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Memories Linger at Barry’s

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

By BOB DEERIN
Gone but never to be forgotten was the way Joe Eckeart, a lifelong resident of Bradley Beach and close friend of George and Kathy Barry answered the question as he and hundreds of others packed Barrys, the popular Bradley Beach tavern last Thursday.
The patrons were there to say goodbye to Kathy and [...]

Crocs: Ugly and Wildly Popular

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
They could easily be called the ugly duckling of footwear, but for people who like to be good to their feet, they are the only way to go.
They are Crocs and they come in all colors in all shapes and sizes, and they are becoming the shoes of choice for many people [...]

The B Plot

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

Asbury Park residents participated in last years Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride March in New York City.

By RICHARD VIRGILIO
For the second year in a row, Asbury Park will be represented in the annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride March this Sunday in New York City, marching under the theme Diversity by the [...]

They Love a Parade

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Coaster Photo
John and Becky Cannatta, of Weehawkin enjoyed the Memorial Day Parade in Bradley Beach with sons Austin and Brennen and family friend Amelia Osborn. The family is spending its third summer in the borough.

Asbury Park’s Only B&B Offers 6 Rooms, Cool Breezes

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Coaster Photos
Joseph Satterfield stands outside the B&B he operates on Sixth Avenue in Asbury Park. The house features period furniture (below) in the living room.

By ED SALVAS
Sitting on the wrap-around front porch of the Sixth Avenue House Bed and Breakfast in Asbury Park and looking east, one has an unobstructed view of the Atlantic Ocean [...]

Deerin’s Dialogue

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

By Bob Deerin
To all you wonderful mothers I do hope Mothers Day was all it is meant to be, and I apologize for being a week late in congratulating all of you—married, widowed, divorced once, divorced more than once, whatever.
When I think of my mom who passed away many years ago, I remember a woman [...]

A West Side Story Retold

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

New book details Asbury Parks rich history

By HELEN PIKE
For years she was simply a little girl in a crowd of people, held high to see the Elks parade on Springwood Avenue in a photograph that has come to define the heyday of Asbury Parks West Side for African Americans.
Today, a grown-up Madonna Carter Jackson has [...]

A Bat, A Lady Junkie On Local Stages

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

Two out-of-the-ordinary plays; one a musical, are currently on view on area stages.
NENA Productions is presenting Bat Boy, the Musical, at the Jersey Shore Arts Center in Ocean Grove. Don’t be mislead: this isnt Son of Batman, the costumed hero of comic-book flights of fancy. In this musical an under-achieving young hero, as played [...]