Family, friends, and a few local dignitaries came together last weekend to celebrate the official grand opening of the state’s first commercial downtown distillery, located at the Jersey Shore. Asbury Park Distilling, an over 3,500 square foot vodka, gin, and soon to be whiskey and bourbon distillery, opened its adjacent Tasting Room doors on Memorial […]

The Asbury Park Planning Board unanimously approved updated plans for the Asbury Lanes renovation, currently underway by waterfront redeveloper iStar. The Tuesday night meeting provided a first look at what will be local artist Porkchop’s second mural [shown below] on the iconic 1960s era façade. And while the contract with the artist has yet to be […]

Driving Jersey brings us “Here’s The Story: Season’s Greetings from Asbury Park” in honor of their 5th anniversary airing on PBS/NJTV at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The broadcast, their first hour-long show, takes a comprehensive look at Asbury’s past, present and future, according to a written announcement. It spotlights the reflections and predictions of those who […]

After its second vote, the city’s public arts committee approved two proposed murals by local street artist Michael “Porkchop” Lavallee at its meeting last night. The committee first approved the murals at its meeting on Sept. 16, but due to a procedural misstep, they had to vote again last night. “In our zeal to pass […]

A well-known mural in town will remain unfinished a little while longer due to a procedural misstep. Michael “Porkchop” Lavallee started the mural [pictured above], located on the corner of Bond Street and Cookman Avenue, about a year and a half ago. Lavallee didn’t apply for permission from the city’s public arts committee first, so […]