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 […]

[UPDATE: A previous version of this article listed the hours of operation as 5 p.m. to 2:30 am. The hours have since been changed. They are now 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. This article has been updated to reflect that change.]   Free parking on Wednesdays has come to an end, but weekend visitors to […]

Asbury Park police responded to a several calls of shots fired on the 1500 block of Sewall Avenue Thursday evening, Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon has confirmed. The calls came in around 7:00 p.m., he said. Officers have located evidence of a shooting but have not found any victims, he said. As of 8:15 […]

Asbury Park resident Jermaine Huntley, 28, was shot outside of a home on the 1200 block of Washington Avenue Thursday morning. Asbury Park Police received a call at 9:55 a.m. reporting someone had been shot in the area. After he was shot, Huntley was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center by an independent party where […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial is again offering amenities to encourage Asbury Park beachgoers to turn their day at the beach into a night on the town. Seasonal rates for iStar’s 2014 beach packages were announced this week via an email sent from Asbury Park Waterfront, the company’s marketing initiative, and they have been reduced considerably in […]

A local advertising agency that was forced to vacate a first floor Cookman Avenue office space due to the city’s zoning laws has announced their return to a new space on the block. Marshall Twinam, creative director, and Ian Jackson, managing partner, of Marshall Jackson & Partners advertising agency[MJP], have teamed up with Clark, NJ-based […]

With summer on the way, two of the city’s anti-violence initiatives are teaming up to get the word out to Asbury Park residents about what summer programs are being offered to the city’s youth. On Saturday, June 14, the Community Development Initiative and Asbury Park Community Action Network [AP CAN] will jointly host “Super Safe […]

Nonprofit group Interfaith Neighbors is hosting an informational program on April 30th at the Asbury Park Senior Center. Anyone who wants to find out how easy it is to become a Meals on Wheels volunteer is invited to attend, according to an announcement from the agency. Attendees will learn about the nonprofit group’s nutrition program and have the […]

An Asbury Park resident was sentenced to 20 years in prison after he admitted he threw two handguns out of a window while leading police on a motor vehicle chase throughout the city last year, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Christopher Melendez, 27, was sentenced Friday before Monmouth County Superior Court […]

Ten youths were given certificates of completion and cards that show would-be employers they have successfully finished the Go for the Gold program and are capable of holding down gainful employment at a graduation ceremony held Thursday in the Springwood Center. Go for the Gold, a program made possible by the CDI, gives youths a […]