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FAIR HAVEN: NEW CHEF, NEW MENU AT RAVEN
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New on the menu at the Raven and the Peach, Coconut Shrimp. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON The elegant Raven and the Peach, a showplaceContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: NEW CHEF, NEW MENU AT RAVEN"
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July 11th, 2014 @ 8am
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RED BANK: BOONDOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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Eyewitness News anchor Lauren Glassberg interviews Boondocks diners  – including Sugarush owner Chris Paseka, at right.  (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Back from the devastation ofContinue reading "RED BANK: BOONDOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT"
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July 10th, 2014 @ 2pm
SEA BRIGHT: CATCHING THE BIG ONE AT YUMI
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The fresh and aptly named Sea Bright roll at Yumi (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON A horde of moviegoers filled the public beach in Sea BrightContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: CATCHING THE BIG ONE AT YUMI"
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July 9th, 2014 @ 6am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? INBETWEEN BREAKFAST
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The Inbetween aces the hollandaise sauce on the Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Sharing a table at Red Bank’s Inbetween Café isContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? INBETWEEN BREAKFAST"
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July 7th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: A TALE OF TWO SMOOTHIES
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Rob Bianchini gives PieHole the rundown on Healthy Habits’ smoothie and juice menu. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS With Healthy Habits Natural Foods setting up shopContinue reading "RED BANK: A TALE OF TWO SMOOTHIES"
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July 2nd, 2014 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: A GIANT SPIDER AND SOME RICE
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Fair Haven resident Jim Raevis demonstrates his spider-like irrigation system in the community garden. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON By far the strangest thing toContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: A GIANT SPIDER AND SOME RICE"
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July 1st, 2014 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? TUNA PANINI IN RUMSON
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The tuna panini, at Undici in Rumson. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Here’s a zesty lunch that conveys the bite of summer. It’s  the “sette,” or numberContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? TUNA PANINI IN RUMSON"
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June 27th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: PHO LE ROLLS INTO SUMMER
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Vietnamese eggrolls deliver desired crunch from Pho Le in Red Bank.  (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON In a rare moment of culinary indecision, a recentContinue reading "RED BANK: PHO LE ROLLS INTO SUMMER"
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June 26th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: DEEP-FRIED… CHEESECAKE?
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Tempura fried cheesecake with ice cream at Jamian’s. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON “Everything tastes better fried,” says Jamian LaViola, owner of Jamian’s Food and DrinkContinue reading "RED BANK: DEEP-FRIED… CHEESECAKE?"
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June 25th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: MUSTARD IN A STEIN? JAWOHL!
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Alstertor Düsseldorf Style Mustard comes in a 250-mililiter beer stein.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD “Crisp clean and sharp taste, this smooth GermanContinue reading "RED BANK: MUSTARD IN A STEIN? JAWOHL!"
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June 24th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: A BIT OF A KITCHEN GRIND
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Lisa Prepon, seen here with husband Howard Bernstein, will tell you all you need to know to grind it right at the Spice & Tea Exchange. (Photo by Susan Ericson. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: A BIT OF A KITCHEN GRIND"
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June 23rd, 2014 @ 8am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? LOCAL, ON REAL BREAD
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The Lenni Lenape sandwich, from Rumson’s Locals Creative Fresh Takeout. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS This was the last week of school for many kids onContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? LOCAL, ON REAL BREAD"
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June 20th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: RUNA EYES SUMMER OPENING
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Runa, a proposed Peruvian restaurant on Monmouth Street in Red Bank that’s been “coming soon” for two years, will open this summer, owner-chef Marita Lynn writes in a new blogContinue reading "RED BANK: RUNA EYES SUMMER OPENING"
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June 20th, 2014 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN GARDEN: BLACK IS THE NEW GREEN
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Carol Weston in the community garden, where black coverings in different materials can be found among the plants this year. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSONContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN GARDEN: BLACK IS THE NEW GREEN"
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June 17th, 2014 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN DOES IT AGAIN
[slideshow_deploy id=’90915′]What started as a way to celebrate Fair Haven’s centennial two years ago appears to have settled into an annual tradition, as the borough threw a townwide party inContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN DOES IT AGAIN"
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June 16th, 2014 @ 1pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? STRIP MALL SUBS
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The fried eggplant sandwich at AJ’s Deli in Shrewsbury. We’ll be back for another one of these. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS And you may findContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? STRIP MALL SUBS"
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June 13th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: BEACHY GIFT IDEA AT CANDY’S
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Glassware at Candy’s Cottage.  (Photo by John T Ward. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON New to Monmouth Street in Red Bank, Candy’s Cottage carries a selection of beach-themed, etchedContinue reading "RED BANK: BEACHY GIFT IDEA AT CANDY’S"
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June 13th, 2014 @ 7am
A quick tour of the Farmers’ Market, as seen on June 1. (Video by Gerda Liebmann. Click to pause.) By JIM WILLIS Red Bank Farmers’ Market regular John Hauser ofContinue reading "RED BANK: TOMATOES EARLY; MOST ELSE, LATE"
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June 12th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: ‘GOURMET’ MAC ‘N CHEESE? YEP.
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The mac-and-cheese at Mac Attack. Abe Elkomey at the griddle, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Mac Attack Gourmet Cheesery blew into Red Bank lastContinue reading "RED BANK: ‘GOURMET’ MAC ‘N CHEESE? YEP."
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June 10th, 2014 @ 10am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ‘NOTHING AVERAGE’ BBQ
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The Parrilla Mexicana at Lino’s Mexican Cafe, a $16.95 barbecue lunch for two that we’ll be returning for again and again. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLISContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ‘NOTHING AVERAGE’ BBQ"
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June 6th, 2014 @ 10am
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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 ...