Meteorologists say we have a cool 70 degree forecast with a low chance of precipitation in the cards for Asbury Park’s annual Fourth of July fireworks display. Sponsored by iStar Financial and Madison Marquette, respectively the waterfront and boardwalk redevelopers, the fireworks are set to launch at 9 p.m. along Monmouth County’s top-rated beach. On […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • Special events approvals for […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers at City Hall. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • Special event considerations include […]

Immediate changes to the permit parking system could go into effect by June 1 if the City Council votes to implement Parking Committee’s recommendations. “These are intended to relieve a bit of the crush that may be coming for the summer,” Councilman Joe Woerner said during Monday night’s City Council workshop meeting. “These are not […]

A brand new City of Asbury Park website launched Tuesday, according to a city news release. The new website replaces a temporary splash page used after the full city website was shut down by hackers in August of 2013. The domain name, cityofasburypark.com, remains the same. It contains links that include information for prospective business […]

Another one of Asbury Park’s long-standing events is headed to more southern Jersey shores. The organizer of Sandblast Weekend,  a collection of parties and events held in Asbury Park geared toward the LGBT community,  has announced the festival’s move to Atlantic City this year, according to Tom Gilmour, the city’s director of economic development. “Brad Hurtado, […]

The Asbury Park City Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the 2014 Skate and Surf Festival to come back to the city of its birth May 17 and 18. Final approval is contingent upon festival promoters and city officials hammering out a contract that lays out all of the specific terms and conditions associated with […]

The city’s auditor has been contracted to conduct an audit of the Asbury Park Enterprise Zone Development Corporation, otherwise known as the UEZ. Members of the Asbury Park City Council voted to authorize David Kaplan’s firm DAK CPA to conduct an audit of the UEZ program from June 30, 2008 up to the present. Kaplan’s […]

The owners of Mogo, the Korean taco pop-up on the Asbury Park boardwalk, must find a private contractor to transport firewood onto the beach and perform cleanup if they are to host the weekly Friday night bonfires. Boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette had sponsored the event in past years, but declined to do so this season. […]

The owners of Mogo, the Korean taco pop-up on the Asbury boardwalk, are still unsure when weekly bonfires will begin. “We are still trying to figure out the logistics of utilizing [Department of Public Works] sources,” said Sam Chung, co-owner of Mogo. “Next week is crazy because it is the Fourth [of July], but we […]