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FOR TONIGHT: A CULTURAL CELEBRATION
Journalist and author Edgar Sandoval, a native of Mexico, spoke to Red Bank Middle School students Tuesday as part of the district’s Hispanic heritage celebration. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "FOR TONIGHT: A CULTURAL CELEBRATION"
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BLUE WATER SWIMS TO BROAD STREET OK
Blue Water Seafood won approval from the planning board to move into Red Bank Monday night. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Jimmy Vastardis says he’s always wanted to ownContinue reading "BLUE WATER SWIMS TO BROAD STREET OK"
CHARTER SCHOOL GOES INTERNATIONAL
Hungry guests line up at the Red Bank Charter School’s annual Spanish Heritage Dinner held Friday night to raise funds for school programs. (Click photos to enlarge) On Thursday, theContinue reading "CHARTER SCHOOL GOES INTERNATIONAL"
SEAFOOD RESTAURANT EYES BROAD STREET
Blue Water Seafood hopes to open in the space being vacated by Zakon’s Fine Furniture. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi. Click to enlarge) Three days after the Red Bank borough councilContinue reading "SEAFOOD RESTAURANT EYES BROAD STREET"
TIKI TAKE-OFF
Beach bar season is officially over, as Donovan’s Reef had its tiki bar craned off the beach in Sea Bright Thursday morning. It’ll go into winter storage. (Photo by DustinContinue reading "TIKI TAKE-OFF"
DINE DOWNTOWN: THE FIXE IS IN, AGAIN
Dish is one of nearly 30 Red Bank restaurants joining in, as the townwide Dine Downtown promotion returns every Tuesday and Wednesday in October. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click toContinue reading "DINE DOWNTOWN: THE FIXE IS IN, AGAIN"
A LOCAL FEST, PLUS GUINNESS AND OYSTERS
Scenes from Saturday’s Only One Red Bank Guinness Oyster Festival, captured by Peter Lindner. (To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click the embiggen symbol in the lower rightContinue reading "A LOCAL FEST, PLUS GUINNESS AND OYSTERS"
WEDNESDAYS ARE FOR WOMEN IN RED BANK
Heather Cosimano and Shari LaRosa outside The Downtown, where they’re putting on women-focused forums each Wednesday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A few yearsContinue reading "WEDNESDAYS ARE FOR WOMEN IN RED BANK"
SHUCK & AWE: OYSTERFEST SLIPS INTO TOWN
Sunday, foody Sunday: 2U, billed as the “World’s 2nd Best U2 Show,” headlines the outdoor stage at the first-ever Guinness Oysterfest in Red Bank on Sunday. (Photo ©Rob English) ByContinue reading "SHUCK & AWE: OYSTERFEST SLIPS INTO TOWN"
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME… POETRY?
The crowd was all ears at the Dublin House for last month’s River Read event. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) That’s right, Sunday is not solely about football.Continue reading "ARE YOU READY FOR SOME… POETRY?"
A LOOMING END TO HOT DOG DAYS
A photo of Frances Rooney, left, earlier this summer dishing out dogs at her Sea Bright mainstay to a family from Michigan. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "A LOOMING END TO HOT DOG DAYS"
WINE TIME
Basil T’s sommelier Bryant Rallo talks wine at Basil T’s Wednesday night. (Photo courtesy of Preston Porter; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Dan Levine came for the red, butContinue reading "WINE TIME"
NO SIZZLE YET, BUT STEAK IS COMING
For years it was Bayshore Charlie’s, but soon this River Road establishment will be dishing out fare of a different kind. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "NO SIZZLE YET, BUT STEAK IS COMING"
The Star-Ledger’s Munchmobile came to Red Bank in search of “the best pasta sauce” in New Jersey, taking up a table at Gaetano’s on Wallace Street as part of itsContinue reading "MUNCHERS DIG IN AT GAETANO’S"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
No one got aboard for last week’s Where. Doldrums. Bummer.
NY TIMES DOCKS AT BOONDOCKS
The floating dock at Boondocks in 2009. (Click to enlarge) Boondocks Fishery, which revived riverside dining in Red Bank in 2009, got some short and sweet lovin’ from the NewContinue reading "NY TIMES DOCKS AT BOONDOCKS"
Red Bank residents took a walk through town and then gathered at borough hall for a barbecue hosted by PBA Local 39 Tuesday as part of National Night Out, anContinue reading "IN CASE OF EMERGENCY: A NIGHT OUT"
CAKE BOSS SMITH CAKE TAKES THE CAKE
Filmmaker Kevin Smith‘s 40th-birthday Q&A show at the Count Basie Theatre Monday night drew a scale-model lookalike. One covered in icing. A few hours before the show, the auteur ofContinue reading "CAKE BOSS SMITH CAKE TAKES THE CAKE"
NIGHT OUT: WALK, EAT & MEET THE COPS
National Night Out begins and ends at Red Bank’s borough hall, and includes a two-mile walk through town followed by a cookout. (Click to enlarge) Tonight, Red Bank is oneContinue reading "NIGHT OUT: WALK, EAT & MEET THE COPS"
“A good space with friendly energy,” the Sledger says. Today’s Star-Ledger reviews the Bistro at Red Bank, and finds that the Broad Street eatery manages to pull off an eclecticContinue reading "BISTRO GETS A BOOST"
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THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...