History rose to meet a set of hopeful athletes Thursday in the Asbury Park School District. “All I kept thinking is that I have to get her,” said 13-year-old Micah Wright [shown at right in feature photo] after overtaking competitors to help her team win the 4×100 yard relay at the Frank Budd Games. “I […]
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Friday kicks off a weeklong film series at The ShowRoom Cinema with an aim to support art programs throughout the city, organizers announced Tuesday. The Arts Curious Film Series is hosted by the Arts Coalition of Asbury Park [ArtsCAP] to help fund initiatives that spark awareness of public art and a youth oriented filmmaking challenge […]
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Local artist Molly Gaston Johnson will host Discourse and Dessert, an election night gathering 8 pm. Tuesday at the Asbury Park Yacht Club. “My own artwork is continuously inspired by patterns of life, growth, and behavior, specifically how human behavior is governed by the same basic instincts found in all living things,” Johnson [at right] […]
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Aiming to provide play spaces for children who do not have daily access to them, officials from the New York-based Alexandra’s Playgrounds worked with over 75 community volunteers to construct Our Lady of Mount Carmel Elementary School’s first playground on Saturday morning. “I just think this is a wonderful day for everyone,” said the school’s […]
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The 25th Annual LGBTI Pride Celebration will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday at Fifth and Ocean avenues along the Asbury Park waterfront. “PRIDE 25 is a rain or shine event,” organizers posted on Facebook Saturday. “There’s lots going on in Asbury Park this weekend. Although, Mother Nature looks like she’s planning to […]
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The Asbury Park School District, in partnership with Brookdale Community College is launching its Asbury Park College Promise initiative. The college readiness program will allow high school students to begin their college career during the junior year, officials have said. College courses will be offered in conjunction with the high school curriculum, giving students the […]
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The Asbury hotel, the first hotel to open in Asbury Park in over 50 years, will host a lineup of Pride-inspired events this weekend. Kicking off the festivities is the weekly weekend opener – Friday Night Tea Dance – from 4 to 8 p.m. on the Fifth Avenue hotel’s roof space named for the shuttered […]
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There’s a new wall at Dark City Brewing Company – the second in a series of art installations at the Main Street brewery. 12×17 Owner Kevin Sharpe said the 12’ x 17’ art wall will spotlight a new artist every six months. Taking the nickname of the Jersey Shore city, Dark City is Asbury Park’s […]
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A community of volunteers will come together Saturday morning to help construct Our Lady of Mount Carmel Elementary School’s very first playground in its over 90 history. More than 75 volunteers are expected to join in the construction of the Alexandra’s Playground donated equipment, organizers said. Based in Irvington, New York, Alexandra’s Playground. “We are […]
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