USA TODAY USA TODAY Chicago's Boystown, the nation's first municipally recognized gay village, has become more straight in recent years.

FEWER GAYBORHOODSCITIES ENCLAVES LOSING THEIR IDENTITYWith growing acceptance of gays and lesbians, there are signs gay neighborhoods are fading away. 1B

Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial close of summer at the Jersey

Shore.So how did the tourism industry the biggest business in Monmouth

and Ocean counties do this year? Early indications are the Shore fared

better than last year, but the region still has a way to go following the

devastating impacts of 2012s superstorm Sandy. Five factors weather,

the economy,Sandy recovery, gasoline prices and intangibles tell the tale.

Your Money, AA6

CROWDS RUSHING

BACK TO SHORE Business better than last year as tourism picks up

CAN WE BEAT

$6.4B?Thats how muchtourism-relatedrevenue the stateestimates Monmouthand Ocean countiesgenerated in 2013.

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SANDY RECOVERY

DESTINATION PHILLY: BOOKEXPLORES LIFE OF MTTERMUSEUM FOUNDERSUNDAY BEST, E1

TWO VETERAN EDUCATORSGIVE FAILING GRADES TOCOMMON CORE REFORMSFOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS@ISSUE, AA1

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