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RED BANK: WORKING, GIVING, GIVING THANKS
Dequanne Gibson waits for an open chair at Rigo’s Barbershop on Shrewsbury Ave. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS To get a sense of how folks around theContinue reading "RED BANK: WORKING, GIVING, GIVING THANKS"
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RED BANK: MEMORIES OF MOM ON T-DAY
2Dye4 Salon. Chair: Katherine Plosica, Stylist/Owner: Crystal Diebold. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) To get a sense of how folks around the greater Red Bank Green will be celebrating ThanksgivingContinue reading "RED BANK: MEMORIES OF MOM ON T-DAY"
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH: SOUP WITH A ZING
What’s for lunch? Vegetable barley soup, with a mysterious kick, from Readie’s in Red Bank. Mystery solved at PieHole. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
Vegetable barley soup, with a kick. We had it with turkey on a roll. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The vegetable barley soupContinue reading "RED BANK: FOR LUNCH? SOUP WITH BITE"
RED BANK: WHERE THEY’LL EAT ON T-DAY
You don’t need a PhD in sociology – or a masters in journalism – to know that the best and most scientific demographic sampling takes place in barbershops. So toContinue reading "RED BANK: WHERE THEY’LL EAT ON T-DAY"
RED BANK: GETTING READY TO GOBBLE @ GUS’S
Carl Bowles in the chair at Gus’s Barbershop in Red Bank as barber Augusta Carter works the trimmer. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS You don’t needContinue reading "RED BANK: GETTING READY TO GOBBLE @ GUS’S"
Mike Vaccaro and Stephen Catania of The Cheese Cave prepare a customer’s platter. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS For the Thanksgiving host, there’s always theContinue reading "RED BANK: PRE-BIRD APPETIZERS, CHEESEWISE"
RED BANK: THE SEASON’S NEW SOUPS
 Soupmeister Gary Sable unveils new additions to this season’s soup lineup for PieHole. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS With colder weather upon us and soup onContinue reading "RED BANK: THE SEASON’S NEW SOUPS"
Transition Monmouth organizer Sarah Klepner discusses local food with a group of gardeners at Earth Pizza. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS With winter edging nearer,Continue reading "RED BANK: TRANSITION TO A GREENER FUTURE"
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ZAITOONI SOUP & WRAP
The hummus wrap and red lentil soup at Zaitooni Deli. (Click to enlarge) The second in PieHole‘s occasional series on What’s for Lunch takes us to Zaitooni Deli, a cozyContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ZAITOONI SOUP & WRAP"
RED BANK: NO JOE’S CAFÉ FLAKES OUT
Mike Tierney and Michael Finehirsch are taking No Joe’s back to basics with not-so-basic pastry. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Calling his expansion into the burgerContinue reading "RED BANK: NO JOE’S CAFÉ FLAKES OUT"
RED BANK: WTF’S FOR LUNCH?
Jason Unterman, right, leads his coworkers into Gaetano’s for last week’s ‘WTF’ lunch adventure. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Last Wednesday morning, Defined Logic developer JasonContinue reading "RED BANK: WTF’S FOR LUNCH?"
RED BANK: SQUASH FOR CHRISTMAS & BEYOND
Laura Dardi and Lisa Bagwell explain how to store winter squashes and other vegetables. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS With the Red Bank Farmer’s Market 2013 seasonContinue reading "RED BANK: SQUASH FOR CHRISTMAS & BEYOND"
RED BANK: PIZZA ALL FIRED UP AT BIAGIO
Anthony “Tito” Vega stokes the fire at Biagio Wood Fired Pizza. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS With at least a half-dozen places to grab a pizzaContinue reading "RED BANK: PIZZA ALL FIRED UP AT BIAGIO"
RED BANK: SOME TRENTON ON THAT BURGER?
Stew Goldstein at Monmouth Meats gets ready to slice the “Trenton” for the Trenton Burger. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Where salty meats are concerned, yearsContinue reading "RED BANK: SOME TRENTON ON THAT BURGER?"
SHREWSBURY: D’JEET HARVESTS THE GROVE
Chef/owner of d’jeet Casey Pesce harvesting greens at the Grove. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS When Casey Pesce, chef/owner of d’jeet in the Grove was studyingContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: D’JEET HARVESTS THE GROVE"
RED BANK: VENISON TACOS FOR LUNCH
Volunteers served up a game-meat lunch that included venison tacos at Lunch Break on Tuesday. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS The Sportsman Channel’s Hunt.Fish.Feed outreach programContinue reading "RED BANK: VENISON TACOS FOR LUNCH"
RED BANK: GETTIN’ FIGGY WITH IT
Christina Dostie examines the last figs of the season picked from her Italian fig tree, seen to the left in background. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLISContinue reading "RED BANK: GETTIN’ FIGGY WITH IT"
RED BANK: SMALL BUT AIRY SUB SHOP OPENS
Canio Paradiso, center, and crew at the Red Bank Sub Shop, which opened Monday morning at 8A Monmouth Street more than two years after Paradiso first filed plans for theContinue reading "RED BANK: SMALL BUT AIRY SUB SHOP OPENS"
NEW LOOK, NEW FEATURES, RIGHT HERE…
Welcome to redbankgreen 3.0. The newest version of this seven-year-old authentically local news and information site comes with changes both cosmetic – as you’ve probably already noticed – and substantive. The cosmeticContinue reading "NEW LOOK, NEW FEATURES, RIGHT HERE…"
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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 ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...