This fellow is enjoying his bay view, while not the least bit worried about the sign!
MARKET STATS: Despite the ice and snow we experienced in January and February, the real estate market kept moving along. 14 properties have sold year-to-date in Avalon, and 5 in Stone Harbor. For a detailed look at the market, see the latest Long & Foster Market Minute reports:
Avalon: https://reports.
Stone Harbor: https://reports.
ELECTRONIC KEYPAD LOCKS are a great upgrade for your vacation home or rental property! Benefits include: no keys to keep track of for visitors or tenants; assign custom codes to specific visitors; lock or unlock your door remotely (for wifi equipped smart locks) ; change your codes periodically for security. Electronic keypad locks can be purchased from home centers for about $50 and up; smart keypad locks can be purchased for about $75 and up.
JOIN A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM: Avalon Beach Patrol is hiring for the 2026 season! Lifeguards are needed to protect swimmers on our beaches this summer. Think you have what it takes? Visit this link to apply: https://linktr.ee/
SPRING FORWARD! Don’t forget to set your clock ahead by one hour Saturday night—daylight savings occurs at 2am Sunday morning. We’ll lose an hour of sleep but gain an hour of daylight in the evening!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- Shop-A-Holics: Sip, Shop, Sales. The Princeton, Thursday & Friday, March 5th & 6th, 4pm to 8pm, Saturday, March 7th, 12pm to 7pm
- Blues, Brews, & Country Festival. Mudhen Brewing, Wildwood. March 6th to 8th.
- The Fiddle Club Presents: Irish Folk Music. Irish jigs, reels, hornpipes and ballads as well as some classical music. Avalon Free Public Library, Saturday, March 7th, 2pm.
- Stone Harbor Shiver Polar Plunge Weekend.
- Pre-Shiver party at Yacht Club of Stone Harbor, Friday, March 13th, 6pm. $35 entry fee at the door, cash bar.
- Pre-game at Fred’s Tavern, Saturday, March 14th, 10am
- Parade to the beach, Saturday, March 14th, 12 noon.
- Shiver Showdown, 96th Street & the beach.
- Polar Plunge, 96th Street & the beach, 1:15pm
- After party at Fred’s Tavern with music by the Quinn Brothers.
- Tide to Table Pre-Fixe Weekend. The Washington Inn, Friday & Saturday, March 13th & 14th. For details and reservations, visit: https://www.
washingtoninn.com/upcoming- events/tidetotable - St Patrick’s Day Celebration & Parade. Ceremony & parade starting at 2nd & Olde NJ Avenue and proceeding north on Olde NJ Avenue. Saturday, March 14th, 12pm, North Wildwood.
- Winter Wine Dinner Series. Carefully curated four-course menu paired with exceptional wines. Cape May Winery, Friday, March 20th, 6pm. https://fareharbor.com/
embeds/book/capemaywinery/ items/160519/calendar/2026/03/ ?full-items=yes&flow=205353& g4=yes - Somm’s Table: Chile. Explore and taste Chilean wine. The Washington Inn, Saturday, March 21st, 3pm. https://www.
washingtoninn.com/upcoming- events/somms-table-chile - Bird Migration 101. Avalon Free Public Library, Saturday, March 28th, 1pm.
- Easter Bunny Express. Cape May Seashore Lines, Tuckahoe & Richland Stations, Saturday & Sunday, March 28th & 29th, and Saturday, April 4th. For schedules and fares visit: https://www.
seashorelines.org/easter- bunny-express - Avalon’s Bunny Hop. Meet the Easter Bunny! Veterans Plaza, Saturday, April 4th, 11am to 2pm.
- Easter Brunch at Icona Avalon. Sunday, April 5th, 10am to 2pm. Details here: https://www.icona.com/
events/easter-brunch-at-icona- avalon/ - Easter Brunch By the Bay. The Reeds at Shelter Haven, Sunday, April 5th, 10:30am to 3:30pm. https://
reedsatshelterhaven.com/reeds- events/easter-brunch/ - Stone Harbor Job Fair. Details to follow. Saturday, April 11th.
- Avalon Garden Club Spring Card Party: Cheers to 50 Blooming Years! Avalon Community Hall, Thursday, April 16th, 11:30am to 3pm. Contact Joanna Morrison for tickets at 609-675-6846.
- Spring Dune Grass Planting. Avalon Community Hall, Saturday, April 18th, 8:30am. Please RSVP to Jordan Sykes at Community Hall: 609-967-3066 or jsykes@avalonboro.org
- Garden Club of Stone Harbor 2026 Plant Sale. (Order deadline April 13th.) Saturday, May 9th, 9am to noon. To order visit https://
gardenclubofstoneharbor.org/ plant-sale/
New Listings:
440 98th Street, Stone Harbor, $6,900,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 260449
198 40th Street, Avalon, $7,599,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 260443
Under Contract:
255 117th Street, 2, Stone Harbor, $1,999,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 260411
281 7th Street, Avalon, $6,050,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 253177
Properties Sold:
867 Avalon Avenue, Avalon, $5,400,000, SOLD MLS#: 260095
83 E 13th Street, Avalon, $6,500,000, SOLD MLS#: 253185
46 E 18th Street, Avalon, $7,495,000, SOLD MLS#: 260099
