Nostalgic about four o’clock flowers

Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Certain scents or flowers can make us nostalgic for our childhood days. Four o’clock flowers (Mirabilis jalapa) often have that effect on people as they fondly remember a favorite aunt or grandparent growing them in their garden. This...

Meet the breed: Afghan hounds

By Heidi Clayton One of my favorite breeds to watch at a dog show is the Afghan hound. Known for their long stunning coat, watching an Afghan hound sail across the ring with their hair flowing is a thing of beauty. There is no such thing as a hypoallergenic dog or a...

Hobbies turned into a business

By Julia Train Twenty-three years ago, Julie Bertonazzi was a stay-at-home mother with three little boys, deciding if she wanted to go back to working in sales like she did before having kids. Now, she has a studio in Haddon Heights dedicated to empowering women...

Postcards From The Past

The City Jet roller coaster at Gillian’s Wonderland was Ocean City’s largest when it arrived in 1978. It rose in a spiral before two steep drops with banked turns. In December 2004, the park announced that the City Jet had been sold and was in the process...