A nod to the legendary Upstage, the Cookman Avenue club where the Jersey Shore sound was solidified, will be a part of this year’s Asbury Park Music & Film Festival. To be held April 21 at the Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park boardwalk, the event features the premiere of Just Before the Dawn – […]

The Asbury Park Brewery, which opened in August, is quickly making its mark in the city and beyond. Co owner Jeff Plate confirmed Wednesday that a portion of the co founding team has purchased the space lease. “Asbury Park Brewery didn’t buy the space,” Plate [at right] said in a telephone interview. “The entity that […]

Despite initial positive feedback with regard to an alternate design for a 60-unit residential complex Sackman Enterprises proposes at 545 Lake Avenue [at right], the Planning Board Monday night voted 7-2 against supporting a plan amendment needed to move alternate design forward. The project aims to transform the existing 59-stall parking lot between the Asbury […]

Governor Chris Christie has declared a state of emergency ahead of winter storm Stella. “This severe winter storm is expected to produce tonight through Tuesday afternoon significant snow accumulations, winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour, freezing temperatures, widespread coastal flooding and hazardous whiteout travel conditions,” Christie said. “During these threatening conditions, I urge […]

A daylong tribute to hardcore punk veteran Dave Franklin will be held next month at Convention Hall in Asbury Park. Franklin, a 30-year mainstay in the Jersey underground music community, died unexpectedly on Jan 5. The Vision frontman was visiting locally from Florida at the time of his passing. He was  47. On April 2, […]

A four-year long joint investigation into the January 2013 murder of a 23-year-old city man, gunned down after leaving a local pizzeria, ended with the arrest of Dominique Moore, 25, of Asbury Park, according to a Monmouth County Prosecutor’s news release. Moore was charged with first degree murder and second degree possession of a weapon […]

The Asbury Park 2017 municipal budget, unveiled Wednesday, would raise the average assessed homeowner’s taxes by $91, down 40 percent from last year.  The $44.5 million budget is $2.26 million over last year’s $42.27 million spending plan, a 5.34 percent increase. The proposed 1.264 tax rate translates to a $3,190 annual tax bill [a 2.89 […]

Four eighth-grade students are in the midst of on the job training made possible through a PILOT granted during the Lakehouse complex expansion on Lake Avenue. PILOTs, or rather payment in lieu of taxes, are tax abatement agreements that stay full tax payments for a period of time. In the last two years, the Asbury […]

Sunday’s Fourth Annual Asbury Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade, expected to draw over 10,000 to the city, will feature not only an array of floats and participants but comes with city wide events in support of the day of Irish pride. The staging area is set for Seventh and Ocean avenues. Grand Marshal Caroline O’Toole […]

Asbury Park Transportation Manager Michael Manzella unveiled a new parking app that would reduce user cost, allow for added convenience and streamline the process. Charged by the Parking Committee to vet new mobile apps, Manzella said after researching Parkmobile, Pay by Phone, and Passport, he recommends the latter. The app also won the recommendation of […]