After the storm: Simple lessons for staying safe
A powerful nor’easter certainly made itself known this weekend. By the time it finally moved out, streets were underwater, yards were flooded, property was damaged, our beaches were wiped out, and a lot of us were left with quite a mess to clean up. If you spent...
MudGirls Studios: Changing lives one piece of clay at a time
MudGirls Studios, located in Atlantic City, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that works to transform the lives of women facing adversity by offering them training, employment, and a pathway out of poverty. MudGirls uses clay as a vehicle to change lives through...
Pick-your-own pumpkin farms offer fall fun
Pumpkin-picking season has arrived in South Jersey, bringing hayrides, corn mazes and other fall activities to area farms. Whether you’d like to carve a jack-o’-lantern, decorate a front porch or select a pumpkin for a favorite fall recipe, several area farms...
Cranberry season returns to the New Jersey Pinelands
As autumn settles over South Jersey, the Pine Barrens begin to show off their colors. I’m not talking about the changing leaves. Another shade of red has been part of the autumn landscape for generations. Cranberries — sometimes called the “rubies of the pines”...
Gone but not forgotten: 10 Ocean City Boardwalk businesses we still miss
Walk the Ocean City Boardwalk today and you will find plenty of institutions that have survived generations of changing tastes, storms and summer crowds. But for locals and vacationers, part of the fun of strolling the boards is remembering what used to be there. A...
