The Sounds of Summer are back and Asbury Park Music Foundation has a lineup of free music events that is sure to fit anyone’s bill. Known for their youth music education programs, the roster features a mix of local, regional and national touring artists aimed at bringing the city’s entire community together in various locations, […]

Monday night’s Pulse Memorial gathering in Library Square Park was not only a moment for the Asbury Park community to remember the 49 individuals who lost their lives one year prior when 29-year-old Omar Mateen, a security guard armed with a SIG Sauer MCX semi-automatic rifle and a 9mm Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol attacked the […]

A national, if not global, attention has turned toward the just over 1-square-mile city along the Jersey Shore. Having already received accolades for its venues, like The Asbury, national publications are beginning to name the city itself among their best of lists. It began with last year’s Travel + Leisure and USA Today’s nod, and […]

KYDS June Events The Konscious Youth Development & Service [KYDS] monthly lineup of events are aimed at nourishing the body, mind and soul. The 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday June 12 & 19 Mindful Meditations offer a place to reset peace and balance. This month’s 5:30 to 9 p.m. June 24 One Mic One Soul […]

An upgrade of the city hall complex is back in front of developers interested in transforming the 1 Municipal Plaza facility. The new request not only seeks plans to add a parking garage, commercial spaces and residences to its one block facility along Main Street, it now comes with a new outlined ask for green space, City […]

‘Time is running out for the community’s voice to be heard’ was the takeaway from Saturday morning’s Charting a New Path Forward: What Residents and Civic Leaders Want in Local Media forum, held at Cowerks in the Lakehouse building on Lake Avenue in Asbury Park. Members of the local media, including Jersey Shore Hurricane News, […]

An Asbury Park man was found guilty Wednesday of sexual assault charges stemming from a 2014 involving an 11-year-old girl, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Saturday. Didier Villagra, 37, of Asbury Park, was found guilty of first degree aggravated sexual assault, second degree sexual assault, and second degree endangering the welfare of a […]

Oceanfront Preservation Coalition, activists working to save a parcel of waterfront land in the north beach area from development are organizing a rally. “The City of Asbury Park wants to negotiate a deal to save its north end beach from development and create an oceanfront park,” the written announcement for the June 24 event said. […]

For five local high school seniors, college enrollment this fall will be free of tuition and fees.   The Asbury Park High School seniors will transfer to Brookdale Community College through the collaborative Asbury Park College Promise program, initiated this past school year. The students were recognized on June 6 alongside seven Asbury Park High […]

Hotel Tides Manager Ryan Jimenez is among the organizers of a Pulse Remembrance Gathering being held 7 p.m. June 12 in Library Square Park. “In the wake of one of America’s worst tragedies, the Asbury Park LGBT community came together to plant 49 trees in Library Square Park in remembrance of our fallen brothers and […]