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RED BANK: BRANNIGAN’S MAKEOVER APPROVED
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Branningan’s plans to add a two-tiered deck, complete with an open-air tower at the north end, and an outdoor bar, seen at above left. Below, the property as it appeared inContinue reading "RED BANK: BRANNIGAN’S MAKEOVER APPROVED"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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LITTLE SILVER: BOOZE Q ON THE BALLOT
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The town hasn’t allowed alcoholic drinks to be sold by the glass at least since Prohibition. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Is Little Silver readyContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: BOOZE Q ON THE BALLOT"
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November 2nd, 2015 @ 12pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A 10TH AVE. BURRITO
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The burrito comes with how-to-eat directions. Below, the chips and salsa dip. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON From Broad Street to Bridge Avenue, burritos have becomeContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A 10TH AVE. BURRITO"
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October 30th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: BASIE WHETS THE ‘APPETITE’
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Celeb chef Jacques Pépin, above, gets things cooking at the Basie this afternoon. (Photo by Christian Ceppas) Continuing with the ever-eclectic menu of entertainments that has distinguished and defined its audience-pleasingContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE WHETS THE ‘APPETITE’"
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October 30th, 2015 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: A&P PETERS OUT
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The shelves of the Little Silver A&P have grown sparse in recent days as the new owner, Acme Supermarkets, plans to shut down the store Saturday night for several days ofContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: A&P PETERS OUT"
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October 28th, 2015 @ 5am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BIG MENU AT TOMMY’S
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A Hickory-Bacon Burger and an order of oven-roasted wings at Tommy’s Tavern + Tap in Sea Bright. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Trying to enter Tommy’s TavernContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BIG MENU AT TOMMY’S"
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October 23rd, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: A WANDERING CHEF SETTLES DOWN
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Lauren Van Liew in the kitchen of her new catering business. Dishes include a classic fresh spinach salad, below.  (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON In theContinue reading "RED BANK: A WANDERING CHEF SETTLES DOWN"
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October 22nd, 2015 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A SUGGESTION IN FRENCH
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Perhaps lured by the aroma of baked pastries, below, customers took advantage of a crisp autumn day for lunch at the French Market this week. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click toContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A SUGGESTION IN FRENCH"
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October 16th, 2015 @ 11am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? DANISH PANINI
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Chicken Douglas, a panini-style sandwich from the Danish Café, a flag-festooned coffee shop. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON On any given day at Loni and ClaudiContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? DANISH PANINI"
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October 9th, 2015 @ 11am
RUMSON: RALLO TO OPEN ‘SURF BBQ’ HERE
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Restaurateur Victor Rallo plans to transform the former Molly Maguire’s Gastropub into a smoked barbecue joint. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The Greater Red Bank Green, teeming withContinue reading "RUMSON: RALLO TO OPEN ‘SURF BBQ’ HERE"
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October 8th, 2015 @ 7am
CHIKYBOOM: COOKING WITH CUBAN ROOTS
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Though the signage still reads No Joe’s, chef Eduardo Bover is cooking authentic Cuban food in the kitchen of ChikyBoom, where the dining room features a Caribbean feel. (Photo above by JohnContinue reading "CHIKYBOOM: COOKING WITH CUBAN ROOTS"
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October 7th, 2015 @ 11am
RUMSON: MOLLY MAGUIRE’S CLOSING
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Molly Maguire’s, above, and Kathy Maguire on her first day as owner in 2011, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Just three weeks shy of their fourth anniversary in theContinue reading "RUMSON: MOLLY MAGUIRE’S CLOSING"
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October 6th, 2015 @ 9am
RUMSON: FROMAGERIE SAYS ‘ADIEU’
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Customers found the restaurant closed without notice Monday night. Below right, chef David Burke with chef Pat Trama during post-Sandy relief efforts in Sea Bright. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RUMSON: FROMAGERIE SAYS ‘ADIEU’"
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October 6th, 2015 @ 7am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A RETURN TO YESTERDAY
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A pizza burger from The Brother’s Restaurant, with its disco-lit dining room below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON We hadn’t been back to Brother’s Restaurant in years.Continue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A RETURN TO YESTERDAY"
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October 2nd, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: LITTLE KITCH ORGANIC DREAMS BIG
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Kitch Organic partners Rick Ivone, left, and Joe Durso beneath the pyramidal skylight in their new Leighton Avenue eatery, which features its own garden along Catherine Street, below. (Photos by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK: LITTLE KITCH ORGANIC DREAMS BIG"
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October 1st, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: ARE WE THAT DRUNK?
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The ranking methodology includes the number of bars per capita.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Is Red Bank the fourth-drunkest town in New Jersey? An infotainment website basedContinue reading "RED BANK: ARE WE THAT DRUNK?"
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September 30th, 2015 @ 9am
MIDDLETOWN: BEYOND THE BIERGARTEN
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So what better month to salute the sounds, scenery and seasonal fare of Germany than the Oktoberfest interlude of autumn? Beginning Friday and continuing through Sunday afternoon, the MAC playsContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: BEYOND THE BIERGARTEN"
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September 30th, 2015 @ 5am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A PIG AND FIG
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The Pig and Fig sandwich from the Cheese Cave. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Four and a half years after opening on Monmouth Street in RedContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A PIG AND FIG"
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September 25th, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: THE WORLD’S OUR OYSTER SUNDAY
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The Guinness Oyster Festival returns to the White Street lot in Red Bank Sunday. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Consider the oyster: a fabled food-of-love aphrodisiac to many,Continue reading "RED BANK: THE WORLD’S OUR OYSTER SUNDAY"
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September 25th, 2015 @ 6am
MIDDLETOWN THROWS ITSELF A FESTIVAL
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Bouncing back for 2015, the annual Middletown Day celebration brings colorful sights, sounds and savor to the grounds of the township’s Parks and Rec headquarters this Saturday. The annual MiddletownContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN THROWS ITSELF A FESTIVAL"
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September 24th, 2015 @ 6am
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(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.