Lakehouse owner Jon Leidersdorff is seeking a tax abatement to help with the expansion of his Lake Avenue music academy and recording studio. Earlier this month, the city’s Planning Board approved an amendment to allow expansion of Leidersdorff’s operation into the neighboring three-story building that has remained vacant for years. The plan now awaits the City […]

When the snow melts and harvest ripen, Asbury Fresh will offer those locally grown fruits and vegetables as well as an array of artisinal products. But this year, the farmer’s market organizers, Bret Morgan and Michelle Zarella, are looking to expand in more ways than one. This season will open with a box-share program that […]

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

Boardwalk patrons and beachgoers can expect changes to the scenery this summer if boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette is granted municipal approval for the stalled First Avenue Pavilion Art Wall project. The art wall facing Ocean Avenue will be located on a wall of the pavilion that houses Stella Marina, Cubacan, Blu Nami, Watermark, and Just Another […]

If your preteen has an artistic side in need of honing The Collective Art Tank may have just the answer. Starting Monday, the Bangs Avenue studio will offer “Oil Painting – 7+,” a 5-session course designed for children 7- to 12-years old. Led by artist Heather Brown Caldazo, the art lessons will introduce children to […]

Testimony in the Asbury Park election lawsuit before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Dennis O’Brien begins Monday. The lawsuit, filed by unsuccessful A-Team candidate Remond Palmer and Arva M. Council [shown above], seeks to have 343 vote-by-mail [VBM] ballots that were disqualified by the Monmouth County Board of Elections counted into the record. Palmer ran […]

The Asbury Park Beer Festival may kick off noon Saturday at Convention Hall but those planning on attending the Saturday events are out of luck. According to the organizer’s Facebook page tickets to the two Saturday sessions are now sold out. Availability is still open for the noon to 4 p.m. Sunday session at the […]

The Asbury Park Police Department said the 79-year-old woman missing since Feb. 2 was found in Lakewood. Police officials said the woman, Annie Cody, was found in Lakewood by the Lakewood Police Department. She was transported to Kimball Medical Center for evaluation. Cody was last seen on Asbury Avenue on foot and using a walker for […]

The City Council unanimously voted Wednesday to allow Dark City Brewing Co. to use Main Street as an entrance to its planned 3,000 square-foot business. While the city’s first microbrewery, considered a light industrial use, is permitted within the city’s Main Street Redevelopment zone, a Main Street access needed city council and Planning Board approval. […]

The Asbury Park Police Department and the New Jersey State Police are asking the public for help finding a local woman who went missing on Feb. 2. The 79-year-old Annie Cody was last seen on Asbury Avenue, officials said in a press release. She is described as a black female, with short black hair with […]