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Category Archives: Food and Drink

Gettin’ scrummy at Thompson Park. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s time once again for some good old-fashioned mauling, ruckers and scrumming, followed up by merrymaking by a bruisedContinue reading "A DAY ON THE PITCH, AND A PARTY TO BOOT"
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May 14th, 2010 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
PLAYING IT BROAD AND FOR LAFFS
Friday night lights: Standup guy “Soul Joel” Richardson (left) hosts another COMEDY ON THE EDGE extravaganza in Red Bank, this one starring Reese Waters (right). By TOM CHESEK They usedContinue reading "PLAYING IT BROAD AND FOR LAFFS"
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May 6th, 2010 @ 2pm
Several hundred women indulged in a gals-only cocktail party at Red Bank’s Downtown club Wednesday night, part of the annual breast cancer awareness effort known as Pink Bank. Need weContinue reading "SPLASHES OF PINK ALL OVER THE DOWNTOWN"
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May 6th, 2010 @ 5am
TWO BROAD STREET BUSINESSES CLOSE
Passersby peer through the window of the newly-closed East Side Café Diner Monday afternoon. Below, a sign taped to the door of the Häagen-Dazs. (Click to enlarge) A pair ofContinue reading "TWO BROAD STREET BUSINESSES CLOSE"
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May 4th, 2010 @ 5am
CARMINE’S CLAIMS GROUND ON SUB FRONT
Sandy Marino, left, co-owner of Carmine’s Sub Shop, with two of her employees. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Carmine Marino, a hoagie hound who had worked at anContinue reading "CARMINE’S CLAIMS GROUND ON SUB FRONT"
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May 3rd, 2010 @ 10am
SHAKING UP THE TEA PARTY
Both sides of the issue: Singer-songwriter Linda Chorney invites the public to take part in a bit of absurdi-tea during a video shoot in Red Bank this Sunday morning. FromContinue reading "SHAKING UP THE TEA PARTY"
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April 29th, 2010 @ 11am
Ralph Gatta at Riverview Medical Center yesterday, and a note to his customers, below. Ralph Gatta, a butcher and grocer known as ‘Johnny Jazz’ to generations of Red Bank’s WestContinue reading "‘JOHNNY JAZZ’ ENDS FIVE-DECADE SOLO"
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April 28th, 2010 @ 9am
Putting their customers and friends to work, Rosa and Liam Davis of womens’ casualwear shop Bella Mystique brought downtown Red Bank its first open-air fashion show in memory Tuesday night.Continue reading "FASHION SHOW DAZZLES DOWNTOWN"
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April 28th, 2010 @ 6am
Some of the women who will be modeling clothes from Bella Mystique gathered at the store recently. Store own Rosa Davis is at center in the tall boots. (Photos byContinue reading "RED BANK BOUTIQUE PLANS FASHION SHOW"
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April 23rd, 2010 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Will rubbing Buddha‘s belly, as folklore suggests, bring you wealth on this day of reckoning with the taxman? Our Where-savvy readers will first have to locate the statue before cashingContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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April 15th, 2010 @ 4am
ZEBU’S ON THE MOVE… OUT BACK
Zebu Forno is expanding into this space formerly occupied by Red Bank Red Hot. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Freehold, Hoboken, Holmdel and Morristown have all been targetsContinue reading "ZEBU’S ON THE MOVE… OUT BACK"
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April 13th, 2010 @ 9am
GOING FOR SECONDS… FOR A GOOD CAUSE
It isn’t gluttony if it’s for a good cause, right? So go ahead, take a refill on that chianti, heap a little more onto that dinner plate and dig intoContinue reading "GOING FOR SECONDS… FOR A GOOD CAUSE"
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April 13th, 2010 @ 8am
ITALIAN EATERY TO SET UP AT GATEWAY SITE
A take-out and sit down restaurant called My Italian Kitchen will set up shop in the former Key Motors garage at Broad Street and Maple Avenue. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI LooksContinue reading "ITALIAN EATERY TO SET UP AT GATEWAY SITE"
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April 6th, 2010 @ 8am
FEDS: SHARMA TO BE DEPORTED
Sunny Sharma’s Leighton Avenue business, Best Deli & Food Market, was open Monday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) Federal immigration officials say Red Bank retailer Sunny Sharma remains in their custodyContinue reading "FEDS: SHARMA TO BE DEPORTED"
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April 6th, 2010 @ 5am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
No, it’s not an April Fool’s trick. This week’s Where is a double-take. A twofer. Twice the challenge. You gotta call out both locations. Email us your answers, please.
