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CatBird opens in Asbury Park with pizza, mocktails and waterfront dining
It's been over two years since Asbury Park's Medusa Stone Fired Kitchen closed. But fans of that popular pizzeria will be happy to hear that former co-owner Aimée McElroy has opened a new spot: CatBird. "This is a solo venture," she said. "I was presented with the opportunity to take over this space and I did not hesitate. I was absolutely thrilled because I live around the corner and when we closed Medusa, I pretty much...
Neighbors say Lakewood catering hall never should have opened, but township leaves it be
LAKEWOOD - The ongoing battle over the future of a popular catering hall will continue for at least another month after the Zoning Board of Adjustment failed to decide the issue at a special meeting. Despite more than three hours of testimony, arguments and challenges on Monday, the board voted to continue a long-running...
New Mexican Restaurant Opens at Ocean Commons
The ribbon cutting at Qboda Mexican restaurant in Ocean Township Mon., May 20. Ocean Township Mayor John Napolitani joined other township officials and friends for the ribbon cutting to mark the opening of Qdoba Mexican Eats, the newest business at Ocean Commons at Route 35 and Deal Road. Qdoba is...
Land Use Board grants amended cinema plan
BRADLEY BEACH — Grab your popcorn, The Bradley is one step closer to bringing Hollywood back to Main Street. On May 16, the Bradley Beach Land Use Board unanimously approved an amended minor site plan presented by applicant Bradley Lab LLC, located on Block 71, Lot 30 on 110 Main Street.
A cookie is more than a cookie at new Manalapan bakery
What happens when a Brooklyn girl moves to New Jersey and finds herself missing out on great bakeries? She opens her own. Pikria Basaria of Marlboro is the owner of Manachoux, a beautiful new bakery in a strip mall on Route 9 in Manalapan. She bakes delicious jumbo cookies — some of which...
Jersey Shore’s controversial cross-shaped pier partly reopens with new fence
Ocean Grove has reopened part its damaged pier — which is built in the shape of a Christian cross — as it prepares for an influx of summer visitors amid an ongoing battle with state officials over Sunday morning access to the beach. Workers installed a fence across...
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