Strangers on a Train

Recently, a friend of mine who lives in California posted a video to his Facebook page with a caption that read, “Stay classy New Jersey.” Oh boy, I thought. Now what?

Tags: Camden | NJ Transit | Alyounes, Lisa | Courier Post

The Sad Case of the Blue Undies

Peering into a shop window on Main Street in Medford last week, I was taken aback by a blown-up photograph of what appeared to be my town’s mayor, Chris Myers, lounging in nothing but a pair of blue Calvin Klein briefs. The photo is at the heart of the latest sex scandal to bubble up in New Jersey politics.

Tags: Medford | politics | political scandal

Exhibit Celebrates the Boss of Free Speech

You’ve got to love the concept: Bruce Springsteen, Jersey guy, celebrated as an icon of free speech at a new exhibit opening in February at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

Tags: Music | Bruce Springsteen

Another Issue Crops Up for Medical Marijuana

As you may have read, medicinal marijuana is finally going to be available in New Jersey this winter. But apparently not in the South Jersey town of Maple Shade.

Tags: alternative medicine | medicine | Top Doctors

Cowtown Rides Again (for Two More Weeks)

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.

A Borough Transformed

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.

Hurricane Irene: From Hype to Havoc

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.”