[Correction: Holiday fundraising bash occurs 3 p.m. Sunday – a previous posting incorrectly stated the event was being held Saturday] Local record label Little Dickman Records and Jersey Shore music blog CoolDad Music are throwing their annual holiday party to raise food and funds for Asbury Park’s Mercy Center this weekend. Founded by the Sisters […]

A forty seven year old Asbury Park man was charged with burglary and theft for allegedly breaking a plate glass window at Porta last week and making off with two three-quarter liter bottles of “Llords triple sec and Stoli Orange vodka,” according to a criminal complaint filed by Asbury Park police. Daniel Sweeney, 213 Second […]

Porta on Kingsley Avenue is facing charges of serving alcohol to underage persons on three occasions, and the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control is seeking a 60-day suspension of the establishment’s liquor license, according to a news release from the Office of the Attorney General. The charges against Porta stem from two undercover investigations […]

Vegan restaurant Goldie’s, one of the four restaurants in Asbury Park owned and operated by the Smith group, is the subject of a laudatory review in tomorrow’s New York Times Sunday edition. The Times Fran Schumer cites Smith junior partner Mark Hinchliffe, a vegan who was instrumental in the creation of Goldie’s, as aiming for […]

Porta restaurant is hosting a Sunday yoga class to benefit one of the city’s schools, according to a release from the Hope Academy Charter School. Certified yoga instructors Ann Healy, Karri Lueddeke and Daniel Abbot will lead participants through a 90-minute candlelit vinyasa flow. The class takes place Sunday, April 13 from 12:30 p.m. to […]

In response to recent quality of life complaints from residents in the area, owners of Porta have increased their security staff for the off-season. Officials from the Asbury Park Police Department and Porta owners sat down in November to discuss complaints they had received from members of the community about drug activity, quality of life […]

The owners of two popular local spots are prepping to open a new restaurant on Cookman Avenue by early summer. The group owns Porta at 911 Kingsley Ave., the Brickwall Tavern at 522 Cookman Ave., and the Annex, which connects to the Brickwall and serves the same menu. The new restaurant will be located in […]

A well-known Asbury Park bar is reopening Saturday morning with a new look and feel. The Annex, sister bar to the Brickwall Tavern on Cookman Avenue, was closed Oct. 1 for remodeling. The Annex first opened in 2007. Previously, it was connected to The Brickwall through a sliding wooden door. The Annex was darkly lit […]

A city council vote is tentatively scheduled tonight for a liquor license transfer between two groups of prominent restaurant owners in Asbury Park. The partners who own Porta and Brickwall tavern have an agreement to purchase the liquor license from Marilyn Schlossbach, a lead partner in Langosta Lounge, Dauphin Grille and Trinity and the Pope. […]