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[slideshow_deploy id=’89245′]Red Bank’s Community Gardeners were in full bloom on Marion Street Sunday morning to kick off the garden’s second year. (Photos by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge)      
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April 7th, 2014 @ 10am
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PIEHOLE: A WEEK-PLUS OF SHORE EATS
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Woody’s Ocean Grille in Sea Bright is one of several restaurants on the Green participating in Jersey Shore Restaurant Week. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS JerseyContinue reading "PIEHOLE: A WEEK-PLUS OF SHORE EATS"
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April 2nd, 2014 @ 10am
RFH: PREPPING FOR COLLEGE WITH CREPES
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Seniors Leela Srinivasan, Meredith Apicella and Jackie Bruckmann  from Rumson-Fair Haven High School at a meeting of the new cooking club make crepes in the St. George’s kitchen in Rumson. (Photo by JimContinue reading "RFH: PREPPING FOR COLLEGE WITH CREPES"
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March 31st, 2014 @ 9am
PieHole checks out the $8.95 lunch special at Front St. Trattoria. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food and drink. If you haven’t likedContinue reading "PIEHOLE: SEEDS, SALADS, AND MORE BURGERS"
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March 28th, 2014 @ 12pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? TRATTORIA’S SALAD
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One of our favorite plates of green around the Green: the chicken, broccoli and caramelized walnut salad at Front St. Trattoria. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS It takesContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? TRATTORIA’S SALAD"
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March 28th, 2014 @ 10am
CROWDSOURCED BAR BURGERS
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PieHole recaps some of the better bar burger suggestions from our readers. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Last week’s What’s For Lunch featured the mighty GlobeContinue reading "CROWDSOURCED BAR BURGERS"
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March 27th, 2014 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: TIME FOR SPRING GREENS
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PieHole catches up with Fran Huber of Sickles Market and learns there’s plenty we can be doing with our gardens right now. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIMContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: TIME FOR SPRING GREENS"
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March 26th, 2014 @ 1pm
PIEHOLE: SFINGE, SPICES & GLOBE BURGER
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 This week in PieHole: we drop in at the Globe for some lunch.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food and drink. IfContinue reading "PIEHOLE: SFINGE, SPICES & GLOBE BURGER"
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March 21st, 2014 @ 3pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? GLOBE BURGER & HOOPS
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PieHole takes in some March Madness at the Globe. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Ah, the Globe. Home to arguably the best burger in Red BankContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? GLOBE BURGER & HOOPS"
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March 21st, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: PURGE THAT IMPOTENT PAPRIKA
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Bianca Montalbano of the Spice & Tea Exchange gives PieHole some tips on spring cleaning our spice cabinet. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS For many home cooksContinue reading "RED BANK: PURGE THAT IMPOTENT PAPRIKA"
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March 20th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: SFINGE, ZEPPOLI OR ONE OF EACH?
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Peter LaRosa gives PieHole a delicious history lesson on St. Joseph’s Day sfinges and zeppolis. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Monday’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations mayContinue reading "RED BANK: SFINGE, ZEPPOLI OR ONE OF EACH?"
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March 18th, 2014 @ 3pm
PIEHOLE: MARCH MEANS BRISKET AND ICE
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This week in PieHole: The Lighthouse’s Italian ice machines whirr back into action after chilling out for the winter.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS redbankgreen’s PieHole is allContinue reading "PIEHOLE: MARCH MEANS BRISKET AND ICE"
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March 14th, 2014 @ 4pm
RED BANK: A LITERALLY COOL, ICY SPRING
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Friday is opening day for Red Bank’s Lighthouse Italian Ice. Owner Kevin Valerio gives PieHole the scoop. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Like a neon-lit crocusContinue reading "RED BANK: A LITERALLY COOL, ICY SPRING"
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March 14th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TASTY RED SNAPPER SUSHI
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A great selection of rolls to choose from among the lunch specials scratched our itch for brown rice sushi at Sogo Sushi. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIMContinue reading "RED BANK: TASTY RED SNAPPER SUSHI"
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March 14th, 2014 @ 11am
RUMSON: CHEFS’ TIPS FOR YOUR CORNED BEEF
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Eddie O’Keefe (left) and Molly Maguire’s chef Alfredo Uraga explain to PieHole why brined beef brisket shrinks when cooking. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS With St.Continue reading "RUMSON: CHEFS’ TIPS FOR YOUR CORNED BEEF"
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March 11th, 2014 @ 10am
PIEHOLE: TOMATOES, CHEESE AND BEER
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Brian Imbriale puts the finishing touches on PieHole‘s curry chicken salad sandwich at Fair Haven’s Balderose Fine Foods. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food andContinue reading "PIEHOLE: TOMATOES, CHEESE AND BEER"
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March 7th, 2014 @ 3pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CURRY CHICKEN FROM BFF
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The curry chicken salad sandwich from Balderose Fine Food in Fair Haven.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Back in January, when we last checked inContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CURRY CHICKEN FROM BFF"
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March 7th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BEER & CHEESE PAIR UP AT MOLLY
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A serendipitous sandwich order led to an event that will feature Belgian-style brews and cheeses from the Cheese Cave at Red Bank’s Molly Pitcher Inn this month. (Photo by Jim Willis.Continue reading "RED BANK: BEER & CHEESE PAIR UP AT MOLLY"
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March 6th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: TALKING DIRT AT THE LIBRARY
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A dozen or so cilantro seedlings and twice as many gardeners were on hand last night at the Red Bank Public Library for a talk on organic gardening. (Photo by Jim Willis.Continue reading "RED BANK: TALKING DIRT AT THE LIBRARY"
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March 6th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: TOMATOES, JUST OFF THE BOAT
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Jimmy DiBartolo gives PieHole a crash course in imported Italian tomatoes. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS A few months from now in the fertile fields ofContinue reading "RED BANK: TOMATOES, JUST OFF THE BOAT"
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March 3rd, 2014 @ 1pm
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RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...