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 a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the […]

In response to the city’s loss of Sandblast weekend, a group of LGBT residents have planned a set of weekend events that pay homage to Road Trip Weekend, the original event Sandblast grew from that started over 10 years ago. Destination: Asbury Park, set to take place June 20-22, hearkens back to the efforts the […]

Sunday, June 22, marks the beginning of the Asbury Fresh Kennedy Park Market’s third season. Asbury Fresh features fresh, local produce, baked good, and handmade crafts from over 30 vendors. The seasonal artisan market will be held on Sundays through September from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m in Kennedy Park [on the corner of Cookman […]

The Asbury Angels Project unveiled the benches that bear the names of the 2014 Asbury Angels at their third dedication ceremony on the Asbury Park “Boardwalk of Fame” Saturday. Asbury Angels Foundation member Tony Pallagrossi read the names of each inductee and informed the crowd of about 50 people that had gathered about the contribution […]

An application has been filed with the city clerk’s office to transfer a liquor license from the closed Ivan & Andy’s Prime restaurant on Cookman Avenue into new ownership. The license purchaser is Cookman Restaurant Group, LLC., and the application is for use at its current location at 508 Cookman Ave. The liquor license transfer […]

Thanks to modern technology, visitors to the Asbury Park Boardwalk who wonder what parts of the waterfront looked like back in the city’s heyday have a chance to see them in an “augmented” reality. Monmouth University professors Mike Richison and Marina Vujnovic and Kean University professor Ed Johnston have spent two years researching the history of […]

Juice Beach, formerly Pure Health Bar, has rebranded and is in the midst of construction on a second location on the Asbury Park boardwalk. Cathy Gallo, 51, [shown above, at right] has owned and operated the store at 701 Cookman Ave. for just under 3 years. Now, 3 generations of women in her family will […]

The Asbury Park Democratic Committee on Monday selected the members of their executive board, according to a news release from the organization. Joe Grillo [shown above] was re-elected as chairman and Donna Harrison [at right] as vice chair. Angela Ahbez-Anderson was selected as recording secretary, Trudie Syphax as treasurer and Duanne Small was selected as […]

Public testimony at a previous planning board meeting has prompted owners of Taka restaurant to rethink the facade renovations at their new Cookman Avenue location. Rather than the cultured stone facade planning board members granted preliminary approvals on [shown below], owners will attempt to restore the existing brick facade currently hidden by a stucco finish […]

Members of Asbury Park’s North Jersey Coast Line Coalition have requested a meeting with New Jersey Transit Executive Director Veronique Hakim to push for year-round direct train service between New York and Asbury Park. Members of the coalition’s executive board introduced themselves at a NJ Transit public board meeting Wednesday. The group seeks to bring […]