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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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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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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That cute little lawn gnome who shills for Travelocity is on a nationwide tour this summer. His last landing spot: Atlantic City.

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The Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival hits the beach next weekend. Come hungry.

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Bill and Connie Fisher didn’t plan on expanding the Pop Shop, their popular Collingswood Doo Wop-style eatery, in a bad economy. But the restaurant they opened in 2005 (which has won a few “Best of Jersey” awards from this magazine) had gotten too popular for its downtown space.

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Taking up running this summer, or jumping off the treadmill for a road race? Here are some tips on how to stay cool in hot and humid Jersey.

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Tomatoes, blueberries, corn, and peaches are rolling in off Jersey farms. Here’s what to preserve for winter, and how.

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Celebrate a bounty of Jersey freshness at the Gloucester County 4-H Fair and NJ Peach Festival. It’ll knock the socks off anything shipped to your grocery story from California.

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Saving cash this summer by staying close to home? The folks at Visit South Jersey Tourism have compiled a great list of 20 frugal finds in our neck of the woods.

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