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PIEHOLE: BAGELS, BURGERS AND PERUVIAN
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Why is a bagel sandwich so cheap here? Because they make bagels. They want you to eat bagels. (Photo by John T Ward. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS redbankgreen’s PieHole is allContinue reading "PIEHOLE: BAGELS, BURGERS AND PERUVIAN"
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February 28th, 2014 @ 11am
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RED BANK BULKS UP ON BURGERS
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Red Bank adds another burger business to its roster of patty purveyors. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS The former Muscle Maker Grill in Red Bank isContinue reading "RED BANK BULKS UP ON BURGERS"
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February 27th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: PERUVIAN EATERY NEARS OPENING
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A Runa employee tells PieHole the Peruvian restaurant on Monmouth Street is a few weeks from opening. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Several PieHole readers have askedContinue reading "RED BANK: PERUVIAN EATERY NEARS OPENING"
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February 25th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: GETTING ORGANIC AT LIBRARY
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With snow in the forecast, it’ll still be a while before we’re getting our hands dirty. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Sure, your beds may still haveContinue reading "RED BANK: GETTING ORGANIC AT LIBRARY"
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February 25th, 2014 @ 9am
PIEHOLE: CHEESE SCHOOL IS NOW IN SESSION
Ready for cheese school? Read all about it in PieHole. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food and drink. If you haven’t liked us on FacebookContinue reading "PIEHOLE: CHEESE SCHOOL IS NOW IN SESSION"
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February 21st, 2014 @ 5pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CAPPY AND FRESH MOZ
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The A&G Special from A&G Italian Fine Foods in Little Silver (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS On a friend’s suggestion, PieHole stopped by the deli onContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CAPPY AND FRESH MOZ"
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February 21st, 2014 @ 1pm
LITTLE SILVER: MIND YOUR RIND AT SICKLES
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Cheesemonger Caitlin O’Neill will be leading a series of cheese classes in the Sickles Market greenhouse. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS When Caitlin O’Neill, cheesemonger atContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: MIND YOUR RIND AT SICKLES"
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February 20th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TIME TO GET YOUR GARDEN ON
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First come, first served applications are being accepted for Red Bank’s Community Garden. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Break out those seed catalogs, gardeners. With rainContinue reading "RED BANK: TIME TO GET YOUR GARDEN ON"
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February 19th, 2014 @ 4pm
PieHole checks in with area bartenders for some Valentine’s Day cocktail suggestions. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food and drink. If you haven’t liked usContinue reading "PIEHOLE: VALENTINE’S TIPS, DISH AND PHO"
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February 14th, 2014 @ 3pm
PIEHOLE: LOVE ON THE ROCKS… OR NEAT
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PieHole checks in with area bartenders, including Heather Vena and Robb McMahon of Murphy’s Tavern in Rumson, on good libations for either side of dinner. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click toContinue reading "PIEHOLE: LOVE ON THE ROCKS… OR NEAT"
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February 14th, 2014 @ 1pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? PHO-BIOTICS FOR FLU
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Takeout Chicken Pho from Pho Le in Red Bank.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Last week found PieHole in the grip of the grippe. WhenContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? PHO-BIOTICS FOR FLU"
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February 14th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: DISHING WITH DISH CHEF FERRANDO
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Dish chef Anthony Ferrando tells PieHole readers where to get the best pizza in a town with a lot of options.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JIMContinue reading "RED BANK: DISHING WITH DISH CHEF FERRANDO"
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February 7th, 2014 @ 5am
LOCAL BARS, WHERE THE GAME TAKES WING
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Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza in Red Bank’s Galleria has a few specials on tap for Sunday’s game.  By JIM WILLIS Sunday’s big game – Super Bowl XLVIII, in case you’veContinue reading "LOCAL BARS, WHERE THE GAME TAKES WING"
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January 31st, 2014 @ 3pm
PIEHOLE: WHAT’S ON YOUR SUPER BOWL MENU?
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PieHole wants to hear what kind of Super Bowl menu our readers can put together featuring surf, turf and a side of chili peppers. By JIM WILLIS For some of usContinue reading "PIEHOLE: WHAT’S ON YOUR SUPER BOWL MENU?"
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January 29th, 2014 @ 11am
PIEHOLE: BRINGING WARMTH TO A COLD WEEK
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 Good Karma Cafe’s Gail Doherty transports PieHole readers to the south of France. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food and drink. If you haven’t likedContinue reading "PIEHOLE: BRINGING WARMTH TO A COLD WEEK"
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January 24th, 2014 @ 4pm
RED BANK: GOOD KARMA AND ELEVATED SOCCA
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Good Karma Cafe’s Gail Doherty walks PieHole through a recipe that will transport you and your tastebuds to the south of France. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIMContinue reading "RED BANK: GOOD KARMA AND ELEVATED SOCCA"
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January 24th, 2014 @ 4pm
PIEHOLE: SNOW DAY MEANS HOT CHOCOLATE
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PieHole tracks down a few hot chocolate recipes from chefs, bartenders and home cooks to help you weather the storm. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS WithContinue reading "PIEHOLE: SNOW DAY MEANS HOT CHOCOLATE"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 10am
RUMSON: GET YOUR GATSBY ON
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Heather Vena and Robb McMahon of Murphy’s Tavern in Rumson have wrapped up a marathon week of renovations and updates to the bar. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RUMSON: GET YOUR GATSBY ON"
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January 17th, 2014 @ 8pm
PIEHOLE: TWO OPENINGS, A RETURN & A MOVE
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Long the home of the Little Kraut, the building at the corner of Bridge Avenue and Oakland Street in Red Bank now hosts a two-story version of the relocated SanContinue reading "PIEHOLE: TWO OPENINGS, A RETURN & A MOVE"
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January 17th, 2014 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: COUCH POTATO CUISINE
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At Cravin Haven, Fair Haven’s Anthony Mazzucca is building some seriously big sandwiches. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Couch potatoes around The Green: put on your cleanestContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: COUCH POTATO CUISINE"
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January 16th, 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 ...