<strong>What a difference a couple of years can make</strong> My only hope is that they know when to stop. I come from an area where I've seen first hand how out of control upwardly-mobile development can get....
<strong>Options abound in Asbury Park these days</strong> Not long ago, your choices for food and drink on the boardwalk in Asbury Park were limited to say the least. Not so anymore....
Originally built in 1928, not as an insane asylum or hospital as many have rumored, but as a grand hotel....
<strong>Photos of the hotel where I stayed Labor Day weekend 2009</strong>...
A hip lounge filled with music The Rat Pack could have called home....
<strong>1000 Ocean Ave Asbury Park, NJ</strong> It was time for a chaotic breakfast. Pop's Garage is the second location of what can only be described as cocina inside a surf shop....
<strong>1200 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, NJ </strong> This was the first place we ate at. First of all, you can't beat the location. Salt Water Beach Café occupies the downstairs portion of the old Howard Johnson's....
<strong>1009 Boardwalk Asbury Park, NJ</strong> It's the little hot dog stand that could. Refusing to abandon the place it had called home for over 50 years. Some say even longer than that....
<strong>1300 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ</strong> One of the many new additions to Convention Hall, it hugs the outer south and east sides, right on the beach. This too was not here on my last visit...
<strong>800 Ocean Ave Asbury Park, NJ</strong> I over heard someone say this was the best restaurant in town. I can't say for sure, not having eaten at all of the other places....
<strong>5th Street and Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, NJ</strong> We'd find ourselves here a couple of times on this short trip. It' my kinda place. Loose, rough around the edges but welcoming … and cheap....
<strong>Photos from a surprising weekend</strong>...
What has happened to us? In the days that followed 9/11 we drew together. To hell with color and creed, race and class. Our mission was to mend. But now......
The significance of 09/09/09 to me... Hey, cut me some slack! It's my birthday!...
<strong>The Metallica Tribute Harp Duo</strong> A way to breathe new life into an old metal beast has come in an unlikely form....
<strong>Coming to Hoboken September 10, 2009</strong> This one promises to be another great show with a fantastic lineup....
<strong>I'm saving my pennies up for one of these</strong> Of all the tricks I've seen by bands wanting to stand out in the crowd of CD packaging, this one takes the cake....