UPDATE: A previous version of this story stated that Langosta Lounge would reopen on May 13. The Sun has been informed that the restaurant is experiencing a delay and will not open tonight. —————————————————————————- Just over six months after Hurricane Sandy hit the Jersey Shore, Langosta Lounge is reopening soon. Owner Marilyn Schlossbach [pictured above […]

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. The following items are on the agenda: • A vote on expansion of the premises at […]

After sustaining heavy damage during Hurricane Sandy, popular boardwalk restaurant Langosta Lounge is almost ready to reopen in time for Earth Day. “We really wanted to be kicking off our new beginning on Earth Day beecause it’s an important holiday for us and it gives us a goal to attain,” owner Marilyn Schlossbach said today. […]

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, many businesses and homeowners have become frustrated while dealing with insurance companies. One business owner, local restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach [pictured at right with husband and business partner Scott Szegeski] is raising money online while she waits to see if insurance funds will come through. Following Hurricane Irene in 2011, […]

Picking up where they left off before Hurricane Sandy, Tim McLoone and his band “The Shirleys” reopened McLoone’s Supper Club Saturday night with the last two songs they played before the October 29 storm shut down the Asbury Park boardwalk. “So where were we?” joked McLoone [at top] as he sat down at the piano […]

The boardwalk restaurants that remain closed — Stella Marina, Cubacan and Langosta Lounge — can reopen in January when all storm-related repairs will be complete, according to Gary Mottola, president of investments for boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette. There was thought of rushing to finish the work before the end of the year, said Mottola [above […]

With Langosta Lounge on the Asbury Park boardwalk closed for storm repairs, owner Marilyn Schlossbach and her partners have regrouped across the street in another restaurant they own — the Dauphin Grille in the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel. “We call it couch surfing,” Schlossbach said. “We’re taking all the best sellers from all the other restaurants […]

Despite the ferocity of Hurricane Sandy, the restaurants and businesses on the Asbury Park boardwalk can reopen next month — depending on the availability of replacement parts to fix electric systems damaged by the storm. That’s the assessment of Gary Mottola, president of investments for Madison Marquette, the boardwalk redeveloper. “All in all, we fared […]

Local restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach is set to open her very first food-free bar to the public this weekend. The bar will be called Asbury Park Yacht Club, a tongue-in-cheek nod to boating culture found in other parts of New Jersey. Schlossbach and her husband Scott divide their time between Asbury Park and Normandy Beach, and […]

Labor Day Weekend has come and gone but at the Asbury Park boardwalk, locals and visitors alike can have one last taste of summer at the Endless Summer Tiki Weekend. This is the second annual Tiki Weekend, according to Amanda DiRobella of boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette. The event began last year as a collaboration between […]