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RED BANK: CRAFT BREWERY LEASES FIREHOUSE
RED BANK: In another sign of a possible tsunami of craft beer coming to downtown, the former firehouse on White Street has been leased to a startup brewery,
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RED BANK: CRAFT BEER MICROBREWERY OK’D
RED BANK: A second craft beer microbrewery has confirmed plans to open downtown, and it's less than 500 feet away from the first.
RED BANK: STATION APARTMENTS PLANNED
RED BANK: A Jersey City builder wants to convert most of a five-story office building at the train station to apartments, and add 16 new ones.
RED BANK: SOMETHING BREWING AT TRIUMPH?
RED BANK: The vats arrived Tuesday at the Triumph Brewing Company brewpub at the West Side Lofts. So what does that that means in terms of opening?
RED BANK: AN ART GALLERY GALLIVANT
RED BANK: New friends join returning favorites as Monmouth Arts hosts another Tuesday night "Gallery Gallivant" to the artier corners of Red Bank.
RED BANK: SICKLES BREWS BOOSKERDOO DEAL
RED BANK: The 'Sickles Market Provisions' planned for the long-vacant Anderson Storage building will feature a Booskerdoo coffee kiosk.
RED BANK: THEATER ADDITION APPROVED
RED BANK: Two River Theater wins approval for major backstage expansion as neighbors worry about traffic impact of new driveway.
RED BANK: TOUTING A ‘SIMPLE’ PARKING FIX
RED BANK: Downtown landlord John Bowers thinks the council's parking solution will lead the town over a cliff. He's put up $10k to create a simpler plan.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? DRINKING TO OUR HEALTH
RED BANK: What's For Lunch? PieHole checks out the new Freshica's juice bar in the West Side Lofts.
RED BANK: COUNCIL CANDIDATES FACE OFF
RED BANK: Five candidates, including two incumbents, stake out positions on development, taxes, the charter school and more at annual forum.
RED BANK: COMINGS AND GOINGS DOWNTOWN
RED BANK: The latest comings and goings on the downtown retail scene.
RED BANK: ZONING SHORTCUT INTRODUCED
RED BANK: Council action on redevelopment renews complaints of "spot zoning."
RED BANK: LONE PARKING SIGN TO GO UP
Below, a rendering indicates the size and height of the sign, but not the actual location; it’s to be installed on a lamppost at Broad Street and Wallace Street, above. Continue reading "RED BANK: LONE PARKING SIGN TO GO UP"
SHREWSBURY: METROVATION BUSY HERE, TOO
Country Curtains opened last month after relocating to a new space across Broad Street from its former home in the Grove shopping center. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: METROVATION BUSY HERE, TOO"
RED BANK: SICKLES TO OPEN WEST SIDE STORE
Sickles Market plans to lease nearly the entire first floor of the Anderson Storage building, seen here looking south on Bridge Avenue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: SICKLES TO OPEN WEST SIDE STORE"
RED BANK: MISSION HOUSE WINS OK
Architect Ned Gaunt’s rendering of the proposed St. Crispin’s Social Ministry House on the St. Anthony of Padua campus. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: MISSION HOUSE WINS OK"
RED BANK: LOCAL SMOKE BBQ PLANS OPENING
Local Smoke BBQ plans to fire up its smoker in a building last rented by Delfini. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Nearly twoContinue reading "RED BANK: LOCAL SMOKE BBQ PLANS OPENING"
RED BANK: DUXIANA DEPARTS; SUSHI COMING
The Duxiana store has vacated the building dubbed the Temple of Fashion, built in 1894. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In this edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn:Continue reading "RED BANK: DUXIANA DEPARTS; SUSHI COMING"
RED BANK: BURNED BREAKFAST
A reported structure fire with an entrapped resident at the recently opened West Side Lofts luxury apartments in Red Bank turned out to be an unattended frying pan (seen atContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNED BREAKFAST"
RED BANK: WEST ELM PUTS DOWN ROOTS
The new West Elm furniture store at West Front Street and Bridge Avenue in Red Bank opens for business at 10 a.m. Thursday. redbankgreen got inside for a sneak peak on Wednesday.Continue reading "RED BANK: WEST ELM PUTS DOWN ROOTS"
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THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...