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All my love, Jersey Shore

April 19, 2013
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On a hot, boring night in July of 2007, I sat down at my computer to work on what would become the first edition of my first book about the Jersey Shore. But nothing came to me, so instead of opening a Word document, I opened my internet browser, registered for a Blogger.com account and started "Down the Shore with Jen" with a post about bowling. Yes, bowling. More »

Shore break: Jilly's Arcade

April 18, 2013
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Here's one of my favorite friend Jersey Shore stories: every Sunday, two guys (then kids) would be pushed out the door and sent to church. They were required to bring back the Mass bulletin as pr... More »
Poll: Is Miss America worth a $7.3 million investment?

April 16, 2013
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Yes, Miss America is coming back to Atlantic City, but at quite a price: $7.3 million, according to the Press of Atlantic City.Is it going to be money well spent? Take our poll. More »
How to run an April Fools Half Marathon? As a horse, of course

April 11, 2013
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When Kevin Jacobs and Michael Stewart of Somers Point signed up for the April Fools Half Marathon, which was held on in Atlantic City on April 7, they had one goal: to top last year's costumes. ... More »
Analyzing the best of Craigslist summer share ads

April 8, 2013
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The lead up to summer own the shore is counted by many markers on the calendar: Easter week half price ticket sales, the Ocean City Doo Dah parade, Mother's Day. We're hitting another one ri... More »
Revel bankruptcy papers show up in one odd place

April 4, 2013
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Last week, I got an email from Rob Tornoe, a political cartoonist who has a regular spot on this site. "I just received a Revel bankruptcy claim in the mail. Is this something going out to every... More »
Good news at Convention Hall: Roller Skating

April 2, 2013
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Last week I told you about the fight over flood insurance at Convention Hall in Cape May (short version: how the building didn't have it, who should pay for it and pay to relocate a 100 sq.-ft. r... More »
The question mark of this summer at the Jersey Shore

March 28, 2013
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On Tuesday, I drove to Monmouth County to check out the revised course of the New Jersey Marathon, which will run from Oceanport to Ocean Grove and back to Long Branch, N.J. on May 5. I haven't b... More »
Cape May Convention Hall saga continues

March 26, 2013
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Cape May's new Convention Hall has been a controversial project since before it opened last year. I covered some of that in April of 2012, but fighting over the Philly Pops is nothing compared to... More »
Dick's Sporting Goods tries to make a buck from Sandy sympathy

March 21, 2013
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Dick's Sporting Goods is making a major push to attract runners into their stores, and as such bought ads in the current issues of Runner's World and Running Times featuring the following qu... More »