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A Great Jersey Shore Summer! My Open Letter To Tourists

Lou Russo — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:51:54 +0000

It seems to have been a good summer here at the Jersey shore. Icertainly hope so for all the local business owners and retailers. If it was a good summer, we owe a lot of it to the tourists, so thank you tourists! But… … I did want to mention a few things to the tourists to keep in [...]

It's Not The End Of Summer..It's The Start Of OUR Summer! [Jersey's Point of Lou]

Lou Russo — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:51:34 +0000

With each passing day, I get a little more upset that summer is winding down here at the Jersey shore. Then I stop and remind myself that our summer is just about to begin! So many Jersey shore residents I know think there are two summers. There’s the tourist summer, the one with the traffic, crowds, lack of parking and 100% [...]

Tourist Driving Lesson 2: The Tolls

Lou Russo — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:22:11 +0000

Hey tourists! Welcome to New Jersey…land of the tolls. Come on you must have heard about them, right? Then why are you so utterly surprised and panicked every time you get to one? I know one thing for sure. There are plenty of signs. They’re big and colorful and some of them even light up! [...]

Point Pleasant Beach Alcohol Restriction After Midnight Is A Bad Idea [OPINION]

Laurie Cataldo — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:57:10 +0000

The Point Pleasant Beach Borough Council introduced an ordinance on Tuesday night that would restrict the sale of alcohol to midnight, unless licensed businesses pay an extra fee, which would allow them to sell until 2 a.m. It’s a measure meant to “maintain quality of life” but…it’s a terrible idea. Like it or not, Point [...]

How Do We Spend Our Jersey Shore Weekends?

Lou Russo — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:21:34 +0000

We live in one of the coolest places around. It's a top tourist destination. People use their vacation time to come here, so we must be doing some amazing things with our weekends, right? We're already in the midst of all things people travel to get to, so we must be taking advantage of it right?. Wrong.