Tag: Asbury Park history

Episode 31: Sonja O’Brien

Amy & Joe talk with local realtor Sonja O’Brien while social distancing from their respective homes with the help of Ming Chen from A Shared Universe PodcaStudio. Sonja is a long time Asbury Park resident and veteran of the Asbury Park realty market. They discuss Sonja’s winding road from Orange County, California to Asbury Park, how the Covid crisis has affected the Asbury Park real estate market, and how it has changed a realtor’s job.

Episode 22: Springwood Avenue Rising

Amy & Joe talk with Springwood Avenue Rising’s executive committee members Diane Shelton, Nina Summerlin and Pamela Major with the help of Ming Chen from A Shared Universe PodcaStudio. Listen to an inspiring and informative discussion on the history of Springwood Ave and the initiative to commemorate the civil unrest. Step away from Covid and dive into the Springwood Ave Rising. We taped this in March right before the pandemic hit.

Episode 18: Garrett Giberson, Jr.

Amy & Joe sit down with Garrett Giberson, Director of the Office of Emergency Management for Asbury Park and Fire Inspector while social distancing from their respective homes with the help of Ming Chen from A Shared Universe PodcaStudio. Hear Garrett discuss his upbringing in Asbury Park, Asbury Park’s response to COVID-19, and the weirdest thing he’s seen during a fire inspection.

Asbury Pod 17: Tom Pivinski

Amy & Joe sit down with Tom Pivinski, Chair of the Asbury Park Environment & Shade Tree Commission and former New York priest. Hear him discuss his love of Asbury Park, make the correlation between being a master gardener and his work in the church, and how he and his husband Malcolm met. Also listen to Amy & Joe’s sweet summer musings on the looming pandemic, as this was recorded 3 weeks before it all went to pot.

Asbury Pod 16: Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton

Amy & Joe sit down with Yvonne Clayton, Asbury Park councilwoman. Everything you wanted to know her life, her youth in Asbury Park, her status as “most jacked councilperson”, dragonboat racing, Asbury Park African American Music Project, and more.