

A Wrong Turn Becomes the Right Turn
I recall reading a news story about a Jersey woman (NOT Abby Burke, above) who followed the directions of her GPS straight into the...


End of an Era
The PubScout is in a state of mourning tonight. A venerable and favorite pub--Foley's in NYC--is closing its red doors for good,...


Pondering Phase 2 in NC
Thanks to my friends over at Life in Brunswick County for publishing my ruminations as I try to make sense of something called "Phase 2."...


All Dogs Go To Heaven...
...and, surprisingly, Dog Heaven may be as close as Murrell's Inlet, SC, at a very uniquely themed restaurant and pub called The Dead Dog...


Three Jersey Guys Walk Into a Bar...
…just not in Jersey, of course, as Gov. Murphy’s Draconian lockdown measures won’t permit that yet. For that matter, neither will Gov....


Live to Write; Write to Live
Many thanks to my bosses at South Brunswick Magazine for publishing my latest ruminations--written under quarantine. Kind of... Cheers!...


Everybody Good?
"Hello, yeah, it's been a while... Not much, how 'bout you?" If your memory is jogged by the opening lyrics to the song "I'd Really Love...


Everybody Hurts...
Amid the daily doses of disturbing news about the effects of this pandemic on average folks, I ran across this article by Mike Roosevelt....


Just in Time for St. Paddy's Day
My friends over at South Brunswick Magazine have just published my story about a very neat Irish pub in Southport. It's called...


Pub Hubbub
My friends over at Life in Brunswick County are always attuned to the latest, greatest pubs and eateries in the southeastern coastal...