Councilwoman Sue Henderson has announced her candidacy for the city council in the 2013 election. Henderson is winding up her first full term on council. She was appointed to the governing body after former councilman Jim Keady resigned a few months before his term was up. After her appointment, she ran on a successful ticket […]

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 […]

The city’s public arts committee is back in action with a new meeting schedule after an unofficial one-year hiatus. The seven-member committee oversees the approval process for public art — mostly murals — in the city, ensuring that the city’s public arts ordinance is followed. “Asbury park is an art and cultural destination and you […]