A Sunday information session to introduce a community-supported business model for Asbury Park’s words! Bookstore is now at capacity, store manager Liza Minno Bloom said Friday morning. The independent bookstore is transitioning to a community-owned venture that will be known as the Asbury Book Cooperative. “We are thrilled,” Minno Bloom said of the community response. […]

In celebration of National Bike Month recognition, the Mayor’s Wellness Committee and its community partners have announced a series of educational and safety awareness events. The community partners include the Asbury Park School District, Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition, EZ Ride, High Voltage Cafe & Grocery, Second Life Bikes, words! Bookstore, and Zagster. The events […]

Asbury Park’s words! bookstore kicked off a 10th anniversary Grand Reopening celebration by honoring local writers. The independent bookstore is the brainchild of Jan Sparrow and Scott Asalone, who also run ASGMC, a management consulting venture they launched in 1999 that works to coach, train, and motivate middle to senior level members of the nonprofit […]

They may not have school school-aged children in the Asbury Park School District but on Friday morning some of the city’s most recognizable residents walked a few kids to school. They included Jan Sparrow, Words! bookstore owner, Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton, and Mayor John Moor. The initiative is a part of the recently launched Mayor’s Wellness […]

Asbury Park Little League Lil Bow Wow’s ‘Throw Me The ball And Watch What I Do With It’ is the motto behind the Asbury Park Little League players who will be opening their season Saturday at their field behind the Asbury Park High School on Sunset Avenue. Led by League President Daniel McKee, games kick […]

Saturday visitors to Asbury Park’s downtown can enter a social media race for a host of select prizes. A group of city merchants have come together to offer Selfie Saturday, being held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The rules are simple: take a selfie inside a participating business, post it to Facebook and/or Instagram, […]

Seventeen-year-old Eddia Watts decided to be a pageant contestant to not only further her personal goals but as a platform that pays homage to her hometown. “I honestly love my state, and I wanted to show the United States that Asbury Park isn’t such a bad place,” Watts said in an e-mail interview. “Asbury Park […]

A new opportunity to freely exchange books has sprung up near the Asbury Park train station. The city saw its fifth Little Free Library installed this month on a grassy patch of the station’s south bound side, giving passers-by the chance to grab a book as they hop on a train or leave a book […]

If the research is true, over three-quarters of the people that read this article have a fear of public speaking. On Thursday, April 10th, Jan Sparrow and Scott Asalone, co-owners of Words! Bookstore in Asbury Park, will help attendees combat those fears at a one-time workshop,  “Taking the Fear Out of Public Speaking”, or “How to Talk About […]