Category Archives: Economy

RED BANK: Average home tax bill nudges past $10k as budget keeps pace with inflation and town eyes big capital projects.

RED BANK: Underutilized land, acres of parking lots. Study finds train station fits bill for an "area in need of redevelopment."

RED BANK: Monteverde NJ becomes the first to sell recreational weed in town while Scarlet Reserve moves out in frustration.

RED BANK: Shoppers stunned by abrupt closing of Sickles Market at train station, which in a few years became part of their routines.

RED BANK: Salaries for mayor and council would remain unchanged, for now, under measure on Thursday night's agenda.

RED BANK: Council to set new salary ranges for top three posts, and itself, when it meets Thursday night. Here's a glance at the agenda.

RED BANK: One of downtown's oldest and most prominent landmarks, home to an Urban Outfitters store, has new owners.

RED BANK: After years of vacancy followed by full rehabilitation, 108-year-old bank building downtown changes hands.

RED BANK: In just two years, a downtown building that's home to a prominent restaurant doubled in value. What's Going On Here?

RED BANK: Panelists in library's 'Let's Talk About Race' discussion focus on unequal access and discrimination in healthcare.

RED BANK: Council boosts streatery fees over objections of brewery owner who says his cost would rise more than fivefold.

RED BANK: Council declines to immediately renew streateries outside Broadwalk zone, with majority voicing concern about lost parking revenue.

RED BANK: RiverCenter taps a downtown-management professional with extensive experience in New York and New Jersey as executive director.

RED BANK: Lunch Break and No Limits Cafe team up to feed area residents.

RED BANK: Lunch Break launches collection of formalwear for female and male students in advance of April giveaway.

RED BANK: Lunch Break and the Family Promise team up to help head off homelessness.

RED BANK: In Churn, new guitar shop hopes to revive town's reputation as a six-stringer's mecca; also collectible toys; tables and jewelry in one space.

RED BANK: New community planning director offers a primer in zoning and land-use law, but steers clear of third-rail topics like tax abatements.

RED BANK: After 17 months off-limits to visitors because of the pandemic, borough hall offices reopened Monday on an appointment-only basis.

RED BANK: After 15 months as a grab-n-go-only operation because of the pandemic, Lunch Break reopens its dining room for guests.