Surfing lessons on the beach and paddle board rentals on Deal Lake [above] may soon be coming to Asbury Park. The city is preparing requests for proposal [RFPs] for vendors to submit bids for the surfing lessons and the paddle board rentals. The RFPs contain requirements for insurance and rental fees to operate on city […]

The City of Asbury Park announced today that the 25th Annual Jazz Festival has been postponed. “Due to the extensive recovery efforts after Sandy required to restore the city, management did not have sufficient time to plan, secure entertainment and raise sponsorship dollars to successfuly host the 2013 Asbury Park Jazz Festival,” said commerce and economic […]

The HBO drama “Boardwalk Empire” will not be coming to Asbury Park this summer. In April, the cable network was in talks with the city and boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette about using the city’s waterfront for filming. The producers had brought renderings of set designs for episodes of the series that showed the Asbury Park boardwalk, said […]

In response to recent shootings, local citizens are being invited to team up with members of the Asbury Park Police Department to create neighborhood watch groups. Officer Michael Casey is the lead member of the police department working to help establish the groups. Local citizens and police met for the third time in council chambers […]

The owners of Mogo, the Korean taco pop-up on the Asbury boardwalk, have received approval to hold beach bonfires every Friday until the end of September. Their special event application to reserve the dates was passed by the City Council on Wednesday. The vote was 5-0. When the actual bonfires will start is still up in […]

The owners of Mogo, the Korean taco pop-up on the Asbury boardwalk, have applied for a special permit to sponsor Friday beach bonfires this summer. “We are looking to continue the bonfire tradition,” said Jay Devino, co-owner of Mogo [at far right with his business partner Sam Chung]. Boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette sponsored the weekly […]

Spring is in full bloom and summer is just around the corner, indicating the season for  local farm markets is upon us. Within the next week, local farmers and artisans will start packing their wares and taking them out to the surrounding community markets, bringing local food sources that much closer to home. Asbury Park […]

Fourth of July fireworks will be held in Asbury Park this year, according to the city’s director of commerce and economic development. “We do have enough money to do the fireworks,” said Tom Gilmour. “We are negotiating with a [fireworks] vendor right now, but I’ve been assured that it’s going to happen.” There is also […]

The first of four Thursday night street parties in June — dubbed “Vibe in the Streets” — starts tonight at 5:00 p.m. in the downtown business district. The event is organized by APVibe, a marketing campaign to promote downtown Asbury Park as a dining and cultural destination. For the four Thursdays this month, vehicular traffic on […]

The city is looking to curb crime through a Neighborhood Watch program, and the second meeting on plans for the initiative is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday in council chambers. “It’s just putting eyes on the street,” said Tim Gilmour, the city’s director of commerce. “Everybody pays more attention and ends up calling suspicious […]