The first of the city’s weekly beach bonfires takes place Friday night on the Fifth Avenue beach. Flames will start crackling at 8 p.m., following a 5 p.m. clambake at the Beach Bar, which is located on the southern promenade of Convention Hall [shown above]. Weekly fires will be held on Fridays in June, switch […]

Beginning Fridays in June, visitors to Asbury Park will once again be able to end their day relaxing on the beach next to a bright bonfire. The Asbury Park City Council gave the OK for boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette to host the weekly events at their Wednesday meeting. Bonfires will be held Wednesday nights at […]

The city and boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette may soon reach an agreement that would see operations of three waterfront parking lots put back under Madison Marquette’s control. As a result, Madison Marquette has started the first phase of a state-mandated sprinkler system installation in the Convention Hall complex. The redeveloper had previously stated that the […]

Part of the controversy that led to a break in the relationship between the city and boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette is expected to be discussed during the Dec. 3 executive session meeting of the Asbury Park City Council, according to James G. Aaron, special waterfront redevelopment litigation counsel for the City of Asbury Park. At that time, […]

[Update: The time of the tree lighting and details of photo opportunities with Santa Claus have changed since this article was first published. This version reflects those changes.] Get ready to kick off the holiday season in Convention Hall on Saturday, Nov. 30. Boardwalk representatives have announced festivities for the annual tree lighting will begin at […]

Facing uncertainty as to the future availability of Convention Hall, The Jersey Shore Roller Girls have decided to search for an alternate venue to hold their monthly bouts. “We are sad to lose our home with Convention Hall, we have been bouting at that venue since February 2008,” Kim Hartman, media and public relations director […]

Boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette last night received the approval of the city’s planning board to amend the way in which it will commission an artist to complete a boardwalk art project. The vote was 4-0. The project is an “exterior feature,” or what Madison Marquette has dubbed “the art wall,” [shown above] located on the […]

A major annual music festival held in Asbury Park may have to send festival attendees to Red Bank for the main event show, but will keep the remainder of the concerts here. Representatives from the annual Light of Day festival have reserved Saturday, Jan. 18, with the Count Basie theater in Red Bank in case […]

A major decision that may determine the Garden State Film Festival’s [GSFF] relocation to Atlantic City is scheduled to take place today. Atlantic City’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority [CDRA] will vote today after 2 p.m. as to whether they will provide financial assistance to the film festival, according to Diane Raver, the festival’s executive director. […]

Two weeks after a falling slab of concrete shut the outdoor promenades at Convention Hall, the Beach Bar in the south promenade reopened on Saturday. The north and east side promenades remain closed. The twelve foot by six foot slab fell on the north side, missing a baby shower that was scheduled less than an […]