A benefit in support of the Asbury Park Skateboard Foundation [APSF] will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Little Buddy Hideaway of Cookman Avenue. As progress moves forward with the local nonprofit’s goal to construct a permanent skateboarding park, its organizers’ missions of running youth clinics are being realized. A temporary home, complete with a […]

Back for its Sixth year, the ever growing Asbury Agile conference will be held on Oct 7 at the The Asbury, the city’s newest hotel and entertainment venue. Organizers say Asbury Agile is less about agile methodology and more about being an agile, well rounded, nimble professional. Each year the conference rotates to a venue […]

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 the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Executive session discussions re […]

The Citizens for Asbury Park ticket will host an 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 8 Breakfast Fundraiser at Kula Café, located at 1201 Springwood Ave. Tickets are $20.00. Comprised of community leader Daniel Harris and school board members Stephen Williams and Kenneth Saunders Jr, the three are challenging the incumbent Asbury Together ticket for the seats […]

[Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to the zombie makeovers as free. Below find the pricing and chances to view the Zombie Walk’s Thriller Dance Performances.] The record breaking Asbury Park Zombie Walk returns Saturday to the city’s waterfront. Conceived, organized and produced by Jason Meehan, the event twice claimed the Guinness […]

Danny Cavaliere III of Toms River held on as a group of Asbury Park Skateboarding Foundation [APSF] volunteers led him across Asbury Park Carousel building parking lot Sunday. At times his face showed trepidation but then there were the fleeing smiles as his confidence grew. Cavaliere [shown below] is a 2 ½ year old Toms […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at Monday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A  Special Executive Session will be held 4 p.m. prior to the regularly scheduled 6 p.m. workshop. The public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after […]

With this summer’s over $20 million Community Development Block Grant funding moving housing development forward, the city’s revitalization shifts to its west side neighborhoods. The funding supports the Renaissance Village development of 64 residential units on the vacant lots between Memorial Drive and Atkins Avenue as well as the Asbury Park Housing Authority’s Boston Way […]

Cooler temperatures inevitably make it more difficult to find sustainable, fresh, organic, and even GMO free local fruits and vegetables, most commonly offered at local outdoor farmers and makers markets. The shift for the health and environmentally conscious often shifts back to specialty markets, including area staple Dean’s Natural Food Store on Route 35 in […]

Newscaster Toni Yates will be the featured guest speaker during this year’s Third Annual Circle of Mercy fundraising breakfast to support Asbury Park’s Sisters Academy. Yates [at right], who serves as the New Jersey Reporter for ABC7 Eyewitness News, will deliver remarks during the 8:30 a.m. Oct. 7 free event at the Springwood Avenue middle […]