WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A DIP IN THE OCEAN CAFÉ

Sep 4, 2015

Seared tuna in a rice-paper wrap and a mixed fruit smoothie for lunch, with a picture-window view of Monmouth Street thrown in, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)

By SUSAN ERICSON

It’s the first week of September, but still hot as blazes outside. So the fun, beach-themed mural seen through the floor-to-ceiling front window of the Ocean Café in Red Bank beckoned us to chill out and take a little extra time for lunch.

Overindulging during the month of August, PieHole was looking for some dietary balance, and the menu here skews to healthier fare such as salads, wrap sandwiches, soups and sandwiches on reliably good French bread. Deciding to go all-in with a lighter, cooler, less-fattening lunch, we found a myriad of options at this Monmouth Street getaway.

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September 4, 2015 - 10:30 am |

RED BANK: THAI FOOD & CLOTHING CHURN IN

Nov 13, 2020

Mos Neammanee owns Rice Box with his brother, Khomsun. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

One step back and two steps forward for Red Bank’s central business district?

A Thai restaurant and a clothing boutique open next door to one another downtown, while a Broad Street business quietly calls it quits. Read all about them in this edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn.

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November 13, 2020 - 12:45 pm |

RED BANK: COVID-19 CLAIMS TWO BUSINESSES

Sep 30, 2020

Claudette Herring and Lauren Phillips at Via45 Monday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

It was a day of mixed emotions for the owners of two Red Bank businesses as they closed up shop Monday.

At Via45, restaurateurs Lauren Phillips and Claudette Herring ended an 11-year run on Broad Street. Around the corner on Monmouth Street, Marissa Clifford oversaw the final children’s birthday party at Paint A Tee.

This 400th installment of Retail Churn has the details on those latest economic victims of the pandemic and other changes in the downtown mix.

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September 30, 2020 - 6:51 am |

RED BANK: NEARLY NEW CALLS IT QUITS

Jun 29, 2020

After 27 years in business, Janice Brown has closed the Nearly Newly clothing store on Monmouth Street. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

After a career as a Pan Am stewardess, Janice Brown found her second act in 1993 as a Red Bank retailer, selling stylish vintage clothing.

But in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brown has decided to close the shop.

Read all about the end of the Nearly New Shop and other changes downtown in this edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn.

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June 29, 2020 - 6:15 am |

WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SOMETHING COOL…

Sep 4, 2015

This week’s edition of What’s For Lunch takes us to the Ocean Café in Red Bank for some cooling, guilt-free fare. Click here for a PieHole plateful. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)

September 4, 2015 - 10:42 am |

RED BANK: SIGN CRACKDOWN SPARKS IRE

Jul 10, 2014

Neon signs in store windows at the City Centre strip mall on White Street. Cluck U Chicken, above left, got a warning, but Psychic Advisor Gina on Monmouth Street, below, did not, according to borough records. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

A recent crackdown on neon and other illuminated signs that lit up the business community with outrage prompted Red Bank officials to pull the plug on enforcement Wednesday night.

The blitz came to light at the bimonthly meeting of the mayor and council, when Councilman Mike DuPont said he had been besieged with complaints by merchants and restaurateurs over warning letters for signs some of them have had in their windows for decades.

“Many of the restaurants I visited complained bitterly,” said DuPont. “I heard all about it.”

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July 10, 2014 - 8:29 am |

SHREWSBURY: CHECKS STOLEN IN BURGLARY

Feb 4, 2014

Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of January 24 to January 30, 2014.

Report of Burglary in the area of 1151 Broad Street on 1/24/14. Victim reports unknown subject(s) disabled and damaged lock to business and removed payroll checks. Ptl. Jessica Boyd investigating.

Report of Forgery in the area of AG Bailey Check Cashing, Broad Street on 1/24/14. Victim reports known subject forged signature and presented check to be cashed without consent or knowledge. Ptl. Jessica Boyd investigating.

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February 4, 2014 - 1:37 pm |

FOR CONTRACTORS, AN OPEN-DOOR POLICY

Sep 21, 2012

On a stroll through downtown Red Bank Thursday, redbankgreen found an unusual amount of renovation work underway.

Some of it, like the conversion of the former Ashes Cigar Bar at 33 Broad Street to a Char Steakhouse, above, has been proceeding for months. But other sites that have long appeared dormant now seem to have stirred back to life.

Click the Read More to take the photo tour yourself. Have we missed any? And do you see a common thread? (Click to enlarge)

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September 21, 2012 - 7:28 am |

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WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A DIP IN THE OCEAN CAFÉ

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FOR CONTRACTORS, AN OPEN-DOOR POLICY