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The 25th Annual LGBTI Pride Celebration will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday at Fifth and Ocean avenues along the Asbury Park waterfront. “PRIDE 25 is a rain or shine event,” organizers posted on Facebook Saturday. “There’s lots going on in Asbury Park this weekend. Although, Mother Nature looks like she’s planning to […]

The Asbury Park School District, in partnership with Brookdale Community College is launching its Asbury Park College Promise initiative. The college readiness program will allow high school students to begin their college career during the junior year, officials have said. College courses will be offered in conjunction with the high school curriculum, giving students the […]

The Asbury hotel, the first hotel to open in Asbury Park in over 50 years, will host a lineup of Pride-inspired events this weekend. Kicking off the festivities is the weekly weekend opener – Friday Night Tea Dance – from 4 to 8 p.m. on the Fifth Avenue hotel’s roof space named for the shuttered […]

There’s a new wall at Dark City Brewing Company – the second in a series of art installations at the Main Street brewery. 12×17 Owner Kevin Sharpe said the 12’ x 17’ art wall will spotlight a new artist every six months. Taking the nickname of the Jersey Shore city, Dark City is Asbury Park’s […]

A community of volunteers will come together Saturday morning to help construct Our Lady of Mount Carmel Elementary School’s very first playground in its over 90 history. More than 75 volunteers are expected to join in the construction of the Alexandra’s Playground donated equipment, organizers said. Based in Irvington, New York, Alexandra’s Playground. “We are […]

New plans to move forward with reconstruction of the Fifth Avenue Pavilion band shell will go before the City Council before it can move on to the Planning Board. Outlined during Wednesday afternoon’s Technical Review Committee [TRC], plans call for two new eating venues and a revamp of the previously proposed band shell space. This […]

Boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette has proposed a skate board park/glamping tent hotel for the city’s iconic Carousel building. Set to be a temporary home for the AP Skateboard Foundation, a skate bowl will be placed inside the Carousel and paired with a lounge area, Senior Vice President Anselm Fusco said during Wednesday afternoon’s Technical Review […]

A group of city volunteers work each year to beautify the beach and boardwalk amenities to ready for the summer season. Think spring cleaning AP beach style. What began in 2012 with a close to 40 volunteer crew working to refurbish and recolor city-owned booths, receptacles, and lifeguard benches, continues annually with a bit of […]

In his search to shift his focus to healthy living Angelo Dipuma found an unlikely mentor. “My unhealthy lifestyle moved me deeply, and feelings of helplessness soon turned into a fiery passion to make a difference and embark on a journey to find a place of wellness,” Dipuma said via a written statement. He found […]