With the holiday season just around the corner, this Sunday offers shoppers in Asbury Park the chance to beat the crowds and score unique gifts and artisan goods early on. More than 30 of the city’s downtown and oceanfront shops will bring their wares out onto the streets during the Asbury Park Citywide Sidewalk Sale, […]

Eco-friendly free shuttle service could be on its way to Asbury Park this summer. Owners of The Free Ride, which operates in several location in the N.Y. Hamptoms, Palm Beach, Fla. and Santa Monica, Calif., pitched a plan to operate electronic shuttles between the boardwalk and downtown to the Asbury Park City Council Wednesday. The […]

The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners for the 2013 Downtown holiday window decorating competition. Criteria for judging was based in four areas this year, according to Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce executive director Jackie Pappas. The winners were chosen by their ability to create a holiday mood, reflect a theme or a […]

A new market in Asbury Park now provides access to various household items and fresh local produce, priced moderately and located conveniently within walking distance of the downtown area. Sunday saw the grand opening of DJ’s Market, the third venture of co-owners DJ Presto and Ron Wendolowski.  The two also co-own and operate DJ’s Delights, a […]

It’s official. The New Jersey Zombie Walk is back atop the Guinness World Records list for the “largest gathering of zombies.” A record 9,592 zombies invaded the Asbury Park beach Saturday, reclaiming their title from the 8,027 zombies that set the record last year at Minnesota’s Zombie Pub Crawl. The records management team for Guinness […]

Asbury Park’s sixth annual Oysterfest hit a milestone this year, attracting over 20,000 people throughout the course of the three-day food and music festival. “It’s unbelievable,” said Jackie Pappas, executive director of the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce. “All three days were up and over our normal average.” Last year’s total attendance of 9,996 was less than […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Several special applications for liquor licenses are on the agenda. They include an application to extend […]

Adults and kids of all ages — along with their canine companions — are invited to this year’s Asbury Park Oysterfest, which has switched locations yet again. This year, the annual three-day seafood festival will be held in the lot just outside of the Carousel building between Asbury Avenue and Wesley Lake [photo above]. It kicks off […]

The 3rd Annual Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce pedal boat challenge takes place today on Wesley Lake. For the two previous years, the team organized by the chamber raced against members of the Asbury Park City Council. This year, the chamber team will take on a new set of foes — members of the Asbury […]

Asbury Park will see its first-ever St. Patrick’s Day parade next year. The Asbury Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee is in the initial planning stages for the event, scheduled for Sunday, March 9, 2014, according to the parade website. The tentative parade route will start at Fourth and Ocean avenues and travel south on […]