A new management team — the Denver-based Sage Hospitality Group — will operate waterfront redeveloper iStar’s two Asbury Park hotels and the Asbury Lanes, according to a news release issued by Sage and iStar. The Asbury hotel and the Asbury Ocean Club Hotel will join the Sage Independent Hotel Collection, a growing portfolio of more […]

Back in October 1977, hundreds of teenagers descended on Asbury Park for SKA-BO Eastern Skateboard Association championship that resulted in few accolades for an eclectic crew from Rockland County, NY. Over 40 years later, those boys return as men, by way of Charlie Samuels’ award-winning film Virgin Blacktop, screening noon Friday and 3 pm Saturday […]

Salt School hospitality training for 140 perspective employees began Saturday morning at the Monmouth County Boys and Girls Club, located at 1201 Monroe Ave. This is the fourth rendition of the intensive course aimed at educating participants in the art of receiving and serving guests of hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues. This time around, the […]

Applications will be accepted from January 24 to February 5 for the Salt School, a multi-week program developed by The Asbury hotel’s management company to provide an introduction to the hospitality industry and recruit Asbury Park residents as employees.  This year the Salt School is geared toward recruiting city residents as employees for the expected […]

Showcasing an array of hidden talents, The Asbury – Hotel and Lanes – staff came together Sunday to honor Brian Holland in support of Garden State Equality. The 37-year-old, who served as regional director of employee experience at The Asbury, was struck and fatally injured last month at the Sunset Avenue train crossing. “His personality […]

There’s been an array of national and global accolades given to Asbury Park over the past few years; celebrating everything from its beaches to its entertainment venues and restaurants. Today, Livability joins the list by naming the 1.4 square mile city along the Jersey Shore among its top eight best communities for entrepreneurs. “The accolade […]

A member of the Asbury Park community was fatally struck by a New Jersey Transit train in the early Monday morning hours. Brian Holland, 37, was struck and fatally injured near 2:20 am Monday at the Sunset Avenue crossing, NJ Transit spokesman Nathan Rudy. There were no passengers aboard the Long Branch bound train. “This […]

A Memorial Service for James Famularo will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Asbury Lanes, located at 209 Fourth Avenue. Famularo, a city native with an over 20 year history of service to the community – particularly its youth, died in a blaze that ravished his Park Avenue home of […]

A couple Hollywood stars, famed musicians and state and local dignitaries came together Monday night to celebrate the grand reopening of Asbury Lanes. iStar CEO Jay Sugarman opened the night by thanking those who made the relaunch and night possible, including his Senior VP of Land & Development Brian Cheripka.   “Brian is our leader […]

The Annual Asbury Park High School Athletic Awards Banquet returned for a second year in a row Monday night to The Asbury, located at 210 Fifth Ave. Each year, the community gathers to honor the student athlete’s accomplishments. Aside from the Most Valuable Player, there were the Coaches and Senior awards given to those who […]