Jersey Living

Gilmore Girls Star Scott Patterson Gets Nostalgic About Jersey Diners and His ‘Beautiful’ Haddonfield Childhood

His new cookbook, Dishes From the Diner, is a love letter to greasy-spoon culture onscreen and off.

NJ Publicist Who Represented Windows on the World Remembers the Famed Restaurant 25 Years After 9/11

Reflecting on the exhilarating space in the North Tower—and the outpouring of support, love and community that followed its loss.

I Used to Turn Up My Nose at New Jersey. Now I Can’t Imagine Leaving

Once a die-hard New Yorker, I’ve been charmed and buoyed by the Garden State’s delightful places—and people.

J.D. Recobs, left, and Chris Buglisi, founders of Misunderstood Whiskey

A Montclair Whiskey Brand Is Winning Over Drinkers Across NJ and Beyond

With Misunderstood Whiskey, childhood friends J.D. Recobs and Chris Buglisi set out to create a smoother, more approachable whiskey.

10 Things to Do at the Jersey Shore in the Fall

Head down the Shore to enjoy “local summer” away from the crowds of the high season.

People gather on the waterfront at Exchange Place in Jersey City, just across the Hudson River from the World Trade Center, on September 11, 2001.

25 Years After 9/11, New Jerseyans’ Stories of Grief, Courage and Hope Endure

New Jersey reporter Mike Kelly’s new book, After Ground Zero, follows 26 lives forever changed by September 11, 2001.

Director Elegance Bratton Went From Homelessness to Hollywood

The Jersey City native was raised in Phillipsburg and directs the new film By Any Means.

Montclair State’s Jazmin Perez, Miranda Kawiecki, Anssam, and Omar D. Lopez.

College Students and Professors Are Fighting Cuts to Humanities Departments

Montclair State students and faculty have joined a national debate over the future of the humanities in higher ed.

Glassboro’s Xavier Sabb Is One of the Top High School Football Players in the Country

Sabb is heading to football powerhouse Oregon this January.

Fox News’s Dana Perino Talks Kicking Back in Bay Head and Being ‘A Little Too Old’ for Parker House

The co-host of The Five wrote much of her bestselling debut novel, Purple State, at her Jersey Shore home.

Adam Sandler and Salma Hayek shoot a scene for "Grown Ups 3" at Keansburg Amusement Park.

Adam Sandler and Salma Hayek Film Grown Ups 3 at NJ Water Park

The movie has been filming around the Garden State this summer.

New Jersey Comedians Defend Our State

Some of Jersey’s greatest comic minds fire back against the jokes we’ve all heard too many times.

15 Kid-Friendly Things to Do in Morristown

There’s everything from an old-arcade to science to amazing scoops of ice cream.

Spencer Chaisanguanthum, founder of Eloquence Academy

Eloquence Academy: Bergen County Teen’s Nonprofit Supports School Debate Programs Nationwide

Spencer Chaisanguanthum’s organization is making debate competitions more accessible to students through 39 chapters across the country.

September 2026 cover of New Jersey Monthly magazine

New Jersey Is No Joke! Why the Most Notorious Garden State Stereotypes Don’t Hold Up

After decades of being a punchline, we get the last laugh.

Dionne Warwick on Her Final Album and Farewell Tour, the Magic of New Jersey, and Why She’s Always Been ‘Straight-Up’

The lifelong New Jerseyan, music legend and social media icon is taking her final recording and touring bow—but she’ll still share her clever quips on Twitter.

Newark Airport with an overlay illustration of a face

I Am Newark Airport. And I’m Trying.

Look, I know I’m not perfect. I turn 98 this October, so there are airports that are younger and flashier, with more USB ports and high-tech infrared toilets. But I’m out here busting my terminals every day, and I think I deserve a little more respect.