October 2010 Issue
Given Chelsea Handler’s boozy persona, it’s perhaps not surprising that E!’s queen of late night got her start in comedy at a court-mandated alcohol education class. When the story of her...
These high school athletes stand out on the field and in the community.
From fall’s football players to spring’s track stars, the athletic talent in South Jersey is impressive regardless of the season. This year, there are scores of athletes...
Is that the sound of your house settling … or something more mysterious? South Jersey Ghost Research, the region’s go-to ghost whisperers, track down the truth.
After a frightening diagnosis, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation gave one local family a crucial support system.
“I’m a crazy person.” It’s the fourth time in an hour Donna Bell, the mother of a 7-year-old Type 1 diabetic named...
“I’m a crazy person.” It’s the fourth time in an hour Donna Bell, the mother of a 7-year-old Type 1 diabetic named...
For decades, Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson has proved the flute has a place in rock music—and he’s not about to slow down.
He may have achieved fame playing the flute, but Ian Anderson’s first love was the guitar. That lasted until...
He may have achieved fame playing the flute, but Ian Anderson’s first love was the guitar. That lasted until...
Tuning in with radio legend and South Jersey resident Michael Tearson.
Michael Tearson is famous in Philadelphia as a radio DJ, impeccably curating and charismatically narrating the soundtrack to more than four decades of rock, blues,...
Michael Tearson is famous in Philadelphia as a radio DJ, impeccably curating and charismatically narrating the soundtrack to more than four decades of rock, blues,...
Will budget cuts at New Jersey public schools spark a run on private education?
As New Jersey public school budgets are starved by administrators desperate to balance the state ledgers, it may not be long before parents begin looking to...
As New Jersey public school budgets are starved by administrators desperate to balance the state ledgers, it may not be long before parents begin looking to...
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, meet three local woman who fought the disease and won. Young or old, rich or poor, wife or mother or daughter or friend, breast cancer can happen to anyone.
A Washington Township filmmaker brings Hollywood stars to South Jersey for her first full-length feature, Calendar Girl
Faith Brody was the kind of kid who wandered around Washington Township High School with a video camera in hand. She was...
Faith Brody was the kind of kid who wandered around Washington Township High School with a video camera in hand. She was...
Post-partum depression may feel hopeless, but it doesn’t have to be.
Dana Parson* read every baby book she could get her hands on when she was expecting her first child. The Voorhees schoolteacher and her husband were counting down the...
Dana Parson* read every baby book she could get her hands on when she was expecting her first child. The Voorhees schoolteacher and her husband were counting down the...
South Jersey’s 2010 private school report card helps you make sense of the statistics.
Students and their parents have a vast array of reasons for selecting private schools: commitment to academics, a specific set of shared values...
Students and their parents have a vast array of reasons for selecting private schools: commitment to academics, a specific set of shared values...
This fall’s election season is heating up fast. We bring you the campaigns to watch in South Jersey.
With Election Day a calendar-flip away, things are getting heated in South Jersey. Angry attack ads and feel-good soft-sell spots are cluttering...
With Election Day a calendar-flip away, things are getting heated in South Jersey. Angry attack ads and feel-good soft-sell spots are cluttering...
Fortunately, this is exactly the place to soothe traffic-frayed nerves. It’s a big space, and the convivial bar, the dramatic Italianate décor and the heft of the menu are enough to let you know right away that you’re someplace familiar, even if you’ve...
Bill and Mindy Leahy’s Washington Township restaurant, Guillermo’s, would seem, at first glance, to fall into this category. The neat, attractive cottage off Egg Harbor Road is decorated like your grandmother’s living room. But the food, cooked by Bill,...
Collingswood’s Thai Basil attempts to hedge its bets, simultaneously pursuing both those culinary trends: the menu promises both “authentic Thai” and “Asian fusion cuisine.” It’s an admirable effort, but the restaurant’s lack of focus seems to result...
Buffalo. Barbecue. Teriyaki. Chowhounds have been ordering up these chicken wing varieties for decades. But in recent years, the standard bar snack has been elevated to new heights as chefs, professional and aspiring alike, bring new flavors to the...
We began with 16 chefs, and now we’re down to the final four. What a worthy four they are. This month, the remaining chefs created dishes with the upcoming fall season in mind. As the weather breaks, many gourmets turn to the comfort foods they have...
No stranger to popular television, Scott Patterson takes on his biggest role yet.
Despite numerous film and TV credits to his name, Scott Patterson will simply always be Luke Danes from Gilmore Girls to thousands of viewers—seven years...
Despite numerous film and TV credits to his name, Scott Patterson will simply always be Luke Danes from Gilmore Girls to thousands of viewers—seven years...
…Special Advertising Section from the pages of South Jersey Magazine…
Our fifties might be the new forties when it comes to how we feel about ourselves these days, but let’s be honest. With all that we’ve lived through by now, we’re wise...
Our fifties might be the new forties when it comes to how we feel about ourselves these days, but let’s be honest. With all that we’ve lived through by now, we’re wise...
It’s with great pleasure and excitement that we bring you this latest version of South Jersey Magazine. This month, we celebrate the women who make our communities so special. Business leaders, civic-minded go-getters, moms that go the extra mile and...
Meet 40 leaders, innovators and philanthropists who are changing South Jersey for the better. They may not wear capes or boast X-ray vision, but there are superwomen all around us in South Jersey. These fearless leaders have the inspiration and endurance...
Fest Forward
Strap on your lederhosen, dust off that dirndl, and practice downing lagers and bratwursts. Sea Isle City is once again celebrating its dubious Germanic heritage with a rousing Octoberfest. What began as an annual festival of...
Strap on your lederhosen, dust off that dirndl, and practice downing lagers and bratwursts. Sea Isle City is once again celebrating its dubious Germanic heritage with a rousing Octoberfest. What began as an annual festival of...
