City Transportation Manager Michael Manzella has an additional responsibility to add to his portfolio — Deputy City Manager. Manzella was named to the post at Monday’s annual city council reorganization meeting, according to Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn. (Shown with Manzella at right.) Manzella, 33, will continue on as Transportation Manager. He’ll receive a $10,000 stipend […]

A fresh start is on tap at the Deal Lake Bar + Co where owners Greg Bartz, Andrea Pappas and Phil Villapiano (shown left to right) plan a May opening now that the Village of Loch Arbour has granted preliminary site plan approval for their reconstruction. The building — a restaurant and bar for decades […]

Come get some fresh air during this month’s Asbury Park Slow Roll bike ride around the city on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 2 pm. Participants will meet at the Carousel building on the boardwalk. The rides are monthly community events open to everyone, residents and friends of Asbury Park. Helmets are required for those under […]

The Cooperate Asbury group is hosting a talk and conversation about Martin Luther King, Jr.’s economic beliefs and the concept of participatory economics on January 27 at Trinity Church. Cooperate Asbury is led by a local group of activists dedicated to the creation of community-owned cooperative businesses, affordable housing, and people-powered direct democracies. Muata Greene and Derek […]

Choosing board members and officers won’t be the only item on the agenda when the Asbury Park Historical Society (APHS) holds its reorganization meeting on Thursday, January 16 in the Asbury Park Public Library. There’s also the subject of when Asbury Park banned rock and roll. Specifically, the response to what happened after the 1956 […]

Asbury Park has now joined the movement to eliminate single-use plastic bags. The ban went into effect on Jan. 1. Within Asbury Park, single-use plastic bags cannot be provided by retailers or food establishments at customer check-out. Instead, businesses may provide single-use paper bags or reusable bags at a minimum fee of $0.10 to the […]

The next co-op member information session for the Asbury Book Cooperative is this Sunday, January 5 at 11 am at words! bookstore at 623 Cookman Avenue.  Attendees will learn more about words! transition into the community-owned Asbury Book Cooperative starting in May. You can ask questions about cooperatives and membership, as well as connect with other members […]