Spring break will not include travel but a week filled with writing, rehearsals, recording, and performances for some local teens. On Monday, the Beats & Rhymes Boot Camp at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County and Lakehouse Recording Studios returns.  The intensive training program, which launched last summer as a pilot, returns as […]

Plans to make Asbury Park a more walk and bike friendly community advanced this month with the adoption of a master plan by the Asbury Park Planning Board and a proposal for adding e-scooters and e-bikes to the city’s existing bike share fleet. Transportation Director Michael Manzella said benefits include reducing traffic congestion and parking […]

Seven months before Sea.Hear.Now festival along Asbury Park’s waterfront unleashes a new lineup of entertainment, art, food and surf talents, organizers have announced general admission and VIP tickets are sold out. “We’re blown away by the support for Sea.Hear.Now – all General Admission and VIP Tickets are officially sold out, organizers said in a written […]

Continuing to grow partnership that will bring new programs to the Asbury Park waterfront, boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette has partnered with Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Ocean Township, officials announced Monday morning. Madison Marquette, which owns and operates the Asbury Park boardwalk and the Ocean Avenue located iconic Stone Pony and Wonder Bar, has a […]

Hoagitos owners Mark and Emma Spagnuola have announced their flagship Third Avenue pop up on the Asbury Park boardwalk will not open this summer. Known for their gourmet take of traditional sandwiches in mini form, Hoagitos opened a year-round location inside Belmar Plaza in 2016. “Hoagitos will not be opening its Asbury Park location for […]

Behind the hubbub that will surround Lil’ BUB’s appearance alongside a host of celebrities and VIPs during this weekend’s Catsbury Park Cat Convention is the dedication of a team who work year round to provide local feral felines a safe respite while awaiting forever homes. The famous Lil BUB, known for her headline breaking interview […]

Remembering Mom, a fundraising exhibit by Rescue Ridge will be held May 5 to 11 at The Collective Art Tank, located at 529 Bangs Ave in Asbury Park. The art show commemorates Eleanor Shoneman, an artist and lifelong animal lover and volunteer, who passed away in October, organizers said in a written statement. Shoneman’s original […]

Former Gov Jim McGreevy, in the midst of what he calls ‘recalibrating an understanding of what reentry is’ for those leaving prison, brought together a packed room inside St Stephen AME Zion Church on Springwood Avenue filled with social service representatives, pastors, area municipal, county and state officials Tuesday to honor Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun […]

The third Thursday of the month is the new first Saturday, according to Asbury Park’s downtown merchants who are launching the monthly initiative on April 18 in conjunction with the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce. “This is the first of a new endeavor by the downtown merchants to encourage people to come into town during […]

Salt School, the hospitality training program created locally by David Bowd of Salt Hotels, graduated its fourth class of students Saturday and now has plans to roll the program out across the nation. “David Bowd and Jenni Loughman continue to do an amazing job with the Salt School; training, working with, and hiring people from […]