With a new twist, vibe, and venue, the team behind the Annual Asbury Park Women’s Convention [APWC] have announced this year’s event will take place from 10 am to 3 pm at the legendary Stone Pony, located at 913 Ocean Ave. “I’m really excited about the venue change to the Stone Pony,” Co-Founder and Comedian […]

Law enforcement officials are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual responsible for killing two cats, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Grammicioni announced Wednesday morning. A joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office SPCA Division and the Asbury Park Police Department was launched Monday after the latter reported the death of two young male […]

Salt School hospitality training for 140 perspective employees began Saturday morning at the Monmouth County Boys and Girls Club, located at 1201 Monroe Ave. This is the fourth rendition of the intensive course aimed at educating participants in the art of receiving and serving guests of hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues. This time around, the […]

Jersey Shore Women in Tech [JSWT], a fast-growing organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and mentoring women in the tech industry has raised enough funds to send four Asbury Park High School students to Plum Crazy Robotics tech coding camp in Marlboro. “We have been humbled by how the local community has rallied around this cause […]

iStar, Asbury Park’s waterfront redevelopment company, has announced the launch of a community website that will not only outline details of their investment in the 1.4 square mile community but also provide a forum for public feedback. The website, asburyparkwaterfront.com, went live Thursday morning, one day after an estimated 250 people turned out to a […]

The Asbury Park Museum has announced three programs in addition to its weekly African American Reads Ins being held Saturday afternoons through February’s end. The brainchild of Asbury Galleria owner Kay Harris, the popup museum opened in December inside the fifth Avenue pavilion on the AP Boardwalk at 1200 Ocean Ave. The Saturday afternoon community […]

Konscious Youth Development and Service [KYDS], a local nonprofit that primarily works to help the area’s youth travel the terrain of living in an urban neighborhood, is the brainchild of Monmouth University graduates Mychal Mills and Rodney Salomon. Be it poverty, crime, gangs, drug abuse or alcoholism, the pair quietly took a holistic approach by […]

Two community events will be taking place at local churches this weekend. First up is the 10 am to noon Survivors of Everyday Gun Violence Listening Project and Vigil at Second Baptist Church, located at 124 Atkins Ave. The featured guest speaker is Regina Thompson-Jenkins, whose son Tre Devon Lane died after shielding two friends […]

A Feb 4 report released by 24/7 Wall St has named Asbury Park among the top worst cities to live in across the nation. In recent years, Asbury Park has been ranked among the best cities nationwide by Livability, Travel +Leisure, carrentals.com, USA Today, to name a few. Also, its beach has consistently landed on […]

In a brief responding to the local Littoral Society’s beach access lawsuit against the borough, Deal Business Administrator Stephen Carasia maintains Neptune Avenue is not a pedestrian access point. “Contrary to the plaintiff’s recitations, Neptune Avenue is not a pedestrian ‘access point’ as identified on the Borough of Deal’s Municipal Public Access Plan submitted by […]