Philadelphia Magazine

new jersey

City Life

Chris Christie Has No Interest in Heading to Washington

On Monday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie addressed the media for the first time regarding Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s vice presidential selection. Christie had […]

City Life

Six Flags Great Adventure Discontinues Drive-Through Safari Tours

Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey has announced that it will close its Wild Safari a month early this year and that it […]

City Life

Seven-Foot Shark Caught, Released in Ocean City, New Jersey

Shark Caught in OCNJ. A kayaker in Ocean City, New Jersey caught himself a seven-foot thresher shark on Thursday. The man felt the tug on […]

City Life

Ocean City Closes Beach Thanks to Sewage Leak

Yum. Ocean City had to close a stretch of beach on Monday due to “localized sewage leak.” Swimmers aren’t allowed to use the beach between […]

City Life

Olympians from Pennsylvania and Jersey Bring Home 28 Medals (16 Gold)

Sunday night, the Spice Girls and Russell Brand officially brought the 2012 London Games to a close. After 17 days of competition, the United States […]

City Life

NJ’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Is Ready for Business

Yesterday marked the start of patient registration for New Jersey’s long-embattled medical marijuana program, arriving more than two and a half years after the state […]

City Life

Military Blimps Are a Thing and They’re Being Tested in Jersey

The Army has a $517 million spy blimp (for reals) that made it’s maiden voyage in Jersey on Tuesday. It’s technically called a Long Endurance […]

City Life

10 Charged in $40 Million in Shore Property, Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Authorities have charged 10 Jersey residents for their alleged participation in a $40 million mortgage fraud scheme involving properties down the Shore and resorts in […]

City Life

NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and NCAA Sue Jersey to Prevent Sports Betting

The NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB and NCAA have filed a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey to prevent the legalization of sports gambling in […]

City Life

Olympian From Jersey Expelled for Testing Positive for Pot

Nick Delpopolo—a 23-year-old American judo fighter from Jersey—is the first Olympian to be expelled from the London Games for failing an IOC drug test. Delpopolo […]

City Life

Glouco Assemblyman Didn’t Know It Was Illegal to Refuse Breathalyzer Test

On Tuesday night, a Gloucester County assemblyman was arrested for DUI after he refused to submit to a breathalyzer test. The assemblyman had, prior to […]

City Life

Two Teen Girls Hit and Killed in Cape May County Accident [UPDATE]

Two girls—13 and 15, respectively—were struck and killed in an accident in Middle Township, Cape May County on Tuesday night. The girls were walking along […]

City Life

Jersey B&B Owner Says God Invented Aids

A Chick-Fil-A sign in the yard of a bed and breakfast in Edgewater, New Jersey prompted Joianne Fraschilla—a lesbian woman—to post on Facebook about how […]

City Life

July 2012 Is the Deadliest Month in the History of Camden

On Sunday night, two men were shot in Camden. The victims, 30 and 38 respectively, were brought to Cooper University Hospital where they eventually succumbed […]

City Life

Nobody Is Driving on DRPA Bridges

Traffic volume on the Ben Franklin, Betsy Ross, Commodore Barry, and Walt Whitman Bridges is on pace to reach a 17-year low in 2012. The […]