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Your Anniversary Just Isn’t Complete Without This
What do a Catholic college in Connecticut, a popular outdoor apparel company, and the state of New Jersey have in common? They all seem to have nothing to do with beer, yet they all have craft beers created in their honor.
Stores Are About to Push Further Into Thanksgiving Day
This year, one mall is pushing further into family time by opening doors at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving to kick off “29 hours of continuous Black Friday specials and promotions.”
National Epidemic of Horrible People Pretending to Be Disabled
This trend probably won’t do much for your faith in humanity: Around the country, an increasing number of ethically challenged human beings are faking disabilities in order to snag good parking spots, cut lines at theme parks, or just bring their dogs into restaurants.
Atlantic City Casino Promotion Bashed By Watchdogs Is a Big Hit with Gamblers
The “You can’t lose” promotion, which promised to refund losses at slot machines Atlantic City’s Revel, appears to be a big winner for the casino—even if consumer advocates think the deal is misleading at best.
Hot Pizza: So Popular Restaurants Will Try Almost Anything
Pizza is popping up in more (and sometimes unusual) places, and it’s being prepared and marketed in new (and sometimes unusual) ways. Why is pizza so hot all of a sudden?
‘Hurricane Deductible’: Technicality Could Cost (or Save) Homeowners Thousands
Homeowners whose properties were damaged by Hurricane Sandy probably don’t care much about exactly how fast the storm’s winds blew. All they know is that it was strong enough to knock a tree down on the roof. But due to the fine print of insurance policies, the precise speed of the wind could mean a difference of tens of thousands of …
‘Sandy Sales’: After a Tragedy, How Soon Is Too Soon to Go Shopping?
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, we’ll be greatly in need of consumers to get back to their free-spending ways to put the economy back on track. But while millions are still coping with destruction, death, and power outages, the idea of hosting a hurricane-themed sale is perhaps in bad taste.
Experts Deem Wines from New Jersey (!) As Good As France’s Finest
Must be that Turnpike terroir. In a recent blind taste test, wines produced in New Jersey—yes, that New Jersey, the state just east of Pennsylvania—held their own when matched up against whites and reds from France, some of …
Whitney Houston’s 12,000-Sq.-Ft. N.J. Mansion on the Market for $1.75 Million
We all know what the death of a famous singer can do for music and memorabilia sales. Have sexy times with it. Young boy sexy times. Just look at Michael Jackson, or much more recently, Whitney Houston. In the days after Houston …
Can a Website Help Reduce Your Property Taxes?
A company called ValueAppeal has been blanketing homeowners in Connecticut, Ohio, and New Jersey, among other places, with claims that it can help them appeal their home revaluations and reduce their property taxes—for a fee of …
Anybody Home? Governor’s Mansions Around the U.S. Sit Empty
In the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, governor’s mansions were state palaces, meant to symbolize the grandeur of government while providing a place for formal entertainment and housing for the state’s chief …