Driving Jersey brings us “Here’s The Story: Season’s Greetings from Asbury Park” in honor of their 5th anniversary airing on PBS/NJTV at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The broadcast, their first hour-long show, takes a comprehensive look at Asbury’s past, present and future, according to a written announcement. It spotlights the reflections and predictions of those who […]

Conceptual plans for Asbury Lanes’ restoration were presented to the City Council Monday. The City Council, as the municipality’s redevelopment agency, must approve the plans before they advance to the Planning Board for specific site plan approval. The bowling alley/music and art venue is located on Fourth Avenue between Kingsley and Bergh streets to the […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall at 1 Municipal Plaza. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include the […]

When The Asbury, opens next spring it will be the city’s first new hotel in close to 50 years, according to a news release issued Monday by waterfront redeveloper iStar. Slated for a May 2016 completion, the 110-room boutique hotel at the long vacant Salvation Army building on Fifth Avenue is among the first of […]

Master waterfront redeveloper iStar Residential outlined its plans for a new 16 story high-rise at the former Esperanza site during Tuesday night’s Technical Review Committee [TRC] meeting. “This obviously has been a long time coming,” said iStar Senior Vice President of Development Brian Cheripka.  “We said all along that we were going to take our […]

Master waterfront redeveloper iStar Residential will propose a luxury hotel and condominiums in a sixteen story building to rise from the long moribund Esperanza site on the central waterfront, according to a report posted on line by the New York Times. IStar Chairman Jay Sugarman says that the new building will have 130 condominiums and […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, prior to comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • A presentation by […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial will not submit a letter in support of the city’s attempt to secure a state Green Acres grant to preserve an area of the northern beachfront, leaving the city with little chance of obtaining the funds, according to preservation proponents. The move drew a sharp rebuke from Councilwoman Amy Quinn, who […]

The city is applying for a Green Acres grant to purchase the Bradley Cove and the North End beach area, city manager John “Jack” Kelly announced at the May 21 council meeting. A new round of $100 million in Green Acres program funds was announced earlier this month by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The […]