Madison Marquette just wrapped up their eighth summer season as Asbury Park Boardwalk redeveloper. And while most of us are concentrating on fall and winter, Madison is focused on what’s next for its properties along the waterfront. “Our focus is on new models of retail and entertainment,” General Manager Carrie Turner said. Madison has fully […]

The numbers are back and not only did visits to the Asbury Park boardwalk and beach catapult this summer but business at boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette’s 40 tenants jumped an average of 20 percent. “We spend an enormous amount of time programing these venues,” General Manager Carrie Turner said. Madison owns and is landlord to […]

Zombie Walk organizers have submitted an application to move forward with the annual event here in Asbury Park, Mayor John Moor said. “They put in an application two days ago,” Moor said in a telephone interview. “They will be making a presentation to the Special Events Committee on Thursday.” In an open letter to the […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

In the early morning Thursday social media buzzed with outrage over the vandalism of a public art installation along Asbury Park’s boardwalk. The pop art mural [shown above] was splattered sometime during the overnight with hues of green paint and tagged with white spray painted letters. But shortly thereafter someone left an anonymous, three-page, handwritten […]

Meteorologists say we have a cool 70 degree forecast with a low chance of precipitation in the cards for Asbury Park’s annual Fourth of July fireworks display. Sponsored by iStar Financial and Madison Marquette, respectively the waterfront and boardwalk redevelopers, the fireworks are set to launch at 9 p.m. along Monmouth County’s top-rated beach. On […]

Asbury Towers residents Gail Brisson, Sister Celest Farley, and Ginny Randolph [shown above] were among the first to line up Thursday morning for North Eats’ offering. “This is exciting,” Brisson said. “I’ve been watching the development  and I think it’s great.” The food truck court’s soft opening kicked off at 11 a.m. with a mix […]

The first of this season’s beach bonfires will be launched Friday night on the Fifth Avenue beach at 7 p.m., according to the Facebook page for the Asbury Park Boardwalk. Bonfires will be held all the remaining Friday evenings during May and June, switch to Wednesday evenings during July and August and then back to […]

Music lovers and Paramount Theatre admirers will be offered a new performance concept this summer, with a series of four Saturday concerts featuring seating set up on the actual stage of the Paramount. Dubbed “Paramount Backstage. Where the audience and music share the stage”, the performances will be limited to 200 seats on the stage […]

After a few design renditions, boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette’s First Avenue Pavilion Art Wall project obtained its final approval Monday night from the Planning Board. The art wall is located on the Ocean Avenue front of the building that houses Stella Marina, Cubacan, Watermark, and Just Another Day’s Ice Cream Shop. Madison Marquette’s Director of […]