Langosta Lounge will host its 10th Annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. Held in conjunction with Pat Sherman, Director of F.E.E.D.ing Frenz [Fostering Empathy, Easing Despair], the free event provides anyone in need with a hot meal and company, organizers said. “Our Thanksgiving Community Dinner aims to alleviate some of the financial […]

Two Asbury Park businesses are holding disaster relief drives to support Haiti following last week’s devastation from Hurricane Matthew. “The total impact of last week’s Hurricane Matthew is still being measured, but the current death toll is 191,” city officials said in a written statement. “Many have been displaced, and the hurricane has led to […]

Local restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach is branching out once again. Known for her charitable endeavors, often held at the five eateries under her hospitality group umbrella, Schlossbach has partnered with Seamus Wines and Shore Point Distributors to launch Community Vines. The first vintage, Rumson Red, is a way to pay homage to each entities’ Monmouth County roots […]

There’s no secret that litter, particularly plastics, is a threat to the nation’s oceans and waterways. But what is hardly known, is a grassroots movement organized by individual chapters of the Surfrider Foundation that is beginning to take hold. Working to rehabilitate the worst offenders, the Rise Above Plastics campaign is aimed at changing dependency […]

Local artist Molly Gaston Johnson will host Discourse and Dessert, an election night gathering 8 pm. Tuesday at the Asbury Park Yacht Club. “My own artwork is continuously inspired by patterns of life, growth, and behavior, specifically how human behavior is governed by the same basic instincts found in all living things,” Johnson [at right] […]

The Asbury Park City Council is expected to announce an appointment for the vacant City Council seat during its Wednesday night Regular Meeting. The seat became vacant April 30 after Joe Woerner stepped down in order to focus on his family and the health of his son Michael. The governing body has until month’s end […]

Jersey shore native Margo Pellegrino is on a mission to raise awareness of the ocean’s declining state of affairs one paddle stroke at a time. The mother of two is in the midst of a two-year clean water paddle campaign from the Big Apple to the Big Easy. To date she has paddled over 5,000 […]

Four applicants have put in their bids for the Asbury Park City Council seat left vacant when Councilman Joe Woerner stepped down last month. In alphabetical order they are Democratic Chair Giuseppe Grillo, community leader Daniel Harris, former Board of Education member Corey Lowell, and restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach. Woerner, a 10 year city resident, stepped […]

It was Benjamin Franklin who said, “If you want something done, ask a busy person.” Our local busy bee – Restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach is at it again. Having just taken ownership of Rumson’s What’s Your Beef [see triCity News article], Schlossbach also has been named The Asbury hotel’s caterer of choice. Due to open at May’s […]

As the weather warms so does the opportunity to compete in road races across the state. Here in Asbury Park, thousands participate in everything from 5Ks to marathons that pass through our city limits; evident from last weekend’s RunAPalooza and the May 1 NJ Marathon. And, this weekend the inaugural Lobster Run/Walk to Care for […]