All 150 applicants of The Salt School, currently underway on Saturday mornings at the Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County’s Asbury Park location on Monroe Avenue, have been receiving hospitality industry tutorials from a few of the nation’s top professionals. The free hospitality training program launched in 2016 in preparation for the opening of […]

In preparation of the Asbury Lanes reopening hotelier David Bowd and the city’s master waterfront redeveloper iStar have announced a third installment of the Salt School Program. The free hospitality training program launched in 2016 in preparation for the opening of The Asbury, the city’s newest hotel and entertainment venue, located at 210 Fifth Avenue. […]

I’ve heard it said before – only in an Asbury Park – and had the chance to experience such a moment on Thursday night at Danny Clinch Transparent Gallery at The Asbury, located at Fifth Avenue and Kingsley Street. This art-meets-music space has become known for its impromptu after hour shows, that is reminiscent of […]

In the year since opening, The Asbury has drawn accolades from national publications, including Travel + Leisure. Behind the scenes, hotelier David Bowd [at right] created a hospitality training program he calls the Salt School, titled after his own hotel management company. That workforce development program geared toward employing local residents is now the subject of […]

Asbury Park’s waterfront redeveloper iStar has launched an internship program aimed at offering local residents construction training opportunities.  The internship program addresses a long voiced complaint that city 20-somethings are in need of employment opportunities.  “iStar is committed to workforce development in Asbury Park,” Senior Vice President of Land and Development Brian Cheripka [at right] […]

The Asbury has claimed top ranking in a national polling of the 10 Best hotel openings this past year. Administered by USA Today,  a panel of hotel experts hand picked the 20 best hotel openings of 2016 before turning the voting over to the public for a four week long online polling. “We are thrilled […]

Asbury Park’s newest hotel and entertainment venue is currently topping the leaderboard in a national best of readers’ choice competition administered by USA Today. A team of editors, along with a panel of hotel experts, hand-picked 20 of the best hotel openings across the nation this year in order to create the 10Best Readers’ Choice […]

A Halloween costume party for man’s best friend is coming Sunday to The Asbury, the city’s newest hotel and entertainment venue. The inaugural Halloween Doggie Costume Party is being held to support the local Rescue Ridge shelter’s efforts to find animals a home, regardless of their circumstances, organizers said. Located in Spring Lake, the all volunteer network […]

The Asbury celebrates its grand opening 6 p.m. Thursday with an official launch party. Open to the public, the event features a full lineup of live performances, the unveiling of The Hall, its special event space, a showing of Top Gun at the Baronet, and private fireworks at night’s end. The Asbury Hall & Lawn […]

After touring neighboring Ocean Grove’s downtown, Republican Governor Chris Christie stopped by The Asbury, the city’s first hotel [of its size] in over 50 years, before taking a walk along the city’s boardwalk. Christie and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin were escorted onto the Baronet, a rooftop deck overlooking waterfront and city landscape, […]