A look, in photos, of latest area events, local everyday people and places.
A twirly halftime show on the RFH Basketball court was the feature of one of last week’s Retro Pics of the Day. It was all about the twirl and the traditional celebration of the game with that show of support and skilled entertainment half way through. But then there were those guys they were championing.
Continue reading Retro RFH Boys Basketball Courting
The usual chatter about the Super Bowl halftime is incessant. And much like the seemingly nonstop beat, beat, beat of the music, those memories of the steady ol’ high school marching band rhythm drone on in the minds of retro thinkers. So, we march to the beat and remember those RFH halftime shows of yesteryear. The memories are all about the high school band and a timeless show that hasn’t seen its football field stage or basketball court in decades.
Continue reading Retro RFH Twirly Halftime Show DirectorsSometimes the reflection at the waterfront in the Rumson-Fair Haven area is a mirror glass one. Still. Vivid. A picture with a clear message staring back at you from beneath.
It’s a picture of calm insight. It’s casting back of a similar scene with something new to see in the frame freeze of the water. Reflection. It gives you the chance to see more … without the blindness that the light can bring.
Take a look and find your own retrospective view …
— Photos/Elaine Van Develde
You haven’t truly gone home in Fair Haven until you’ve had a quality pop-in hug, chat and cup o’ Joe with Trudi Williams at Booskerdoo.
Continue reading Hometown Gem: Fair Haven Barista & Friend, Trudi WilliamsContinue reading Focus: Faces of 2019“If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.”
Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers)
Once upon a time, the time-in-a-bottle concept was encapsulated on film. Black-and-white film. Dog-eared, creased, faded photos of moments captured.
Continue reading Focus: Retro Favs of 2019The Beatles said it in the song In My Life. There are places people remember … all their lives … though some have changed. Place defines. It brings comfort. It triggers memories. It is a bookmark in our hearts. The places we remember forever … the places that are home.
Continue reading Focus: Places Remembered 2019
Many R-FH area daredevils participated in the annual Polar Bear Plunge in Asbury Park this year to ring in the roaring 2020s with a dive and a chill.
Continue reading Retro RFH Cool Dude Polar Bear Clubbing
They got lit for the holidays and ended up winning. Essentially that’s what happened when Fair Haven residents competed in the borough’s second annual holiday decoration contest (2019).
Continue reading Scene Around: Lit Holiday Winners in Fair HavenRemember the old Sunday night drive to check out all the Christmas lights when you were a kid?
Continue reading Lighting Up Fair Haven for the Holidays
By the looks of a recent unintended holiday roadside attraction, it’s beginning to look a lot like a Christmas party gone bad.
Continue reading Scene Around: Looking A lot Like a Wild Christmas TimeIt’s always a classic — that Santa and the happy, Christmas-loving kid photo that goes awry.
Continue reading Retro ‘Santa Slays Me’ Moments
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