Police have determined that an incident involving a stabbing victim early Saturday morning on the beachfront was not connected to the Beach Bar in Convention Hall. The information provided yesterday to the Sun by police was that a fight initially starting in the bar led to the incident. Police now say that the fight started […]

UPDATE: Further investigation by police indicated that the Beach Bar was not connected to this incident. Click here for updated information. ——————————————— Two males aged 24 and 26 suffered stab wounds in connection with a fight that started early Saturday morning at the Beach Bar in Convention Hall, according to police. As a result of […]

Madison Marquette is operating two bars inside Convention Hall this summer — the Beach Bar and the Anchor’s Bend. The Anchor’s Bend is a new concept and will occupy the northern edge of Convention Hall, as well as a portion of the Grand Arcade. It will be located in the spot Aqua took up last […]

About 200 people were on line this morning at 9:30 a.m. waiting for tickets to attend President Barack Obama’s address on the Asbury boardwalk on Tuesday. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 1:00 p.m. on the north side of Convention Hall, according to a press release from the White House […]

President Barack Obama will make an address from the Asbury Park boardwalk on Tuesday as part of his visit to the Jersey Shore to view recovery progress from Hurricane Sandy, according to a news release from the White House Office of the Press Secretary. The President will be joined by Governor Chris Christie, the release […]

The city’s most famous historical landmark will remain open through the summer thanks to a new agreement between the city and boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette. The city council voted 4-0 on Wednesday night to approve the plan, which extends a deadline for Madison Marquette to submit plans for a sprinkler system now required by state […]

Convention Hall’s grand arcade can legally remain open without the installation of fire sprinklers, city officials have determined. The future of the rest of the building is unclear. No events have been scheduled in Convention Hall or the Paramount Theatre past May 1, and officials are unsure if the shops and bars lining the grand […]

No events are scheduled at the Convention Hall complex after May 1, and a long-running issue over a requirement to install sprinklers may leave the building closed indefinitely. Closure would affect all areas, including the Grand Arcade [shown above]. The state fire code was changed in 2006 to require public facilities like the Convention Hall […]

Tonight’s Hurricane Sandy relief concert at Convention Hall is almost sold out, according to co-organizer Tim Donnelly. About 50 tickets are left for the event. My Morning Jacket and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band will headline, and Joseph Arthur, Nicole Atkins, River City Extension, the Tangiers Blues Band will perform. Since The Sun’s first story about On the Beach: A Sandy Relief […]

On New Year’s Day, hundreds of people will brave the elements and jump into the Atlantic in Asbury Park. The Sons of Ireland Polar Bear Plunge is scheduled for Jan. 1, 2013, with registration at 10 a.m.; a bagpipe march to the beach at 12:30 p.m.; and the plunge itself at 1 p.m. From 1 […]