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SEA BRIGHT: DIVING INTO A BLOODY HOOK
Ashlyn Schmidt pours a spicy bloody Mary at Dive in Sea Bright. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON A sweet cocktail filled with tropical fruit is niceContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DIVING INTO A BLOODY HOOK"
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RED BANK: NEW OWNER AT BRANNIGAN’S
Paul Marcotte hopes to retain Brannigan’s charming dive character while making small improvements. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Paul Marcotte is thinking about hitting the ladies’ room. Well, bothContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW OWNER AT BRANNIGAN’S"
Among the watering holes featured as NJ.com, the website of the Star-Ledger, searches for New Jersey’s Best Bars is Murphy’s Tavern, the Prohibition-era speakeasy hidden in the basement of aContinue reading "RUMSON: NEW JERSEY’S BEST BAR?"
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? COMFORT FOOD W/ RIV VU
Chicken pot pie at the International Bar in the Molly Pitcher Hotel. Below, the pot pie scooped out of its baking dish. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSANContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? COMFORT FOOD W/ RIV VU"
RED BANK: NEARLY NAKED FOR A CAUSE
Well on its way to earning the label “Red Bank tradition,” the fourth annual cancer awareness-raiser Go Naked and Check Yourself  took over the Downtown Sunday evening, offering raffles, entertainment andContinue reading "RED BANK: NEARLY NAKED FOR A CAUSE"
LITTLE SILVER MULLS FIRST LIQUOR LICENSE
Residents packed Monday night’s borough council meeting, many in support of a referendum on the license question.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD LittleContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER MULLS FIRST LIQUOR LICENSE"
CIAO, BASIL’S. IT’S ‘BIRRAVINO’ NOW.
Victor Rallo in the bicycle-decorated atrium of Birravino. Below, one of the long communal, or feste, tables in the dining room.  (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSONContinue reading "CIAO, BASIL’S. IT’S ‘BIRRAVINO’ NOW."
RED BANK: COCKTAIL WEEK? IF YOU INSIST…
Downtown bartender Dee with some of his output, including a blackbery cosmo, below.  (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) To watch the one-named bartender Dee when the drinkContinue reading "RED BANK: COCKTAIL WEEK? IF YOU INSIST…"
SEA BRIGHT: A MARTINI RIPE WITH SUMMER
Ama mixologist Beau Keegan adds a dash of grenadine to give his white peach martini the look of a peach. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: A MARTINI RIPE WITH SUMMER"
SEA BRIGHT: DIVE RESURFACES
Christina Di Iorio outside her Ocean Avenue bar and restaurant, which reopens Wednesday afternoon. Below, her husband, Steven Graniero. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DIVE RESURFACES"
SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S COMEBACK DELAYED
The site of Donovan’s Reef in April. (Photo above by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD An ambitious plan to reopen a prominent Sea Bright barContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S COMEBACK DELAYED"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Can you identify the subject of this week’s Where Have I Seen This? Take a guess! Please send your answer to [email protected]. Did you know the answer to last week’sContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TO REBUILD
Donovan’s Reef as seen five days after Hurricane Sandy, above, and in better days, below. (Photo above by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Smashed toContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TO REBUILD"
RUMSON: MURPHY’S RETURNING TO ITS ROOTS
The repeal of Prohibition on December 5, 1933, made Murphy’s Tavern legit, but owners Robb McMahon and Heather Vena, below, plan to take the Rumson bar back to its speakeasyContinue reading "RUMSON: MURPHY’S RETURNING TO ITS ROOTS"
RED BANK: STILL GOING NAKED
[slideshow_deploy id=’86011′]It was nippy outside Sunday evening, but at Red Bank’s Red lounge, it was a place to Go Naked. Dozens came out to the third annual Go Naked and CheckContinue reading "RED BANK: STILL GOING NAKED"
RED BANK: FIXX LICENSE HEARING POSTPONED
A pair of melees involving Fixx patrons prompted a borough move to suspend its liquor license. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Troubled Red Bank nightclub Fixx has boughtContinue reading "RED BANK: FIXX LICENSE HEARING POSTPONED"
RED BANK: TRIAL ON FIXX LICENSE SLATED
Fixx faces a possible 40-day suspension for two recent brawls. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s governing body is scheduled to decide next month whether to suspendContinue reading "RED BANK: TRIAL ON FIXX LICENSE SLATED"
By JOHN T. WARD Three suspects and two Red Bank cops wound up in the emergency room early Sunday morning as a result of another closing-time brawl among patrons ofContinue reading "RED BANK: BRAWL INJURES FIVE NEAR FIXX"
SEA BRIGHT: DUNESDAY BACK ON THE BEACH
The patio at the Mad Hatter becomes Dunesday Central for the daylong beach festival Saturday. (Photo by Colby Wilson. Click to enlarge) By COLBY WILSON In the months after HurricaneContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DUNESDAY BACK ON THE BEACH"
Parade-watchers at Molly Maguire’s for the Rumson St. Patrick’s celebrations on March 10. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A fight between an intoxicated bartenderContinue reading "RUMSON: REPORTS SPOTLIGHT DRUNK BARMAN"
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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.