It was once the hotspot in town. A place where one could dress to the nines for a night with Lionel Hampton, Billie Holiday, Little Richard, or Al Green. These famed musicians made the west side’s community halls and clubs a regular tour stop. And in doing so, the area became a place where young […]

Restauranteurs Bob and Chris Fahey will open their Cross and Orange doors just in time for Valentine’s Day. Nestled in the city’s historic Park Overlook building, the 4,000-square-foot restaurant will offer a special Valentine’s Day menu on February 14 crafted by executive chef Sam Byrne [right]. The restaurant will officially open their doors two days […]

From Jan 18 to Feb. 1, the Allenhurst Police Department conducted the following: JAN. 18 A 30-year old Red Bank man, stopped for an equipment violation, was charged with driving while suspended and unlicensed as well as for an obstructed license plate by Patrolman Scott Rapolla. JAN. 21 A four-hour vehicle inspection checkpoint conducted in […]

For their latest end-of-semester concert on Jan. 25, Lakehouse Music Academy pulled out all the stops and rolled out the red carpet at Asbury Lanes to give their student performers a feel for what start treatment is like. The performances, known as “the big gig,” let students showcase their skills and play the songs they’ve […]

The Daley Practice is officially open in Asbury Park. The first of a two-part business venture here by husband and wife team Jack and Thea Daley, the yoga studio [above] is located at 625 Bangs Avenue at the corner of Bond Street. The studio brings Iyengar yoga to the city almost two years after the […]

Taka restaurant began serving customers at their new Cookman Avenue location Thursday. The official move from their Mattison Avenue space to a prominent corner space at the intersection of Cookman and Bond streets came shortly after members of the Asbury Park City Council Wednesday approved a request to transfer the restaurant’s liquor license from the […]

The bridge over Deal Lake that connects Asbury Park and the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township closed Friday morning. In the months ahead, Sunset Avenue bridge will be taken apart and a new, wider, two-lane bridge built with 6-foot shoulders and sidewalks along each side, according to a construction official. Full replacement will take about […]

Seeing a park built on the West Side of Asbury Park is at the top of the to-do list for city council members. Following a presentation City Engineer Joe Cunha gave at the Jan. 28 council meeting on the status of the project, council members stressed there is no reason, after over five years in […]

An adult male and a 9-year-old girl were rescued Wednesday from a small island at the eastern end of Sunset Lake after the two traversed the frozen lake but heard ice cracking when they tried to make their way back across. Asbury Park firefighters responded to a call at 4:47 p.m. alerting them to a possible […]

 From Jan 20 to 27, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JAN 20 • A 42-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with obstructing justice in the 1300 block of Washington Avenue. • A 57-year-old male from Neptune Township was arrested and charged with  possession of CDS [heroin] and defiant trespassing in […]