In 2007, Rob Ilvento launched a business venture that grew from his daughter’s love of pinball. Today, the Silverball Museum Arcade has become one of the Jersey Shore’s most popular destinations; named the Best Attraction in the state in a 2017 USA Today Readers Poll. “Autistic children have a difficult time connecting,” Ilvento said.  “But, […]

A business venture that grew from a daughter’s love of pinball has become one of the Jersey Shore’s most popular destinations. And now Rob Ilvento, founder of the Silverball Museum and Arcade on the Asbury Park Boardwalk, will be honored for his continual support and work as a parent-advocate for autism awareness by The Arc […]

Silverball Pinball Museum is reopening this afternoon after Hurricane Sandy blew through the city in late October. The museum, full of modern and vintage machines, has been located on the boardwalk since the spring of 2010. “Over half of their storefront was blown in by Sandy, so they took in water and sand,” said Carrie […]