#jersey-shore

#jersey-shore

Picture yourself on a sojourn in the Catskill Mountains of New York.Would your preferred game be Pac-Man, pickleball or backgammon?The answer could determine where you stay.Then again, with the variety of games on hand at nearly every one of the Catskills' newest wave of stylish resorts, there should be more than one option that tickles your fancy.

White Claw, the popular hard seltzer brand, has officially entered the vodka space.In March 2023, the Mark Anthony Group of Companies, which owns White Claw, announced a vodka line that includes a premium variety and a trio of fruited versions.Playing into its waved logo, White Claw Premium Vodka is Triple Wave Filterednamed for the use of immense pressure equal to three 30-foot waveswhich has the same smoothing effect on vodka that ocean waves have on stones and shells, reads a press release.

TRENTON, N.J.Gov. Philip D. Murphy presented an upbeat vision of New Jersey on Tuesday during his State of the State address: a suddenly cool state where A-list actors come to shoot movies and, with luck, residents will have more places to grab a drink.Mr. Murphy, who was re-elected in 2021 by a narrow margin, is the chairman of both the National Governors Association and the Democratic Governors Association.

Getty Images / Realtor.comBye-bye, beachfront!Fox News host Jesse Watters has listed his cute abode on the Jersey Shore for $1,849,000.Fittingly located in the seaside town of Beach Haven, NJ, the beach home comes with four bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and 2,000 square feet of living space.The price was recently reduced by $50,000.

The maritime areas of New York City, Long Island, and the Jersey Shore have long been the site of clam bars strung along the shore like beads on a necklace.While the number has diminished over the decades, a few - like Sheepshead Bay's sainted Randazzo's - persist.These places often began with a limited menu of raw and cooked mollusks that also included oysters and conch, but have expanded their menus to feature a broad range of mainly Italian seafood dishes over the years.

This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times.Though there are existing photographs of Clara Driscoll, no one knows how tall she was, what her voice sounded like or how she walked or moved.What is known is what she left behind: beautifully wrought lamps of many colors, which she designed over three separate tenures at Tiffany Studios, from 1888 to 1909.

Early in the pandemic, one of Chelsea Handler's sisters moved in with her.That wouldn't have been a problem, except that she brought her three adult children.I didn't have children on purpose, and everyone knows that, Handler said in a phone interview this month.Just because I have five extra bedrooms doesn't mean I'm looking for company.