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RED BANK: PLAZAS RETURN FOR WEEK TWO
RED BANK: After a widely praised first week, downtown pedestrian shopping and dining plazas return for round two starting Thursday night.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: PLAZA LIGHTS UP BROAD STREET
RED BANK: New pedestrian plaza lights up Broad Street as restaurants take it to the street in an effort to jump-start an economic recovery downtown.
RED BANK: PLAZAS OPEN RAIN OR STARSHINE
RED BANK: With pedestrian plazas set to debut under an iffy weather forecast, the question arises: what happens if it rains?
RED BANK: PREPPING FOR PLAZAS
RED BANK: In-tree uplighting and other prep work underway for launch of downtown dining-and-shopping plazas starting Thursday evening.
ON THE GREEN: RESTAURANTS REOPEN
RED BANK: With the weather a bit on the cool side, restaurants stir back to life after nearly three-month shutdown under pandemic regulations.
RED BANK: RESTAURANTS HUSTLE TO REOPEN
RED BANK: With outdoor dining set to resume Monday, and shopping-and-dining plazas coming three days later, restaurants scramble to be ready.
RED BANK: RETAIL DAMAGE, BUT HOPE, TOO
RED BANK: As the dust settles, business closings are on the rise downtown, but there are also a few glimmers of optimism.
RED BANK: WHITE STREET GETS TWO MURALS
RED BANK: Capping off a downtown streetscape makeover, White Street gets two new murals depicting Navesink River scenes.
RED BANK: ENGLISH PLAZA MAKEOVER WRAPS
RED BANK: What's Going On Here with the English Plaza makeover? Except for some punchlist items, the four-month project is complete, says RiverCenter.
RED BANK: WIRE SNIP SNAPS UTILITY POLE
RED BANK: A snip of a dormant wire atop a utility pole causes another to snap and fall downtown.
RED BANK: STREETSCAPE PROJECT NEARS END
RED BANK: What's Going On Here with the English Plaza makeover? A three-month, $1.53M project nears completion, with one last disruption planned.
RED BANK: STREETSCAPE PROJECT BEGINS
RED BANK: What's Going On Here at English Plaza and White Street? A $1.5 million streetscape makeover begins in the heart of downtown. Here's what to expect.
RED BANK: FOOD FEST CANCELLED
RED BANK: Forecast of heavy rain forces cancellation of International Beer, Wine & Food Fest scheduled for today. No rain date.
RED BANK: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AT THE FORE
RED BANK: Three key issues reach turning points Monday — RiverCenter's new strategic plan; proposed redevelopment agency; plans for rail station apartments.
RED BANK: WHITE STREET FIXES OUTLINED
RED BANK: English Plaza and a stretch of White Street are in for changes that improve pedestrian use and offer spaces for public events, says engineer.
RED BANK: INDIE FILMS TO LIGHT UP SCREENS
RED BANK: The five-day Indie Street Film Festival lights up screens all over town for the third consecutive year. We've got the full rundown of what's on offer, including a free community screening.
RED BANK: WORDS AND MUSIC IN THE PARK
RED BANK: Words of civil rights journalist T. Thomas Fortune to greet attendees to New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's sunset concert in Marine Park Sunday.
RED BANK: WANT FREE CONCERTS? VOTE HERE.
RED BANK: With grant money at stake, RiverCenter asks for the public's help in bringing a new, free concert series to Riverside Gardens Park.
RED BANK: OYSTERFEST IS PARTY TIME
RED BANK: Oysterfest returns for its eighth annual strolling party of food, beverage and top-shelf local tunes Sunday.
ON THE GREEN: CATCH THESE OUTSIDE
ON THE GREEN: Movies in the park, music on the sands, streets and docks... all free and in the midsummer evenings ahead.
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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 ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.