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April 1st, 2010 @ 7am
A NEW PIZZERIA, AND A RAVE FOR VIA 45
Pizza Fusion boasts 68 seats, and plans to offer delivery in about three weeks. (Click to enlarge) We’ve got some Red Bank eatery news this rainy Monday, with a long-awaitedContinue reading "A NEW PIZZERIA, AND A RAVE FOR VIA 45"
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March 29th, 2010 @ 11am
FROZEN SUBSTANCE DOESN’T NEED SHOVELING
Co-owner Daniel Natale outside his Frozsürt store, which opened on Monmouth Street yesterday. (Click to enlarge) Just in time for the sudden onset of springlike weather and the end, weContinue reading "FROZEN SUBSTANCE DOESN’T NEED SHOVELING"
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March 19th, 2010 @ 6am
A NEW NEW CORNER, AND OTHER PIZZA NEWS
New Corner Restaurant is reopen for business after a two week semi-break when the restaurant underwent renovations. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The New Corner Restaurant has aContinue reading "A NEW NEW CORNER, AND OTHER PIZZA NEWS"
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March 10th, 2010 @ 8am
AU REVOIR, BIENVENUE
Bienvenue owner Frederic Vidal is handing over the keys to the restaurant to a New York-based chef at the end of the month, when Vidal and his wife, Audrey, high-tailContinue reading "AU REVOIR, BIENVENUE"
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February 10th, 2010 @ 6am
Ledger Live reporter Brian Donohue shot this pre-storm vodcast about weather-induced panic shopping last Friday at Red Bank and Middletown supermarkets. Will we see a repeat run on bread andContinue reading "ANOTHER STORM HEADED THIS WAY?"
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February 8th, 2010 @ 8am
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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.
FAWNING OVER HER BABY
A mother deer and her fawn were spotted between a row of garages on Hudson Avenue and some trees alongside the Broad Street parking lots. Re ...
EVENING ESCAPE
RED BANK: Sailors in Monmouth Boat Club's weekly racing series found tranquil conditions on the Navesink River Tuesday evening.
PEAK COLOR ON BROAD
RED BANK: A year after they were installed, downtown mini gardens have added to "transformational" improvements, says business owner.
RED BANK: FAIRIES MOVE IN ON WHITE STREET
Red Bank: Girl scouts turns tiny parking lot plot of dirt into a "magical girls sparkle garden."
TRAINING UNDER FIRE
RED BANK: Volunteer firefighters train to cut into pitched roofs under active fire conditions.
“SUPERMOM” WANTS YOUR VOTE
Business owner. Dyed in the wool, lifelong Red Banker. Mother of six. Yup, seems like Anita Pierce does it all. In other words, she’s ...
SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS
RED BANK: Town prepares for Saturday's Pride in the Park celebration with another lawn art design by public works supervisor and Fire Chief ...
MOVIES VIA LIBRARY
RED BANK: Public Library now offers members access to streaming movies via Kanopy, with some 30,000 titles and tons of content for kids.
NEW RAINBOW CROSSWALK ON BROWN PLACE
Kicking off pride month, some Brown Place and Spring Street residents, ages 5 to 11, constructed a rainbow crosswalk with chalk over the wee ...
WHAT TO WEAR?
RED BANK: Dressmakers' mannequins appeared to mull what to wear as they looked down on Monmouth Street last week.
SYMPHONY RETURNS JUNE 29
RED BANK: An annual crowd pleaser returns June 29 with a free concert in Marine Park by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, RiverCenter said ...
Heard on the Green
Heard on the Green
DUCK RESCUE EFFORT
Duckling rescue attempt underway in sewer at East Front and Broad, 10:29 a.m.
HOUSING CRUNCH
Demolition begins for new apartments at Globe Court and Mechanic Street.
FEELING SNAPPY
      Snapping Turtles come ashore to lay their eggs this time of year and are a common site along the Swimming River waterfr ...
TUB TIME
RED BANK: A sparrow waits for the next available dirt tub while two others take their Sunday baths. (Click for video.)
CHECK IT OUT
A bench outside the Red Bank Public Library provided a serene view of our beautiful Navesink River Monday evening.
WAYWARD SLIM JIM
Anybody lose a Slim Jim? A “Sweet Mild O’ Mine” flavor Slim Jim was seen left unattended on this mailbox on Mechanic Stree ...

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