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RED BANK: LADLE HANDOFF FOR SOUP MAVEN
RED BANK: After a ladle-handoff, That Hot Dog Place will reopen next month with a new name but the same slate of popular soups. What's Going on Here?
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RED BANK: NO SOUP, FOR NOW
RED BANK: That Hot Dog Place off Monmouth Street has been dark for the past month. What's Going on Here? redbankgreen ladles out the dish.
RED BANK: O BISTRO TAKEOUT? MAIS OUI!
RED BANK: Gourmet French restaurant O Bistro Francais opens takeout counter in former Red Bank Pizza storefront. Yes, you can get pizza there, au jambon.
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.
RED BANK: GLAZED AND AMUSED AT LUIGI’S
RED BANK: PieHole follows the honey-scented aroma to Luigi's Ice Cream for a donut-and-ice-cream sandwich.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? AMELIA’S KITCHEN POPS
SHREWSBURY: What's for Lunch? Pop's Garage is now Amelia's Kitchen, with the same owners but a new emphasis on healthy eating.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? RELIABLE FRIED CHICKEN
SHREWSBURY: What's For Lunch visits the Chicken Kitchen, a strip-mall takeout place known for its reliably good fried chicken.
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? TUSCAN OPULENCE
RED BANK: What's For Lunch? Follow the garlic and other enticing aromas flowing through the open doors of Buona Sera.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CLUCKIN’ GOOD CHICKEN
RED BANK: What's For Lunch gets a messy, spicy and satisfying mouthful of Buffalo wings and more at Cluck U.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? TINY SPACE, HUGE FLAVOR
SHREWSBURY: What's For Lunch? visits a tiny takeout kitchen serving up big flavor satisfaction.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A READIE’S FISH FRY
RED BANK: What's For Lunch? PieHole checks out the new fish-fry menu at Readie's, a downtown institution.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A JIMMY JOHN’S SUB
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? PieHole gives the "Italian Night Club" sub at the Red Bank Jimmy John's a whirl.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SOME FRESH BOWLS
RED BANK: What's For Lunch? PieHole checks out the new Fresh Bowls, which replaced Salad Works at 130 Broad Street.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? WAWA’D YA THINK?
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? We were skeptical when PieHole urged us to give Wawa's hoagies a try. Here's our take on the convenience store sandwich.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A SUPER SUB AT ELSIE’S
RED BANK: What's For Lunch? A super sub at Elsie's in Red Bank, where they've been making them since 1959. We even met a guy who's been a customer that long.
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? A BITE AT BUBBAKOO’S
SEA BRIGHT: What's For Lunch? PieHole tries a couple of dishes, including the chili shrimp lunch bowl, at the new Bubbakoo's.
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? A BELLYFUL OF SHAPIRO’S
RED BANK: PieHole checks out the new highly anticipated Shapiro's deli on Broad Street.
Partyline
NOT SO SCARY
Twenty times? Fifty times? How many times did we drive by this home on the corner of River Street and Shrewsbury and do a double take before ...
LOCAL 9 TAKE TROPHY
After a long hot two days of baseball, the Red Bank area-based Jersey Shore Raiders emerged as champions of the United States Amateur Baseba ...
RHAPSODY ON ICE
RED BANK: On a cool-ish summer evening, keyboardist NGXB entertained customers of Strollo's Italian Ice with renderings of 'Bohemian Rhapsod ...
PUDDLE BE GONE
A work crew was out this week attacking the site of the notoriously persistent puddle at the corner of Broad and Mechanic Streets. This phot ...
SMALLS FOR MAYOR?
We at redbankgreen remain neutral in political affairs and never make endorsements. But we have to say Borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen’ ...
CRASH ON LEIGHTON
The driver of this car was headed north on Leighton Avenue when they it hit an SUV pulling a work trailer headed in south in the opposing la ...
CAR VS STREET SIGN
The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesd ...
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our fe ...
POLE DOWN
Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old drive ...
YO, ADRIAN!
It’s a tough turn for our hero as Rocky Balboa is relegated to the curb for trash pickup on Locust Avenue. We’ll have to go back ...
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a bac ...
CROC SPOTTED IN RIVER
Frighteningly hideous and green, a solitary Croc lurked ominously amid the flotsam and foam in the Navesink River alongside the Red Bank Fir ...
KISS ICON REFLECTS ON BROADWALK
A Swarovski crystal-bedazzled self-portrait painting of Paul Stanley, longtime singer and guitarist for the rock band Kiss peers out from a ...
CHISELIN’ AWAY
Marcelo Garcia Lopez works with hammer and chisel on a new feature for his flower garden on Shrewsbury Avenue: a hollow in a carved log in w ...
STORM CLEANUP CONTINUES
  Saturday’s storm sent a tree toppling on this house on Bank Street, damaging the roof. Workers Wednesday could be seen removing ...
SNAPPING IN THE BREEZE
RED BANK: Blustery winds had the flags in Riverside Gardens Park snapping Monday evening.
POWER LINE DOWN
Red Bank firefighters were on scene at Manor Drive dealing with a live power line Monday afternoon. There was no immediate report of fire. T ...
TAR BEACH SOLSTICE
Aldo Quiroz of Ocean Township came ready with his beach chair and found a shady spot to spend his lunch hour in a parking lot off Broad Stre ...
GOING GREY
Workers painting the stone facade of the PNC Bank at the corner of Broad and Harding Thursday morning. An upgrade? Maybe it’s just pri ...
COFFEE & WILDLIFE
RED BANK: The best wildlife show in town can be taken in from a waterfront bench outside the public library, and it's totally free.