RED BANK: With food insecurity rising in the COVID-19 crisis, Kitch Organic rolls out way to donate fresh vegetables and fruits to hungry families.

RED BANK: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County unit on Drs. Parker Boulevard is helping feed the community's hungry with free meals five nights a week.

RED BANK: Watch this wall space get turned into a giant mural by area kids this weekend. It's the third such venture by Indie Street Film Fest, which returns to town this month.

RED BANK: To spotlight the environmental impact of plastic drinking straws, eight restaurants agree to give them only to customers who ask this month.

RED BANK: The Indie Street Film Festival returns for a second summer session beginning with a Wednesday opening party and featured premiere.

RED BANK: A colorful new mural bloomed to life on the West Side over the weekend, thanks to local kids and couple of all-niters by some adults.

RED BANK: The Oyster Point is the scene of a second annual Taste for Homes fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity, on May 15.

RED BANK: Former dive bar Brannigan's begins life anew as Red Rock Tap + Grill with ample outdoor seating.

RED BANK: PieHole's 'Cool Inside' summer series wraps up with a classic root beer float at Toast City Diner.

COOL INSIDE goes old school for a rich, cooling New York egg cream.

COOL INSIDE gets its fix of caffeine, peanut butter and chocolate in a cold cupful at Red Bank's Coffee Corral.

COOL INSIDE: A "Bomba" at Juanito's Bakery in Red Bank delivers a payload of subtle flavors & textures.

COOL INSIDE: PieHole serves up perhaps the most insane treat you've ever seen in a cup.

COOL INSIDE: PieHole goes for something fruity and bubbly in Red Bank.

COOL INSIDE grabs an old faithful chocolate milkshake from the new Gracie and the Dudes stand in Riverside Gardens Park.

COOL INSIDE You'll be dyin' for a Flyin' Hawaiian by the time you finish reading this week's installment.

A leading Middletown company and a Fair Haven volunteer are among the honorees — and over two dozen local restaurants and vendors are in in the house — as Habitat for Humanity Monmouth County hosts its first-ever food and wine tasting event, May 16 at the Oyster Point.