Great article and 2 thumbs up, for Asbury Park!
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> Excerpt from Philly.com's
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> _P.J. Thomas: Shore's next It location: Asbury Park | Philadelphia
Daily
> News | 10/08/2008_
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(http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20081008_Shore_s_next_It_location__Asbury_Park.html)
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> Posted on Wed, Oct. 8, 2008, _http://tinyurl.com/4tkuhy_
> (http://tinyurl.com/4tkuhy)
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> Shore's next It location: Asbury Park
>
> ...Redevelopment efforts and a renewed focus on addressing the crime
that
> had long kept visitors away have helped lure new businesses, as well
as
> year-round residents willing to shell out $400,000 for a new condo.
>
> "This past summer, the beach was filled with people again," Doran
said. "Now
> you don't go to the beach to read, you go to socialize."
> Asbury Park, just 70 minutes from New York and 90 minutes from
Philadelphia,
> is poised to be the next great Shore community. It's a quirky,
stylish and
> affordable seaside getaway.
> Madison Marquette, a major real estate development company in
Washington,
> D.C., that specializes in creating "lifestyle centers" that include
> entertainment, retail and residential development, has initiated
ambitious plans for a
> 56-acre project that includes an unusual mix of retail, restaurants,
housing
> and redevelopment of the 3/4-mile boardwalk. The boardwalk phase is
expected
> to be done next spring....
> A recent stroll in and out of the boardwalk shops proved a delightful
> surprise. The typical kitchy beach stores with their logo T-shirts,
saltwater taffy
> and painted coffee mugs have given way to a stylish mix of trendy
shops such
> as Posh Den, a home furnishing store with treasures ranging from
quick-grab
> napkin ring sets priced at $20 to a sculpture by stainless steel
artist Chen
> that retails for a staggering $85,000....
> Weekly family entertainment, film screenings and special events such
as this
> weekend's Antiques and Art Show are held in the Grand Arcade or
Convention
> Hall.
> Scattered along the boardwalk are a range of eateries, from the
Mexican
> Lagosta to fun stops such as Candyteria, a sweet shop. Book-ending
the boardwalk
> are Stella Marino, an Italian restaurant slated to open this month,
and Tim
> McLoone's Supper Club, a 167-seat restaurant whose intimate,
circular room
> provides 180-degree views that include the Atlantic Ocean. The club
opened in
> June.
> (More at link above.)
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