The Wonder Bar has announced Yappy Hour’s seasonal grand opening will be held from noon to 7 pm April 6 and 7 at the 1213 Ocean Ave venue. The popular meet and greet for dogs and their owners returns with a few expanded amenities and benefits in support of animal organizations and charitable causes, organizers […]

The Asbury Park Police Department has partnered with the CFC Loud N Clear Foundation to adopt the R.I.S.E. [Recovery, Intervention, Support, and Education] Crisis Intervention Team program. The CFC Loud N Clear Foundation is a New Jersey registered 501c3 nonprofit Recovery Community Organization providing a model relapse prevention program that supports addiction recovery through peer-driven […]

The City of Asbury Park was awarded a $3,000 Roots for Rivers Reforestation Grant to support flood mitigation around Sunset Park. The Rivers Reforestation Grant and Technical Assistance Program, a partnership between The Nature Conservancy, The Watershed Institute and Sustainable Jersey, awarded $38,000 in total to eight New Jersey municipalities for floodplain reforestation projects. Other […]

Women from across the state and beyond will come together Saturday to participate in the return of the Asbury Park Women’s Convention, being held 10 am to 3 pm at the Stone Pony [913 Ocean Ave]. Organized by four Asbury Park creatives, the annual nonpartisan event aims to address the issues that affect women across […]

The City of Asbury Park passed a resolution at last night’s Council Meeting supporting NJ Local Government Week, a weeklong celebration that raises awareness about the importance of municipal government and its daily impact on residents. The initiative, which takes place April 7-13, 2019, is sponsored by the NJ State League of Municipalities and encourages […]

Asbury Ocean Club hotel, currently underway by waterfront redeveloper iStar, is on track to open this summer, project officials announced Wednesday in a written news statement. The 54-room luxury beach hideaway in the sky, complete with locally-inspired designs and views of water or dunes from its terrace, is located along Ocean Avenue between Third and […]

City artist Charles Trott pays tribute to Women’s History Month with  Women Warriors, an art exhibit running from 2 to 7 pm today at the Asbury Park Public Library, located at 500 First Ave. The show is a part of the Asbury Park native’s Diasporic Images of Africa [DIA] project. “This project addresses Africa’s relationship […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, An underlying social condition in Asbury Park is being exacerbated by a membership-based pool club on the land east of Ocean Avenue between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Waterfront redevelopers iStar and Madison Marquette gained approval for the pool club through an outdated 2002 Waterfront Redevelopment Agreement and a 2004 dated […]

Against a backdrop of post-storm waves crashing along the Asbury Park shoreline Friday on what is known as World Water Day,  Congressman Frank Pallone Jr [NJ-6] continued to lead the fight to stop offshore drilling in Atlantic. In the coming weeks, the Trump Administration is expected to release a 2019-24 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil […]

Navigating Asbury Park’s streets and parking is paramount, particularly during the peak season. In advance of the spring and summer uptick, here are a few updates: Electric car sharing stations, complete with charging docks should be up and running by Memorial Day weekend, transportation manager Michael Manzella said. The City Council voted this past week […]