The Downtown Neighbors Association will hold its first public meeting Saturday morning at DJ’s Delights Deli & Restaurant, located at 620 Mattison Ave. The gathering will serve as an organizational and informational meeting, organizers said. On the agenda will be discussions regarding living conditions in the downtown [officially known as the Central Business District]. “This […]

Saturday visitors to Asbury Park’s downtown can enter a social media race for a host of select prizes. A group of city merchants have come together to offer Selfie Saturday, being held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The rules are simple: take a selfie inside a participating business, post it to Facebook and/or Instagram, […]

After more than a decade, Asbury Park’s “home of retro and modern fashion” is leaving town. By the end of September, Susan “Suzi” Kandel and Allan Pollack will soon pack up the wares at Allan and Suzi to head back north, making their flagship New York store their only location once again. Kandel and Pollack […]

The planning board was scheduled to hear an application for a large-scale expansion of Johnny Mac’s at its meeting last night and later vote on the matter, but it was tabled because officials said plans came in late to City Hall. John McGillion, the Main Street tavern’s owner, said he was unaware of a deadline […]

Novice glass-blowers and curious passersby can now create colorful glass art in Asbury Park’s downtown. Hot Sand Glass Studio recently opened its doors at 550 Cookman Ave. For the past seven years, the half-gallery-half-workspace operated out of a storefront on the boardwalk. Hot Sand is likely the only place in the country where patrons can […]