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A native of western Massachusetts, Kevin Riordan received a degree in journalism from Syracuse University. His first newspaper job was at the Cherry Hill News, a Gannett-owned weekly.  At the Courier Post, he was the one-man bureau in Camden for eight years and also held a number of other high-profile jobs. He left the paper in 2007 to become vice president for communications for Volunteers of America/Delaware County.

  Email Kevin at kriordan@phillynews.com
Rochelle Maul, left) whose grandfather James Arnes founded Jim´s Lunch in 1923, and her daughter Nichole Maul Catlettat talk to customers from behind the counter. Rochelle and her husband are retiring from the business and Nichole and her brother are taking over. TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
Changing of the guard at old-time eatery in Millville
By Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist
Posted 05/25/2012
Change comes slowly to Jim’s Lunch, and folks around Millville like it that way. Tuesday’s special is always liver and onions, and until a few years ago, takeout orders rang in on a rotary phone.
Video: Jim's Lunch
Danielle Linke, 18, of Hamilton, works on her sister Jennifer Linke. AKIRA SUWA / Staff Photographer
Student hair stylists make the cut
Kevin Riordan
Posted 05/23/2012
A Garden State cosmetology and hairstyling exam offers none of the dish, disco, or “Jerseylicious” attitude of, say, a salon. Except for the snip-snip of scissors and the swoosh of sprays, silence rules as aspiring stylists labor on live models under the razor-sharp gaze of licensing examiners.
Video: License to style
Rutgers case a tragedy with fair end - 05/21/2012
Kevin Riordan
Kevin Riordan: The world finally got to see Dharun Ravi cry and the tears at least looked genuine.
Foreclosure counseling agency reluctantly closes shop - 05/20/2012
Kevin Riordan
The residential mortgage-foreclosure crisis was good for business at Ahome Affordable Homes in Millville. Make that too good: After several years of growth, the respected nonprofit agency, which had assisted at least 2,100 people facing foreclosure since 2009, laid off four counselors and several other staff members last month because its funding couldn’t keep up with the demand for services.
Corruption probe not a block to this honor - 05/16/2012
By Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist
If Cinnaminson had a navy, the admirals would boast about winning medals even as crew members got tossed in the brig.
Ex-freeholder, teacher still serves - 05/14/2012
Kevin Riordan
Kevin Riordan: Riletta T. Cream funded a scholarship in her name that now totals $100,000.
Kevin Riordan: For presidents and all of us, evolving takes time - 05/13/2012
Kevin Riordan
Growing up gay in the 1960s was scary. I knew enough to keep quiet — no small feat for an Irish-Catholic kid with the gift of gab — and I also learned to lie.
Lawnside mourns titan of community - 05/09/2012
Kevin Riordan
Kevin Riordan: Clarence Still, patriarch of an illustrious family, will be laid to rest Saturday.
RCA held dear to some in South Jersey - 05/07/2012
Kevin Riordan
Kevin Riordan: Those in South Jersey recall the impact that RCA had on their lives and in the community.
Putting an X through XXX - 05/04/2012
Kevin Riordan
Kevin Riordan: “You can’t miss me,” Carl Thomas says, and he’s right: No one else at the diner is wearing a “Jesus Loves Porn Stars” T-shirt from the “XXXChurch.”
Looking for girls who like to sing - 05/03/2012
Kevin Riordan
Kevin Riordan: Alysia Lee can already hear the voices of the Sister Cities Girlchoir. Video
Celebrating human rights champion - 04/30/2012
Kevin Riordan
Law prof Roger S. Clark travels the world in the cause of genocide, torture and war crimes.
MORE STORIES
Moorestown couple building a 'Village' for seniors - 04/22/2012
By Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist
River plan should include Camden - 04/19/2012
By Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist
Artist takes teens and their hopes as her subject - 04/17/2012
By Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist
A new cut at a Camden barbershop with a long history - 04/15/2012
By Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist
Together they're recovering from addiction to suicide - 04/12/2012
By Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist
Save Jersey website red and well-read - 04/10/2012
By Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist
Postcard project encourages connections - 04/08/2012
By Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist
For these clowns, yoga sessions are laughable - 04/05/2012
By Kevin Riordan, Inquirer Columnist


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