Tao Massage has moved into a space on Bangs Avenue in Asbury Park. Owner Vivian Taormina put most of the the finishing touches on the interior this weekend. A June 11 grand opening celebration is planned. With the new location comes a stripped down name, just “Tao,” since the location now offers facials, a hot […]

The “Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues” free series of music festivals are on their way back the shore area, with festivities once again launching in Asbury Park. Eight acts are scheduled to perform from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 7 in Bradley Park, according to a news release from event promoters.  The Asbury Park […]

Slumlords and absentee landlords that own shoddy properties in Asbury Park are officially on notice. City administration is looking to hire an assistant prosecutor to address the city’s blighted and abandoned properties. Operating under the city’s abandoned property ordinance, the person hired will be required to maintain a database of vacant properties, complaints about properties, […]

The 23rd annual New Jersey Pride parade and festival had a banner year, by some estimates drawing over 20,000 people to the city to celebrate.  City businesses and homes flew rainbow flags all weekend to show their support of the LGBT population.  “I have been with Jersey Pride since the very first year and I […]

The Associated Humane Society of Tinton Falls, which serves as Asbury Park’s animal control, is waiving their adoption fee this weekend. On Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. qualified homes may adopt a pet from Associated Humane Societies’ Tinton Falls shelter without paying the $100 adoption fee. Adoptions include […]

The Asbury Park Middle School Baseball Team won the 2014 Bayshore Middle School Baseball League Championship yesterday with an 8 – 6 victory over Keansburg, according to a district news release. The tough-fought game was one for the record books. Jamere Cancel [shown at right] led them team with two hits, two runs scored, one stolen […]

Cooperation from Asbury Park and Neptune Township residents helped police arrest a 15-year-old Neptune Township resident accused of stabbing an 18-year-old Asbury Park teen over the weekend, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The Ocean Township teen faces charges of first degree attempted murder and second degree unlawful possession of […]

Patrons of Watermark who sip libations while taking in the sights and sounds of events at the Stone Pony Summer Stage, located directly across from the upscale waterfront lounge on Ocean Avenue, will have to ante up a cover charge this year — but all for a good cause. Russell Lewis, Watermark’s co-founder and owner, is using […]

County law enforcement officers now carry a life-saving drug that has the power to reverse the effects of a heroin overdose. In a news release issued Friday, Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden announced his office was among the first agencies in the county to equip officers with Naloxone, commonly referred to as Narcan. Officers now […]

Business owners and residents throughout the city are getting ready for Sunday’s LGBTI Pride celebration. The event, now in its 22nd year, features a parade, rally and street festival on Sunday, June 1. Homeowners and store owners are adorning their property with rainbow flags in support of Pride Weekend, the largest of which as of […]