The city council is scheduled to meet tonight in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. The following items are on the agenda: • A presentation on a resolution supporting the Clean […]

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 owners of popular Asbury restaurants Brickwall and Porta will open a new vegan restaurant called Goldie’s on Cookman Avenue this summer. The group received approval at the April 3 council meeting for extension of the Brickwall’s liquor license, which also covers the adjoining Annex bar. This will make Goldie’s the only vegan restaurant with […]

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 […]

A popular breakfast-and-lunch restaurant is set to reopen in May with new owners. Colonel’s Kissing Booth, on Summerfield Avenue and Emory Street, closed its doors last fall, partially due to revenue lost after Hurricane Sandy. But four of its former customers — Stephanie Hunnell, Richard Hunnell, David Napoliello and Rich Dutton — decided to buy […]

APVibe and downtown businesses are celebrating a milestone this week — a new website devoted to informing visitors about events and activities in downtown Asbury Park. Started by Morgan Sackman [pictured, from left] and Rose Crean, APVibe is a marketing campaign intended to promote downtown Asbury Park as a dining and cultural destination. Both Crean […]

A new business is coming to Bangs Avenue this summer when Tao Massage moves from Ocean Township to Asbury Park. Owner Vivian Taormina has started work on the new location, putting up the business’s window sign this week. She estimates it will be open in June or July. “I’ve wanted to be in Asbury for […]

Two Asbury transplants are looking to promote the downtown with a new marketing plan called APVibe. Morgan Sackman [pictured above, from left] and Rose Crean, who work for Sackman Enterprises, started APVibe as a side project, but it’s lately been their main focus. Sackman and Crean realize small business owners often don’t have time for […]

A well-known Asbury Park bar is reopening Saturday morning with a new look and feel. The Annex, sister bar to the Brickwall Tavern on Cookman Avenue, was closed Oct. 1 for remodeling. The Annex first opened in 2007. Previously, it was connected to The Brickwall through a sliding wooden door. The Annex was darkly lit […]

The city is looking to hire a financial consultant to assist with the acquisition of a lot on the corner of Bangs Avenue and Bond Street, where a public parking garage would be constructed. The city has been in negotiations to purchase the lot since June. It’s currently owned by Magyar Bank because its former […]