After 181,000+ website hits, articles on more than 400 websites worldwide and appearances on newscasts coast to coast, the sale of the little cottage at  7 1/2 West End Court has been finalized. While the prospective buyers came from all directions - there was the entertainment attorney from Nashville, the music industry executives from New York who were going to make it into a songwriter's retreat and a group of fans from London, in the end, the buyer was a Jersey girl, her brother and their good friend.  I wish the buyers years of happiness and fun times in the cottage.  It's always been a favorite of mine, since college days when I lived across the street on the beach, moving in the same week as Bruce in 1974. The purchasers are three fans of the E Street Band who felt at $280,000... 12/15/2009

First time offered:  the landmark beach town cottage where Bruce Springsteen lived in 1974-1975 when he wrote the entire "Born to Run" album.  West End, New Jersey 07740 Bruce often talks about living here, including in the Born to Run documentary made in 2005 on the 30th anniversary of it's re-mastered release.  In the documentary, Bruce returns to 7 1/2 West End Court and reminisces about how he would sit on the porch or sit on the edge of his bed, writing Thunder Road, Born to Run, Tenth Avenue Freeze Out, Backstreets, She's the One and Jungleland.    The 5 room, 2BR, 1Bath cottage is bigger than it looks at about 828 square feet.  It is just 120 feet from beach access (at my old apartment where I lived in 1974-1975 when Bruce lived here).  It has high ceilings and is built in the t... 09/01/2009

November 11, 2007JESSE'S CAFE & CATERING at 139 Brighton Avenue, West End of Long Branch Who knew health food could taste so good? I haven't frequented Jesse's Cafe since I was a West End regular in 2002. Back then Jesse operated a health food store and small cafe in the back. Jesse is a West End mainstay. She's owned and operated her cafe for 28 years. She also wrote a cookbook. Jesse renovated her place BIG-TIME a few years ago and the place is amazing. Jesse's motto is "EAT FRESH FOR HEALTH!" And I did. I started my lunch with a fresh juice cocktail (no silly, booze-free) called Cure Ya or Kill Ya.The ingredients are juiced garlic, ginger, beet, carrot and if you're really saucy a shot of ole cayenne. I could taste the vitamins on my buds. The cayenne kicked this baby up a notch! For... 11/02/2007