A few brave souls will face the elements Saturday afternoon when the annual Thanks4Giving Plunge returns to Asbury Park. Held in support of the Special Olympics New Jersey [SONJ], the Plunge kicks off at 1 p.m. at the beach just north of the Convention Hall, located at 1300 Ocean Ave. The Special Olympics New Jersey […]

The Asbury Park City Council will meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be a 4:30 p.m. closed executive session. The public meetings begin at 6 p.m. with a  workshop session and is followed by the 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes place at […]

Asbury Park boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette has announced a partnership with Newark-based New Jersey Performing Arts Center [NJPAC]. The agreement will not only increase the entertainment bookings at Convention Hall and the Paramount Theatre, it will serve as an opportunity to grow the operational capacities of the historic venues, according to a news release. Madison Marquette […]

A hint of what is to come is now on display in the Casino breezeway on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. Against a backdrop of seasonal snapshots, boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette has hung an exhibit of its Fourth and Fifth Avenue Pavilion transformations, expected to be complete by summer 2018. The two pavilions are the latest […]

The Asbury Park Planning Board unanimously approved Madison Marquette’s Fourth Avenue Pavilion redesign Monday. The approval puts the boardwalk redeveloper in line with its goal to complete the pavilion and its neighboring Fifth Avenue Pavilion transformation by next summer, Development Manager Kevin Patterson [at right] said. “We are trying to create a more vibrant Ocean Avenue […]

The Asbury Park City Council will meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be a 4 p.m. closed executive session. The public meetings begin at 6 p.m. with a  workshop session and is followed by the 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes place at […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be a 5 p.m. closed executive session. The public meetings begin at 6 p.m. with a  workshop session and is followed by the 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes […]

Artist and collaborators behind the popular Wooden Walls Mural Project along the Asbury Park Boardwalk have come together to offer the beach inspired art experience in a new way. Entitled The Wooden Walls Towel Project, this new offering is a celebration of the murals, artists and the beach itself,” organizers said in a written statement. […]

GIFT has landed on the Asbury Park boardwalk. A collaboration between boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette, Parlor Gallery and the Wooden Walls project, GIFT is a new hub for art and culture within the city. The gallery/workspace/ gift shop is located in the Fourth Avenue Pavilion at 1100 Ocean Avenue. The concept is a build out […]

Madison Marquette’s Fourth Avenue Pavilion redesign was unveiled Tuesday before the city’s Technical Review Committee [TRC], an advisory subcommittee comprised of Planning Board members charged with vetting application within the waterfront redevelopment zone. Located across the street from 1101 Ocean, waterfront redeveloper iStar’s current 17-story high rise project, the boardwalk redeveloper presented a plan that […]