Changes are beginning to take form at Hot Mess Studio’s new home in the former Passion Group building located at the corner of Press Plaza’s Emory Street and Cookman Avenue. The boutique salon, owned by Jersey Shore native Tara Weldon, will feature a full lineup of services as well as its bridal and other special […]

Langosta Lounge will host its 10th Annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. Held in conjunction with Pat Sherman, Director of F.E.E.D.ing Frenz [Fostering Empathy, Easing Despair], the free event provides anyone in need with a hot meal and company, organizers said. “Our Thanksgiving Community Dinner aims to alleviate some of the financial […]

The city’s youth received a special visit Saturday from former NFL player and VH1 Love and Hip Hop star Ki’Ameer ‘Silk’ Johnson during a Youth Forum held at the Westside Community Center on Dewitte Avenue. Close to 40 kids attended the event organized by Nicolle Harris, Minister Qaasim Johnson and Robert Turner. “With all that […]

Asbury Park officials are warning area residents to expect loud noises during the duration of the Sunset Lake Foot Bridge restoration project. While the preliminary work has begun, demolition kicks off on November 28 and will be followed by test and permanent pile driving through December 30, according to a written news release. The Sunset Lake Footbridge […]

The Asbury Park community is invited to participate in the launch of the city’s West Side Choice Neighborhood Transformation Plan meeting being held 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Asbury Park Senior Center, located at 1201 Springwood Ave. The meeting is a follow up to the September 29 meeting held at St. Stephens AME Church on Springwood Ave that […]

Monmouth University’s student run Blue Hawk Records is readying to release their Ninth compilation, recorded at Asbury Park’s Lakehouse Music Academy on Lake Avenue. “The artists and students on the label gained valuable experience through our recording process at Lakehouse Studios,” said Blue Hawk member Matt Basilotto. The album- 9 Lives- was recorded under the […]

The Asbury Park Housing Authority and its Board of Commissioners have announced an open call for anyone interested in working Boston Way Redevelopment Project, located at Memorial Drive and Sylvan Way. “We’re extremely excited at the prospect of bringing employment opportunities to the Greater Asbury Park community,” Chairman Gregory Hopson said in a written statement. […]

The young men of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School received an important message Thursday afternoon from members of the Phi Upsilon chapter of the historic Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Opting to spend their spend their 2016 Founder’s Day celebration at the Bangs Avenue school, the fraternity’s brothers focused on sharing principles of perseverance […]

Asbury Park Communication’s Director Hannah Walker has nabbed the NJ League of Municipality’s Best Web/Social Media award. In a Thursday afternoon posting via social media [shown in featured photo], Walker holds the plaque given for the Municipal Public Information Contest’s for a Class B municipality; meaning with a population of 5, to 20,000 residents. The […]

The Asbury Park Toy Drive  began in 1999 as a way to support the needs of Asbury Park’s youth during the holiday season, and although that remains its core mission, the nonprofit has expanded its efforts to include an Easter holiday, Mother’s and Father’s Day events, as well as an annual backpack and school supply collection and […]