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SPRING 2013: CHILLING OUT IN RED BANK

  With temperatures cresting in the high 80s, some members of the Monmouth Roughnecks, a motorcycle club that raises money for public safety, cooled their heels and did some “birdwatching” – their word – in downtown Red Bank Tuesday afternoon. The sultry weather is expected to continue Wednesday, with a high of 85 degrees, according [...]

RED BANK: NEW RESTAURANT OK’D

Architect Michael Simpson, below, addresses the Red Bank planning board about expanding the use of the former Fameabilia store on Monmouth Street to accommodate a restaurant. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER A red Bank storefront that over the past 20 years has been a CPA’s office, a theater, a store [...]

RED BANK: EYESORE SPACE IN FOR MAKEOVER

The new owner of the former Love Lane tuxedo space also owns the four-story 12 Broad Street, just around the corner. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD One of downtown Red Bank’s more glaring eyesore buildings is about to get a gut job. The owners of the highly successful 12 Broad Street have acquired [...]

SEA BRIGHT: BOUTIQUE IN A BOAT SHOP

A straw clutch by Mud Pie is among the fashion items available in what had long been just a boating supply store. (Photo by Alexis Orlacchio. Click to enlarge) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO After a rough off-season that included severe damage from Hurricane Sandy, the owners of Sea Bright’s Angler’s Marina & Beach Boutique, Fred Leonardis [...]

RED BANK: ANTIQUE DEALERS ENDURE CHANGE

A working nickelodeon, below, and old seltzer bottles are among the thousands of items that lure shoppers back in time at the Antique Center of Red Bank. Dozens more photos can be seen at redbankgreen‘s Flickr page. (Photo by Alexis Orlacchio. Click to enlarge) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO Looking at it, shoppers at the Antique Center of [...]

RED BANK: FRESH FROM THE VINE

A six-second Vine tour of the season-opening edition of the Red Bank Farmers Market last Sunday. The market, located at the Galleria at Red Bank, at the corner of West Front Street and Shrewsbury Avenue, runs on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m into November. (Video by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

FAIR HAVEN: SANDY REFUGEE JOINS INFLUX

Newly opened Sadie James Boutique offers laid-back, “coastal-inspired” women’s wear. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Chelsea Delaney was all set to close on the purchase of Sea Bright boutique CoCoTay when Hurricane Sandy hit last October 29. The business, like nearly all others in town, was wiped out, and the deal fell apart. [...]

SEA BRIGHT: PARTY OUT BACK

The Mad Hatter in better days, above. The owners plan to revive the tiki bar out back next week. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON The people who run the Mad Hatter – a sports bar/restaurant that’s practically synonymous with downtown Sea Bright – knew they had to do something to get [...]

FAIR HAVEN: NEW FOOD MARKET OPENS

Before carving out a career with the likes of Balducci’s and Gourmet Garage, BFF Market’s Tony Balderose, below, spent years in the telecom industry. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Now open in Fair Haven: Balderose Fine Foods, an upmarket deli taking the space formerly occupied by Gourmet Picnic bakery at Fair Haven Road [...]

BOWLING SITE EYED FOR RESTAURANT, STORES

An architect’s rendering shows spaces for three yet-to-be identified stores and a restaurant on the former site of Memory Bowling in Shrewsbury, which was destroyed in a June, 2009 fire, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Four years after a devastating fire reduced the Memory Bowling alley to ashes, Shrewsbury may be getting [...]

SEA BRIGHT: MAD HATTER TO REOPEN MAY 23

The Mad Hatter has given up on a proposal to operate out of a tent and plans to reopen a portion of its storm-damaged building. Below, beer bottles seen through the restaurant window last month.  (Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Dropping a controversial proposal to operate out of a large tent for the summer, [...]

RED BANK: SHOWING SMOKERS THE DOOR

Amy Manor is closing off the vestibule to her design studio, above, because of damage she said has been done by nighttime smokers. Below, Manor with cigarette butts left behind the shop. (Photos by Dan Natale. Click to enlarge) By DAN NATALE Amy Manor is sick of blood, vomit, and broken windows. She’s giving the [...]

RED BANK: GETTING DOWN AND COMFORTERED

Susan Fowlers’ comforter, sized for use by an individual and foldable into a pillor or travel pillow. (Photo by Alexis Orlacchio. Click to enlarge) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO Window Shopping the Green cozied up at Down To Basics in The Galleria Red Bank with the 4-in-1 Travel Comforter created by store owner and Rumson resident Susan [...]

RED BANK: GRANDVILLE UPGRADES DETAILED

Tenants Sonia Walker, left, and Jennifer Lugo-Walker study the project plans for the 10-story apartment building, below. (Photo above by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER About 30 residents of Red Bank’s Grandville Towers highrise turned out for a special meeting of the borough Rent Leveling Board Wednesday, anxious about renovation plans and [...]

RED BANK: FAMILY CHAIN BUYING CLEARVIEW

The two-screen Red Bank theater was among the assets put on the block a year ago by Cablevision. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s Clearview Cinemas theater may be getting a new owner. The two-screen White Street arthouse, a favorite of local fans of indie films, is presumably among the assets expected to be acquired by [...]


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