Excerpted from a press release: What do Albert Einstein, JFK, Tim Tebow, Bill Gates, Thomas Edison, Whoopi Goldberg and possibly your child have in common? If your child struggles to read they may have dyslexia just like those famous people do. Everyone thinks it is reading words backwards but it isn’t. According to the National Institute of […]
June
01
THE BEST MARKETERS IN TOWN: JOHNNY MAC TAKES ON PRIDE WEEKEND
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What’s the best way to change a bar’s image of a more down-n-dirty straight crowd than the summer-flirty gay crowd on the gayest weekend of the year? This… Johnny Mac’s on Main Street isn’t afraid to have fun with their marketing efforts. (Photo courtesy of Michael Booth) Brilliant! The best marketers in Asbury Park, Johnny […]
May
31
INSPIRED DAY TRIPS AROUND NEW JERSEY: NEW BOOK
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To quote one of my favorite writers, Dr. Seuss, “Oh, the places you will go.” The new, unique travel book “Day Trips from New Jersey” features a handful of cities and areas in our state that may inspire your next staycation. From Vernon to Highlands to Somers Point, the author helps residents rediscover their own […]
May
17
A WORK OF WEARABLE ART: SWEET JOEY’S $300 JEANS
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From work to play, jeans are the area’s every-season fashion staple. Sweet Joey’s, a select vintage men’s and women’s clothing and accessories store on Bangs Avenue, has become the ultimate resource for the best in custom-made denim for New York City stylistas as well as everyday jean junkies. I spoke with “Sweet” Joey Pisch and […]
May
10
“LOAD OF LOVE”: OCEAN GROVE’S SALLY HARRIS “PAINTS THE TOWN PINK”
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Irresistible firecracker Sally Harris of Ocean Grove, is an inspiration in the quest to ensure women get mammograms. A breast cancer survivor herself, for the past six years Harris has served on the Business Committee of Paint the Town Pink, an annual week-long awareness-building and fundraising campaign in eight cities surrounding Red Pink… err Red […]
May
10
GET YOUR “ITCH” ON: L!VE ASBURY PARK PRESENTS “HEDWIG”
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Excerpted from a press release: L!VE Asbury Park is pleased to announce its upcoming production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Chris Hall (Hedwig) and Kendal Hartse (Yitzhak) have signed on as the leads along side musicians Michael Thomas Murray, Mike Preen and Steve Kelly. Audiences will remember Chris Hall who garnered critical acclaim as […]
May
03
BET ON A GOOD TIME: COASTAL HABITAT’S CASINO NIGHT
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Coastal Habitat for Humanity will hold its second annual “Play to Build” event as a casino night this month at the Taylor Pavilion on the beach in Belmar. “We have been working hard at our many community programs since our Play to Build event last year, so now it’s time to have some fun,” said […]
April
26
“C’EST MAGNIFIQUE”: CAFE VOLAN LATTES
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Is this a coffee shop or a modeling agency? Café Volan on Bangs Avenue in the Steinbach Building is seemingly where the beautiful and street-stylish converge for the best Lattes and café au laits prepared by business partners and avid surfers Paul Cali and Doug Parent. Founded in June of last year, Cali and Parent chose “Volan” […]
ASBURY PARK: CITY TO SEE 