[Update: The time of the tree lighting and details of photo opportunities with Santa Claus have changed since this article was first published. This version reflects those changes.] Get ready to kick off the holiday season in Convention Hall on Saturday, Nov. 30. Boardwalk representatives have announced festivities for the annual tree lighting will begin at […]

Boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette last night received the approval of the city’s planning board to amend the way in which it will commission an artist to complete a boardwalk art project. The vote was 4-0. The project is an “exterior feature,” or what Madison Marquette has dubbed “the art wall,” [shown above] located on the […]

Repairs on a boardwalk access ramp in Asbury Park that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy are scheduled to begin next week. The Sunset Avenue pedestrian walkway [photo at top], which connects Ocean Avenue with the boardwalk between Convention Hall and the North Beach Pavilion, has been blocked by metal gates since the storm struck last […]

Madison Marquette is set to test a lighting system on the boardwalk that is “more than just lights,” according to its director of retail services Carrie Turner. Turner attended last week’s council meeting to pitch the lighting system to the governing body with the help of city engineer Joe Cunha and iStar Financial vice president […]