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RED BANK: SALE CLOSES RED TANK’S TAPS
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RED BANK: After five years of operation, Red Tank Brewing closed this week following sale to a Bergen County microbrewery.
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March 7th, 2024 @ 8am
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RED BANK: HAIR SALON CLOSES
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RED BANK: A mainstay of the downtown health-and-beauty sector for a dozen years has closed its doors.
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March 5th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: PARADIDDLE SKEDADDLES?
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, Paradiddle Griddle and 30 Burgers go dark, while a new tattoo studio opens.
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February 29th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: BOOSKERDOO STAYS PUT, AND EXPANDS
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RED BANK: Though the Sickles store that surrounded it has shut down, Booskerdoo is staying put, and adding a kiosk at Sickles' main location, owner says.
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February 19th, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK: STORE CLOSING A SAD SURPRISE
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RED BANK: Shoppers stunned by abrupt closing of Sickles Market at train station, which in a few years became part of their routines.
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February 15th, 2024 @ 2pm
RED BANK: SICKLES CLOSING STORE HERE
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RED BANK: After four years of operation, Sickles Market is closing its store here immediately, the Little Silver grocer announced Thursday.
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February 15th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: BROADWALK HERE TO STAY
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RED BANK: Broadwalk, the car-free dining and shopping plaza, gets locked in as a recurring seasonal feature downtown.
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February 12th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: JAWS DROP OVER CHEESY WINDOWS
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RED BANK: Replacement of classic glass storefont with small residential windows downtown appalls even the building's owner.
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January 24th, 2024 @ 2pm
RED BANK: BROADWALK MAY RETURN ANNUALLY
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RED BANK: Council plans ordinance to lock in Broadwalk as an annually recurring fixture. Here's Thursday's agenda at a glance.
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January 10th, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: GAMERS GET A SPOT AT THE TABLE
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RED BANK: Hoping to get kids off of zombifying computer screens, a man with a lifelong passion for board games opens a gaming lounge downtown.
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December 29th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: SAFFRON WAFTS IN DOWNTOWN
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RED BANK: Three-year vacancy set to end with opening of new Indian restaurant next week; two businesses depart after short stays downtown.
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December 8th, 2023 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TRAINING CAFÉ APPROVED
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RED BANK: Robotics-themed training restaurant for special-needs adults in former Hobbymasters building wins board approval.
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November 24th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: AFTER EARFUL, BAR OWNER GETS OK
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RED BANK: Along with board OK for site changes, Red Rock owner gets an earful over "astonishing" noise and porta-potties.
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November 22nd, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: TRAINING CAFÉ, BAR ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: On the agenda: a training café proposed in the former Hobbymasters building, and expansion at Red Rock Tap +. Grill.
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November 20th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: BALLET SCHOOL LEAPS INTO SPACE
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RED BANK: In Retail Churn downtown, ballet academy takes space vacated by EV bike shop; board-game store plans opening; and more.
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November 17th, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: MASSAGE SCHOOL GETS KNEADED OK
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RED BANK: Massage school gets zoning board approval after testimony it won't take paying customers, let alone offer sexual services.
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November 6th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TINY LOT, MASSIVE PROJECT ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: A house on a tiny lot, a massage school and a massive apartment project crowd a busy zoning board agenda Thursday night.
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October 31st, 2023 @ 3pm
RED BANK: SKATE SHOP ROLLS OUT OF TOWN
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RED BANK: Opened less than three years ago amid a pandemic-fueled skating boom, Feet First Skate Shop closes its downtown store.
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October 24th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FOOD, AND MORE, IN CHURN
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RED BANK: In Retail Churn, new restaurant and spa open; cake shop vanishes after just a few days; downtown building sold, and more.
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October 20th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: ROOF’S OFF. WHAT’S UP?
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RED BANK: Newly roofless building on Maple Avenue also has a bright orange stop-work sticker on window. What's Going On Here?
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October 16th, 2023 @ 12pm
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KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
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)