On Saturday, vintage retail clothing and accessories boutique Backward Glances opened up in Asbury Park. The store had occupied store fronts in Red Bank for 28 years but now its vintage clothing, costumes, interesting t-shirts, little funky gifts, jewelry, coasters and other wares are all relocated to a basement-level space in the Shoppes at the […]

Bank on Mattison claimed the spot as the first new downtown bar and restaurant in Asbury Park  to open in 2014 earlier this month. Thomas McInerney, 43, his wife Jodi, 40, and his twin brother James partnered with former Baca manager Bryan Grant and former Old Man Rafferty’s manager Chase Moriarty, both 28, to bring […]

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 […]

Come springtime, Asbury Fresh organizers will open a year-round market in Asbury Park. The Asbury Fresh Public Market will be housed in a 4,000 square foot converted warehouse behind storefronts on Second Avenue off Main Street. Plans are to fill the space with about a dozen year-round food and craft vendors along with an event […]

Vaporizers have quickly risen in use as an alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes in recent years, and two business owners will soon open a store that seeks to embrace the culture of “vaping” in Asbury Park. Irene Gasparyan and Chris Cook [at right] have signed a lease at 611 Bangs Avenue, between Bond and Emory streets, where […]

A local group of entrepreneurs that own several successful restaurants in Asbury Park will grand open their fifth venture in the city, Pascal & Sabine, Friday night. Pascal & Sabine takes its name from two characters in Albert Lamorisse’s fantasy featurette, “The Red Balloon”, according to Mark Hinchliffe, spokesperson for Smith, a partnership of local investors. Smith […]

New local watering hole Kim Marie’s Eat ‘n Drink Away has opened its doors to the public. It took owner John McGillion — the John of Johnny Mac’s House of Spirits — over a year to renovate the old Adriatic Restaurant location at 411 Kingsley St. where Kim Marie’s now sits. “It took a lot of work,” he said. […]

Two businesses within the Steinbach Building store fronts along downtown Bangs Avenue will have to change their locations to accommodate for two Meridian Health partner companies that will move into the location in the spring. Meridian Obstetrics and Gynecology is currently located at 607 Eighth Ave [on the triangular block bound by Deal Lake Drive, Eighth […]

A new sushi restaurant is expected to open its doors on the Asbury Park boardwalk this spring. Nick Oliveri, co-owner of Stella Marina and Cubacan, confirmed with the Sun he and his business partners have signed a five-year lease on a third space within the First Avenue Pavilion. Their plan is to open a traditional […]

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 […]