The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be 5 p.m. closed executive session prior to the 6 p.m. public workshop session and 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. […]

Easter Sunday Dinner is being planned for a party numbering in the hundreds at Langosta Lounge on the Asbury Park boardwalk. The free community meal is aimed at alleviating the financial stress that often accompanies the holidays, restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach has said. “By offering people the comforts associated with Langosta Lounge, we aim to provide […]

A group of petitioners fighting to stave off proposed short term rental guidelines in Asbury Park launched a campaign Sunday to get the issue placed on the November ballot. “While many of you signed the online petition to defend private property rights from infringement by the AP City Council, we need your signatures on paper […]

A couple local legends, burgeoning talents and performing artists from across the Garden State turned out Saturday night for KYDS Soulful Showcase benefit at Danny Clinch Transparent gallery in The Asbury on Fifth Avenue. “Thank you for welcoming me,” local blues man Stringbean said before performing a couple folk and reggae based songs. The event […]

State Senator Jennifer Beck will be the guest speaker during the 9 a.m. Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Club meeting. Free and open to the public, the event will be held at VFW Harold Daley Post 1333, located at 701 Lake Ave. The event will also include an update of Chamber events by Director […]

Wonder Bar will host a seasonal Yappy Hour Grand Opening event Saturday in support of Asbury Park Boardwalk Rescue, a nonprofit dedicated to providing care for homeless animal Yappy Hour is a place where not only does everyone know your name but they know your dog, breed and all. It’s that kind of tall “tail” […]

Beth McEntee and her family live next door to a two-family home they own and rent. The top floor of that home is rented on an annual basis but McEntee said she rents the ground floor via Airbnb throughout the year. “It really helps us recoup and pay our mortgage,” she said. “We are very […]

Konscious Youth Development & Service [KYDS] and the Danny Clinch Transparent gallery are pairing up to present a Saturday Soul Showcase at The Asbury, located at 210 Fifth Ave in Asbury Park. The free event will be filled with creative expressions of music, poetry, singing and other forms of art, KYDS co founder Mychal Mills […]

Regine Flimlin and Enrique Wegel [shown in feature photo], founders of juice basin Asbury Park, Montclair and Jersey City will host Peruvian H20 Benefit, a two hour yoga event Sunday in support of the natural disaster victims in their native Peru. “We had tickets in hand and were expected to visit our native Peruvian family […]

The 82nd Annual Easter Pageant Parade returns 1 to 3 p.m. April 16 in front of the historic Paramount Theatre at Convention Hall on the Asbury Park boardwalk. The annual event is a popular best of contest with prizes given for everything from most creative bonnets to best dressed men, women, boys, girls, and families. […]