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Entries for April 2009



Time for Jersey Fresh

April 30, 2009 02:54 PM ET | Jen A. Miller | Permanent Link

Did this week’s spree of high temperatures get you thinking of summer? For me, summer means getting reacquainted with my local farmer’s market.

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Tags: Collingswood | South Jersey | New Jersey Department of Agriculture | agriculture | food | Jersey Fresh | Cumberland County | farmers markets | Collingswood Farmers Market

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Turning a Thumb Green

April 28, 2009 06:08 PM ET | Jen A. Miller | Permanent Link

The steamy weather last weekend brought me to a place that I rarely use but often worry about: my backyard.

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Tags: Collingswood | South Jersey | environment | gardening | lawn

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Chef Stirs up Talk on the Economy

April 24, 2009 01:42 PM ET | Jen A. Miller | Permanent Link

It takes a chef to cut to the bone of the economy.

Robert Minniti didn’t look like he belonged on stage. The chef/owner of Bacio Italian Cuisine (baciorestaurant.com) in Cinnaminson and president of SJ Hot Chefs (sjhotchefs.com), a group of independent restaurants that pool resources to market themselves, was part of a five-person panel on the big bad topic of “the economy” at the recent Rutgers-Camden Quarterly Business Outlook.

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Tags: Cinnaminson | South Jersey | Economy | Cherry Hill Mall | Rutgers University Camden | Minniti, Robert, | Bacio Italian Cuisine | SJ Hot Chefs

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Spring is in this Weekend

April 23, 2009 07:22 PM ET | Jen A. Miller | Permanent Link

You can welcome spring this weekend with something old and something new on the South Jersey festival circuit.

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Tags: Collingswood | Cape May | Cape May Spring Festival | festival | spring cleaning | Collingswood Green Festival

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Eating Their Way Across South Jersey

April 17, 2009 03:03 PM ET | Jen A. Miller | Permanent Link

John Howard-Fusco believes South Jersey “always gets the short end of the stick.” So he and wife Lisa decided to do something about it.

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Tags: Stone Harbor | Atlantic City | Manahawkin | South Jersey | Long Beach Island | blogs | food | Knife and Fork | Blue | Mud City crab cakes | Sea Salt

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A Sobering Reminder

April 15, 2009 02:36 PM ET | Jen A. Miller | Permanent Link

Megan A. Perry’s story is a tragic one—but one that is worth retelling as we move into summer party time.

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Tags: summer | Sea Isle | Sea Isle City | Perry, Megan, | Maykut, Jayson, | drinking | drunk driving | car accidents | Strathmere

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Dog Whisperings: Life with Emily

April 13, 2009 01:34 PM ET | Jen A. Miller | Permanent Link

“Cute dog!” a runner said as he passed my dog and me on our evening walk.

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Tags: Atlantic City | Voorhees | Collingswood | Dogs | pets | Resorts Casino | Animal Welfare Association | events

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