Skip to content

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

RED BANK: GAME SHOP LEVELS UP WITH MOVE TO BIGGER DIGS
Red Bank board game shop Shore Gamers will double in size with a move Broad Street. (click to read)
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
CHURN: EYE CARE, BODY WAX, CLOTHES & MORE
A new eye care practice in Red Bank has taken space formerly occupied by an architecture firm.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In thisContinue reading "CHURN: EYE CARE, BODY WAX, CLOTHES & MORE"
RED BANK: JUICING UP WEST SIDE LOFTS
The West Side Lofts, as seen from West Front Street. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In keeping with its resemblance to a stack of shipping containers,Continue reading "RED BANK: JUICING UP WEST SIDE LOFTS"
RED BANK: PICKETT & WHITE OPENS ITS GATE
Pickett & White took over the Broad Street space vacated by Femme by Ashley. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In this edition of Retail Churn: AContinue reading "RED BANK: PICKETT & WHITE OPENS ITS GATE"
RED BANK: BOUTIQUE HAS (MOVIE) MOB TIES
The interior of Wish 28, owned by twin sisters — and itself the twin of a boutique called Wish in Morris County. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: BOUTIQUE HAS (MOVIE) MOB TIES"
RED BANK: DUXIANA DEPARTS; SUSHI COMING
The Duxiana store has vacated the building dubbed the Temple of Fashion, built in 1894. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In this edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn:Continue reading "RED BANK: DUXIANA DEPARTS; SUSHI COMING"
CHURN: FAST GREEK AND EASY WEDDINGS
Brothers George, Charlie and Taso Lyristis plan to open Greek Eats on the Shrewsbury side of Newman Springs Road Tuesday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "CHURN: FAST GREEK AND EASY WEDDINGS"
RED BANK: WEST ELM PUTS DOWN ROOTS
The new West Elm furniture store at West Front Street and Bridge Avenue in Red Bank opens for business at 10 a.m. Thursday. redbankgreen got inside for a sneak peak on Wednesday.Continue reading "RED BANK: WEST ELM PUTS DOWN ROOTS"
CHURN: THE SPOT, SORELLA BELLA & SCAFFOLD
Cassie Fishkin has purchased both Mac Attack restaurants, including the one on Broad Street, and rebranded them as the Spot. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "CHURN: THE SPOT, SORELLA BELLA & SCAFFOLD"
CHURN: BUZZ @ WEST ELM, CHIPOTLE & THE BEE
Letters for a West Elm sign were laid out on the sidewalk for an installer last Thursday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In this edition of Retail Churn: •Continue reading "CHURN: BUZZ @ WEST ELM, CHIPOTLE & THE BEE"
CHURN: TRAP DOOR, BELMONTE TO OPEN
Trap Door Escape Room opens this week in the former home of Dunlap Locksmith, which left behind a front door with a giant keyhole cut into it. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click toContinue reading "CHURN: TRAP DOOR, BELMONTE TO OPEN"
CHURN: DELFINI OUT, TWO SWEET SHOPS IN
Randi Garfinkel with the chocolate fountain in the newly opened Chocolate Works. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The neverending Churn of Red Bank storesContinue reading "CHURN: DELFINI OUT, TWO SWEET SHOPS IN"
CHURN: PROWN’S TO LEAVE RED BANK
Prown’s Home Improvements owner David Prown, seen at the Red Bank International Flavour Festival in April. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD  After 90 yearsContinue reading "CHURN: PROWN’S TO LEAVE RED BANK"
CHURN: SIGNS OF THE PAST… AND FUTURE
Builder Mike Rovere uncovered turn-of-the-century signs in gold leaf on either side of the facade at 18 Broad, home to a series of shoe stores dating back to 1883. (PhotoContinue reading "CHURN: SIGNS OF THE PAST… AND FUTURE"
CHURN: HOUSEWARES, TRAP DOOR AND MORE
Kathleen Conlon bought the onetime gas station that’s now Welcome Home, her housewares shop on East Front Street. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD ThisContinue reading "CHURN: HOUSEWARES, TRAP DOOR AND MORE"
CHURN: FEMME OUT, CHIKYBOOM IN
Ashley Dupré Earle, center, at a fashion show in her boutique in February, 2012. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This installment of redbankgreen’s RetailContinue reading "CHURN: FEMME OUT, CHIKYBOOM IN"
RETAIL CHURN: EAT, WEAR AND INVEST
Jim Lin, owner of Oriental Empire, said customers of his Ocean Township restaurant urged him to open one in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In thisContinue reading "RETAIL CHURN: EAT, WEAR AND INVEST"
RED BANK: PARTY OUT BACK AT STATION PLACE
For weeks, it’s looked like a giant version of Thomas Edison’s ‘Black Maria,” a hulking four-story monolith of funereal blackness taking up half a block of Monmouth Street in RedContinue reading "RED BANK: PARTY OUT BACK AT STATION PLACE"
RED BANK: TALKING SHORE FOOD HISTORY
Author Karen Schnitzspahn brings her knowledge of local cuisine history to the Red bank Public Library tonight. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS It’s a FridayContinue reading "RED BANK: TALKING SHORE FOOD HISTORY"
A drugstore and two adjoining stores would occupy space formerly used by a Chinese takeout restaurant and a portrait studio near the corner of Broad Street and Harding Road. (ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW PHARMACY APPROVED"
Partyline
MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films 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)
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 ...