Chocolate Sage temporarily moved its headquarters from Main Street to Springwood Avenue Saturday. Following suit were a range of other city venues, including Words! bookstore [in partnership with Bridge of Books Foundation], Purple Glaze donut shop, Conover Realty, The ShowRoom Cinema, Coastal Habitat for Humanity, The Asbury Park Public Library, MOGO Asian Fusion Tacos, and […]

A team of Northwest Indiana business and community leaders will be heading to town next month to see first hand what Asbury Park has to offer. Organized by Leah Konrady of One Region and Vanessa Ide of the Vanide Group, the 20 to 25 group will be on a fact finding mission to help develop […]

Did you know today is national Parking Day. Yes, such a thing exists and it’s being celebrated here in Asbury Park, where like most Jersey Shore beach communities, a limited amount of supply has yet to meet the growing demand. So, if you happen past Cookman Avenue’s art block that houses Parlor Gallery and The ShowRoom, […]

A draft Master Plan Reexamination report will be unveiled 7 p.m. Sept. 18 and the public will have an opportunity to ask questions and share comments, officials have announced. The Master Plan is a comprehensive outline of the city’s long-range land use vision moving forward. The examination was led by a subcommittee comprised of Chair […]

Revitalization of the city’s southwest neighborhood kicked up a notch Wednesday when Michaels Organization announced it has closed on its Renaissance Village housing project. “This is fantastic news, I’m happy as hell,” Mayor Moor said. “We desperately need these affordable units. This came right down to the eleventh hour with a couple of last minute […]

Mayor John Moor announced via social media that Asbury Park was granted a Transit Village designation and it immediately went viral [locally that is]. “…I am pleased to advise you that the City of Asbury Park has been designated New Jersey’s next Transit village. This is years of policy decisions and staff work that is […]

The Asbury Park City Council voted Wednesday on a series of transportation related changes. From the bike share program launch date to new meters and residential parking zones and spots on the horizon, here’s a transportation overview to date.   Bike Share: The bike share program will launch August 24 in Asbury Park, Transportation Manager […]

The public is invited to attend the next step meeting in the City’s Master Plan reexamination process currently underway in Asbury Park. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in City Council Chambers, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. The administration held meetings in February and March that sought the public’s input […]

An upgrade of the city hall complex is back in front of developers interested in transforming the 1 Municipal Plaza facility. The new request not only seeks plans to add a parking garage, commercial spaces and residences to its one block facility along Main Street, it now comes with a new outlined ask for green space, City […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be no closed executive session. The meetings begin with a 6 p.m. public workshop session, followed by the 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of […]