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RED BANK: THE SWEET AFTERTASTE
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Melanie Pomerico, owner of Lil’ Cutie Pops, holds a bouquet of cocktail-themed cakes. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge.) By SUSAN ERICSON Cocktail Week, a townwide party that showcased theContinue reading "RED BANK: THE SWEET AFTERTASTE"
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August 20th, 2014 @ 10am
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RED BANK: HEARING SET FOR MARKET & HOMES
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Developer Ray Rapcavage’s plans call for a market, above, as well as condos and townhomes at Red Bank’s five corners, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Almost aContinue reading "RED BANK: HEARING SET FOR MARKET & HOMES"
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August 20th, 2014 @ 6am
WHATS FOR LUNCH? PANINI AT PATRIZIA’S
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The grilled vegetable panini hero shown above is vegetarian friendly. Below, the burrata. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON “It’s like going to your grandmother’s houseContinue reading "WHATS FOR LUNCH? PANINI AT PATRIZIA’S"
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August 15th, 2014 @ 9am
COCKTAIL WEEK (SORRY) MUDDLES ON
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Bartenders, preparing to compete at Taste Tuesday night. Chris Paseka, below, emceed the well-attended event. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON A feeling of autumn wasContinue reading "COCKTAIL WEEK (SORRY) MUDDLES ON"
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August 14th, 2014 @ 11am
SEA BRIGHT: FRESH-PLATED BY YOUNG CHEF
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Chef Chuck Lesbirel in the dining room of Ama. Below: a seasonal salad of Jersey peaches, Jersey tomatoes and lobster.  (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON HowContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: FRESH-PLATED BY YOUNG CHEF"
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August 12th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: KICKING-OFF A WEEK OF COCKTAILS
 Jamie Gray prepares a cocktail at red‘s upstairs lounge bar. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON There’s a party going on in Red Bank over the courseContinue reading "RED BANK: KICKING-OFF A WEEK OF COCKTAILS"
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August 11th, 2014 @ 11am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? FOLLOW SMOKE SIGNALS
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New owner Dom Procopio grew up working at Dom’s Cherry Street Deli. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Some deli owners might be content with a few balloonsContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? FOLLOW SMOKE SIGNALS"
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August 8th, 2014 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT: WEEKLY FARM MARKET DEBUTS
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The market will set up in the municipal beach lot every Thursday through October, with a finale one week before Thanksgiving, an organizer says. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: WEEKLY FARM MARKET DEBUTS"
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August 6th, 2014 @ 9pm
SHREWSBURY: GROWING COMMUNITY ROOTS
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Eileen Olson and Carla Fiscella discuss the day’s bounty in the Shrewsbury Community Garden. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON In its third year, the Shrewsbury CommunityContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: GROWING COMMUNITY ROOTS"
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August 5th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: ‘APPETITE’ SATISFIES HUNDREDS
[slideshow_deploy id=’92048′]At this weekend’s three-day ‘Appetite‘ extravaganza at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, hundreds of visitors feasted on food, wine, beer and culinary wisdom. Susan Ericson’s food blog,Continue reading "RED BANK: ‘APPETITER ...
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August 5th, 2014 @ 8am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A ‘SECRET’ SALAD
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The dried cranberries made this salad from Fairwinds Deli in Fair Haven pop. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Looking for a healthy, tasty lunch, PieHole’s wanderingContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A ‘SECRET’ SALAD"
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August 1st, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: BASIE EXCITES THE APPETITE
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Scenes from the 2013 inaugural ‘Appetite’ event, which returns to the patio and stage of the Basie this weekend. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Its famous stage hasContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE EXCITES THE APPETITE"
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July 31st, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: COCKTAIL WEEK? IF YOU INSIST…
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Downtown bartender Dee with some of his output, including a blackbery cosmo, below.  (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) To watch the one-named bartender Dee when the drinkContinue reading "RED BANK: COCKTAIL WEEK? IF YOU INSIST…"
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July 28th, 2014 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT: A MARTINI RIPE WITH SUMMER
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Ama mixologist Beau Keegan adds a dash of grenadine to give his white peach martini the look of a peach. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: A MARTINI RIPE WITH SUMMER"
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July 25th, 2014 @ 4pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH: PIZZA WITH INTEGRITY
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Red Bank’s New Corner Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria, personal size pizza. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Though I’ve lived in New Jersey longer than anywhere else,Continue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH: PIZZA WITH INTEGRITY"
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July 25th, 2014 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: MOM’S RECIPE LAUNCHES BIZ
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Fourth Creek’s red pepper relish, made by Fair Haven resident Andrew Shiavetti. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON With deep roots in Fair Haven, Andrew SchiavettiContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: MOM’S RECIPE LAUNCHES BIZ"
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July 24th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: BELATED GOODBYES TO A DINER
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Sisters Sarah and Claire Taylor came to the Broadway Diner from Ocean Township with their mom on Tuesday not knowing it had closed. Below, the diner’s famous buttermilk pancakes are nowContinue reading "RED BANK: BELATED GOODBYES TO A DINER"
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July 22nd, 2014 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN: COOK, TASTE, LEARN
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Marilyn Schlossbach teaching a class at Taste and Technique Cooking Studio. Below, the Cast Iron Steak Scampi she prepared. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON AContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: COOK, TASTE, LEARN"
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July 22nd, 2014 @ 11am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? WINDMILL DOGS
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The dog and truly artful fries at the Windmill. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Mid-July in Jersey. Is there another time-and-place combo that shouts “hot dog”Continue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? WINDMILL DOGS"
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July 18th, 2014 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: GARDENERS SHARE HARVEST
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Master gardener Cindy Skoe in the Fair Haven Community Garden. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Among the plots in Fair Haven’s community garden is an areaContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: GARDENERS SHARE HARVEST"
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July 17th, 2014 @ 12pm
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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.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...