The Asbury Park City Council voted to allow The Asbury, the city’s newest hotel and entertainment venue, to extend its liquor license to the adjacent Asbury Lanes venue, set to reopen Memorial Day weekend. Master waterfront redeveloper iStar is the majority owner of both venues, which are partially owned and operated by hotelier David Bowd. […]

The waterfront high rise now under construction by master waterfront redeveloper iStar will have a new name: Asbury Ocean Club, Surfside Resort and Residences at 1101 Ocean Avenue. The sixteen story tower will offer 130 condominiums starting on the sixth floor, consisting of one- to four-bedroom residences, six of which are duplex penthouses, according to […]

The weekly bonfires along the Asbury Park beaches return 7 p.m. Friday on the Fifth Avenue beach in front of Beach Bar, according to apboardwalk.com. Running through September, the popular community event is held at various beaches along the waterfront, weather permitting. They are held 7 p.m. Fridays through May and June, 8 p.m. Wednesdays […]

LAZ, the Hartford based company that operates iStar’s six parking lots along the waterfront, will host a 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday Job Fair at their headquarters, located at 201 First Ave [at the corner of Kingsley] in Asbury Park. “We want to hire locally,” Facilities Manager Andie Donohue [at right] of Brielle said. […]

Thursday’s Mayor’s Rodeo For Recreation is shaping up to be a community affair, with many local businesses and venues pitching in to support the summer youth camp program administered by the City’s Recreation Department and Asbury Park School District. The event, which launched in 2016, is the brainchild of Mayor John Moor, who opted out […]

Hundreds turned out Friday night for the launch of the 16th Annual Garden State Film Festival, being held throughout Asbury Park Saturday and Sunday. Held at Convention Hall and the Paramount Theatre, the red carpet spotlights included attendance by Armand Assante and Christopher Lloyd, whose current films are screened during the event. “I arrived this […]

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. […]

The renovated Asbury Lanes has a projected opening for Memorial Day weekend, and waterfront redeveloper iStar has released renderings and details of the project. Istar, which is also the majority owner of The Asbury hotel adjacent to Asbury Lanes, is keeping the site as a live music and bowling venue. Because of the condition of […]

The proposed waterfront redevelopment plan amendments put forth by the governing body cleared the Planning Board Monday. The City Council, acting as the municipality’s redevelopment authority, sent the proposal to the autonomous board to ensure changes fell in line with the master plan, a comprehensive outline of the city’s long-range land use vision moving forward. […]

A few Hollywood veterans, filmmakers and celebrities from across the globe have signed on to make an appearance when the Garden State Film Festival returns to Asbury Park in March. Among the first to arrive in town this past month was classic film royalty Monika Henreid [shown left in feature photo], a filmmaker, writer, director […]