The city’s musical spirit and artistic soul unite Saturday when Asbury Underground rolls out a collaboration between Asbury’s cutting edge visual artists and musicians. The free grassroots music and arts crawl kicks off at noon with The Lakehouse Music Academy Pros – three full-fledged rock bands comprised of students ages 9 to 16 and winds […]

Before Gov. Chris Christie set off for Thursday night’s Fox Media-sponsored debate he faced a crowd of protesters on the way to his inaugural presidential campaign fundraising event held Tuesday in the Paramount Theater at Asbury Park’s historic Convention Hall. And while the Christie for President supporters who attended the fundraiser outweighed the protesters who […]

Gov. Chris Christie will launch his 2016 ‘Telling it Like it Is’ presidential campaign with a fundraiser in Asbury Park, according to the Wall Street Journal. To date, Christie is one of 15 candidates vying for the Republican Presidential nomination. The second-term Governor will return to Convention Hall Aug. 4 for his kickoff celebration. Christie celebrated […]

Meteorologists say we have a cool 70 degree forecast with a low chance of precipitation in the cards for Asbury Park’s annual Fourth of July fireworks display. Sponsored by iStar Financial and Madison Marquette, respectively the waterfront and boardwalk redevelopers, the fireworks are set to launch at 9 p.m. along Monmouth County’s top-rated beach. On […]

The Asbury Park Beer Festival may kick off noon Saturday at Convention Hall but those planning on attending the Saturday events are out of luck. According to the organizer’s Facebook page tickets to the two Saturday sessions are now sold out. Availability is still open for the noon to 4 p.m. Sunday session at the […]

The Asbury Park Historical Society will hold their annual reorganization meeting Thursday and one of the first items on their agenda will be the announcement of an initiative to see Convention Hall’s missing copper panels replaced. In March of 2012, the public discovered 27  — or six tons of — original, antique copper panels that […]

Holiday festivities on the Asbury Park boardwalk kick off on Saturday, Nov. 29 with a performance of the Nutcracker, the annual tree lighting ceremony and the Ugly Holiday Sweater Party. Shops in the Grand Arcade will open at noon on both Black Friday, Nov. 28, and Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29 and boardwalk representatives are […]

The Anchor’s Bend bar and Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten have teamed up to bring Asbury Park Oktoberfest to the Anchor’s Bend inside Asbury Park’s Convention Hall this weekend. Asbury Park Oktoberfest features six draft beers from Radeberger, HofbrauHaus, Hacker-Pschoor Kostritzer, Brooklyn and Paulener breweries and a specialty keg from Weltenburger. Bottled beers include selections from […]

Tropical storm Arthur has put a damper on the start of the weekend but by the time the sun starts to shine Saturday patrons of the Anchor’s Bend bar will be able to sit on the beach, drink in hand. The Asbury Park City Council unanimously voted Wednesday to include areas on the beach immediately […]

Ocean Avenue from Fourth to Sixth avenues has been blocked off as members of the national media get set to cover Governor Chris Christie’s election night speech at Asbury Park’s Convention Hall. News vans line the parking spaces along the south end of the hall. Local, county and state police vehicles occupy the spaces north […]