HBO’s series Boardwalk Empire has inspired a lot of conversation and at least two rap songs, one by an aspiring hip-hopper from Egg Harbor.

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Think you might be strapped for cash this holiday season? Well, one South Jersey town has a solution—they’re going to be giving away $40,000.

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Like many budding artists, Alexis Hochgertel is anxiously awaiting her first gallery showing. The twist is that this South Jersey talent is only 7 years old.

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The ad campaigns would have you believe that summer is the season for beer—but I don’t buy the hype. For my taste, late autumn and early winter is the prime time for sipping suds, especially those seasonal varieties offered by craft brewers such as Flying Fish Brewery in Cherry Hill.

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Last month, I wrote a Southern Scene post about my disappointment over the recent vacancies plaguing Medford’s Main Street. Now I’m very pleased to deliver some positive news about that very same street.

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If you’ve got a favorite New Jersey diner, now is your chance to give it the props it deserves.

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South Jersey has once again upped its standing in the world of alternative energy. In a recent Southern Scene post, I wrote about a natural gas station that opened this fall in Atlantic County. Now it looks like South Jersey is going to be home to the largest solar energy farm on the East Coast.

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It’s fair to say that South Jersey is a birder’s paradise, but for those of us who are not experts in spotting our avian friends, it’s sometimes a challenge to know where to set up a tripod and binoculars. That’s why the New Jersey Audubon Society has just published Important Bird Areas of New Jersey.

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A few posts back I wrote about some of my favorite small live music venues in South Jersey. This time around I’d like to put on my highbrow hat and bring your attention to a different kind of music, and one of my favorite South Jersey organizations: Symphony In C.

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Here’s an interesting dispatch from the world of clean energy: South Jersey is now one of just two places in the country where folks can fill up their cars with natural gas.

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