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ON THE TONGUE, AND IN THE EYE
‘Pomegranate,’ a 48 x 48-inch painting by Gerda Liebmann, is among the food-themed art to be served up Saturday. (Click to enlarge) Can’t you just taste it? Art lovers andContinue reading "ON THE TONGUE, AND IN THE EYE"
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
A MERRY WAR ABOUT ‘NOTHING,’ AT TRTC
Tony-nominated director Sam Buntrock, left, and Obie winning actor Michael Cumpsty bring Shakespeare’s comedy MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING to the Red Bank stage beginning this weekend at Two River Theater.Continue reading "A MERRY WAR ABOUT ‘NOTHING,’ AT TRTC"
A COMEDY SPECIAL (HOLD THE CHEESE)
Covert operations: Elsie’s Subs co-proprietor Chris Covert (pictured in his night job as stand-up comic) brings the latest in his ongoing Comedy Night Live series to the Dublin House onContinue reading "A COMEDY SPECIAL (HOLD THE CHEESE)"
EXOTIC CAR SHOW SET FOR SATURDAY
A taste of vrooms to come, as seen outside Blue Water Seafood Company last Friday night. (Click to enlarge) Foam-mattress maven Michael Fux, right, has been making the rounds inContinue reading "EXOTIC CAR SHOW SET FOR SATURDAY"
The trailer for ‘Forks Over Knives,’ which will get two screenings in Red Bank Thursday night. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI While Adam Sobel waits to learn if he’ll be permitted toContinue reading "PARK IT HERE FOR VEGAN FOOD & A FILM"
REMEMBERING THE REMBRANDT OF RED BANK
The late James Avati, pictured above right at his Broad Street studio in the early 1990s, employed friends, family members and Red Bank neighbors as models for his sought-after paperbackContinue reading "REMEMBERING THE REMBRANDT OF RED BANK"
LOFTS PLAN RETURNS, TRIMMED A SMIDGEN
The proposed West Side Lofts development, at the corner of West Front Street and Bridge Avenue, is again moving forward. Below, architectural drawings. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)Continue reading "LOFTS PLAN RETURNS, TRIMMED A SMIDGEN"
Check out this brisk little intro to the world of Red Bank’s Cliff Galbraith, creator of Rat Bastard comic books. The video is from a series of profiles called CreateContinue reading "RED BANK ARTIST NURTURES A RAT"
UPSTAIRS AT McKAY’S, A TRIBUTE TO JOHN K
The colorful, creative “Drawings and Such” of the late Tinton Falls artist John Kochansky are the stuff of AFTERTHOUGHTS, a new exhibit that opens this week at McKay Imaging Gallery.Continue reading "UPSTAIRS AT McKAY’S, A TRIBUTE TO JOHN K"
KNITTERS DROP A SOFT BOMB ON FAIR HAVEN
The yarn bombers at work. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In the craggy moments just after dawn Saturday, when not much was moving except bleary-eyedContinue reading "KNITTERS DROP A SOFT BOMB ON FAIR HAVEN"
DONE GOOD: ALL THIS AND BROWNIE MOO
Orphaned street dog (turned guest of honor) Brownie Moo joins Project Animal Worldwide in welcoming you to a Doggie Date Island Style night this Friday, at D’Jeet? in The Grove.Continue reading "DONE GOOD: ALL THIS AND BROWNIE MOO"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI You can’t say the students and administrators of Red Bank Middle School aren’t resilient. After budgetary shortfalls sent after-school sports to the scrap heap, parents banded togetherContinue reading "STUDENTS NYC-BOUND, WITH PUBLIC’S HELP"
BARGAINS AND A BIZARRE BAZAAR SATURDAY
The second annual townwide yard sale comes to Fair Haven Saturday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Knock the dust off the old Thighmaster and replaceContinue reading "BARGAINS AND A BIZARRE BAZAAR SATURDAY"
THE WEEK IN REARVIEW: MAY 8-14, 2011
A painter finishes off a welcome sign in the window of Broadway Diner. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A roundup of articles appearing last weekContinue reading "THE WEEK IN REARVIEW: MAY 8-14, 2011"
SPRING 2011: A PLEIN DAY
Artist Julie Fornaci made a trip from her Bergen County home to the waterfront at Victory Park in Rumson Monday for some plein air painting on our beautiful Navesink. FornaciContinue reading "SPRING 2011: A PLEIN DAY"
SUNDAY: MARKET ON YOUR CALENDAR
Red Bank’s popular farmers market makes its traditional Mother’s Day debut Sunday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s time to polish momma’s apple, locavores. RedContinue reading "SUNDAY: MARKET ON YOUR CALENDAR"
FOR RBR PHOTOGS, MAJOR EXPOSURE
Among the photos featured in the Red Bank Regional VPA Senior Art Show are THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND ME by Margot Foster of Middletown and DOUBLE TAKE by AmandaContinue reading "FOR RBR PHOTOGS, MAJOR EXPOSURE"
BILLY GETS HIS EVENING, FOR M’TOWN ARTS
Playwright Billy Van Zandt is in the hot seat for an April 30 fundraiser for the Middletown Cultural and Arts Center. By TOM CHESEK No, Billy Van Zandt — toContinue reading "BILLY GETS HIS EVENING, FOR M’TOWN ARTS"
FIVE YEARS IN BLACK AND WHITE AND DENIM
Alex Rosen has kept an illustrated log of each day for five years. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For a 22-year-old, there’s something a littleContinue reading "FIVE YEARS IN BLACK AND WHITE AND DENIM"
WHEN HARRY SALLIES FORTH IN RED BANK
A renaissance guy in Red Bank: Harry Connick Jr. makes his first-ever two night stand at the Count Basie this week — and the man from NOLA might stand aContinue reading "WHEN HARRY SALLIES FORTH IN RED BANK"
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RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...