Music lovers and Paramount Theatre admirers will be offered a new performance concept this summer, with a series of four Saturday concerts featuring seating set up on the actual stage of the Paramount. Dubbed “Paramount Backstage. Where the audience and music share the stage”, the performances will be limited to 200 seats on the stage […]

A seven-course Indian Tapas Dinner to benefit Nepal Earthquake victims will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Langosta Lounge. The region sustained another blow Tuesday when a 7.3 magnitude quake killed at least 65 people and injured nearly 2,000, according to BBC News reports. The initial 7.8 magnitude quake that hit the […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular session meeting. Items […]

A rare component of World War I era artillery round was discovered along the Loch Arbour and Allenhurst beaches during the ongoing Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet Beach Erosion Control project could be dangerous to the public, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Christopher Gardner said in a telephone interview Tuesday afternoon. The C-battery size, […]

Immediate changes to the permit parking system could go into effect by June 1 if the City Council votes to implement Parking Committee’s recommendations. “These are intended to relieve a bit of the crush that may be coming for the summer,” Councilman Joe Woerner said during Monday night’s City Council workshop meeting. “These are not […]

The city’s bond rating has received a downgrade from Moody’s Investment Services, as a result of the risk of a state aid cut to municipalities — particularly the type of aid received by cities such as Asbury Park. Investors who buy bonds — basically, who are providing their money for a loan — look to […]

A setback to the long-awaited west side’s revitalization came last month when the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency [HMFA] announced its second round of Superstorm Sandy aid. Missing from the list was the 64-unit Renaissance Village project, an affordable housing project by the Michael’s Organization, based in Marlton. “We are all heartbroken,” Mayor […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall. A public participation session is scheduled to take place at the end of the meeting following reports by the City Council, Manager, and Attorney. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • […]

Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Spring Bazaar may be just the ticket for that last minute gift. The event runs from noon to 6 p.m. tomorrow in the city’s historic Convention Hall’s Grand Arcade, located at 1300 Ocean Ave, according to an organizer’s press release. The bazaar is a vendor’s market comprised of […]

To help reduce parking frustrations in the downtown corridor, Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten has established its own four-pronged parking plan that asks patrons to leave the car at home. “While parking in Asbury can be frustrating it is a clear sign of the long-awaited revitalization of our ‘City by the Sea,” said Festhalle Managing Partner […]