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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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PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.