The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday Asbury Park eateries swept more than one half of the categories in New Jersey Monthly magazine’s 2017 Jersey Choice Restaurant Poll. Now it will be up to the public to vote online for the best restaurants, Chamber officials said. The 2017 Jersey Choice Restaurant Poll is sponsored […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m. public workshop session and the 7 p.m. regular council meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda […]

Since 2001, a Brooklyn based property owner of three lots on Avenue A has received property maintenance violations from the city’s code enforcement department, according to city records. With a goal of utilizing two of the three lots for urban farming and the third as part of a an affordable housing project that will help […]

The bi coastal Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival will return to Asbury Park this June, organizers announced Monday. Tickets and registration is now open for participation in the 19th anniversary showcase being held at The Stone Pony Summer Stage. Headlining are The Specials and NOFX, who will be joined by punk pioneers Buzzcocks, Charles […]

Registration closed two weeks before A.Skate NJ [brought by the team behind Forth Union] held their second skateboarding clinic for children diagnosed with autism. “Registration is closed and we have a waiting list of over 60 families,” they said via social media on Feb. 5. “We are working hard to be able to open up […]

The public will get a sneak peek at the behind the scenes development of speakers who won participation in this year’s TEDxNavesink’s on March 2. The 7 p.m. open rehearsal at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park will spotlight four of the annual TED Talks featured speakers. They include Ken Womack, Jenan Matari [at right], […]

The specialized menu Thursday at Brickwall Tavern and Dining Room on Cookman Avenue read “Brickwall Would Not Exist Without Immigrants.” The popular downtown venue was among the first to stand in support of the national “A Day Without Immigrants’ movement. Because the eatery has a ‘we never close our doors’ policy, their menu was modified […]

Brittany Smith, a mother of two from Bradley Beach, is an artist who has spent years in the service industry. Knowing her passion is in the arts, by way of macrame wall hangings, she attended Wednesday night’s Babes in Business networking event at The Asbury on Fifth Avenue to connect with like-minded entrepreneurial women. “I […]

Travel + Leisure has named The Asbury one of the best new hotel across the continental United States. This year 44 new hotels and resorts across the globe were vetted for everything from design and culinary offerings to just being an unbeatable location. Their 2017 It List covers 31 countries and six continents, according to […]

Brickwall Tavern and Dining Room back of house staff will walk out Thursday with the full support of the venue owners. Held in solidarity with the national ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ movement, the walkout is part of Smith’s continued support of the social movements sparked following the 2016 presidential elections. Smith is the group that […]