From a surprise performance from Bruce Springsteen with Southern California’s Social Distortion to an intimate meet and greet with Jack Johnson at Danny Clinch Transparent gallery and Blondie’s power packed performance, the inaugural Sea.Hear.Now festival brought Asbury Park to capacity, in more ways than one. “I’ve got to share this with my dad,” one concert […]

Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance as the Sea. Hear. Now festival was about to conclude its inaugural weekend Sunday night. Springsteen appeared with next-to-last act Social Distortion, a punk rock band from California, to join them on the Johnny Cash song “Ring of Fire” among others. See the video here from NJ.com. ——————————————————————————————————— Follow […]

The Asbury Park Police Department has announced no parking areas associated with the Sea.Hear.Now festival will begin 7:30 a.m. Friday and run through the inaugural music, art and surf event’s end on Sunday evening. The no parking areas are: -Ocean Ave between Seventh Ave and Fourth Ave -Seventh Ave between Kingsley St and Ocean Ave […]

The Asbury Park City Council and administration will host a second public discussion on affordable housing. In the midst of formulating a comprehensive affordable housing plan, the administration invites public input during a 6 pm Oct 11 meeting at the Asbury Park Senior Center, located at 1201 Springwood Avenue. Currently an ad hoc committee comprised […]

Lakehouse Music Academy has announced that its end of semester Big Gig showcase will make its debut Oct 5 to 7 at Danny Clinch Transparent Gallery inside The Asbury at 210 Fifth Avenue. “It is a dream and a goal of ours at Lakehouse to have the Big Gig at all of the amazing Asbury […]

Initially rained out in May, Saturday’s Mary’s Place by the Sea Seventh Annual Walk-A-Thon redo drew participation from over 1200 walkers, 100 vendors and sponsors, and hundreds of donors, organizers said. “This event is very special to us, because we are given the opportunity to reconnect with so many members of our Mary’s Place family, […]

Organizers behind two of the city’s most empowering events in recent years have joined forces in presenting Power to the Polls: A Feminist Halloween Costume Party. The event will take place on 5 p.m. Oct 28 at The Asbury, located at 210 Fifth Avenue. Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn, Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton, and Comedian/Activist Jess Alaimo […]

Downtown developer Carter Sackman and his Sackman Enterprises group has purchased the Cookman Avenue building which once housed the former Robert Legere Design Center. The purchase has no impact on the Robert Legere Design retail store, which continues to operate next door. “We are moving all of our Sackman New Jersey offices to this location; […]

The City of Asbury Park’s Community Development Department has launched a new initiative to help residents cited with code violations make needed repairs. The Home Repair Program, funded by the Community Development Block Grant, helps Asbury Park homeowners receive up to $5,000 in grant funding to fix their properties in order to come into compliance […]

The Asbury Park City Council has approved two resolutions in support of affordable housing development, officials announced Thursday. The resolutions apply to Interfaith Neighbors’ Rent to Own and first time homebuyer programs for low and moderate-income residents. The nonprofit has proposed the construction of a rent to own two-family duplex at 1274 Washington Avenue [at […]