Tell us what you think about Asbury Park. That is the introduction to an ongoing community wide survey being conducted as part of the municipality’s Master Plan reexamination. But artist Conrad Neblett [at right] of Sunset Avenue, in addressing the governing body at Wednesday night’s City Council meeting, voiced concerns that not all members of […]

The annual screening of short films vying for an Oscar win on Feb. 26, kicks off Friday at ShowRoom Cinema, located at 707 Cookman Ave in the city’s art district. The local boutique theater has exclusively screened the Academy Award nominated shorts for the past five years. They include those in Live Action, Animation and […]

Friday kicks off a weeklong film series at The ShowRoom Cinema with an aim to support art programs throughout the city, organizers announced Tuesday. The Arts Curious Film Series is hosted by the Arts Coalition of Asbury Park [ArtsCAP] to help fund initiatives that spark awareness of public art and a youth oriented filmmaking challenge […]

Inspired by the Asbury Park Downtown Merchants Guild – a grassroots effort to spotlight the eclectic and unique nature of the city’s shops and entertainment offerings in the ever evolving downtown, The Merchants Park Revitalization was realized Monday. In September, the Merchant’s Guild set out to create an iconic gateway to the historic downtown corridor. […]

Now that the Oscar Nominees are in, The ShowRoom is readying for ‘Oscar Shorts Day.’ Film buffs can begin screening the Academy Award nominated Animated Short Films and Live Action Short Films Jan. 29, prior to the Feb. 6 main event when Oscar Shorts Day will include viewings of the nominated Documentary Short Films. “Short films […]

The Asbury Park City Council will vote to introduce an ordinance Wednesday during its 7 p.m Regular session meeting that manages its parking throughout the Central Business District Area of Cookman, Bangs, Lake, and Mattison Avenues and in the waterfront area. The changes include shifting metered parking costs from a flat hourly rate to one […]

For Oscar buffs, next week’s an next week’s announcements of the 2016 Academy Awards nominees will start the clock on viewing as many of those films as they can. While short films have been always been a part of the independent theater’s showcases, this marks the first time all three genres – animated, live-action, and documentary […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Regarding your recent articles about the parking challenges in the city, a small group of concerned citizens has been working behind the scene for the past year — on their own time — to plan for the management of parking growth in all three main sections of Asbury Park. Monthly meetings […]

The New York Times takes note in its Sunday edition tomorrow of the new ShowRoom Cinema on Cookman Avenue. In an article entitled “Cinematic Polish for an Evolving Shore Town”, Times reporter Tammy La Gorce writes that the ShowRoom is “not the sort of experience the typical multiplex is likely to replicate.” The story was posted today […]