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RED BANK: KNITTING ‘STUDIO’ SET TO OPEN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a yarn store, er, studio, is set to get knitting, and a hair salon's barbers and customers get more elbow room.
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September 24th, 2021 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: SALONS REOPEN
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RED BANK: Hair growers finally get back to the barbers and stylists as Murphy's staged reopening plan advances, with further capacity increases.
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June 22nd, 2020 @ 5pm
RED BANK: WATCH THIS SPACE
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RED BANK: Watch this wall space get turned into a giant mural by area kids this weekend. It's the third such venture by Indie Street Film Fest, which returns to town this month.
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July 13th, 2018 @ 1pm
RED BANK: RETAIL RETURNING TO EMPTY SPACE
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RED BANK: A large downtown space approved for conversion to a restaurant will resume life as a retail store. That story and more in Retail Churn.
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July 17th, 2017 @ 8am
RED BANK: THREE WEEKEND DEBUTS PLANNED
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RED BANK: Two new businesses plan Memorial Day weekend openings, and a longtime veteran of the restaurant and bar scene unveils a new beer garden.
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May 26th, 2017 @ 1pm
RED BANK: FOOTWEAR, FRUIT BOWLS, FACIALS
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RED BANK: Retail Churn reports on the closing of the Doc Shoppe, opening of Playa Bowls, and high-end beauty products retailer coming to town.
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January 30th, 2017 @ 8am
By JOHN T. WARD A Little Silver burglary earlier this month led to the arrest last week of a Neptune Township man on charges he stole more than $1 million worthContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: ARREST NETS $1M IN LOOT"
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December 16th, 2015 @ 3pm
RED BANK: GARMANY STAFF TAKES IT ALL OFF
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It’s an initiative that began at the top of the previous month, when the entire male staff of the Broad Street landmark Garmany of Red Bank made a solemn pledgeContinue reading "RED BANK: GARMANY STAFF TAKES IT ALL OFF"
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December 4th, 2015 @ 5am
CHURN: SIGNS OF THE PAST… AND FUTURE
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Builder Mike Rovere uncovered turn-of-the-century signs in gold leaf on either side of the facade at 18 Broad, home to a series of shoe stores dating back to 1883. (PhotoContinue reading "CHURN: SIGNS OF THE PAST… AND FUTURE"
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August 25th, 2015 @ 9am
LITTLE SILVER: BIG JINGLE FOR THE EXPRESS
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Holiday Express founder-frontman Tim McLoone shares the stage with Bob Sickles of Sickles Market, during a previous fundraiser for the music-powered humanitarian juggernaut. This year’s benefit at the Little SilverContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: BIG JINGLE FOR THE EXPRESS"
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November 8th, 2013 @ 6am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Tiffany & Co., Garmany, Prima’s Home Café… Of the four answers we received to last week’s photo – of a tall, arched window framing a chandelier – only one wasContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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March 7th, 2013 @ 7am
JULY 29, 1961: RED BANK’S WETTEST DAY
Pedestrians fording floodwaters in downtown Red Bank during the storm of July 29, 1961. The view is north along Broad Street from the corner of Canal Street. Below, a teenContinue reading "JULY 29, 1961: RED BANK’S WETTEST DAY"
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July 29th, 2011 @ 7am
FURNITURE STORE BIDS A HASTY ADIEU
Despite the failure of Pierre Deux, neighbors Tiffany & Co. and Garmany are doing well, says landlord Larry Garmany. (Click to enlarge) French provincial furniture retailer Pierre Deux has closedContinue reading "FURNITURE STORE BIDS A HASTY ADIEU"
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July 7th, 2011 @ 7am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Listen up, young ladies. It’s time to start thinking about the future, and the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore and a slew of volunteer organizations areContinue reading "A DAY OF WISDOM FOR WOMEN"
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January 14th, 2011 @ 12pm
RIVERCENTER POLISHES APPLE’S APPLE
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI ‘Tis the season to draw up wish lists and send them off to the jolly, avuncular fellow in the plush red suit up north. Or, in RedContinue reading "RIVERCENTER POLISHES APPLE’S APPLE"
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December 15th, 2010 @ 12pm
STAPLES TO LAND IN RED BANK’S IN-BOX
The big-box retailer will lease a space less than a quarter the size of its average store at 137-139 Broad Street. Staples Inc., the big-box office supply retailer, is comingContinue reading "STAPLES TO LAND IN RED BANK’S IN-BOX"
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July 15th, 2009 @ 6am
URBAN: A PERFECT FIT FOR DOWNTOWN?
The future home of Urban Outfitters, as seen in late February. In signing Urban Outfitters to take over the ground floor of a prominent Red Bank address, building owner Keith Alliotts has finally bagged what many retailers have long said...
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May 21st, 2009 @ 11am
California Closets has vacated its location at 116 Broad Street in Red Bank, opposite Garmany. In keeping with its reputation for orderliness, California Closets has packed up and left town, and it seems there's not a stray hanger left behind....
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March 3rd, 2009 @ 10am
A Tiffany clock sold for $6,000, and a pair of Tiffany lamps went for another six grand. A 1964 Chevy Impala SS went for $16,000. But that Navesink River-front mansion we told you about last week — the one that...
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July 2nd, 2007 @ 12pm
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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 ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...

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