Boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette is bringing skateboarding back to the waterfront with the  launch of Forth Union Skate and Culture Organization Sunday. Through a partnership with Red Bull, a wooden skate bowl will be housed temporarily inside the historic Carousel building. The 3 ½ foot mini bowl [previously housed at Mountain Creek resort in Vernon], […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Executive session discussions re […]

Final approval for the Fifth Avenue Pavilion and band shell reconstruction along the Asbury Park was granted Monday by the Planning Board. In a unanimous vote, the Planning Board approved boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette’s plans to reconstruct the long shuttered band shell and build a neighboring restaurant on the rooftop of the structure that houses […]

The Asbury Park City Council Wednesday approved boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette’s plans for the Fifth Avenue Pavilion, which includes rebuilding the long shuttered band shell. The Pavilion currently houses McLoone’s Supper Club and Asbury Grille in the historic Howard Johnson’s structure. The once public Arthur Pryor band shell will be rebuilt to include a raised […]

A showcases of national talent joins local independent artisans during Asbury Park Boardwalk’s summer series of flea markets and festivals by boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette. Kicking off on Friday and running through Sunday, the Seventh Annual Visionary Tattoo Festival returns to Convention Hall, located at 1300 Ocean Avenue. A who’s who of tattoo artistry, the […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda include: Special event requests for an Optimum […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. The public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the meeting’s agenda include: • Special event applications for the annual […]

Parts of the temporary plan of Asbury Park boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette to expand on its pop-up venues was approved Wednesday night. The three part proposal, part of a larger design to introduce activity at the iconic Carousel building near the Ocean Grove border [right], sought to bring retail, food trucks, and glamping [boutique camping] […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. • Items on the agenda for the meeting […]

New plans to move forward with reconstruction of the Fifth Avenue Pavilion band shell will go before the City Council before it can move on to the Planning Board. Outlined during Wednesday afternoon’s Technical Review Committee [TRC], plans call for two new eating venues and a revamp of the previously proposed band shell space. This […]