[Clarification: Design regulations included in the city’s Central Business District redevelopment zone govern what color a building building can be painted.] Many know the mixed used building that house the downtown’s popular French brasserie Pascal and Sabine as the former NJ Natural Gas building, built in 1927. But what appears to be uncommon knowledge is […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. The public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the meeting’s agenda include: • Special event application review […]

An amendment to city ordinances to allow eating and drinking on the second story of a building on Lake Avenue was introduced by the city council at last Wednesday’s meeting. Restaurateur Andy Ivanov, owner of Pilsener Haus in Hoboken [pictured above], plans to build a restaurant at 527 Lake Ave., on the corner of Lake […]

A downtown tavern is set to expand upward. The Bond Street Bar will add upstairs seating and rooftop bar by summer 2014, owner Pat Fasano said today. The first floor has operated as a bar with a food menu for about two years, Fasano said. The bar and picnic-style table on the first floor tend […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight, with a workshop session beginning at 6 p.m. and the regular meeting beginning at 7 p.m. The council will meet in closed session at 5 p.m. prior to the public meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for both […]