The fourth annual Asbury Park PorchFest that features musical acts on porches in Asbury Park broke prior attendance records with an unofficial estimate of 4,000-5,000 attendees on Saturday.  “This was clearly the most,” said PorchFest founder and organizer Jordan Modell. “I think people were starved for music. One woman told me ‘This is the first […]

The countdown is on for TEDxAsburyPark kicking off 9 am Saturday at the legendary Paramount Theatre, located at 1300 Ocean Avenue on the Asbury Park boardwalk. TEDxAsburyPark discovers and curates more than 25 speakers, entertainers, and artists who share their stories centering around a theme – this year it’s Chaos. The all-day event inspires attendees […]

Asbury Park PorchFest will return Sept. 22, organizers announced Monday. And with its return will be double the talent performing on more porches across the city in a mix of genres.  At the top of the bill thus far are the city’s own Emily Grove, Chris Brown, Dark City Strings, The Vansaders, Waiting on Mongo, […]

A group of residents, headed by Asbury Park Housing Association board member Jordan Modell, are organizing the city’s first annual Porchfest. Founded in 2007 in Ithaca, NY, Porchfest quickly spread across North America. The annual events feature local bands playing music on the porches of their neighbors to foster community spirit. Today over 20 US and […]

Beth McEntee and her family live next door to a two-family home they own and rent. The top floor of that home is rented on an annual basis but McEntee said she rents the ground floor via Airbnb throughout the year. “It really helps us recoup and pay our mortgage,” she said. “We are very […]

The Asbury Park City Council will meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A 4 p.m. Executive Session precedes the 6 p.m. Workshop. The Regular Session meeting begins at 7 p.m, with public participation taking place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • […]