The Asbury Park Film Initiative [APFI] and Shore Flicks are teaming up again to bring free movies back to the beach in front of Langosta Lounge this summer, with weekly films screened on Thursdays in July and August. “As die-hard film fans, we’re thrilled to partner with Shore Flicks again this year to bring free […]

For the second year in a row, crew members of the Asbury Park Waterfront marketing campaign dressed in brightly colored orange polo shirts will lend their knowledge of Asbury Park to summer tourists. They come as part of iStar Residential’s ‘Summer Experience’ initiative, which offers seasonal and daily beach packages. Amenities include access to a […]

Motorists who travel to the beachfront by way of Asbury Avenue can expect detours in the days and weeks ahead as work to update the city’s infrastructure begins. Work began Wednesday morning near the intersection of Asbury Avenue and Heck Street [shown above]. Asbury Avenue will be closed to all traffic from Heck Street to […]

Seventy-five Knockout Rose bushes now line the northwest corner of Bangs and Main avenues, where overgrown shrubs once hid the century-old Asbury Park Post Office building from passers-by. About 20 members of the Asbury Park Environment and Shade Tree Commission [ESTC] planted the bushes Saturday in an effort that took less than an hour to […]

A van caught fire Tuesday morning as the driver was en route to an Asbury Park convenience store. The driver and owner of the van, Larry Daniels, said he noticed the front of his 2002 Dodge van was ablaze as he pulled up to Tiki Grill, a convenience store located at the south west corner […]

People who had Friday appointments at Asbury Park Municipal Court were greeted in the lobby of municipal hall and told they would be mailed instructions to come back at a later date, since there was no electricity in the municipal complex. A possible electrical surge from a late afternoon lightning storm is being blamed for […]

The results of the 2014 New Jersey Top Ten Beaches competition were announced Thursday, and Asbury Park beaches made the cut. Beaches in the City by the Sea were voted number eight overall, according to Rory Joyce, a communications officer at the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium. Respondents were also invited to nominate their favorite […]

Trinity Episcopal Church in Asbury Park, built between 1908 and 1911, has been formally listed on the New Jersey State Register of Historic Places. The May 8 listing acknowledges the church’s historic significance, which arises from its Late Gothic Revival architecture, its near-original fixtures and its important stained glass artistry, as a part of the legacy of its […]

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 […]

With the addition of a new director of education, Broadway talent to increase students’ exposure to professional talent, and a partnership with Kula Cafe to offer teen open mic music sessions at the restaurant, Lakehouse Music Academy continues to grow. The progressive music school recently welcomed Robert Lamont [shown above] as director of education. Robert is […]