Due to the threat of inclement weather the Universal African Festival, being held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday in Springwood Avenue Park, will run its award ceremony from 3 to 5 pm, organizers have announced. Sponsored by the Zamir Ahsaad A. Dunbar Foundation, the multicultural event is a celebration of heritage, culture and history […]

From bathroom to Convention Hall façade upgrades, there are a few new offerings, shifts, and developments underway along the Asbury Park Boardwalk.   Improvements to the legendary Convention Hall, originally constructed in 1929, gets underway this month, according Madison Marquette spokeswoman Pasquelina DeBoer said. The boardwalk redeveloper will begin by focussing on steel and brickwork […]

Concerns about speeding along the city’s residential streets, particularly along Third and Fourth Avenues, is being met with a community call to action from the Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition. The grassroots organization is asking anyone with ideas on how to calm traffic to e-mail the group and/or share ideas on social media via #SlowTheCars. […]

From a dance with sails made from plastic shopping bags to a meditation and umami tasting, Turning the Tide is a visual and performing art series inspired by the Jersey Shore’s most valuable resource – its waterfront, beaches and ocean. Each Thursday, foreign born visiting artists from across the nation have been presenting environmental sustainability […]

Petitions seeking to shift the City’s form of government to a ward system and to establish a residency clause for public employees was received Thursday, Municipal Clerk Cindy Dye confirmed. The petitions are the work of an organized group of 25 who obtained some 400 signatures of support for each petition, member and spokesman Tracy […]

A Monmouth County Grand Jury returned a 9-count indictment charging two Asbury Park residents in connection to the April death of a 57-year old man at a local senior citizen complex, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a written statement. Knowledge B. Allah 54, was charged with murdering Salah Ali on April 11, […]

The Asbury Park City Council approval of lot by lot development in the waterfront redevelopment region is the first amendment to its agreement with master waterfront redeveloper iStar in 16 years, city officials announced via a written news statement Monday. The amendment also creates new procedures for property owners to pay their share of the […]

The Healthy Corner Store initiative that sprang up last fall in Asbury Park is coming to a wrap next month. A joint venture between EZ Ride and the Mayor’s Wellness Committee, the program seeks to offer those who depend on a bodega as their primary source for buying groceries more nutritious options. “Many communities do […]

And the winner is – Eric Ellefsen. The Asbury Park Music Foundation announced Sunday that the North Beach resident placed the winning bid for the Upstage Reunion Guitar. “In April 2017, the Asbury Park Music + Film Festival brought together over 20 musicians who had played Asbury Park’s legendary club the Upstage for a reunion […]

Asbury Park Distilling has garnered accolades from two of the top industry competitions. Open for just over one year, the Lake Avenue distillery and Tasting Room was recognized for its vodka, gin and aged gin spirits by the American Distilling Institute and San Francisco World Spirits 2018 competitions. The former is an industry specific accolade, […]