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Entries for September 2011




Cowtown Rides Again (for Two More Weeks)

September 16, 2011 01:52 PM ET | Nick DiUlio | Permanent Link

As we pulled onto the dirt path leading to the grass parking lots, the mooing of steers filled the late-summer air. Men and women in cowboy boots and hats strolled through the glow of another setting sun. It’s another warm Saturday night in South Jersey, where the Cowtown Rodeo is an annual tradition.

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A Borough Transformed

September 08, 2011 02:12 PM ET | Nick DiUlio | Permanent Link

Let’s hear it for Collingswood. In just over a decade, the borough has transformed itself from a rather forgettable neighbor of Camden’s to one of the most enviable locales in the Garden State, and this month Forbes magazine decided to tip its hat to this inspiring rebirth.

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Hurricane Irene: From Hype to Havoc

September 02, 2011 03:26 PM ET | Nick DiUlio | Permanent Link

Twenty-four hours before last weekend’s hurricane hit, I called a friend to suggest we postpone our Saturday-night plans, given the predictions about Irene. He laughed and declared: “Don’t believe the hype.”

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