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RED BANK: VOGEL RUNWAY GETS PUNKED
RED BANK: Two downtown clothing boutiques fill the Vogel with eye popping sustainable punk fashions and their screaming fans.
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‘PUNK EDIT’ FASHION TO LIGHT UP THE VOGEL
RED BANK: Pearl St. Consignment and Shedhead Vintage team up Wednesday night on "The Punk Edit Fashion Show," a sonic and visual phantasmagoria. (Click for more)
THROWBACK: LOUD PARKING DEBATE, EVEN LOUDER PANTS
RED BANK THROWBACK: Still common today, debates over parking raged even 50 years ago. But there was no debate over the coolness of plaid seersucker pants.
RED BANK: JEWELER MOVING TO BROAD STREET
RED BANK: After 35 years on East Front Street, Leonardo Jewelers plans move to the "corner of Main and Main" downtown. Here's why.
RED BANK: SPOTLIGHT ON FASHION’S HISTORIC ROLE
RED BANK: Fortune Center and Two River Theater team up to showcase the Ebony Fashion Fair and its role in Civil Rights history.
RED BANK: CRASH INJURES SHOP EMPLOYEE
RED BANK: Boutique worker suffers minor injuries when car crashes through front window while parking Wednesday, police said.
RED BANK: SAFFRON WAFTS IN DOWNTOWN
RED BANK: Three-year vacancy set to end with opening of new Indian restaurant next week; two businesses depart after short stays downtown.
RED BANK: BALLET SCHOOL LEAPS INTO SPACE
RED BANK: In Retail Churn downtown, ballet academy takes space vacated by EV bike shop; board-game store plans opening; and more.
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK COLLECTS PROMWEAR
RED BANK: Lunch Break launches collection of formalwear for female and male students in advance of April giveaway.
RED BANK: CLOTHES, CANDLES &… CANNABIS?
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn: clothing boutique opens; update on Garmany holdings; would-be cannabis retailer lays groundwork, and more.
RED BANK: A PROFUSION OF PINK ON PEARL
RED BANK: Fashion models rock 45 creations inspired by 'Legally Blonde' as Pearl Street Consignment turns asphalt into a runway. Photos galore.
RED BANK: JEWELERS RETIRE, SELL BUILDING
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, Quicksilver owners announce closing and sell building; new owner is another retailer committed to small biz.
SHREWSBURY: WEDDING GOWNS IN SPOTLIGHT
SHREWSBURY: Historical Society unveils a dazzling collection of restored wedding dresses from more than a century of American life.
RED BANK: ‘GOTH & GIRLY’ FASHION ON BROAD
RED BANK: Boutique owner/designer Emily Natale brings a burst of 'goth and girly' fashion sense to Broad Street with an outdoor event. Photos galore.
RED BANK: OUTDOOR FASHION SHOW SLATED
RED BANK: Boutique owner and designer of "dreamy, punk" clothing plans an outdoor fashion show on Broad Street Sunday evening.
RED BANK: LIFE BECOMES A MASK-ERADE
RED BANK: Life on the Greater Green immediately became something of a mask-erade following CDC recommendation on COVID-19 facial covering. Check out our photos.
FAIR HAVEN: AN ELEGANT ENIGMA ON DISPLAY
FAIR HAVEN: A River Road dress shop with a striking window display offers an enduring enigma: no one has ever seen it open for business.
RED BANK: PROMWEAR GIVEAWAY
RED BANK: There's still another chance to get free gowns and tuxedos at Lunch Break's annual promwear giveaway at the Woman's Club.
RED BANK: GIVING PLAY-BY-PLAY A TRY
RED BANK: Young would-be sports announcers get a lesson from Monmouth U announcer Eddy Occhipinti in a Parks & Rec class.
RED BANK: FRESH FASHION ON THE RUNWAY
RED BANK: Young fashion designers show off their creations at a red runway event, the culmination of a three-week Parks & Rec class.
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NOT SO SCARY
Twenty times? Fifty times? How many times did we drive by this home on the corner of River Street and Shrewsbury and do a double take before ...
LOCAL 9 TAKE TROPHY
After a long hot two days of baseball, the Red Bank area-based Jersey Shore Raiders emerged as champions of the United States Amateur Baseba ...
RHAPSODY ON ICE
RED BANK: On a cool-ish summer evening, keyboardist NGXB entertained customers of Strollo's Italian Ice with renderings of 'Bohemian Rhapsod ...
PUDDLE BE GONE
A work crew was out this week attacking the site of the notoriously persistent puddle at the corner of Broad and Mechanic Streets. This phot ...
SMALLS FOR MAYOR?
We at redbankgreen remain neutral in political affairs and never make endorsements. But we have to say Borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen’ ...
CRASH ON LEIGHTON
The driver of this car was headed north on Leighton Avenue when they it hit an SUV pulling a work trailer headed in south in the opposing la ...
CAR VS STREET SIGN
The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesd ...
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our fe ...
POLE DOWN
Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old drive ...
YO, ADRIAN!
It’s a tough turn for our hero as Rocky Balboa is relegated to the curb for trash pickup on Locust Avenue. We’ll have to go back ...
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a bac ...
CROC SPOTTED IN RIVER
Frighteningly hideous and green, a solitary Croc lurked ominously amid the flotsam and foam in the Navesink River alongside the Red Bank Fir ...
KISS ICON REFLECTS ON BROADWALK
A Swarovski crystal-bedazzled self-portrait painting of Paul Stanley, longtime singer and guitarist for the rock band Kiss peers out from a ...
CHISELIN’ AWAY
Marcelo Garcia Lopez works with hammer and chisel on a new feature for his flower garden on Shrewsbury Avenue: a hollow in a carved log in w ...
STORM CLEANUP CONTINUES
  Saturday’s storm sent a tree toppling on this house on Bank Street, damaging the roof. Workers Wednesday could be seen removing ...
SNAPPING IN THE BREEZE
RED BANK: Blustery winds had the flags in Riverside Gardens Park snapping Monday evening.
POWER LINE DOWN
Red Bank firefighters were on scene at Manor Drive dealing with a live power line Monday afternoon. There was no immediate report of fire. T ...
TAR BEACH SOLSTICE
Aldo Quiroz of Ocean Township came ready with his beach chair and found a shady spot to spend his lunch hour in a parking lot off Broad Stre ...
GOING GREY
Workers painting the stone facade of the PNC Bank at the corner of Broad and Harding Thursday morning. An upgrade? Maybe it’s just pri ...
COFFEE & WILDLIFE
RED BANK: The best wildlife show in town can be taken in from a waterfront bench outside the public library, and it's totally free.