Skip to content
Brian Donohue
Editor Brian Donohue
Long Live Local News
Get "The Blast" Newsletter

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

Tag Archives: downtown

RED BANK: STILL VACANT, DOWNTOWN LANDMARK IS SOLD – AGAIN.
News
Meximodo owner buys two buildings in downtown Red Bank with plans to open restaurants in both. (Click to read)
Post a comment
May 19th @ 5pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
THROWBACK: “DEAD BANK” TACKLES VACANT DOWNTOWN STOREFRONTS
News
A look back at April, 1990 when the Borough of Red Bank took action to address vacant storefronts that gave rise to the nickname "Dead Bank."
Post a comment
April 9th, 2025 @ 7am
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN PARKLET PLAN GETS THUMBS UP
News
RED BANK: There will soon be a new outdoor place to chill downtown: a "parklet" at Monmouth and Broad Streets.
Post a comment
March 15th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: BROADWALK HERE TO STAY
News
RED BANK: Broadwalk, the car-free dining and shopping plaza, gets locked in as a recurring seasonal feature downtown.
Post a comment
February 12th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: GARDENS TAKE ROOT ON BROAD
News red-bank-broad-landscaping-072222-1-220x165-3442901
RED BANK: Any day now, peonies as big as softballs will be blooming on Broad Street under the care of professional gardener.
Post a comment
May 8th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: RIVERCENTER TAPS DOWNTOWN PRO
News bob-zuckerman-by-matt-glass-051822-500x381-2484584
RED BANK: RiverCenter taps a downtown-management professional with extensive experience in New York and New Jersey as executive director.
Post a comment
May 23rd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: MORE SIGNS OF RETAIL CHURN
News red-bank-21-monmouth-100721-500x332-2036427
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, signs of change downtown include new Greek restaurant; coal-fired pizzeria; juice bar and more.
Post a comment
October 8th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: BOARD TAPS BOWERS-CRADER
News samantha-john-bowers-051818-500x411-7339776
RED BANK: RiverCenter names Samantha Bowers-Crader board chairperson, a position held by her father three decades ago.
Post a comment
June 30th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: CARTER TO LEAD RIVERCENTER
News robin-fitzmaurice-glenn-carter-051818-500x375-6558694
RED BANK: RiverCenter names former borough planning director Glenn Carter as executive director, succeeding Laura Kirkpatrick.
Post a comment
May 26th, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: Kirkpatrick resigns RiverCenter, leaving downtown promo agency looking for a new executive director for the second time in 17 months.
Post a comment
May 11th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: HOSPITAL TO OWN GARAGE
News red-bank-e-front-122820-3-500x332-6753220
RED BANK: Completing 20-year-old deal, Riverview Medical Center gets ownership of borough-owned parking garage on Globe Court.
Post a comment
January 28th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN SOLD
News red-bank-downtown-10-west-front-071520-500x332-4472460
RED BANK: The Downtown restaurant and bar has new owners. Filings indicate no immediate plans for changes to the West Front Street building.
Post a comment
September 28th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: RIVERCENTER TAPS KIRKPATRICK
News red-ban-rivercenter-laura-kirkpatrick-030420-500x342-5737560
RED BANK: RiverCenter board names Laura Kirkpatrick to lead the downtown promotion agency where she's worked in marketing and promotion for two years.
Post a comment
March 6th, 2020 @ 8am
RED BANK: SCAVONE TO LEAVE RIVERCENTER
News jim-scavone-082418-2-500x375-8132131
RED BANK: RiverCenter, the quasi-governmental agency that oversees the downtown district, is losing its executive director of the past six years.
Post a comment
December 31st, 2019 @ 9am
LITTLE SILVER: TOWN HIRES TOWER LAWYER
News ls-cell-tower-071017-500x375-5934366
LITTLE SILVER: Council hires outside attorney to help determine if it's stuck with a cell tower that dialed up anger borough-wide.
Post a comment
July 11th, 2017 @ 12am
LITTLE SILVER: CELL TOWER DIALS UP OUTRAGE
News ls-tower-hearing-061217-500x375-7054899
LITTLE SILVER: Hundreds of residents pack a meeting to give elected officials an earful about a new cell tower built just 500 feet away.
Post a comment
June 13th, 2017 @ 7am
RED BANK: TAPAS OUT; CLOTHES, ICE CREAM IN
News rb-luigis-031017-500x375-3728220
RED BANK: In Retail Churn, a new ice cream shop and a clothing store plan Broad Street openings as a restaurant closes.
Post a comment
March 14th, 2017 @ 4am
RED BANK: A feast for movie lovers last summer, the Indie Street Film Festival plans a return next July and is seeking cinematic submissions.
Post a comment
December 19th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: Schedule and trailers from the final full day of the Indie Street Film Festival.
Post a comment
July 8th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FRIDAY’S INDIE STREET LINEUP
News ming-chen-3-020912-220x165-4014934
RED BANK: The full rundown, with a boatload of trailers, for Friday's Indie Street Film Fest offerings.
Post a comment
July 7th, 2016 @ 12pm
Partyline
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.