane season.

But should we expect anything less in the tumultuous year that has been 2020?

Elizabeth Buch of Sea Isle City recently was named one of eight recipients of an Irv R. String Local 152 Scholarship Award by the UFCW Local 152, a union that represents grocery-store workers. President Brian String and union representative Cary Lawson presented Buch with the award in front of Acme, alongside her dad, Michael, who has worked for Acme for 36 years.

Small businesses are at the heart of our community and as summer comes to an end, many will remain open through the fall as it is one of the best times of the year to visit Sea Isle City. With new businesses opening up in town and our old favorites coming up with creative ways to support our community, we caught up with these store owners for the latest business buzz in Sea Isle City.

The Sea Isle City Public Fishing Pier with Kayak Launch project at Dealy Field is anticipated to be completed this fall. A preconstruction meeting was held May 6 and work began shortly after. The City received approval from the Cape May County Open Space Board and County Freeholders for funding in the amount of $935,605.