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“BROADWALK WAS BANGIN'” – RED BANK PLAZA DRAWS CROWDS, QUELLS CRITICS
Hate Broadwalk? You may be in a shrinking club. Red Bank's summer pedestrian plaza drew crowds and raves this summer. (Click to read)
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RED BANK RETAIL CHURN: NEW BAR, SUSHI, SMOOTHIE AND JEWELRY SPOTS
RED BANK RETAIL CHURN: A new bar and sushi spot are set to open inside Anderson Market, with Reve's smoothies and a permanent jewelry shop opening downtown.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
RED BANK: BROADWALK LANDMARK BECOMES SET FOR KEVIN HART FLICK
Netflix is shooting a Kevin Hart spy movie in a landmark downtown Red Bank buildling. (Click to read)
RED BANK: HEARING RESUMES FOR DENHOLTZ TRAIN STATION PLAN
Builder heads to planning board for second round of hearings on 175-unit Red Bank train station project. (click to read)
RED BANK: ZONERS QUIZ BILLBOARD COMPANY ON DATA USE
Residents and zoning board raise concerns over data use voiced as company seeks an LED billboard on Red Bank's southern border. (Click to read)
RED BANK: SOAP SHOP BECOMES CREATIVE HUB
A family run Red Bank shop sellling handmade soaps and plants becomes a creative hub for live music and comedy. (click to read)
RED BANK CHURN: INSOMNIA COOKIES OPENS; RETAIL ON TAP FOR EX DANNY’S SPOT
Red Bank Retail Churn: California Closets headed for former Danny's space, while new coffee, fro-yo and cookies spots take root. (Click to read)
RED BANK: VACANT EXXON OWNER EYES SALE TO NYC BUYER
With a cannabis shop plan declared dead, a new buyer emerges for one of Red Bank's most prominent and fought over properties. (Click to read)
POLLARA PIZZA: CALIFORNIA’S LOSS, RED BANK’S GAIN
New Red Bank pizza spot Pollara firing on all cylinders as NJ native brings acclaimed pie skills back home. (click to read)
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
RED BANK STUDENT STARTS BLADE SHARPENING BIZ
Red Bank college student launches his own knife-sharpening business. (click to read)
RED BANK: JULY FLOOD WASN’T THE FIRST FOR BUILDER DENHOLTZ
The developer chosen by NJ Transit to build the Red Bank train station redevelopment project is being sued by a $1.7m condo buyer on a previous project, where several units flooded in February. (click to read)
RALLO UNVEILS PLANS FOR GAS STATION IN CHURN
Red Bank Retail Churn: Birravino owners unveils concept for former gas station spot, as new frozen yogurt and massage spots plan openings. (Click for full story.)
NO TAX BREAK? NO PROBLEM. RED BANK BUILDER TRANSFORMS GATEWAY & SPURS REGRET
Developers said the 212-unit Commodore project would sink without a tax break. Red Bank officials refused, but the building rises anyway, spurring regrets from the Planning Board chair who now says he "hates it." (Click to read)
RED BANK HOUSING AUTHORITY EYES NEW SENIOR APTS. SITE
Public housing agency hires a builder to design a new 54-apartment building that would replace an aging Red Bank senior citizen complex. (click to read)
RED BANK CHURN: CATEZZA GOES DARK; NEW ITALIAN SPOT EYES FRONT STREET
Red Bank Retail Churn: Catezza goes dark, while an Italian eatery eyes the old Front Street Trattoria location.
RED BANK: DENHOLTZ SEEKS OK FOR TRAIN STATION PROJECT PHASE 1
Planning Board to hold public hearing on proposed 175-unit apartment building, parking garage and public plaza near historic Red Bank train station.(Click to read)
RED BANK: OWNER SEEKS TO CONNECT TWO HOMES, BUILD SIX APARTMENTS
Owner of two lower Broad Street Victorians seeks to build a bridge connecting them and a six-unit apartment building behind them. (Click to read)
RED BANK: COUNCIL OK’S ADUs, SMALL HOTELS. DATA CENTERS, VAPE SHOPS BANNED
In: backyard cottages and boutique hotels. Out: data centers, vape shops and strict parking rules for small businesses. Red Bank Council revamps planning laws. (Click to read)
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PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...