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RED BANK: MURPHY ‘PAUSES’ INDOOR DINING
RED BANK: Murphy indefinitely delays restart of indoor dining amid concerns over "complete disregard" of social distancing at some bars.
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RED BANK: PLAZAS RETURN FOR WEEK TWO
RED BANK: After a widely praised first week, downtown pedestrian shopping and dining plazas return for round two starting Thursday night.
RED BANK: PLAZA LIGHTS UP BROAD STREET
RED BANK: New pedestrian plaza lights up Broad Street as restaurants take it to the street in an effort to jump-start an economic recovery downtown.
RED BANK: PLAZAS OPEN RAIN OR STARSHINE
RED BANK: With pedestrian plazas set to debut under an iffy weather forecast, the question arises: what happens if it rains?
RED BANK: PREPPING FOR PLAZAS
RED BANK: In-tree uplighting and other prep work underway for launch of downtown dining-and-shopping plazas starting Thursday evening.
ON THE GREEN: RESTAURANTS REOPEN
RED BANK: With the weather a bit on the cool side, restaurants stir back to life after nearly three-month shutdown under pandemic regulations.
RED BANK: RESTAURANTS HUSTLE TO REOPEN
RED BANK: With outdoor dining set to resume Monday, and shopping-and-dining plazas coming three days later, restaurants scramble to be ready.
RED BANK: PICKUP PARKING ZONES SET
RED BANK: Borough creates 36 quick-pickup parking zones to serve retail and dining "clusters" as merchants start to emerge from COVID-19 lockdown.
RED BANK: TAKEOUT, ANYONE?
RED BANK: Pandemic or not, you need to eat, and restaurants need to feed you. RiverCenter has a list of which eateries are open and doing takeout/delivery.
RED BANK: SHELL GETS SHOP OK ON THIRD TRY
RED BANK: After previous plans for a 7-Eleven and a Dunkin' shop fell short, Shell station at busy corner wins OK for a convenience store.
RED BANK: Just five months after yanking a plan to add a Dunkin' shop, the owner of the Shell station is back with a proposal for a convenience store.
RED BANK: WATCH YOUR VEGGIES GROW
RED BANK: Shoppers at the planned Sickles Market Provisions will be able to watch produce growing in a shipping container in the parking lot.
RED BANK: RIVERWALK BACK ON TRACK?
RED BANK: Two years after the borough stopped work on a luxury apartment project, there are new signs of life. What's Going On Here?
RED BANK: SHELL YANKS DUNKIN’ PLAN
RED BANK: After months of sporadic, and contentious hearings, plan for Dunkin shop at Shell station is being withdrawn, redbankgreen has learned.
RED BANK: LONG-VACANT BUILDING GETS TLC
RED BANK: A long-vacant building that might be key to a Broad-to-the-river project is suddenly getting some TLC. What's Going On Here?
RED BANK: JAZZ BAR/OPEN MARKET PLAN OK’D
RED BANK: A combo food market/basement jazz club proposed for Broad Street wins praise from business owners and zoning board approval.
RED BANK: SPEAKEASY ON ZONING AGENDA
RED BANK: Zoning board agenda Thursday includes downtown speakeasy/ food market; changes to theater plaza; and new home where last one burned down.
RED BANK: PLAN WITH MICROBREWERY OK’D
RED BANK: Zoning board approves plan for microbrewery after building owner trims proposal for two new floors in half to address parking concerns.
RED BANK: DUNKIN’ CONTINUES SLOW DRIP
RED BANK: Hearing resumes on proposed Dunkin' at Shell station as revised plan is unveiled and tempers flare over McKenna questions.
RED BANK: GREEK FOOD, FLOWERS, ART & HAIR
RED BANK: In Retail Churn, Greek restaurant replaces French bistro; flower shop opens; hair salon relocates; art gallery and sub shop coming.
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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 ...