Midsummer Update
Before you drop a load of cash for a day on the chutes, aren't you dying to know what's behind the gates at the three boardwalk water parks?
- Restaurants & Food
DINING
An exciting crop of ambitious new restaurants at the Jersey Shore has delivered many others, many inspired by a newfound enthusiasm for local ingredients.
ATLANTIC CITY
Many eyes are upon the Water Club, a $400 million luxury hotel that sits next to the Borgata. High-end hotels with no gambling represent a new option for Atlantic City.
ALONG THE SHORE
Sure, the Jersey Shore is all about fun in the sun. But what can you do if the kids start hinting that they're a little bored with the beach - or if it rains?
If you're adventurous, go parasailing; otherwise, learn about nature, listen to good music, or sample some taffy.
If there's a nicer time at the beach than dusk, with the ocean turning that deep navy crayola color, the sky flashing orange...
You know, for a lot of clouds and rain, the patient beach goer could get in three decent beach days this Fourth of July. Actually...
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Who has the best boardwalk at the shore?
WHERE TO EAT
I know it's time to dust last year's sand from the boogie board in our basement when the pre-Shore hunger pangs settle in. It happens every May. When the morning walks to school become warmer, my kids suddenly start asking daily: "So, where are we going to eat this summer?"
SUMMER READING
Looking to bring some reading with you to the beach? Here are five Shore bets.
First, "Love Hampton" by Sherri Rifkin. Replace "Hampton" with "Avalon," and you've got your typical thirtysomething's Shore house, complete with roommate spats, romances and that one too-young person eager to prove she's mature enough to hang with the crowd.
WAYS TO SAVE
The Jersey Shore may be a convenient vacation destination for area locals, and it's certainly easier to reach than flying off somewhere, but with rising gas prices and other expenses, it still isn't cheap. The Automobile Association of America estimates that the average family of four drops more than $320 a day vacationing in New Jersey.
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Weather could threaten July 4 events
- Enjoy it while you can. The weather today will be delightful. The Fourth of July weekend, however, may see more than fireworks lighting up the skies.
- Unless otherwise noted in the individual community listing, the fireworks displays will be held tomorrow. Pennsylvania Montgomery County Abington: Fireworks at 9:15 p.m., visible from Abington Junior and Senior High School, Copper Beach School, and the sidewalk of Easton Road south of Bradfield Road.
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Report: Going to the beach gets more costly
- Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, a new report shows that 10 towns along the Jersey shore have increased their beach fees since last year.
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Beaches succeed in replacing lost sand
- OCEAN CITY, N.J. - Sand is the hot commodity on the Jersey Shore. Not light sweet crude oil. Not gold.
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Ocean City lifesaving station gets a breather
- Ocean City's historic lifesaving station has been spared - at least through the summer. A Superior Court Judge has issued a stay of demolition for the vacant 1885 structure.
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Wildwood tops the list of best N.J. beaches
- Wildwood's the winner, the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium announced this afternoon. South Jersey beach towns swamped their northern competition in the contest. Wildwood Crest, Stone Harbor and Cape May also made the top ten.
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N.J. best-beach survey
- Cape May county beaches cleaned up in N.J.'s Top 10 Beaches contest.
MORE SHORE COVERAGE
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Zooey Deschanel thought that she might explode.
"I've been writing music since I was a little girl," says the 28-year-old indie-movie ingenue who makes up half of She & Him. The duo will play the Trocadero tomorrow in support of their fetching folk-rock debut, Volume One.
NEWS
With nicknames like 'Bent Finger Lou' and 'Nicky the Hat,' the alleged Delco Nosta mob represented an "enormous moneymaker" and potential for violence, officials say.
One alleged mobster discussed having another killed, records show. Instead, he settled on having the victim beaten badly.
One alleged mobster discussed having another killed, records show. Instead, he settled on having the victim beaten badly.
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