Asbury Partners Defaults on Loan, Properties To Be Sold
Asbury Partners LLC has defaulted on it’s loans and its interests will be sold Dec 15,th 2009. While we understand that economic times are difficult, we believe that this turn of evens can only be beneficial to Asbury Park.
This means that the Partners, who have been holding our city hostage for the last two [...]
Asbury Park..Mayberry in Disguise?
When I first came to Asbury Park, I admit it, I was caught. I was completely caught and completely smitten with the possibilities. I instantly felt an attraction to the dark side of Asbury park’s past and I felt enamored of its resilience and charm. This little city that could, that existed as a dark [...]
Greetings from Steve Herman
Asbury Park…..the City by the Sea.
What a wonderful place to live year round. Asbury Park: with its pristine beaches, rated #1 in Monmouth county and #5 in the state. We are an up and coming(back)beautiful city. We are a multi-cultural city and a place where everyone can feel at home. At least [...]
Asbury Park Rain Garden Fundraiser at Watermark
Mark your calenders… We are having a fundraiser for a rain garden to be created at Springwood and Main Street! This rain garden has the potential to recycle half a million gallons of polluted storm water runoff from entering Wesley Lake annually (not to mention it is going to look beautiful!). We are hoping to [...]
Chamber of Commerce’s Oysterfest to be Moved to Lake Avenue, Abandoning Cookman Businesses
It was recently brought to our attention that the Chamber of Commerce (who’s only goal is promoting Asbury Park businesses, right?) has selected the Passion Group to produce the incredibly successful Oysterfest, and decided to change the location of the event to Lake Avenue.
First off, we applaud the Chamber for selecting an Asbury Park [...]
Garden of Joy – Grand Opening of Three Community Gardens
The Garden of Joy, a project of Hands To Help, Inc. a 501 (c) 3 charitable organization, and advocate of utilizing unused land to benefit people, announces the GRAND OPENING for Season 2009, of our 3 Community Gardens, on Saturday, June 20th, beginning at 10:30am.
10:30am: 715 Cookman Avenue, official opening, and ribbon cutting by the [...]
Eight Asbury Park Properties to be Auctioned
Eight properties, including a building on Cookman Avenue previously known as the Upstage, will be auctioned June 18th 2009 at 700 cookman ave. Other properties include a small motel and multi-family buildings on the east side of Asbury Park on 2nd, 3rd, Sewell and Grand Avenues. For more details, visit the auctioneer’s site here.
Free Wifi Spots in AP for Cablevision Internet Customers
The APP reported yesterday that Cablevision has launched no-additional-cost wifi hotspots throughout AP, most in the Main St and Cookman Ave areas. This mean you can take your laptop or iphone to one of these hotspots, and login with your Optimum Online username and password. For more information and to find more hotspots in [...]
All Five Incumbents Win Council Election
Congratulations Mayor Kevin Sanders, Deputy Mayor Jim Bruno and Councilman John Loffredo for winning their third terms, Councilman Ed Johnson, for his second term and Susan Henderson, for her first election win.
Toxic Sunset Lake
Saturday, May 2, 2009 – An afternoon walk in Sunset Park revealed groups of ‘Parkers wondering what was going on in the waters of Sunset Lake. Surprisingly, there actually were fish living in the lake – but not any more. 12″+ size fish were floating upside down in the lake today, left dead from an [...]
