For Asbury Park native Anita Thomas her new home at The Renaissance is a dream come true. “I was born and raised in Asbury Park,” the 66-year-old said during a tour of her three-bedroom, two-bath duplex on Springwood Avenue. “People used to speak so poorly of Asbury Park and I’m proud to say I was […]

Second Baptist will host a housing development information session at noon Sunday. Developers behind the residential projects underway along the Springwood Avenue corridor will be hand to update the community and answer questions at the Atkins Avenue house of worship. The projects, which include the rehabilitation of the long shuttered Boston Way and the Michaels […]

It was a ceremonial celebration that was a long time coming – four years of planning, fundraising starts and stops, and a last minute administrative Hail Mary by Monmouth County officials. At 11 a.m. Tuesday, those behind the scenes, from local and county officials to state and federal assists, came together to mark the launch […]

Revitalization of the city’s southwest neighborhood kicked up a notch Wednesday when Michaels Organization announced it has closed on its Renaissance Village housing project. “This is fantastic news, I’m happy as hell,” Mayor Moor said. “We desperately need these affordable units. This came right down to the eleventh hour with a couple of last minute […]