Welcome mat out at Shore’s ‘green’ houses 
Jersey Shore home and business owners who use renewable energy sources will open their doors to the public as part of a Green Buildings Open House on Saturday, Oct. 7.

GARY BOGUE: Don’t put captive frogs in fridge to hibernate 
Gary is taking a two-week vacation to visit the rain forests of Panama. He will meet you here for your usual morning cup of coffee together on Thursday. We’ll print some of his columns from the past while he’s gone. Today’s is from Dec. 8, 1996.

On House-Arrest Soirees and Fabulous Thighs: Martha Speaks! 
“She has great hair!” With that ultimate gal-to-gal endorsement, Anita Perry introduced Martha Stewart as keynote speaker at the Texas Conference for Women last Thursday, to a sold-out crowd of 8,000 at the Austin Convention Center.