🌱 Patch AM: Which Asbury Park taco joints made this statewide best-of list?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Asbury Park taco joints made this statewide best-of list?
• See how high Asbury Park's Pasta Volo ranks for pasta

Also on today's calendar: Cycling for The Center: Ride to Support Housing, Health and Hope and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 68 and low of 60 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain in the afternoon; cloudy, temps: high: 67, low: 62.
• Monday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 71 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Looking for New Jersey's top tacos? Here are 14 to try (app.com) — Two Asbury Park taco spots get special attention in this statewide roundup: Los Barbaros Birria on Main Street, known for its rich birria tacos and consomé, and Tic Taco Taqueria at Main and Mattison, offering street-style tacos with inventive fillings. The guide also points you to other standout taco joints across New Jersey if you're up for a road trip.
   

• The proof is in the pasta: Denville shop earns top spot in U.S. ranking (news12.com) — Asbury Park's Pasta Volo has landed at No. 8 on Yelp's new Top 100 Pasta Places list, putting the local shop in national company just ahead of National Pasta Day. The ranking highlights New Jersey's growing reputation for handcrafted pasta, with several other Garden State spots also making the cut.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Asbury Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Sisters for a Cure @The Stone Pony →
  Asbury Park
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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Cycling for The Center: Ride to Support Housing, Health and Hope →
  Center In Asbury Park, 806 3rd Ave, Asbury Park
  8:30 am
• Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know →
  Webinar - Online Presentation
  11:00 am
• Jo Wymer Band at The Stone Pony →
  The Stone Pony, Asbury Park
  7:00 pm
• Jo Wymer at Sisters for a Cure - G4 →
  The Stone Pony, Asbury Park
  7:00 pm
• Jo Wymer Band at Sisters for a Cure →
  The Stone Pony, Asbury Park
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Midnight Masquerade Murder Mystery Dinner Show →
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Great Futures Gala →
  Wave Resort, 110 Ocean Ave, Long Branch
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• The TANJ Youth Arts Festival →
  , Asbury Park
  10:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Harvest Victorian Afternoon Tea →
  Mathis House a Victorian Bed & Breakfast and Tea Room, 600 Main St, Toms River
  11:00 am
• Asbury Park Fall Bazaar 2026 →
  Asbury Park Convention Hall, 1300 Ocean Ave N, Asbury Park
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Wave of Hope for SSADH Grand 15th Annual Benefit →
  Columns, 601 Ocean Ave N, Avon-By-The-Sea
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Bakery Wrapper / Clean Up in Asbury Park. Apply here.
• Monmouth University posted a job opening for Custodian in West Long Branch. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Asbury Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ocean Grove

• Mary's Place is oasis for young woman with cancer; she's giving back (vcstar.com)
• Nagle's Apothecary Café is now open. Photo and text below from The Coaster 6/5/26, BF followup 10/7/26. (blogfinger.net)

Belmar

• Check the Child Car Seat; Help Clean Up Hidden Pines Park (thesandpaper.net)
• Mary's Place is oasis for young woman with cancer; she's giving back (app.com)
• 'Comfort and Joy' Christmas Tour Brings Award-Winning Christian Artists to Ocean City Tabernacle (ocnjdaily.com)

Red Bank

• Live Music, Oktoberfest & More: This Weekend In Monmouth County (patch.com)

Ok Asbury Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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