The Asbury Park boardwalk was the subject of two stories in the Sunday New York Times today. The coverage comes on the heels of another Sunday story in June about emerging creative businesses in downtown Asbury Park. Times writer Karla Cook gave Cubacan restaurant [shown above] the second highest rating — “Worth It” — that […]

The Asbury Park Drum Circle is now officially dividing its time between Asbury Park and Belmar. When drummers are unable to use the Fourth Avenue green space between the boardwalk and the street on Saturday nights, they will take their show on the road to Belmar’s Pyanoe Plaza, located on Main Street between Eighth and […]

The Asbury Park boardwalk is about to host yet another attraction, with weekly movies on the beach starting tonight. Shore Flicks will screen a movie at the Second Avenue beach in front of Langosta Lounge every Thursday until the end of August, starting 30 minutes after sundown. Spectators are invited to bring their own chairs […]

Mayor Ed Johnson announced this morning that he will not seek reelection for another four-year term in next year’s May council election. “Just as Asbury Park has embarked on a new era, so must I,” Johnson said in a statement posted on his website. “It is time for me to take pause from my civic […]

This summer has been a hot one. At the Boys & Girls Club on Monroe Avenue, it’s been even hotter — their second-floor air-conditioning unit broke a few weeks ago. “It’s really hot,” said the organization’s marketing director, Jaclyn Boruch. “We’re trying to raise some funds for our air-conditioning unit.” But the local nonprofit isn’t […]

From July 18 through July 24, the police department made the following arrests: • On July 18, a 25-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance [CDS] in the 1100 block of Atlantic Avenue. • On July 18, a 23-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged […]

Developers of the Vive condominium complex requested permission to install bump-out curbing at the site on a trial basis, but the city council did not approve the plan at its July 11 meeting. A bump-out is the extension of the curb at the corners of a four-way intersection, narrowing the road and effectively eliminating the […]

Three females were reportedly caught in a rip tide in the ocean near Sixth Avenue beach this evening and then rescued by city emergency services personnel. Around 7 p.m., fire captain Brett Nielsen, firefighter Mike Quigley and police officer Jeff White entered the water and saved the three victims, public information officer Garrett Giberson said. […]

The state-imposed deadline for municipalities to spend leftover COAH [Council on Affordable Housing] funds or return them to the state was July 17 — but money Asbury Park received is not subject to that deadline, officials say. A resident asked at the July 11 council meeting whether the city’s money from regional contribution agreements [RCAs] […]

Bench plaques at most shore towns are limited to family-oriented memorials, but Asbury Park will soon welcome a unique program that incorporates deceased local music legends. Program organizers recently announced Sept. 23 as the Boardwalk of Fame’s start date. In addition to providing a forum for people to memorialize their late loved ones, the benches […]