Asbury Park’s first free mini lending library is officially open for business. City resident Anita Weiner unveiled the Little Free Library located outside of the Springwood Avenue Center Wednesday morning. “This is just the first of four Little Free Libraries that will be placed in the city and it is with great thanks to all […]

The Asbury Park Planning Board on Monday granted preliminary approval to build a six-unit condominium development on Lake Avenue without the need to provide commercial space on the ground floor. The four-story brick and aluminum facade building is located within the city’s Central Business District [CBD] redevelopment zone. In lieu of the 35 percent ground-floor […]

When downtown Cookman Avenue’s Twisted Tree Cafe opens their doors for business on Wednesday, customers will see two new faces behind the counter. Owners Steve and Naomi Pagidas have sold the location to former Bond Street Bar manager Rachel Lucisano [shown above, at right] and her partner Jason Stumpf [at left]. Over the next four weeks, […]

An established Bradley Beach tattoo shop is making a move to Asbury Park. Electric Tattoo owners Mike Schweigert [shown above], Tom Yak and Robert Ryan have signed a 5-year lease at 605 Lake Avenue and already have zoning approval from the city to operate at the location. Demolition is underway at the site and a mid-summer […]

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 a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the […]

After months of working to secure funds to purchase official Little Free Libraries, locations for them to be placed in the city, and books to fill them, city resident Anita Weiner is set to reveal the first Little Free Library at the corner of Springwood and Atkins avenue during an unveiling ceremony beginning at 11 […]

A fight broke out on Springwood Avenue early Saturday morning after police issued a summons to a man they allegedly spotted urinating in public. At approximately 2:24 a.m. Asbury Park police responded to approximately 100 people involved in a fight in the 1500 block of Springwood Avenue, according to Asbury Park police Capt. Marshawn Love. […]

A 29-year-old city resident was shot once in the knee Sunday night after making an attempt to flee two men who robbed him at gunpoint, according to Asbury Park police Capt. Marshawn Love. At 10:15 p.m. Asbury Park police received a call of shots fired in the 1500 block of Bond Street, Love said. When […]

The fatal shooting that took place Thursday morning in the city has been ruled a homide, police say. “The autopsy revealed this is a homicide and we are investigating it as such,” said Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Marc Lemieux. Asbury Park Police received a call at 9:55 a.m. Thursday, April 10, reporting someone had […]

Porta restaurant is hosting a Sunday yoga class to benefit one of the city’s schools, according to a release from the Hope Academy Charter School. Certified yoga instructors Ann Healy, Karri Lueddeke and Daniel Abbot will lead participants through a 90-minute candlelit vinyasa flow. The class takes place Sunday, April 13 from 12:30 p.m. to […]