An array of locally crafted, handmade and up-cycled holiday goods will be on display to purchase Monday as Langosta Lounge transforms into a holiday pop-up market. The 5th annual Holiday Bazaar will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the vacation-inspired eatery at 1000 Ocean Avenue. Vendors’ wares will be on display in […]

[Correction: Holiday fundraising bash occurs 3 p.m. Sunday – a previous posting incorrectly stated the event was being held Saturday] Local record label Little Dickman Records and Jersey Shore music blog CoolDad Music are throwing their annual holiday party to raise food and funds for Asbury Park’s Mercy Center this weekend. Founded by the Sisters […]

Conceptual plans for Asbury Lanes’ restoration were presented to the City Council Monday. The City Council, as the municipality’s redevelopment agency, must approve the plans before they advance to the Planning Board for specific site plan approval. The bowling alley/music and art venue is located on Fourth Avenue between Kingsley and Bergh streets to the […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

Santacon – the non-sensical Santa Claus convention – returns to Asbury Park Saturday. Hundreds of white fur-lined, red cladded Santas are expected to launch their jovial descent upon the city’s streets and bars starting at noon from the Asbury Park Train Station. A tradition in many places around the world, Santacon is a charitable, non-commercial, […]

The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 2015 Business Holiday Window Decorating Contest during this weekend’s downtown Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Press Plaza. Top honors went to grand prize winner TAKA on Cookman Avenue, with DJ’s Delights, Robert Legere Home and Langosta Lounge taking the large windows prize and Lush, Beautiful […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall at 1 Municipal Plaza. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include the […]

Asbury Festhalle and Biergarten joins the city’s holiday pop-up offerings this weekend. The Festhalle Weihnachtsmarkt will run from 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on Dec 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, and 20, weather permitting. Weihnachtsmarkt, or Christmas Market is a European holiday tradition originating from German Austria, Italy and France, organizers say. These quaint open […]

The International Help-Portrait movement comes to Asbury Park Saturday. Created in 2009, Help-Portrait works to spotlight those in need through portraits organized by photographers, make-up artists, hair stylists, and other volunteers on the first Saturday in December. This year, Help Portrait Asbury Park will be hosted from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by Salt Studios […]

No injuries were reported during a Thursday morning wall collapse at 711 Mattison Avenue, Asbury Park Fire Chief Kevin Keddy said. The incident occurred near 11:42 a.m. when city officials were called to the scene. The former dental office’s front wall collapsed onto the sidewalk during the demolition process, Keddy said. The scene was cleared […]