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Matt DePonti of Powerhouse Signworks gets the word about Wedding Walk out above Broad Street last week. (Click to enlarge) Here come the brides-to-be again, as Red Bank merchants repriseContinue reading "WEDDING WALKERS TO STROLL RED BANK"
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Aye, and it was a lovely day on the Green this past Saturday. redbankgreen photographer Peter Lindner was out and about to capture some of the merriment on a coolContinue reading "GREEN ON GREEN"
OFFICIALS BLAST NJNG OVER GAS VALVES
State Senator Jennifer Beck with the offending gas pressure valve on Broad Street Wednesday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD [SEE UPDATE TO THIS STORY AT THE BOTTOM] RedContinue reading "OFFICIALS BLAST NJNG OVER GAS VALVES"
I’LL HAVE WHAT THEY’RE HAVING
With an opening-night reception slated for 8 p.m. Friday, Rumson-raised artist Michael Komar brings his giant portraits to Jamian’s Food & Drink in Red Bank in a show that runsContinue reading "I’LL HAVE WHAT THEY’RE HAVING"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Last week’s photo showed some luscious greens in a raised vegetable bed. Did you recognize the location?
RESTAURATEUR ADDS ‘AUTHOR’ TO RÉSUMÉ
Victor Rallo drains a bottle of vino into a guest’s glass at his book-signing party last Thursday night. (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) By STACIE FANELLI Victor RalloContinue reading "RESTAURATEUR ADDS ‘AUTHOR’ TO RÉSUMÉ"
RED BANK: CHINESE EATERY DOUBLES DOWN
Victor Kuo’s Temple Gourmet Chinese won approval Monday night to take over half the storefront used by Jonathan Salon, which has consolidated into lesser space. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: CHINESE EATERY DOUBLES DOWN"
RED BANK: 7-ELEVEN CHALLENGED OVER 24/7
Planning consultant Rob Freud, representing 7-Eleven, answers a question from resident John Garofalo, left. Below, Freud with the site plan. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A  proposal toContinue reading "RED BANK: 7-ELEVEN CHALLENGED OVER 24/7"
A MONTH OF MENU MADNESS ON THE GREEN
A month of elbow-to-elbow good eatin’ kicks off tonight at the Molly. (Click to enlarge) By TOM CHESEK It’s beginning to give way to Spring around the greater Green, andContinue reading "A MONTH OF MENU MADNESS ON THE GREEN"
COFFEE HOTSPOT ZEBU REOPENS AT NEW HOME
After five months of downtime, popular Red Bank coffee mainstay Zebu Forno reopened at a new address Thursday: 12 Broad Street  just a few doors down from the storefront itContinue reading "COFFEE HOTSPOT ZEBU REOPENS AT NEW HOME"
LATE-NIGHT BURGERS COMING TO RED BANK
Jr.’s owner Mike DeSimone put together a group of investors to buy the yellow building in the background so he could expand his West End-based hamburger business there. (Click toContinue reading "LATE-NIGHT BURGERS COMING TO RED BANK"
It’s not just Mother Nature’s recent toying with the thermostat that’s giving us a taste of spring in February. Every year at this time, Red Bank’s temperature rises for aContinue reading "AN OCEAN OF RED IN RED BANK"
SEA BRIGHT PIZZA GUY NARROWS HIS FOCUS
Cono Trezza in his new pizzeria on Ocean Avenue, next door to the old one, at right below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD There’s too much stuff onContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT PIZZA GUY NARROWS HIS FOCUS"
IN FAIR HAVEN, SOMETHING SMALL AND SWEET
Laura Balestro at Lollies, her tiny Fair Haven candy store. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD It’s a bit of a throwback: the kind the of corner confectionery thatContinue reading "IN FAIR HAVEN, SOMETHING SMALL AND SWEET"
The space most recently home to two incarnations of NovelTeas will open as a seafood restaurant in May, the owners say. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Longtime WestContinue reading "LANDLORDS TO WET FEET AS RESTAURATEURS"
MENNA: CLOCK TICKING ON PARKING WAIVER
By JOHN T. WARD A measure to boost business development in downtown Red Bank has had its intended effect and should probably end this summer, Mayor Pasquale Menna tells redbankgreen.Continue reading "MENNA: CLOCK TICKING ON PARKING WAIVER"
Remember Blissberry self-serve yogurt, the franchise that planned to open on Broad Street last year? We told you about it in this redbankgreen article in August. Well, the franchisee, JillContinue reading "SERVE-YOURSELF YOGURT LADY TAKES CHARGE"
PLANNING BOARD: CHAR DESIGN WELL-DONE
Char owner Matteo Ingrao with supporters after obtaining approval for his steakhouse, which includes a makeover of the two-story portion at right in the image below. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "PLANNING BOARD: CHAR DESIGN WELL-DONE"
SOUL KITCHEN FINDS ITS FOOTING
Newly recruited general manager Ryan Timmons outside Soul Kitchen earlier this week. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Three months after opening, Soul Kitchen, the pay-what-you-can-or-work-it-off restaurant on RedContinue reading "SOUL KITCHEN FINDS ITS FOOTING"
ZEBU EYES FEBRUARY REOPENING
Andrew Gennusa in the new Zebu Forno space at 12 Broad Street, with one of Gregg Hinlicky’s murals from the last one. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD It’sContinue reading "ZEBU EYES FEBRUARY REOPENING"
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“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.