Surprises about Surfing in New Jersey

Surprises about Surfing in New Jersey

Storm clouds and blustery winds at the Jersey shore, not only draw out rain boots and umbrellas, but surfers to greet the swelling ocean waves.If you try to think about the most well known places to catch waves across the country, shore towns in New Jersey are...
Jersey Shore Has a Deep History of Resilience

Jersey Shore Has a Deep History of Resilience

History is Richard Veit’s life’s work. As professor of anthropology at Monmouth University and director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, as well as an accomplished author on Native American history, he knows intimately the history of...
New Jersey, the Next Silicon Valley?

New Jersey, the Next Silicon Valley?

Avi Karnani has wacky ideas. Like dropping a hedge fund job to start up a personal finance business. Or incubating a company that helps people not spend their money.But his latest idea may be the wackiest of all –turning NJ into a hot bed of new technology, or as he...
Roddy Wildeman lights up the shore

Roddy Wildeman lights up the shore

In the immediate aftermath of superstorm Sandy, the wreckage was almost indescribable. Most people living in Monmouth and Ocean counties were left in the dark, and thus without a television. Yet across the country images streamed in detailing the destructive toll of...