The Asbury Ocean Club reached its pinnacle last month, a distinction that was celebrated with a topping out ceremony. According to one of the 320-members of the Sordoni construction crew, the ceremony is a historic rite of passage in the industry that represents a bow to the gods for entering into their air space. Today the tradition […]

Hundreds turned out Friday night for the launch of the 16th Annual Garden State Film Festival, being held throughout Asbury Park Saturday and Sunday. Held at Convention Hall and the Paramount Theatre, the red carpet spotlights included attendance by Armand Assante and Christopher Lloyd, whose current films are screened during the event. “I arrived this […]

After a year of stops and starts, an amendment to open up lot-by-lot development in the Asbury Park waterfront gets underway. Lot by lot development refers to the ability to develop individual parcels as opposed to the current block by block development guidelines outlined in the Waterfront Redevelopment Agreement [WRA] with master redeveloper iStar; first […]

A few Hollywood veterans, filmmakers and celebrities from across the globe have signed on to make an appearance when the Garden State Film Festival returns to Asbury Park in March. Among the first to arrive in town this past month was classic film royalty Monika Henreid [shown left in feature photo], a filmmaker, writer, director […]

Outpost, an immersive rest stop for touring artists has opened in Asbury Park. Developed by The Participation Agency, an experiential marketing firm based in New York City, Outpost is a gratis haven for those touring creatives visiting town to recharge, produce, and just hangout before and/or after a gig. This month North Jersey electro pop […]

Oceanfront Preservation Coalition, activists working to save a parcel of waterfront land in the north beach area from development are organizing a rally. “The City of Asbury Park wants to negotiate a deal to save its north end beach from development and create an oceanfront park,” the written announcement for the June 24 event said. […]

Parking in Asbury Park – or the lack thereof – has come to a head not only for residents but for the City and local developers. The conversation picked up momentum a couple weeks ago when longtime downtown resident Robert Weiner brought the matter up at a City Council meeting. Weiner, who has been following […]

Two local activists, who have been behind the over 10 year fight to preserve the north end beach plot of land unofficially known as Bradley Cove, have sent a letter directly to iStar Financial CEO Jay Sugarman. In the April 13 letter, former Councilman Joe Woerner and his Oceanfront Preservation Coalition co chair Joyce Grant […]

Asbury Park’s waterfront redeveloper iStar has launched an internship program aimed at offering local residents construction training opportunities.  The internship program addresses a long voiced complaint that city 20-somethings are in need of employment opportunities.  “iStar is committed to workforce development in Asbury Park,” Senior Vice President of Land and Development Brian Cheripka [at right] […]

A picture may be worth a thousand words but for Danny Clinch [below right], a thousand images of music icons has translated into the launch of a gallery space at The Asbury, the city’s newest boutique hotel and entertainment venue. Entitled Transparent, well defining the glass encompassed box space that features eerily insightful looks at […]