Ocean Grove Main Avenue. June 15, 2019. Paul Goldfinger photo ©. Click images to enlarge.
Love, Positano. Main Avenue OG. Paul Goldfinger ©. 6/15/19
OG underground youth movement—- Paul Goldfinger photo. 6/21
Pilgrim Pathway. Paul Goldfinger photo. 6/21 Blogfinger.net. OG lifestyles photo. Very cool.
Auditorium Square Park. 2 blocks from Main Ave. Paul Goldfinger OG lifestyles photo. Shake, but don’t stir.
Craft Show on the Pathway. Boring! 6/15/19. A fine kettle of fish. Blogfinger.net photo. © Not as crazy as the flea market..
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor, Blogfinger.net Ocean Grove lifestyles. 6/15/19. Jersey Shore, USA.
Whereas the craft show was deja vu all over again, an interesting and varied crowd was enjoying the variety of treats on Main Avenue, especially on the south side.
Alfresco dining up and down the street added charm, and many young people were popping in and out of the shops, especially the Comfort Zone, Artisan Pizza shop, Positano boutique, and Odyssey coffee. Music was softly playing.
The atmosphere was quite alive, and there was just enough congestion, but not too much.
This part of town needs to breathe. Huge crowds don’t help, and you can see that on the Pathway where a different flavor was on display—-rocky road.
SAMMY DAVIS, JR.
The Craft Fair is fine, but OG has too many tourist clogging and street closing events. We need to refine the selection for we-the-people who actually live in this town.
We need to enhance cultural events: lectures, outdoor concerts and art shows, poetry readings, and more events to enhance the lifestyles of neighbors such as the art on the porch, the town wide yard sale, and activities for the Grovarian children like the pet parade.
Paul Goldfinger, Editor Blogfinger.net
Maybe the landlords of the empty stores should lower their rent. The spots would have been filled a year ago.
Thanks for the article. My wife and I personally enjoyed the Craft Fair.
There were a lot of visitors on Main Avenue (and all over the Grove) on Saturday looking for a place to eat. Comment I heard was “disappointing”. With Nagle’s temporarily closed, it makes the situation worse.
We don’t need anymore real estate offices. We need more places where residents (and visitors) can go to grab a bite to eat. Perhaps the powers that be can allow more retail (i.e. restaurant) space along Main Avenue or be more lenient when restaurants are looking for space instead of telling them that offices only are allowed.