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RED BANK: TRATTORIA ENDS 35-YEAR RUN
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, the owners of the Front St. Trattoria make a quiet exit after 35 years, and a CBD shop plans to open downtown.
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RED BANK: MAYOR SLAMS STREET TAKEOVER
RED BANK: Menna slams restaurant for unauthorized and "dangerous" shutdown of public street, complete with fake grass and a fence.
RED BANK: PARKLET EFFORT BEGINS
RED BANK: Concrete barriers installed around parking spaces downtown. What's Going On Here? The arrival of "parklets" downtown.
RED BANK: PLAZA PLANS REWORKED
RED BANK: Borough scraps Monmouth Street plaza, extends Broad Street plaza by additional day, and plans to allow dining "parklets" downtown.
RED BANK: LATIN-FLAVORED CAFÉ OPENS
RED BANK: Hit hard by the pandemic a father and two sons finally open their new restaurant, one that includes a "Latin touch" on its menu.
RED BANK: MENNA ADMITS FOOD TRUCK ERROR
RED BANK: Following redbankgreen questions about conflict of interest, Menna acknowledges he should not have participated in council food truck discussion.
RED BANK: MURPHY, BON JOVI BREAK B2 BREAD
RED BANK: Closely watched for his own behavior under COVID-19 rules he imposed, Murphy dines outdoors at B2 with Bon Jovi.
RED BANK: MURPHY ‘PAUSES’ INDOOR DINING
RED BANK: Murphy indefinitely delays restart of indoor dining amid concerns over "complete disregard" of social distancing at some bars.
RED BANK: NEARLY NEW CALLS IT QUITS
RED BANK: In Retail Churn, Nearly New Shop, started by an former Pan Am stewardess in 1993, joins parade of closings downtown.
RED BANK: PLAZAS RETURN FOR WEEK TWO
RED BANK: After a widely praised first week, downtown pedestrian shopping and dining plazas return for round two starting Thursday night.
RED BANK: PLAZA LIGHTS UP BROAD STREET
RED BANK: New pedestrian plaza lights up Broad Street as restaurants take it to the street in an effort to jump-start an economic recovery downtown.
RED BANK: COVID-19 pandemic claims Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe after just 17 months of operation on Broad Street.
RED BANK: PLAZAS OPEN RAIN OR STARSHINE
RED BANK: With pedestrian plazas set to debut under an iffy weather forecast, the question arises: what happens if it rains?
FAIR HAVEN: NO DUNKIN’ ON OVER EASY
FAIR HAVEN: Proposed Over Easy restaurant has a far easier time of it than its prospective neighbor, a Dunkin' shop that triggered heated arguments.
RED BANK: PREPPING FOR PLAZAS
RED BANK: In-tree uplighting and other prep work underway for launch of downtown dining-and-shopping plazas starting Thursday evening.
RED BANK: BACK IN BUSINESS, OUT FRONT
RED BANK: After three-month shutdown, restaurants see strong turnout for outdoor-only dining, and "it feels ____ great" to be back, says one owner.
ON THE GREEN: RESTAURANTS REOPEN
RED BANK: With the weather a bit on the cool side, restaurants stir back to life after nearly three-month shutdown under pandemic regulations.
RED BANK: RESTAURANTS HUSTLE TO REOPEN
RED BANK: With outdoor dining set to resume Monday, and shopping-and-dining plazas coming three days later, restaurants scramble to be ready.
RED BANK: RETAIL DAMAGE, BUT HOPE, TOO
RED BANK: As the dust settles, business closings are on the rise downtown, but there are also a few glimmers of optimism.
RED BANK: PLAZA DETAILS STILL IN THE WORKS
RED BANK: Borough officials shed light on plans for pedestrian dining and shopping plazas, but say they need clarity from Trenton on key issues.
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
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