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RED BANK: RIVERFEST UNPLUGGED, AGAIN
RED BANK: Riverfest, a food-and-music event that drew as many as 75,000 visitors to the downtown waterfront, is canceled in a dispute with the borough over "donations."
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RED BANK: PARK THIS WAY
Council President Cindy Burnham, left, and downtown business owners Wendy Jones and George Lyristis gathered to watch the installation of a new parking sign at Broad Street and Wallace Street inContinue reading "RED BANK: PARK THIS WAY"
RED BANK: LONE PARKING SIGN TO GO UP
Below, a rendering indicates the size and height of the sign, but not the actual location; it’s to be installed on a lamppost at Broad Street and Wallace Street, above. Continue reading "RED BANK: LONE PARKING SIGN TO GO UP"
RED BANK: A FLAVOUR FAVE AT THE MOLLY
The season’s premier culinary showcase returns Thursday as the third annual Holiday Flavour showcase commandeers the Molly Pitcher Inn. (Photo by Jim Willis) It’s described as “a grassroots culinary campaign drivenContinue reading "RED BANK: A FLAVOUR FAVE AT THE MOLLY"
RED BANK: A FLAVOUR-FAVE FOR FOODIES
The Big Event in small plates returns to Red Bank on December 4, as the third annual Holiday Flavour showcase commandeers the Molly Pitcher Inn. (Photo by Jim Willis) Press releaseContinue reading "RED BANK: A FLAVOUR-FAVE FOR FOODIES"
RED BANK: BROADWAY BABIES CATCH A WAVE
The Broadway Dolls, featuring Hollie Howard (center), bring the musical excitement to the Molly for A Taste of Broadway, a Monday night fundraising gala benefitting a group of Shore-based nonprofits.Continue reading "RED BANK: BROADWAY BABIES CATCH A WAVE"
RED BANK: KICKING-OFF A WEEK OF COCKTAILS
 Jamie Gray prepares a cocktail at red‘s upstairs lounge bar. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON There’s a party going on in Red Bank over the courseContinue reading "RED BANK: KICKING-OFF A WEEK OF COCKTAILS"
RED BANK: COCKTAIL WEEK? IF YOU INSIST…
Downtown bartender Dee with some of his output, including a blackbery cosmo, below.  (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) To watch the one-named bartender Dee when the drinkContinue reading "RED BANK: COCKTAIL WEEK? IF YOU INSIST…"
RED BANK: A WALK ON THE WINE SIDE
Nearly 30 Red Bank restaurants, shops and eateries — including  the Front St. Trattoria, above— will participate in a new summer schedule of Food and Wine Walk events, set toContinue reading "RED BANK: A WALK ON THE WINE SIDE"
BROADWAY ON THE NAVESINK, AT MOLLY GALA
The Broadway Dolls, featuring Hollie Howard (center), bring the excitement for Waves of Support, a September fundraising gala to benefit a group of ten Shore communities and locally based nonprofits.Continue reading "BROADWAY ON THE NAVESINK, AT MOLLY GALA"
COUNTRY MUSIC FEST COMING TO RED BANK
The mainstage-and-second-stage setup of RiverFest and other events at Marine Park will be replaced by two equal-sized stages for the Red Bank Country Music Festival, featuring Maggie Rose, below. (PhotoContinue reading "COUNTRY MUSIC FEST COMING TO RED BANK"
RED BANK: CHIN UP, IT’S THE HOLIDAY SEASON
Small plates, but lots of ’em, at Holiday Flavour this Thursday evening. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Red Bank’s top chefs will be out in fullContinue reading "RED BANK: CHIN UP, IT’S THE HOLIDAY SEASON"
Press release from Red Bank Flavour Culinary Alliance Red Bank Flavour, a culinary campaign driven by the borough’s top chefs, restaurateurs and proprietors, will tempt foodies to flirt with theirContinue reading "RB FLAVOUR ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY EVENT"
RIVERCENTER AWARDED $20K TOURISM GRANT
Who’s that behind those Tourism Grants? Left to right, Red Bank RiverCenter’s Jim Scavone and Amanda Lynn are pictured with Visitors Center director Margaret Mass at a May 2013  RedContinue reading "RIVERCENTER AWARDED $20K TOURISM GRANT"
LAST WEEKEND IN JUNE. DRINK IT ALL IN…
Beer and wine will be sold in a Red Bank park for the first time at this weekend’s Sippin’ On the River food festival at Marine Park. David Byrne andContinue reading "LAST WEEKEND IN JUNE. DRINK IT ALL IN…"
RED BANK: SCAVONE TO LEAD RIVERCENTER
Jim Scavone, left, rockin’ promotional sunglasses at a Red Bank Flavour event last month with RiverCenter program director Amanda Lynn, center, and Visitors Center director Margaret Mass. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: SCAVONE TO LEAD RIVERCENTER"
Hundreds of food lovers turned out at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank Thursday night for a fundraiser to help Kelly Ryan rebuild her Hurricane Sandy-damaged restaurant, Boondocks Fishery.Continue reading "BOONDOCKS LOBSTER SHACK WILL BE BACK"
RED BANK: ADAMS QUITS RIVERCENTER HELM
Nancy Adams with RiverCenter vice chairman Tom Fishkin, center, and board secretary Michael Warmington in 2011. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The top job at downtown promotion agencyContinue reading "RED BANK: ADAMS QUITS RIVERCENTER HELM"
RED BANK: SIPPIN’ AND CHOWIN’ EVENT OK’D
The logo for next summer’s Sippin’ on the River two-day food-and-drink fest, to be held in Marine Park. The event joins a seasonal roster that also includes the International FlavourContinue reading "RED BANK: SIPPIN’ AND CHOWIN’ EVENT OK’D"
A WHOLE LOTTA DOING GOOD FOR OTHERS
Local folks gathered Thursday at Red Bank Family EyeCare to support their efforts for helping Haiti’s eyes. By DANIELLE TEPPER RED BANK Thursday, October 4: Red Bank Family EyeCare OpenContinue reading "A WHOLE LOTTA DOING GOOD FOR OTHERS"
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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 ...