Ways to celebrate the Winter Olympics with your family
Family Tides The 2026 Winter Olympics are underway in Italy, and living rooms across South Jersey have transformed into front-row seats to the world’s greatest winter sports stage. This year’s Games feel especially personal for local families, thanks to hometown...
From classroom to cause: Finding the purpose in marketing at Shore
Views From the Shore In the fall of 2025, I had the opportunity to take Marketing Principles with Brian Cahill, who normally writes the Views from the Shore column for Shore Local. That class sparked my interest in all things marketing, and when Brian later invited me...
From grape to glass: The role of tannins
Drink Up! “Tannins” is a wine term I am frequently asked to explain to folks who come into the store or to our wine tasting events. I’ve found that even wine enthusiasts who have enjoyed wine for many years find the term to be confusing. So, let’s take a deeper dive...
Timing the markets: A sucker bet
In the world of casinos, there are quite a few bets that would be considered a “sucker bet” — a bet that seems like a good idea with enticing odds that almost never works out. In the world of investing, one of the all-time sucker bets is market timing. On the surface,...
Myriad milestones and joys of puppyhood
Lots of milestones happened this week with my puppies! The first being that all of them have opened their eyes. Plus, they are beginning to hear me when I come into the room. I absolutely melted when one of them, Mochi Donut, waddled towards me and wagged his tail....
