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The City of Atlantic City honored The Irish Pub with the Community Spirit Award as part of its Keep It Local campaign, recognizing its role as a landmark, gathering place, and cornerstone of the community for generations.

The City of Atlantic City honored Barbera Seafood Market with the Resiliency Award as part of its Keep It Local campaign, recognizing the century-old business for its unwavering service and community impact. Owned by Dominic Alcaro since the 1980s, Barbera continued to be a Ducktown staple celebrated for fresh seafood, affordability, and strong neighborhood ties.

Atlantic City made history with the launch of its first-ever Black Business Expo, a dynamic celebration of entrepreneurship and community collaboration.

The City of Atlantic City's Economic Development division offered a free marketing seminar to local entrepreneurs.

Tony Boloney’s Atlantic City and Mad Mutz Laboratory were honored with the Innovation Award during the city’s Keep It Local campaign. Mayor Marty Small Sr. recognized the businesses for their creativity, entrepreneurship, and global impact, celebrating how their mozzarella creations transformed a local eatery into an international brand.

In the New York Daily News op-ed, Mayor Marty Small Sr. draws on more than four decades of Atlantic City’s experience with gaming to send New York a clear message: if casinos are coming, they must be built to serve the people who live there, not just the developers. Reflecting on both the promises and pitfalls of Atlantic City’s own history, Mayor Small urges New York to pair gaming with long-term investments in housing, infrastructure, small businesses, and community programs — the kind of strategies that have fueled Atlantic City’s recent resurgence.

Funded by federal, state, and city dollars, the two-year project will transform the roadway from Tennessee to Albany Avenues with safety, traffic, and streetscape upgrades.