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Entries for August 2009




History Is His Passion

August 28, 2009 04:42 PM ET | Jen A. Miller | Permanent Link

Author Ben Miller has turned his love of Cape May into book, just in time for the town’s 400th birthday.

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The Perfect Rest Stop

August 18, 2009 07:51 PM ET | Jen A. Miller | Permanent Link

A recent report says that Jersey Diners are in trouble. Hopefully, places like the Red Lion in Southampton can hang on. After a long day down the Shore, it was the perfect rest stop.

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Tags: Red Lion Diner | Southampton



Sold on the Book Sale

August 14, 2009 03:09 PM ET | Jen A. Miller | Permanent Link

Doing a summer clean out? You can bring your used books, CDs, DVDs, and videos to the Haddonfield Public Library. It’s almost time for their annual mega book sale.

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Tags: Haddonfield | South Jersey | Books | library | summer reading



Garden for Wellness

August 12, 2009 01:32 PM ET | Jen A. Miller | Permanent Link

You don’t always need to go to great lengths for a dose of rest and relaxation. Sometimes, you can find it just down the block.

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Tags: Collingswood | South Jersey | garden | meditation | Lourdes Wellness Center



A Wild Ride through Wildwood

August 05, 2009 05:53 PM ET | Jen A. Miller | Permanent Link

Morey’s Piers are synonymous with Wildwood. It’s not a Wildwood summer without a day on their rides, and they’re all Morey’s. A new book shows how the still family-run company came to rule the boardwalk.

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Re-Opening Franklin Square

August 03, 2009 06:20 PM ET | Jen A. Miller | Permanent Link

Franklin Square in Philadelphia is not what it used to be. PATCO is re-opening a long shuttered train station because of it.

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Tags: South Jersey | Philadelphia | PATCO | Franklin Square