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CHRISTMAS TREE STAYING PUT
A hasty push to move Red Bank’s traditional Christmas tree to Riverside Gardens Park for the coming holiday season failed Thursday night as town officials balked over questions about properContinue reading "CHRISTMAS TREE STAYING PUT"
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October 27th, 2011 @ 7am
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NEW OWNERS FOR MURRAY MACGREGOR’S
Kathy Maguire takes a breather on day one as owner of the Rumson bar and restaurant. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Word about the sale had leaked out,Continue reading "NEW OWNERS FOR MURRAY MACGREGOR’S"
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October 21st, 2011 @ 11am
A PORTION-CONTROLLED SIDE OF ZEET
Zeet Peabody, executive chef at the new JBJ Soul Kitchen, which features crisp design inside and a vegetable and herb garden out front. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "A PORTION-CONTROLLED SIDE OF ZEET"
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October 20th, 2011 @ 10am
BON JOVI OPENS SOUL KITCHEN
Jon Bon Jovi gives his wife, Dorothea Bongiovi, an attagirl as she prepares a table at the opening of the JBJ Soul Kitchen Wednesday afternoon. The yard outside the restaurant,Continue reading "BON JOVI OPENS SOUL KITCHEN"
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October 19th, 2011 @ 3pm
SUBWAY CAFÉ TO ROLL INTO RED BANK
The 28-seat sandwich shop will feature 14 seats of semi-enclosed dining where there’s now an alcove, at center above. Below, a concept drawing of a Subway Café, though not inContinue reading "SUBWAY CAFÉ TO ROLL INTO RED BANK"
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October 18th, 2011 @ 8am
SEA BRIGHT CATERING HALL CHANGES HANDS
The Quay in Sea Bright has a new owner. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD What’s up with the Quay in Sea Bright? The the long-vacant catering hall andContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT CATERING HALL CHANGES HANDS"
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October 18th, 2011 @ 5am
The Downtown in Red Bank was bumping and grinding Wednesday night as the Nick Clemons Band, led by the son of late E-Street Band saxman Clarence Clemons shared the stageContinue reading "NICK CLEMONS & BANDITS TAKE DOWNTOWN"
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October 13th, 2011 @ 9am
In an effort to raise awareness about detectable cancers, two Red Bank shops are organizing an evening of champagne, sweets and beautiful, bare skin. Another organization is auctioning off aContinue reading "WIN A BON JOVI GUITAR. GO NAKED. OR BOTH"
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October 11th, 2011 @ 7am
REVISED LOFTS PROJECT WINS OK
The mixed-use residential, retail and restaurant project was scaled down from the version approved in 2006. (Click to enlarge) By MOLLY MULSHINE Red Bank’s zoning board has been convinced, andContinue reading "REVISED LOFTS PROJECT WINS OK"
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October 7th, 2011 @ 7am
The second annual Red Bank Guinness Oyster Festival, delayed a week by rain that never came, roared into in town on Sunday  under classic autumn conditions: cool, partly sunny andContinue reading "OYSTERFEST: WORTH THE EXTRA WEEK’S WAIT"
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October 3rd, 2011 @ 6am
‘FLAVOUR’ TO TEASE TASTE BUDS AND MORE
A screen grab from the Red Bank Flavour website. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A restaurant-and-bar-led consortium has rolled out a multi-front web marketing campaign to boost RedContinue reading "‘FLAVOUR’ TO TEASE TASTE BUDS AND MORE"
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September 28th, 2011 @ 9am
POP STAR TOUTS ADVIL FOR SOUL KITCHEN
A production crew swarmed the Jon Bon Jovi-supported Soul Kitchen on Monmouth Street in Red Bank Monday morning as the pop star prepared to shoot a commercial for pain-reliever AdvilContinue reading "POP STAR TOUTS ADVIL FOR SOUL KITCHEN"
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September 26th, 2011 @ 11am
OYSTERFEST II SLIDES INTO TOWN SUNDAY
The event is once again a showcase for borough-based eateries, organizers say. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD An ongoing effort by Red Bank restaurateurs to reclaim downtown visitorsContinue reading "OYSTERFEST II SLIDES INTO TOWN SUNDAY"
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September 22nd, 2011 @ 3pm
Red Bank’s annual Street Fair drew early-autumn skies – plus an orchestra, lots of crafts makers, the Socialist Party, food vendors and a whole slew of home-improvement contractors – to Broad andContinue reading "A FAIR DAY TO STROLL THE STREETS"
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September 19th, 2011 @ 11am
JUANITO’S MARKET GETS A GREEN LIGHT
An expert testified that “close to 100 percent” of the store’s customers would arrive on foot, making a parking shortfall irrelevant. (Click to enlarge) By MOLLY MULSHINE Red Bank’s biggestContinue reading "JUANITO’S MARKET GETS A GREEN LIGHT"
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September 16th, 2011 @ 6am
COPS: TRAIL OF BLOOD LED TO DRUNK GUY
An unidentified employee of a blood-spattered office building prepares to sweep the sidewalk on Mechanic Street as Jack Anderson cleans up glass in the background. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "COPS: TRAIL OF BLOOD LED TO DRUNK GUY"
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September 15th, 2011 @ 11am
EX-BUILDER WARMS TO BEAN ROASTING
Russ Crosson plans to remake his one-room office space on Drs. Parker Boulevard into a take-out specialty coffee shop. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD At a recent RedContinue reading "EX-BUILDER WARMS TO BEAN ROASTING"
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September 14th, 2011 @ 8am
RENT SPAT FORCES ZEBU MOVE
The popular coffee house closed its doors Sunday night, and plans to move three doors north, to 12 Broad Street, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Zebu Forno,Continue reading "RENT SPAT FORCES ZEBU MOVE"
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September 13th, 2011 @ 1pm
RED BANK RENEWS PUSH FOR LATE CLOSINGS
Bars and restaurants are doing their job keeping doors open late, some say, but more merchants must stay open to attract more visitors. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK RENEWS PUSH FOR LATE CLOSINGS"
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September 9th, 2011 @ 10am
THIEF RETURNS GUITAR
Dale Lakata’s guitar at Jamian’s Thursday evening. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The man whose plucking of a performer’s beloved acoustic guitar from a Red Bank bar wasContinue reading "THIEF RETURNS GUITAR"
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September 9th, 2011 @ 7am
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DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
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!