Friday, May 29th, 2009 Comments
Seaside Heights Boradwalk There are signs of economic recovery, and according to a Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll released on May 27, tourism at the Jersey Shore may not take a hit to the extent that had been originally predicted at the peak of the economic turmoil in the winter.
Friday, May 29th, 2009 Comments
The Osprey in Manasquan has mandated Tivas, hackey sack not required
Manasquan night-life staple The Osprey has outlawed flip-flops beginning tonight, according to an APP staff report. I’m pretty sure this is patently absurd because who doesn’t wear flips in the summer?? I’ve only been to Osprey once and aside from the $10 cover and $7 Bud Lights, it was a pretty good time. But, guess what I was wearing – oh yes, FLIP-FLOPS. So was everyone else I was with and probably 98% of the people there.
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 Comments
When the going gets tough...
Been having a renewed love affair with my Nikon-D80, and among the 200-or-so pictures of friends and family taken over the weekend, I liked this image from Monday — a girl with an ankle brace being helped down to the water. There was an ankle brace involved, I swear. A spectacular day on the beach, sorry to those of you who sat in traffic, but it was the only real winner of a day all weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday, May 21st, 2009 Comments
Sunset Manor Beach in Lavallette in May
For the second year running, the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium/New Jersey Sea Grant and Stevens Institute of Technology used scientific data and online votes to rank the Shore’s top 10 beaches but Ledger Live host Brian Donohue asked the experts a question none of them wanted to answer: What are the Garden State’s worst spots for sunning and swimming?
Saturday, May 16th, 2009 Comments
Not at the shore this weekend due to a family wedding. (So long as they don’t fall between Memorial Day and Labor Day, I’m good!). So I thought I’d post some links and rambling commentary so long as I’m at it.
- Philly.com article about celebs at the Jersey Shore, but it turns out to be a bit of a slight, saying that they’re really non-celebs, which is BS, as anyone who has ever seen James Gandolfini eating ice cream at Salty’s can tell you.
Most offending quote “Despite the Shore’s plebeian roots, it does at times attract celebrities to more than Atlantic City casinos.” So, apparently those A.C. high-rollers (please) do deign themselves to visit our shores on occasion. The only thing they article gets right is… in a quote from someone else who knows what they’re talking about… “If they want to wear sweatsuits and sandals and hang out with everybody else, they come to the Shore.” Damn straight!
Fortunately, people like this medial waste dumping dentist don’t make their way up our isle. I digress…
AP article on NJ.com about the tax increase shit show. How property values are declining and the justification for a major property tax increase came about during the Great Depression 2.0 will remain a mystery unexplained not unlike our Jersey Devil. More bad news, of course, it all comes back to further screw the tax payer in the end. “Lakewood has already spent about $3 million to settle some of the 4,500 appeals. Township tax coordinator Cassandra Johnson said it is a ‘nightmare.’” No joke!
