Atlantic magazine’s national correspondent and columnist Ta-Nehisi Coates will not be in attendance at the 6 p.m. Tuesday open discussion on his July 4 article “Letter To My Son.” A previous posting mistakingly stated the national award winning journalist would be in attendance. Oraganizers said the public is welcome to attend but know that Coates himself […]

Asbury Park’s music scene turns its focus to the city’s youth. On Dec. 13, Lakehouse Music Academy and the Asbury Park Music Foundation [APMF] will present “Family Holiday Rock Show,” a showcase of Kindie Rock performers. Kindie Rock is a children’s music genre aimed at kids under age 10. Held from 11 a.m. to 1 […]

Atlantic magazine’s national correspondent and columnist Ta-Nehisi Coates will lead an open discussion 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Kula Café on his Fourth of July article “Letter To My Son.” The article is an excerpt from Coates’ “Between the World and Me,” an open letter to his teenage son on being a Black in America. […]

Small Business Saturdays begins this weekend and here in Asbury Park it comes with an encore of this summer’s Asbury Fresh and the Holiday Bazaar/Market at Fifth Pop-Ups. Created by American Express with a cardholder incentive program, the first Small Business Saturday was held in 2010 as a reminder to shop at local businesses. This […]

Holiday tree lighting, Chanukah and Kwanza celebrations are upon us. Many in the surrounding area include food, toy and coat drives [Check local municipalities for more information]. Below is a list for the Asbury Park Sun coverage area: 5:30 p.m. Saturday Ocean Grove Tree Lighting at the corner of Main Avenue and Pilgrim Pathway 7 […]

Paul Merker and Theresa Richards sat down just after noon on Wednesday for their Thanksgiving meal. On the menu were mash potatoes, cornbread, sautéed string beans with shallots, cornbread stuffing, candied yams, and of course the roasted turkey and gravy. The city residents, who are currently homeless, say the found about the At the Table’s […]

While a Tuesday recount of the Nov. 3 Board of Education [BOE] election figures changed tallies, it did not change the outcome of those who garnered the most votes for the three open seats. The new BOE seats will be filled by Angela Ahbez-Anderson, Kenneth E. Saunders and Sheila Etienne. Ahbez-Anderson ran on a ticket […]

The House of Independents grand opening kicked off at 7 p.m. Tuesday with a wide age-range of patrons filling the Cookman Avenue venue’s two floors. The House of Independents brings together a mix of theatre, dance, film, comedy, oddities, late night fare, and of course the music that placed Asbury Park on the global radar. […]

The Asbury Park City Council approved a resolution to pay former Department of Commerce Director Tom Gilmour close to $20,000 for unused vacation and comp-time Wednesday. Gilmour, a 14-year employee, was informed via a termination letter dated September 24 that his job would end October 30. A standing room-only audience of local business owners packed […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]