Restoration of the historic Powhatan hotel is now off the table, according to property owner Pat Fasano. The local developer withdrew his application to renovate the 208 Third Avenue hours prior to Tuesday’s Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, according to Zoning Officer Barbara Van Wagner. Fasano, an over 20 year long resident, was seeking to […]

College Achieve Greater Asbury Park Public Charter School will open August 28 despite its pending hearings before the Zoning Board of Adjustment, founder Michael Piscal said. The charter school is currently seeking a use determination to open a second location inside First Baptist Church at 508 Grand Ave. But a challenge of the school’s right […]

When The Complex [below right] readied to open last month, the audio sound system they had spent thousands to incorporate at the Italian Capitoline, Mexican fare La Loteria, and downstairs hangout The Basement, fell short of what the city’s code outlines. At the time Fasano said the costly sound mitigation requirements were not implemented at […]

Where has the music gone? Businesses in Asbury Park’s Central Business District recently received a letter instructing them that Asbury Park requires a sound mitigation report in order to play music in their establishments. The required acoustic engineering report will cost a minimum of $1000, on top of which are the $500 in escrow for […]

With the city’s ban on office space on the ground floor of Cookman Avenue, a local advertising agency was told on Friday to remove their signage and vacate the premises at 716 Cookman Avenue. Marshall, Jackson & Partners advertising agency had shared the space with Image Tech Photo Studio and Kiss My Art, an art […]

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 […]