Jersey Living

Work off that late-night boardwalk funnel cake with a morning jog on the beach....
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We asked three design professionals from around the state to share with us their favorite kitchen project. Here are their picks, along with trends, ideas, and products you can adapt to your needs....
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Whether you’re a boardwalk pedal pusher or a mountain ascending fiend, make sure to get the right set of wheels for your terrain....
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The state-of-the-art Prudential Center, new home of Devils’ hockey (and more), launches Newark’s ice age....
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The return of crisp weather brings prime running season—a great way to take in the brilliant foliage. Keep these tips in mind before slipping into your sneakers....
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Handy helpers for enjoying the outdoors....
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You don’t have to fly to the West Coast to partake in a new Hollywood craze: the 24-karat gold facial that Dayna Devon, co-host of ABC’s Extra, claims will leave your skin looking “like a million bucks.”...
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Overshadowed by the Garden State’s more iconic crops, cranberries often don’t get their due until Thanksgiving. How many New Jerseyans know that their state ranks third in cranberry production, behind only Wisconsin and Massachusetts?...
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Gotta Have It

December 19, 2007

Shopping a home is easier than ever....
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Wallpaper has been out of fashion so long that practically an entire generation has grown up without it. It’s back on the scene in all kinds of updated color schemes—and fortunately, it’s a lot easier to apply than it used to be....
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Wallpaper or faux finish? New entertainment center or complete overhaul with smart-house electronics?...
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When you’re small, the world looks big, especially when seen from a tree house. Down-to-earth adults (especially those making payments on a real house) are thought to be immune to the charms of a cabin in the sky....
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Trenton’s historic Cadwalader Heights, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, features curving streets, unique homes, and people who lovingly restore them....
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In six hours, an ecstatic audience will give a standing ovation to Broadway star Christine Ebersole for her dual roles in the critically acclaimed musical Grey Gardens. But for now, Maplewood’s award-winning actress is inside a room only a little bigger than an elevator....
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With a little help from his mom, Robert Sliwowski, aka Bobby Chez, bounced back from ruin to sell 30,000 crab cakes a week....
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Maybe it’s the volatile mix of short skirts, fishnet stockings, and naked aggression. Maybe it’s the cosmic hoot of rooting for stars with names like miss mayhem and dirty pirate hooker.Whatever the reason, women’s Roller Derby is knockin’ ’em dead in the Garden State. ...
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New Jersey Monthly contributor, and Rutgers University professor Michael Aaron Rockland ruminates on how bigtime football, and a few other things, brought change to the campus—and the state....
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The love-him/hate-him voice of ESPN’s college basketball coverage started two months after the network debuted....
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For the frail and elderly or the young and ailing, video games can be just what the doctor ordered....
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He is 11. He remembers the colors of his birthday cake when he was four, but he needs to see pictures to understand the smallest changes in his daily schedule....
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