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RED BANK: RALLO PLANS EATERY FOR FORMER GAS STATION
Birravino owner to unveil plans for new eatery in Red Bank. (Click to read)
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MR. PIZZA SLICE FOUNDER DIES, PROTEGE LOOKS TO BUY RED BANK EATERY
Mr. Pizza Slice: as founder of beloved Red Bank eatery dies, the man he hired and taught seeks to carry on his legacy. (click to read)
FAIR HAVEN: PIZZERIA CLOSING
FAIR HAVEN: Umberto's Pizzeria, a longtime fixture on River Road, plans to close this month. Property owner says the building will continue as a restaurant.
RED BANK: BEER AND MORE AT BIRRAVINO
RED BANK: PieHole enjoys a breezy evening on the patio at Birravino's new beer garden, where the scent of pizza perfumes the air.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ‘ALL IN’ IN SEA BRIGHT
SEA BRIGHT: What's For Lunch stumbles on a new venture by familiar faces, and one of the tastiest dishes we've tried in a long time.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? PAZZO SANDWICHES
RED BANK: What's for Lunch stops at Pazzo MMX for some mm-mm xandwiches.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? HOWLING GOOD PIZZA
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? PieHole says don't be scared off by the wolf: this is howling good pizza at the new Lupo Pizzeria in Fair Haven.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SALADS AND PIZZA
RED BANK: What's For Lunch? PieHole pays its first visit to Urban Coalhouse in the Galleria for a couple of pizzas and salads.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? EUROPA GRILL TAPAS
SHREWSBURY: What's for Lunch? Something otherworldly under a celestial ceiling in a strip mall at the new Europa Grill.
CRAVINGS: SCAMPI PIE NOT A TRIVIAL MATTER
RED BANK: She may be there for the weekly trivia contest, but Jen Rubino's craving for Jamian's shrimp scampi pizza is no trivial matter.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? LOBSTER CORN DOGS
RED BANK: What's for Lunch tries the innovative lobster corn dogs and a bánh mi at B2 Bistro, and enjoys them unreservedly.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BRUNCH, AT GAETANO’S
RED BANK: New Gaetano's owner adds brunch to menu. PieHole is gobsmacked.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BOLI KNOTS AND PASTA
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? PieHole tries the brand-new Mangia Brick Oven Pizza in Shrewsbury.
SHREWSBURY: SWIMWEAR, PIZZA & MORE
SHREWSBURY: A swimwear boutique, a pizzeria and two clothing stores are among the new and expected businesses in town.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A LITTLE FRANCESE
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? A little something French in a little Italian place in Little Silver.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? MR. PIZZA’S SLICE & DOG
An original-recipe pie fresh from the oven. Carlos Rosas tosses dough for a pizza, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Self-styled devotees of Mr. Pizza Slice raised quite an uproar whenContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? MR. PIZZA’S SLICE & DOG ...
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? HEALTHY, EARTHY PIZZA
The vegan, one of the many selections on the menu at Earth Pizza, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON When Paul and Lisa Finkler opened aContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? HEALTHY, EARTHY PIZZA"
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A SALVADORAN FEAST
Pollo Azado  with casamiento at Fredy Jeremy’s, seen below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Tucked into a nondescript, partly vacant strip mall next door to a carContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A SALVADORAN FEAST"
RED BANK: MR. PIZZA SLICE RETURNS
RED BANK: Mr. Pizza Slice and Ms. Pac-Man are reunited in a completely overhauled Monmouth Street space.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SOBA SALAD IN THE GROVE
A pretty, noodle-based salad from the jam-packed D’jeet in The Grove.  (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON The apres-holiday crowd at the Grove in Shrewsbury must have beenContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SOBA SALAD IN THE GROVE"
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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“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.