Author: Joe D’Aquila

While researching local shopping destinations for this “Shop Local” edition of South Jersey Local, we had a question: where would someone go to find just the right gift for that…

Tom Tracy always wanted to be a writer but it wasn’t until he found a need arising from the diverse makeup of his own family that he finally took the…

The 11th edition of the ARTeriors pop-up art show begins with a three-day series of opening reception dates this month ahead of its ongoing gallery run in the city. The…

About 15 years ago, the folks at the Absecon Lighthouse museum in Atlantic City had changed over to a newer, computer-based cash register system, according to Jean Muchanic, the lighthouse’s…

Next year the United States will be getting ready to celebrate its 250th anniversary as a nation, but right here in South Jersey we’re celebrating a milestone that beats that…

The Appel Farm Arts & Music Center in Elmer will be marking its 65th Anniversary early next month with a weekend-long celebration full of music, art, history, and camping, highlighted…

I grew up and went to high school in South Jersey at a time long before social media, and the internet was barely even a thing. Yet somehow, urban legends…

SPOOKY SEASON EDITION Like so many stories we’ve told recently, this one started five years ago, tracing its roots back to the pandemic around Halloween of 2020 Dillon Jason and…

For about the past year-and-a-half, dark corners of the Pine Barrens weren’t the only places for reported sightings of the Jersey Devil. Theater goers could spot him on stages all…

Unleash your inner artist at this free, family-friendly, and interactive event! GLASSBORO, NEW JERSEY — The Borough of Glassboro is excited to introduce the Art Walk & Night Market, a brand-new…