The Silver Sun Mall awaits the bulldozer like so many other spots that once defined LBI. (Photo by Ryan Morrill)
As we’ve muddled through May with the fireplace on, trying to keep Mom warm on Sunday and get our punch list done in the wind and rain before the unofficial start of summer, there’s been some news dominating the LBI headlines.
Surely, you’ve heard by now that the ol’ Silver Sun Mall is being torn to the ground to make way for mixed-use development, which would include one retail space with apartments up top and five houses on the rest.
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