The long-awaited R Bar on Main Street is ready for its opening. “Our grand opening is this Thursday May 6th!” said Kelly Victor in an email to the Sun. Victor and Lindsey Taylor are partners in R Bar and will operate it. “Reservations will be available on Open Table beginning on Wednesday the 5th,” Victor […]

For Donna Harrison, the taste of happiness is Chocolate. Be it a sunny citrus treat that wraps an orange peel in dark chocolate; a peanut butter and homemade raspberry jelly Bon Bon enveloped in milk chocolate ganache and finished with a dark chocolate coating; or the Razzle Dazzle Truffle Chocolates offering that features a selection […]

Main Street in Allenhurst was closed for approximately seven hours today after a transformer on a utility pole blew up causing live electrical wires to fall to the ground, according to police Chief Michael Schneider. The transformer, located in front of the vacant Jersey Central Power & Light [JCP & L] building on the western […]

An Asbury Park resident was stabbed on Thursday night at 6 p.m. in the 700 block of Main Street by a man he told police robbed him the night before outside of his home on Sewall Avenue. The victim, a 45-year-old male who did not call police after he was robbed of his wallet around […]

At least one police officer and one civilian were transported to area hospitals following an incident that took place Monday morning in the city. Deputy Chief Anthony Salerno said one officer was injured in a knife incident while responding to a call in the area. The officer was transported to a nearby hospital, Salerno said. […]

Bistro Ole, one of the first restaurants to open in downtown Asbury at the start of the business district’s economic revitalization, closed its doors on February 14. “Bistro Ole would like to thank our devoted staff and our customers for ten and a half years of celebrations and memories,” said Bistro Ole partner Rico Rivera. […]

A new pharmacy whose goal is to fill prescriptions in 10 minutes or less has opened up on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Main Street. “That is the bottom line — our goal is to get the service quick,” said Kiran Venigalla, head pharmacist at the location. If a certain medication is not on-site, Quick Med […]

A new, nearly 10,000 square foot building proposed for the corner of Main Street and Fourth Avenues received preliminary approvals from the city’s planning board Monday, and final approvals largely hinge on a parking waiver that will have to be decided by the Asbury Park City Council. The vote was 5-2. Planning Board members Mayor […]

A Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign to bring a full-service organic grocery store to Asbury Park’s Main Street has been successful. Cara Pescatore and Alex Mazzucca [above at the site], who own the From Seed to Sprout vegan cafe in Avon, set a fundraising goal of $25,000. That was reached by the Oct. 30 deadline and came in […]

Remnants of an old gas station on the southwest corner of Main Street and Fourth Avenue [shown above] will be demolished and replaced by an almost 10,000 square foot retail center under a proposal by developer Pat Fasano. Fasano, owner of Fasano Properties, thinks it is is the first time Main Street will see a […]