The Asbury Park City Council voted to allow The Asbury, the city’s newest hotel and entertainment venue, to extend its liquor license to the adjacent Asbury Lanes venue, set to reopen Memorial Day weekend. Master waterfront redeveloper iStar is the majority owner of both venues, which are partially owned and operated by hotelier David Bowd. […]

All 150 applicants of The Salt School, currently underway on Saturday mornings at the Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County’s Asbury Park location on Monroe Avenue, have been receiving hospitality industry tutorials from a few of the nation’s top professionals. The free hospitality training program launched in 2016 in preparation for the opening of […]

LAZ, the Hartford based company that operates iStar’s six parking lots along the waterfront, will host a 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday Job Fair at their headquarters, located at 201 First Ave [at the corner of Kingsley] in Asbury Park. “We want to hire locally,” Facilities Manager Andie Donohue [at right] of Brielle said. […]

Hundreds turned out Friday night for the launch of the 16th Annual Garden State Film Festival, being held throughout Asbury Park Saturday and Sunday. Held at Convention Hall and the Paramount Theatre, the red carpet spotlights included attendance by Armand Assante and Christopher Lloyd, whose current films are screened during the event. “I arrived this […]

The advocacy for gun control and rally against gun violence lands at The Asbury Wednesday in the form of a Concert Movement to End Gun Violence.   The concert event is a fundraiser in support of advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety, held in partnership with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, which […]

As we look forward to 2018, New Year’s Celebrations in and around Asbury Park tip their hats to the most memorable of times past. Thousands are expected to pack the Grand Arcade at Convention Hall as the MMs crew delivers a nod to Studio 54 disco days. Guests are encouraged to dress to impress this […]

I’ve heard it said before – only in an Asbury Park – and had the chance to experience such a moment on Thursday night at Danny Clinch Transparent Gallery at The Asbury, located at Fifth Avenue and Kingsley Street. This art-meets-music space has become known for its impromptu after hour shows, that is reminiscent of […]

The original Weather Girl – Martha Wash will headline the return of The Asbury’s Black and Gold Ball Saturday. “The late ‘80s and ‘90s were definitely good eras for super strong performers,” said Joshua J. Ballard, the Salt Hotels Corporate Director of Programming. The Asbury is a Salt Hotel run venue. “You don’t see as […]

The Casino on the AP Boardwalk is perhaps one of the most photographed iconic structures in Asbury Park but on Sunday night it was the destination for a group of people taking a stand against all forms of violence; be it race, domestic; gender, gun, immigrant, LGBT, or sexual. The March For Each Other, organized […]

The celebration that unites the city’s creatives returns on Oct. 14. Asbury Underground 10 will showcase over 80 performances, featuring a 100+ musicians, 50 visual artists, two hours of spoken word, three hours of comedy, and two charitable events, founder Pat Schiavino [at right] said. “Asbury Park has a long tradition as being the premier destination […]