Local jazz great Dorian Parreott and his All-Stars will kick off the Asbury Park Music Foundation’s free summer concert series when Music Mondays in Springwood Park returns on June 24. Founded in 2011, the nonprofit works to advance youth music education programs, such as the Hip Hop Institute at the Monmouth County Boys & Girls […]

With the focus of bringing a larger neighborhood together, Second Baptist Church will hold its Annual Community Day & Gospel Extravaganza from noon to 4 pm Saturday in Springwood Avenue Park. This year, the free family-friendly event will feature 8 to 10 gospel choirs from across the region, Deacon Dan Harris said. “We have a […]

The City’s newest boutique hotel – Asbury Ocean Club – set open during the July Fourth holiday weekend, is now accepting reservations, iStar officials have confirmed. The 54-room luxury hotel, designed to bring an effortless beach lifestyle to the Jersey Shore, occupies the fourth floor of the 17-story mixed-use curved glass structure by the same […]

With the goal of ensuring Asbury Park families have access to local beaches, regardless of their income, Sen Vin Gopal [D-Long Branch] has pledged to match up to $2,000 in donations from June 6-12 to the Beach Badge Community Fund. “Our beaches are the lifeblood of Jersey Shore communities like Asbury,” Gopal said in a […]

Governor Phil Murphy will be the featured guest speaker during tonight’s Third Annual Equality Ball, Garden State Equality [GSE] officials have confirmed. The Equality Ball is Garden State Equality’s largest fundraiser of the year, held in support of three primary community programs – to create safe and affirming schools, expand LGBTQ-affirming healthcare, and protect LGBTQ […]

With a mission to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit that helped to revitalize Asbury Park, the local Business Committee will host ‘Asbury Essentials’ from 5 to 9 pm June 18 at the Asbury Park Transportation Center, the official gateway to the city located at 1 Municipal Plaza. And with a style and flare that can only […]

The ShowRoom Cinema expects to launch its second location in Bradley Beach on Friday, May 31, according to a news release issued by the theater. Owners Michael Sodano and Nancy Sabino opened their first movie theater on Cookman Avenue in Asbury Park 10 years ago, and acquired The Beach Cinema in November of 2018. While […]

Members of the Asbury Park Community turned out Thursday afternoon to support the grand opening of Maruca’s Tomato Pies on the Asbury Park boardwalk. Expanding on the popularity of Maruca’s Tomato Pies on the Seaside Heights, local entrepreneur Sammy Boyd partnered with Domenic Maruca in launching Maruca’s of Asbury Park, located on the boardwalk at […]

City officials have taken the first steps toward the building of a 400-600 space parking garage at the Asbury Park municipal complex. On Monday, City Manager Michael Capabianco announced they will solicit proposals from engineers to design the structure. As part of that work, an initial phase will be a geodesic study to make sure […]

UPDATE: Asbury Park waterfront redeveloper iStar has announced it will be matching Tandem Cycle’s contributions to The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County during the newest AP business’ June 15 and June 16 pop-up classes at Asbury Lanes. Classes will run at 8 am, 9:30 am and 10:45 am on both days. Tandem Cycle […]