The number of Asbury Park kids attending the Recreation Summer Camp program has surpassed last year’s numbers, Recreation Director Leesha Floyd said. To date, 210 city kids are enrolled in the program with numbers due to increase further once summer school kicks off on July 5, Floyd said. The program runs through Aug. 4 at […]

Music Mondays at Springwood Avenue Park kicked off with hundreds turning out for performances by headliner Gary U.S. Bonds and opener Laura Crisci & PK Lavengood. Organizers said it was one of the highest attendance numbers on record, since the free music concert series began. Sponsored by the Asbury Park Music Foundation, a nonprofit that provides […]

What would you do for a one-on-one collaboration with Quincy Mumford or Deal Casino’s Joe Parella? For 13-year-old Juels Acevedo of Eatontown, it was simply a matter of wanting to learn how to play the guitar. Drawn to the 1950s sound, Juels wanted to emulate the musical style. His parents bought him a guitar for […]

Four eighth-grade students are in the midst of on the job training made possible through a PILOT granted during the Lakehouse complex expansion on Lake Avenue. PILOTs, or rather payment in lieu of taxes, are tax abatement agreements that stay full tax payments for a period of time. In the last two years, the Asbury […]

When Bernie Costello, a retired investment banker from Allenhurst, took up the guitar a few years back he had no inclination to perform on stage before a live audience. But perform he did – opening the three-day Lakehouse Music Academy Big Gig at the House of Independents, the downtown’s  newest entertainment venue known to draw […]

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County is seeking coaches and players for its Youth Basketball League, running from late February through April’s end. The program is open to boys and girls in grades 3 through 6 who reside in the city and  will be administered at the Boys and Girls Club Asbury Park […]

A group of local musicians have joined forces with singer-songwriter Pamela Flores [shown in featured photo] of Glass Fox Productions to produce a concert in support of actress Mariska Hargitay’s Joyful Heart Foundation. Created in 2004 following the content of fan mail she received from her role as Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special […]

The Our Lady of Mt. Carmel All Stars invited members of the community to a showcase of their talents, projects and a family dinner Thursday. Created in 2012, the All Stars are participants of the First Avenue school’s afterschool program by the same name. Students are provided a snack, homework assistance, mentoring, and enrichment classes […]

Meandering through the newly expanded Lakehouse building, one can find tucked away on the third floor Boho Hair Salon – a girls only clubhouse of sorts focused on holistic beauty. The creation of New York City stylist Sally Perez-Monterrosa and husband Albie Monterrosa, Lakehouse Music Academy’s Director [shown in feature photo], Boho’s aims is to […]

Three years after first opening its doors, Lakehouse, known for fostering growth, arts, and education in Asbury Park, will celebrates the expansion of its Lake Avenue complex and the creative collaborations – new and old, that have taken root. Dubbed as an infrastructure for the creative spirit, the three-story brick building boasts not only the […]