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New Jersey’s Best Beachfront Playgrounds, Where the Sand Meets the Swing Set

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New Jersey's coastline offers something genuinely rare among East Coast beach destinations, a real concentration of playgrounds built directly on the sand or right alongside the boardwalk, giving parents a way to let kids burn off energy on the swings and slides while...

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Art & Culture

New Jersey’s Hidden Legacy in Photography: Ten Artists Who Shaped How the World Sees

New Jersey rarely gets credited as a cradle of...
Entertainment

New Jersey’s Family Water Park Resorts, From Boardwalk Suites to Mountain Alpine Adventures

New Jersey has quietly built one of the more...
Music

Split Level Concerts Returns to Ocean Grove for a Third Season, Pairing National Songwriters With Jersey Shore Local Talent

Split Level Concerts at the Jersey Shore Arts Center...
Politics

The Long Odds and Long Road of Justin Murphy’s Senate Campaign Against Cory Booker

Justin Murphy may well be running one of the...
Technology & Tech

New Jersey’s “Data Law” Actually Means Two Very Different Things, and Residents Should Know Both

Ask a New Jersey resident or business owner about...
Soccer

American Premier Soccer League Closes a Historic Season as the Largest Amateur Soccer Circuit in the Country

The American Premier Soccer League has officially closed out...
Philadelphia Phillies

Running on Fumes, The Phillies Need This All-Star Break as Philadelphia Hosts Its First All-Star Game in Three Decades

The Philadelphia Phillies are heading into the All-Star break...
Wine & Wineries

New Jersey’s Wine Scene Heats Up for Summer, From a World Cup-Themed Winery Campaign to a Third Wine Dad’s Location

New Jersey's wine industry is having a genuinely eventful...
Philadelphia Flyers

Inside the Flyers’ Wild Offseason: A Record Offer Sheet, Two Franchise Extensions, and a Rebuild Accelerating Fast

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Beer & Breweries

New Jersey’s Beer and Brewery Report: Sourstock’s Fifth Anniversary Headlines a Packed Mid-July Calendar

New Jersey's craft beer scene is firing on every...
Jersey Shore

New Jersey’s Best Beachfront Playgrounds, Where the Sand Meets the Swing Set

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American Premier Soccer League Closes a Historic Season as the Largest Amateur Soccer Circuit in the Country

The American Premier Soccer League has officially closed out its 2025/2026 season by claiming a genuinely significant title within American amateur athletics, becoming the largest USASA-affiliated amateur adult soccer league anywhere in the country. That...
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Philadelphia Phillies

Running on Fumes, The Phillies Need This All-Star Break as Philadelphia Hosts Its First All-Star Game in Three Decades

The Philadelphia Phillies are heading into the All-Star break looking like a team that has been running on pure fumes for weeks, and after the grueling stretch that culminated in this past Monday's marathon of...
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Philadelphia Flyers

Inside the Flyers’ Wild Offseason: A Record Offer Sheet, Two Franchise Extensions, and a Rebuild Accelerating Fast

Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Briere has turned this offseason into one of the more aggressive rebuilding efforts anywhere in the NHL, headlined by a genuinely historic offer sheet gamble aimed at Anaheim Ducks restricted...
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Greens and Grains Continues Its South Jersey Takeover, One Plant-Based Storefront at a Time

Greens and Grains has quietly built itself into one of South Jersey's most recognizable names in plant-based dining, growing from a...
Art & Culture

New Jersey’s Hidden Legacy in Photography: Ten Artists Who Shaped How the World Sees

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Entertainment

Greens and Grains Continues Its South Jersey Takeover, One Plant-Based Storefront at a Time

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Music

Split Level Concerts Returns to Ocean Grove for a Third Season, Pairing National Songwriters With Jersey Shore Local Talent

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New Jersey’s Wine Scene Heats Up for Summer, From a World Cup-Themed Winery Campaign to a Third Wine Dad’s Location

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New Jersey’s Live Entertainment Calendar Explodes This Week, From Opera to Hip-Hop Legends and Everything Between

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Beer & Breweries

New Jersey’s Craft Beer Scene Goes Into Overdrive This Weekend, From Brewery Anniversaries to a South Jersey Comeback

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Celebrate Women’s Equality Day at Historic Paulsdale as New Jersey Honors the Legacy of Alice Paul with an Inspiring Community Festival

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Beer & Breweries

A New Jersey Singer-Songwriter Taking a Break From National Touring Is Playing a Brewery Named for Drowned Silos. Here Is Why Both Are Worth...

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Books & Literature

The Co-Founder of New York’s Most Storied Music Club Is Coming to Montclair to Tell Its Story

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Orange, New Jersey’s Fifth Annual Jazz, Health and Food Truck Festival Brings Houston Person, Nat Adderley Jr., and a Full Day of Live Music...

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A New Jersey $50 Million Archive Just Opened. A PBS Special Explains Why Springsteen’s Music Made It Necessary.

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New Jersey’s Wine Scene Heats Up for Summer, From a World Cup-Themed Winery Campaign to a Third Wine Dad’s Location

New Jersey's wine industry is having a genuinely eventful summer, with new product launches, a sustainability-focused pilot program, a fresh winery opening at the...
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New Jersey’s Best Beachfront Playgrounds, Where the Sand Meets the Swing Set

New Jersey's coastline offers something genuinely rare among East Coast beach destinations, a real concentration of playgrounds built directly on the sand or right...
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Parsippany Agency Launches Commingle360, a New Weapon Against the Hospitality Industry’s Online Reputation Problem

A Parsippany-based hospitality technology agency has introduced a genuinely comprehensive new answer to one of the industry's most persistent headaches, managing the gap between...
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Meet the Rising Leaders NJBIZ Says New Jersey Should Be Watching Right Now

Every year, NJBIZ rolls out its widely followed People to Watch and Power List features, a running series designed to spotlight the professionals quietly...
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New Jersey’s Utilities Complete a Historic Power Restoration Effort After Record Heat and a Brutal Storm Weekend

New Jersey's utility companies have spent the past several days pulling off what state industry leaders are calling one of the most successful large-scale...
Entertainment

Greens and Grains Continues Its South Jersey Takeover, One Plant-Based Storefront at a Time

Greens and Grains has quietly built itself into one of South Jersey's most recognizable names in plant-based dining, growing from a single storefront concept...
Art & Culture

New Jersey’s Hidden Legacy in Photography: Ten Artists Who Shaped How the World Sees

New Jersey rarely gets credited as a cradle of visual art, yet a remarkable number of the most influential photographers in world history were...
Entertainment

New Jersey’s Family Water Park Resorts, From Boardwalk Suites to Mountain Alpine Adventures

New Jersey has quietly built one of the more diverse collections of family water park destinations anywhere on the East Coast, ranging from a...
Music

Split Level Concerts Returns to Ocean Grove for a Third Season, Pairing National Songwriters With Jersey Shore Local Talent

Split Level Concerts at the Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove has unveiled the full lineup of opening acts for its third season,...
Politics

The Long Odds and Long Road of Justin Murphy’s Senate Campaign Against Cory Booker

Justin Murphy may well be running one of the most anonymous Senate campaigns anywhere in the country this cycle, though that anonymity has far...
Technology & Tech

New Jersey’s “Data Law” Actually Means Two Very Different Things, and Residents Should Know Both

Ask a New Jersey resident or business owner about "the data law" right now and you're likely to get two entirely different answers depending...
Soccer

American Premier Soccer League Closes a Historic Season as the Largest Amateur Soccer Circuit in the Country

The American Premier Soccer League has officially closed out its 2025/2026 season by claiming a genuinely significant title within American amateur athletics, becoming the...
Philadelphia Phillies

Running on Fumes, The Phillies Need This All-Star Break as Philadelphia Hosts Its First All-Star Game in Three Decades

The Philadelphia Phillies are heading into the All-Star break looking like a team that has been running on pure fumes for weeks, and after...
Wine & Wineries

New Jersey’s Wine Scene Heats Up for Summer, From a World Cup-Themed Winery Campaign to a Third Wine Dad’s Location

New Jersey's wine industry is having a genuinely eventful summer, with new product launches, a sustainability-focused pilot program, a fresh winery opening at the...
Philadelphia Flyers

Inside the Flyers’ Wild Offseason: A Record Offer Sheet, Two Franchise Extensions, and a Rebuild Accelerating Fast

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Beer & Breweries

New Jersey’s Beer and Brewery Report: Sourstock’s Fifth Anniversary Headlines a Packed Mid-July Calendar

New Jersey's craft beer scene is firing on every cylinder heading into the middle of July 2026, anchored by a milestone anniversary festival, a...
New Jersey Devils

Inside the Devils’ Three-Goalie Gamble, and the Locker Room Culture Sunny Mehta Is Building Around It

New Jersey Devils fans have spent much of this summer debating one specific roster decision more than any other, the front office's choice to...
Soccer

Target’s Summer Goals Tour Wraps Up Its National Run at the Clifton, New Jersey Store

Target is closing out its cross-country World Cup celebration right here in New Jersey, choosing the retailer's Clifton store as the final stop on...
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Clifton’s Better Team USA Corp. Advances as a National Semifinalist in the SBA’s Freedom 250 Patriot Pitch Competition

A luxury outerwear manufacturer based in Clifton has earned a genuinely rare national distinction, advancing as one of just ten semifinalists nationwide in the...
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Rutgers Approves $6.2 Billion Budget With Its Smallest Tuition Hike in Four Years

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Highland Park’s Arts in the Park Street Fair Returns for Its 20th Anniversary, Celebrating New Jersey’s Creative Community with Art, Music, Food, and Family...

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The Introvert Sisters Add International Book Award Honors to a Breakout Year for Sharon Hurley Hall and Lisa Hurley

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