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PieHole knows that local foraging is the best foraging. For the food lovers on your gift list we have assembled 12 Days of PieHole’s First Annual Shop Local Holiday Food &Continue reading "RED BANK: SHOP LOCAL EATERS GIFT GUIDE"
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December 17th, 2013 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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PieHole knows that local foraging is the best foraging. For the food lovers on your gift list we have assembled 12 Days of PieHole’s First Annual Shop Local Holiday Food &Continue reading "RED BANK: SHOP LOCAL EATERS GIFT GUIDE"
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December 16th, 2013 @ 1pm
FAIR HAVEN: SHOP LOCAL EATERS GIFT GUIDE
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PieHole knows that local foraging is the best foraging. For the food lovers on your gift list we have assembled 12 Days of PieHole’s First Annual Shop Local Holiday Food &Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: SHOP LOCAL EATERS GIFT GUIDE"
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December 14th, 2013 @ 11am
PieHole ate (just) west of the tracks in Red Bank recently, tasting some tacos and chowder.  redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food and drink. If you haven’t liked us on Facebook yet orContinue reading "PIEHOLE: SOPPRESSATA, CHOWDER & BRISKET"
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December 13th, 2013 @ 12pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SOPPRESSATA ‘N CHEESE
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Soppressata from Citarella’s Market paired with some pickled cherry peppers from the garden and a piece cheddar cheese.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Citarella’s Market inContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SOPPRESSATA ‘N CHEESE"
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December 13th, 2013 @ 12pm
PieHole knows that local foraging is the best foraging. For the food lovers on your gift list we have assembled 12 Days of PieHole’s First Annual Shop Local Holiday Food &Continue reading "RED BANK: SHOP LOCAL EATERS GIFT GUIDE"
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December 13th, 2013 @ 9am
SHREWSBURY: SLOW FOOD FOR WINTER
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PieHole sits down with Casey Pesce at d'jeet to learn where he turns for winter inspiration.
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December 12th, 2013 @ 8am
RUMSON: MEET THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE LADY
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Debbie Bagnell of Rumson, aka “The Gingerbread House Lady,” at her dining room table, where she’s building more than gingerbread houses. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLISContinue reading "RUMSON: MEET THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE LADY"
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December 11th, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: MEAT AND TATERS IN THE LARDER
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It’s crockpot season, and the PieHole Larder spotted a meat-and-potatoes deal for this week.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS With holiday shopping and decorating for ChristmasContinue reading "RED BANK: MEAT AND TATERS IN THE LARDER"
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December 9th, 2013 @ 2pm
RED BANK: A CHAT ABOUT CHOWDA
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Chef Glenn from Red Bank's Chowda House breaks down the chowder basics for PieHole.
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December 8th, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: A ZESTY NEW NEIGHBOR
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PieHole happened to be on the scene when Red Bank’s new sugar and spice purveyor came looking to give away some lemons leftover from a morning of zesting. (Photo by Jim Willis.Continue reading "RED BANK: A ZESTY NEW NEIGHBOR"
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December 6th, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: TALKING TACOS AT THE CORNER
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Elias and Eleacer Ayala in their Red Bank take-out restaurant, La Esquina. The Ayalas came to Red Bank  from Mexico City via Brooklyn. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: TALKING TACOS AT THE CORNER"
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December 4th, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: A KID’S DANISH WITH SANTA
The Danish Cafe in The Galleria offers Breakfast with Santa this Weekend.
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December 4th, 2013 @ 5am
MIDDLETOWN: THE BEST DEAL ON NUTS
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An unauthorized* photo of some nice nuts. $3.49/lb through Christmas at the Middletown Whole Foods. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS We’re not sure how sitting aroundContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: THE BEST DEAL ON NUTS"
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December 3rd, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK: CHIN UP, IT’S THE HOLIDAY SEASON
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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"
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December 2nd, 2013 @ 1pm
RED BANK: RICE & BEANS, ITALIAN & TURKEY
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Art’s Barbershop. Chair: Jim Murphy, Barber: Rick Memmola. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) To get a sense of how folks around the greater Red Bank Green will beContinue reading "RED BANK: RICE & BEANS, ITALIAN & TURKEY"
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November 27th, 2013 @ 2pm
RUMSON: CUPS AND CAKES GOES UPMARKET
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Breakfast, homemade baked goods and a juice bar will fill the space vacated by Rumson Market when Cups and Cakes moves in from its current location two doors down. (Photo byContinue reading "RUMSON: CUPS AND CAKES GOES UPMARKET"
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November 27th, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK: MOM CAN’T “COOK LITTLE”
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Rocky’s Barbershop. Barber: Michelle Rago. Chair: Anonymous (she played hooky). (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) To get a sense of how folks around the greater Red Bank Green will beContinue reading "RED BANK: MOM CAN’T “COOK LITTLE”"
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November 27th, 2013 @ 6am
RUMSON: FINE DINING ON THE CHEAP… SORTA
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David Burke Fromagerie manager Alexander Loehing walks us through the limited-time fixed-price lunch menu at the Rumson dining institution. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Among eatersContinue reading "RUMSON: FINE DINING ON THE CHEAP… SORTA"
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November 26th, 2013 @ 2pm
RED BANK: WORKING, GIVING, GIVING THANKS
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Dequanne Gibson waits for an open chair at Rigo’s Barbershop on Shrewsbury Ave. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS To get a sense of how folks around theContinue reading "RED BANK: WORKING, GIVING, GIVING THANKS"
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November 26th, 2013 @ 12pm
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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.