This weekend, area residents can have holiday photos taken at Convention Hall in exchange for gift cards to be donated to Hurricane Sandy relief. On Sunday, Dec. 9, from noon to 4 p.m., photographers will take holiday pictures of attendees at the Asbury Park landmark. Photos will be exchanged for gift cards of $25 or […]

Amidst a spirit of rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy, a capacity crowd of about 700 filled the Grand Arcade in Convention Hall on Saturday for the annual tree lighting ceremony. The crowd was festive, warmed up by the Billy Lawlor Band. “It’s good to see everyone in a post-recovery holiday spirit,” said Gary Mottola, president of […]

With storm-related repairs substantially complete, Convention Hall’s Grand Arcade officially reopens to the public on Saturday [Nov. 24] with a “Holiday Bazaar” featuring 18 boardwalk retailers. The official opening coincides with “Small Business Saturday,” as well as the arcade’s Christmas tree lighting scheduled for 6 p.m. Live music leading up to the tree lighting begins […]

The two main 1920s-era structures on the Asbury Park boardwalk — Convention Hall and the Casino — visually appear structurally intact in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Sun staff were on the boardwalk Wednesday, the first full day after the storm had subsided. Convention Hall did not appear to sustain any significant damage from the […]

Convention Hall is closed for the night as Meridian Health hosts a Wild West-themed event for its physicians and their guests. “It’s a thank-you for their partnership with us,” said Meridian spokesperson Robert Cavanaugh. “We had it [in Convention Hall] last year and it’s a great venue, so we wanted to bring everyone back again.” […]

After declaring the case closed, city police have reopened their investigation into the theft of 27 antique copper panels that once hung on the side of Convention Hall, according to a report in the Coaster newspaper. The panels — which had been removed for maintenance work on the building — were reported stolen on Aug. […]

The green-tinged decorative copper panels that went missing from Convention Hall recently are largely considered to be gone for good, but an official from Madison Marquette announced at last night’s council meeting the boardwalk redeveloper will replace them. “It is a tragedy,” said Keith Ortner, Madison Marquette’s vice president of development. “We as a company […]

Reacting to the theft of thirty-four decorative copper panels once on Convention Hall, the Asbury Park Historical Society will request the city council and boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette disclose more information about the incident. At an emergency meeting on Saturday, the Historical Society Board of Trustees — several shown above — also tentatively agreed to ask […]

The Asbury Park Historical Society will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow to develop a plan of action for recovering a historic set of panels.  The panels, pictured above, reportedly went missing from Convention Hall last year. Boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette reported the 34 panels stolen from Convention Hall, said Celia Morrissette Johnson, president of the […]