Shirley seemed to be doomed from the beginning. Founded by a Vaudevillian huckster who touted it as a seaside haven despite the sand bar that blocks access to t

Shirley is a woman of independent means; her friend Caroline is not. Both struggle with what a woman's role is and can be. Their male counterparts - Louis, the

Shirley Dobson and her daughter, Danae, sorted through a lifetime of family stories and special menus to present their time-honored recipes and ideas for more t