Comments on: READ ALL ABOUT IT: SAME OLD NEWSSTAND http://www.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html Serving greater Red Bank, NJ - a town square for an unsquare town Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:57:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: CR http://www.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html/comment-page-1#comment-36562 CR Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:43:19 +0000 http://ads.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html#comment-36562 <p>CRNMBTL</p> CRNMBTL

]]> By: CR http://www.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html/comment-page-1#comment-36561 CR Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:22:17 +0000 http://ads.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html#comment-36561 <p>another fantastic addition to Monmouth street is Michael himself ... </p> another fantastic addition to Monmouth street is Michael himself …

]]> By: gary http://www.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html/comment-page-1#comment-36560 gary Sat, 05 May 2007 04:28:26 +0000 http://ads.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html#comment-36560 <p>cant sell enough apples oranges and bananas to cover the rent down there. But I do have to agree there are some good grocery stores on Shrewsbury avenue, from Catherine Street down to Oakland there at least six. <br /> hey, I didnt mention Health benifits....oops, DARN IT!</p> cant sell enough apples oranges and bananas to cover the rent down there. But I do have to agree there are some good grocery stores on Shrewsbury avenue, from Catherine Street down to Oakland there at least six.
hey, I didnt mention Health benifits….oops, DARN IT!

]]> By: BFrank http://www.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html/comment-page-1#comment-36559 BFrank Fri, 04 May 2007 11:11:01 +0000 http://ads.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html#comment-36559 <p>Funny, I love Zebu and eat there all the time, but for some reason I don't think of just popping in there on my way home from work for a loaf to go with my soup. My brain has it pigeonholed as more of a sit-down lunch type place. Must rethink.</p> <p> As for groceries, there are several good ones on Shrewsbury Ave (the green one with no sign is a particular neighborhood gem) but I'm not sure what I was thinking when I wrote that - just that there doesn't seem to be one right downtown.</p> Funny, I love Zebu and eat there all the time, but for some reason I don't think of just popping in there on my way home from work for a loaf to go with my soup. My brain has it pigeonholed as more of a sit-down lunch type place. Must rethink.

As for groceries, there are several good ones on Shrewsbury Ave (the green one with no sign is a particular neighborhood gem) but I'm not sure what I was thinking when I wrote that - just that there doesn't seem to be one right downtown.

]]> By: Boris http://www.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html/comment-page-1#comment-36558 Boris Thu, 03 May 2007 14:07:03 +0000 http://ads.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html#comment-36558 <p>grocery - 6 Brothers & Sisters by the train station<br /> bread - Zebu</p> grocery - 6 Brothers & Sisters by the train station
bread - Zebu

]]> By: Red Bank Gal http://www.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html/comment-page-1#comment-36557 Red Bank Gal Thu, 03 May 2007 13:09:43 +0000 http://ads.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html#comment-36557 <p>BFrank: I'm with you on the bookstore.</p> BFrank: I'm with you on the bookstore.

]]> By: BFrank http://www.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html/comment-page-1#comment-36556 BFrank Thu, 03 May 2007 12:55:25 +0000 http://ads.redbankgreen.com/2007/05/read_all_about_.html#comment-36556 <p>Love this place. One of the few places downtown where I can find anything I can a) afford and b) actually use. The Pharmacy and the Diner top that shrinking list of other great, super useful places for people who don't earn six or seven (or eight or nine) figures.</p> <p>As more and more Tiffany's types stores come in and our downtown increasingly becomes the playground for our ultra rich Rumonsites, I thought I'd list a few of the stores I find really lacking and wish we had. I'm excluding places like hardware stores that are sadly impractical in the age of Home Depot. I'm thinking of shops that can still do well in a downtown. Just dreaming, really.</p> <p>1. A good fish store<br /> 2. A small open-late grocery with fresh veggies.<br /> 3.Bookstore. (chain, independent, I don't care)<br /> 4. a place to get a good loaf of fresh bread. Like one of those old skool Hoboken bakeries.<br /> 5. A (cheap) Indian restaurant</p> <p><br /> </p> Love this place. One of the few places downtown where I can find anything I can a) afford and b) actually use. The Pharmacy and the Diner top that shrinking list of other great, super useful places for people who don't earn six or seven (or eight or nine) figures.

As more and more Tiffany's types stores come in and our downtown increasingly becomes the playground for our ultra rich Rumonsites, I thought I'd list a few of the stores I find really lacking and wish we had. I'm excluding places like hardware stores that are sadly impractical in the age of Home Depot. I'm thinking of shops that can still do well in a downtown. Just dreaming, really.

1. A good fish store
2. A small open-late grocery with fresh veggies.
3.Bookstore. (chain, independent, I don't care)
4. a place to get a good loaf of fresh bread. Like one of those old skool Hoboken bakeries.
5. A (cheap) Indian restaurant

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