COOL INSIDE grabs an old faithful chocolate milkshake from the new Gracie and the Dudes stand in Riverside Gardens Park.

RED BANK: Gracie and the Dudes expects to open an ice cream stand in Riverside Gardens Park within two weeks.

RED BANK: Vacant concession stand in Riverside Gardens Park to reopen as parking utility office, Shehady tells redbankgreen.

RED BANK: Council to take up measures on weeds, window screens and the future of the Riverside Gardens Park Wednesday. Here's an agenda scan.

RED BANK: The concession stand in Riverside Gardens Park has gotten a radical makeover, offering fresh, locally sourced gourmet takeout dishes.

RED BANK: The council has to find a new vendor for the concession stand in Riverside Gardens Park after the last successful bidder pulls out.

RED BANK: Agenda for Wednesday's council meeting includes tweak to sidewalk café law, designation of new ice cream vendor in Riverside Gardens Park.

RED BANK: New restrooms now open in Marine Park. But will they stay open? The experience at Riverside Gardens Park isn't encouraging.

RED BANK: In Riverside Gardens Park, ice cream from Gracie and the Dudes and a free, G-rated movie make for a sweet summer night.

ON THE GREEN: FREE movies in the park. FREE music on the sands, streets and docks. FREE Shakespeare on the grass. All in the midsummer's evenings ahead.

RED BANK: Come in costume as your favorite character from GREASE, as the summer-nights musical kicks off a new season of Tuesday movies at Riverside Gardens.

RED BANK: The big-band blare of the Mike Kaplan Nonet sounds the fanfare for a new season of Thursday evening Jazz in the Park free-for-alls.

RED BANK: More than 500 kids submitted drawings of their favorite things about the town for the library's bookmark contest. Here are the winners.

RED BANK: This edition of Retail Churn has news about a new organic fast food coming to Broad Street, a liquor store expansion and the reopening of an ice cream stand.

RED BANK: PieHole's 'Cool Inside' summer series wraps up with a classic root beer float at Toast City Diner.

COOL INSIDE goes old school for a rich, cooling New York egg cream.

RED BANK: Once again there's official talk of allowing food trucks to operate in town.Will it actually happen this time?

COOL INSIDE gets its fix of caffeine, peanut butter and chocolate in a cold cupful at Red Bank's Coffee Corral.

COOL INSIDE: A "Bomba" at Juanito's Bakery in Red Bank delivers a payload of subtle flavors & textures.

LINCROFT: Canoeing, disc golf and rock-wall climbing are just some of the outdoor diversions in the coming days, at Thompsn Park and other locales on the greater Green.