Two Asbury Park business staples have come together to purchase a permanent home in the city’s Main Street Redevelopment zone. Second Life Bikes founder Kerri Martin has partnered with Cowerks’ Danny Croak and Bret Morgan  [shown below, respectively] to purchase the building together at 21 Main Street that Second Life Bikes currently leases. “It’s exciting […]

Democratic 2017 Gubernatorial Candidate Philip Murphy is the featured speaker during a Town Hall event at Harold Daley VFW Post No. 1333, located at 701 Lake Ave. The former US German Ambassador and Goldman Sachs executive, is known for championing middle-class causes via his New Start New Jersey, a progressive nonprofit policy think tank. “At […]

Police officials have announced the closing of railroad crossing this week in Asbury Park and Interlaken. The Asbury Park Police Department has issued an advisory alerting motorists and travelers that the Springwood Avenue railroad crossing will close Thursday for one week. The crossing is nearest to the city’s transportation center, located on Main St and Springwood Avenue. A part […]

The Arts Coalition of Asbury Park [ArtsCAP] has commissioned local artist Patricia Arroyo to add her talent to the Asbury Park Transportation Center, located at Main Street and Springwood Avenue. Arroyo will work with local kids to paint the mural [shown in featured photo] inside the Asbury Park Transportation Center, organizers said. The mural, the […]

A free US Army program brings study aids directly to the fingertips of students via its online March2Success.com website. The site offers standardized test prep and study programs to middle and high school students, those preparing for college entrance exams, or looking to improve English, math and science skills, officials said in a news release. “March2Success […]

The Asbury Park Community Action Network [APCAN] has announced the return of Rev. Dr Bernice King, the youngest child of civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. In January, Rev. Dr. Bernice King was the keynote speaker during the annual Black History Month Extravaganza. On Sept. 3, she will […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: Recently Mr Levinsky correctly stated that there are questions regarding traffic calming. [Levinksy: Reject ain Street Corridor Redesign] However, what was missed are the facts: A thing that is indisputably the case. Facts that Mayor John Moore does not grasp either, despite his intelligence and compassion. Regarding emergency vehicle access and […]

The Annual Asbury Park Promenade of Mermaids returned Saturday to the Asbury Park Boardwalk, bring with it an array of aquatic themed characters. This year’s Grand Marshal was Vivi Noir,  producer of Le Vaudeville Noir, director of The Noir Follies, and owner of South Jersey Dance Theatre. The contest was judged by Parlor Gallery’s Jenn Hampton, Dr. Sketchy himself – […]

Local 130 Seafood opened 10 a.m. Friday at 1305 Memorial Drive. Also home of the recently opened Shape Shop boutique fitness, Parkemoor high end furniture, and soon to open home base for Booskerdoo Coffee & Bakery, the newly redeveloped 20,507 square foot shopping center is part of the city’s Urban Enterprise Zone. Founded by CEO […]

The Monmouth County Driving While Intoxicated [DWI] Task Force will conduct a checkpoint to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, task force coordinator Chief Michael W. Palmer of the Brielle Police Department said. The checkpoint will be run from 9 p.m. Saturday through 1 a.m. Sunday  along Main Street in Allenhurst. Task […]