The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Executive session discussions include contract […]

From New York, Milwaukee, Washington and across the pond to London, Robert Melee’s work has been recognized for its spiritedly colorful style. Often equated to Andy Warhol and John Waters’ style, Melee launches Langford Street pop up gallery on the Asbury Park Boardwalk Friday. The temporary studio in the Fifth Avenue Pavilion will offer unique […]

Councilwoman Amy Quinn has made if official: She will seek reelection this November. Quinn told the triCityNews newspaper that she was motivated by the opportunity to run with the two other incumbents up for election, Councilwomen Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman. “The idea of running with two smart, pragmatic and compassionate women is an opportunity […]

The Asbury Park Democratic Organization will host Democrats United to Dump Trump Tuesday at the Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten on Lake Avenue. This will be their first fundraising event in almost five years, Chairman Joe Grillo said. “Asbury Park is one of the most diverse, most tolerant and most progressive small cities in America,” he […]

Incoming Asbury Park High School [APHS] student E’Niah Preston has yet to choose a career path but has made commitment to a curriculum that will lead her on the path to graduating in 2020 with a dual degree. “One person can change a community, or change a society – that’s why I’m here,” said Preston, […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. The public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the meeting’s agenda include: • Special event application review […]

Landing in Asbury Park by way of New York City and California, music industry and dance professionals Christopher Goins and Barbara Serbes [shown below center], this week, opened Shape Shop Asbury Park, a boutique fitness studio in the newly renovated Shops at Sunset Point on Memorial Drive. Also home of the Parkemoor high end furniture […]

The Asbury Park Brewery Tasting room opened 4 p.m. Friday. On the menu are an XPA, Stout, and Ale via flights and pints, or growlers in kits and fills. The brainchild of a group of musicians who say their beers are sessionable and traditional, using only premium ingredients and local vibes, the Asbury Park Brewery […]

Across from the recently developed Springwood Avenue Park, a group of city and state environmental officials gathered alongside US Congressman Frank Pallone [D-NJ] to speak to the importance of assessing and cleaning up Brownfields sites across the state. The site, located at Sylvan Avenue between Adams Street and Springwood Avenue, will be among those in […]

The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade fundraising season kicks off this month with a beach barbecue at Anchor’s Bend, 1300 Ocean Avenue. Proceeds from the 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, BBQ with an Irish twist, will go toward the St. Patrick’s Day Fund, Committee President and parade founder Garrett Giberson said. “People don’t […]