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The Business At Hand :: Jersey Shore Business Journal: Monthly Archives for August 2007

Off to Rhode Island for a few days

Peace and quiet, lots of deer in Tuckahoe

East Surf Road battle continues - in Superior Court on Friday

More black locust info

Fall Guy, Fall Gal pageant drawing unusual entries

List low, sell high

Wallace Hardware not ready to move - yet

Firefighter training pictures from the Anthony "Tony" Canale Training Center

OCFD recruits impressive in training

Mac's disappoints, maybe you can't go back

Laura and Bill rave about The Inlet

Tucker's, by the bay in Somers Point, delights and disappoints

Betsy's top picks - The Anchorage and Smitty's

Canadians coming back to Cape May County

Yesterday's the top pick for Carol

Tomatoes has it all

Twisty's - nostalgia in overdrive

Ocean City welcomes fall season - with hoopla on the beach

La Fontana del Mare

Julie says its Stumpos for good Italian food

Existing home sales drop to slowest pace in five years

Wallace Hardware having a good summer

Beach House Grille busy on cloudy days

Seaville Vol. Fire Captain speaks from his heart - NO PLASTIC! IT BURNS!!

Five big mistakes mortgage seekers make

Finding the perfect beach chair isn't easy - why I buy a Telescope

Cape May County Tourism guru glad to see the sunshine

Dark chocolate is hip and happening

Are bees buzzing in your garden? They should be!

Fun Facts about Honeybees

It's not your grandmother's Witch hazel - now its trendy "toner" and it's - sexy??

Women's mind-set defines shopping habits

Would a Boardwalk decking workshop be in order, or would it be a waste of time?

Why didn't the mayor call and ask if the contract could be rescinded?

Keith Hartzell did not have authority to block the resolution

Ipe decking - rated the best decking material in the world.

Ever had Johnson's new almond crunch popcorn?

Special split dog leash won't work

Fortress Financial says correction long overdue, hang tight

Big spenders on their way back to college

What's so special about pigeons? Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology says "A lot"

Could pigeon dung have caused Minnesota bridge collapse?

New Chamber of Commerce director to be named soon!

The Chamber of Commerce wants Ipe tropical hardwood!

Women call shots when house hunting

Slow and Steady always wins the race

Mayor Sal Perillo not happy with midnight votes not on the agenda

More from the mayor

Where were they all going?

Councilman Micheal Allegretto takes snub in stride

Composite decks versus Wood decks

Should you use Ipe as a deck wood?

Wood vs. Plastic - the jury is still out on what's best - The Palo Alto Weekly

Certainteed Boardwalk - this is what council members are looking at

Email circulating - the citizenry is outraged!

Mayor Sal Perillo fires back on plastic Boardwalk proponents

Weather kills business for the Galante's

Succatash? What's that?

Try "Bumper Crop" and watch your garden grow!

Vaughan's is having a big clearance sale

Councilman Jack Thomas speaks out on hardwood vote

Council does a belly flop on Ipe - Roy Wagner changes his vote

Fear not, "Crab crisis averted"

"Queen of Mean" hotelier Leona Helmsley dies

Emergency Preparedness Symposium 2007

Why Wi-Fir networks are floundering

Mia's Christmas World having a great summer

Competing with McDonalds, Wendy's puts a new twist on a Frosty.

Appointments to Communications Task Force announced

BREAKING NEWS - Ocean City looking at option to cut budget expenses

Nancy Fox is feeling better - Ready to perform!

AAA Mid-Atlantic says price of gas falls in Philadelphia, up a penny in South Jersey

How to keep your investments afloat when markets are sinking

Stocks boosted by Fed discount rate cut

Explaining the Fed's rate cut

National Association of Realtors sees growing support for FHA reform

Nina Lombardi Memorial Run

Ocean City rentals not as healthy as you might think

Councilman Michael Allegretto says stick with Ipe tropical hardwood

On the anti-water bottle bandwagon - the "green trend"

Wall Street whiplash - is credit hysteria over?

Dow tumbles more than 300 points - officially signalling a market correction

Polarized community - is a workshop in order?

Council President Keith Hartzell asks "Can't we all just get along?"

Council President Keith Hartzell weighs in on wristbands, Wi-Fi

Ocean City Board of Realtors president remains positive, upbeat

Councilman Michael Allegretto weighs in on downtown

Concerned citizens respond to heavy traffic and out-of-control pedestrians

Beaches start closing next week!

Beach tags - projected revenue is on target for 2007

City Clerk's office is friendly and helpful

Cricket Box - Your favorite store at the shore!

Charles Stecher offers artful jewelry in 18K gold enamel

How to sell in a buyers market

Mayor Sal Perillo credits city employees for a job well done

John Hansen says city hall contingent, beach taggers and parking lot employees are the best!

Local gas prices continue falling

Mayor Sal Perillo speaks to Chamber of Commerce

RACE FOR AWARENESS PICTURES

I can take it - thank you to those who have been concerned about me!

Walking to shops "damages the planet more than going by car."

Newpapers hit by loss of real estate ads

Schmeizer's looking to win court case

Monihan's Ken Cooper says rentals are booming!

Researcher finds increasing acceptance of cell phone advertising

Gloria Votta - open houses keeping her busy!

On the cover of Fortune magazine - Hillary

Johnson's Popcorn introduces new almond crucnch popcorn

Wal-Mart using Facebook to win back-to-school sale

Blind Design - the happening spot for window treatments and more

Dow Jones Industrials shed more than 380 points

Berger Realty's Matt Bader says things are picking up!

Heritage Surf and Sport's big summer sale is on Saturday!

Bonita Baskets - what a beautiful gift!

Cole Porter Show at the Ocean City Music Pier

Sturdy Savings welcomes Joann DelVescio

Ocean City Historical Museum offers picturesque calendar for only $5

How big is the sub-prime market? The answer is easy - not very big at all

Heritage Surf Shop was once "Little Wave"

Adidas lands top schools but Nike is still the sponsorship leader

Heritage Surf and Sport busy - One rainy day and they're shopping in droves!

World's first wind chimes band kicks off weird contest week

What else - Bridge disaster could mean gas-tax hike

Political junkies rejoice! POTUS 2008

Did climate change contribute to the Minneapolis bridge collapse?

A Bridge Too Far Gone

Coffee perks - or does it?

Big home lender seeks bankruptcy

A good time to buy, but still lots of angst

"A better way to divorce?"

Gas prices stable in Philadelphia, down a penny in South Jersey

Wells Fargo will not let you down - like American Home Mortgage has