Mayor John Moor announced via social media that Asbury Park was granted a Transit Village designation and it immediately went viral [locally that is]. “…I am pleased to advise you that the City of Asbury Park has been designated New Jersey’s next Transit village. This is years of policy decisions and staff work that is […]

The Fourth of July weekend along Asbury Park beaches proved to the best one yet, according to Beach Utility Manager Garrett Giberson Sr. Weekend and single day sales records were broken he said. From Friday through Tuesday, what Giberson said marks the Fourth of July weekend, beach sales reached $266,740, a 32 percent increase over […]

The public is invited to participate in a one of a kind art installation in Convention Hall, located at 1300 Ocean Avenue on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. Salt of the Earth is the live installation by local artist Gerda Liebmann starting on July 3 and ending on July 4 with the public’s help. Liebmann has […]

Grammy Nominated Producer Jack Petruzzelli [aka Jack Snax] will debut his studio album Lake Songs Wednesday at Langosta Lounge. A member of The Patti Smith Group, Petruzzelli is known for his Grammy nominated work with Joan Osborne on Bring it on Home [Best Blues Album of 2012]. The two are teaming up again, recording an upcoming […]

The Asbury Park City Council voted Wednesday on a series of transportation related changes. From the bike share program launch date to new meters and residential parking zones and spots on the horizon, here’s a transportation overview to date.   Bike Share: The bike share program will launch August 24 in Asbury Park, Transportation Manager […]

Taking vintage to contemporary,  designer and artist Sebnem Koray is transforming the traditional pieces of years past to modern rustic chic furnishings. “I always wanted to be an interior designer,” the Parsons Parsons School of Design graduate said. Instead she chose fashion design working in the textiles market for many years. It was after moving […]

This week marked the fourth year a group of Jersey Shore residents have been meeting Tuesday nights throughout the summer in Library Square Park. They hail from Bradley Beach to Red Bank and Lakewood, spread their blankets, set up portable chairs, distribute snacks and water and snacks before getting down to fellowship. Led by Rev. […]

A standing room only crowd packed the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting room Tuesday as College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Charter School officials began their request for use variance, needed to house the newly launched charter school’s grades K to 3 students at First Baptist Church, located at 508 Third Avenue. Among those in the […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be a 4:30 p.m. closed executive session. The public meetings begin at 6 p.m. with a  workshop session and is followed by the 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes […]

City officials have announced the award of a $237,000 Transportation Alternatives Program [TAP] grant for Main Street. The city’s main corridor [owned by the state] is one of only 27 projects totaling $19.46 million awarded by the Federal Highway Administration of the US Department of Transportation. “Main Street is one of Asbury Park’s biggest and […]