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RED BANK: ‘RE-ENTRY’ THROUGH THE KITCHEN
RED BANK: At Soul Kitchen, ex-governor McGreevey touts 'second chances' through a program he runs to help released prisoners get on track in society.
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RED BANK: BON JOVI THANKS BIZ OWNERS
RED BANK: Bon Jovi hosts local retailers to thank them for helping out in a fundraiser.
RED BANK: BUY A BOWL, FEED A SOUL
An artist at work on a bowl for the event, and a sampling of the bowls available for purchase, below. (Photos by Bob McKay. Click to enlarge) For the second year inContinue reading "RED BANK: BUY A BOWL, FEED A SOUL"
RED BANK: BON JOVI TALKS UP SOUL KITCHEN
Middletown resident Jon Bon Jovi, seen here at the opening of the pay-what-you-can-or-earn-your-meal JBJ Soul Kitchen in 2011, tells USA Today in an interview at the Red Bank eatery heContinue reading "RED BANK: BON JOVI TALKS UP SOUL KITCHEN"
RED BANK: HUNGER ON THE TABLE
Governor Chris Christie joined restaurateur Tom Colicchio, right, and an interviewer on stage at the Count Basie Theatre Monday afternoon for a discussion of the politics of combatting hunger. TheContinue reading "RED BANK: HUNGER ON THE TABLE"
SUMMER PROGRAM’S A ‘SLAM’ DUNK FOR RBR
RBR students draw their partners’ portraits during a special art session with the Community YMCA’s Holly Haines during the special speakers’ visit in Summer Slam, an RBR freshman transitional program.  (ClickContinue reading "SUMMER PROGRAM’S A ‘SLAM’ DUNK FOR RBR"
Art on the Vine at Red Bank’s Soul Kitchen as part of Friday night’s Art Walk. (Video by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)
Cases of new books await distribution at River Road Books, above. Soul Kitchen, below, will serve as a giver site. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Book fans know thatContinue reading "SOUL KITCHEN, BOOKSTORE IN GIVEAWAY"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Last week’s photo showed some luscious greens in a raised vegetable bed. Did you recognize the location?
SOUL KITCHEN FINDS ITS FOOTING
Newly recruited general manager Ryan Timmons outside Soul Kitchen earlier this week. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Three months after opening, Soul Kitchen, the pay-what-you-can-or-work-it-off restaurant on RedContinue reading "SOUL KITCHEN FINDS ITS FOOTING"
GOT AN ACHE FOR BON JOVI?
Jon Bon Jovi in the Advil commercial he shot in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) Back in September, redbankgreen told you about Jon Bon Jovi shooting a commercial for AdvilContinue reading "GOT AN ACHE FOR BON JOVI?"
EARLY FEEDBACK: SOUL KITCHEN WORKS
Soul Kitchen as seen on opening day last month, hosted by Jon Bon Jovi, below. (Click to enlarge) Lots of glitz was on display last month when the JBJ SoulContinue reading "EARLY FEEDBACK: SOUL KITCHEN WORKS"
A Rhode Island man recently posted this YouTube video, in which he praises the new JBJ Soul Kitchen on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. During his meal the night before,Continue reading "SOULFUL PLUG FOR SOUL KITCHEN"
BON JOVI OPENS SOUL KITCHEN
Jon Bon Jovi gives his wife, Dorothea Bongiovi, an attagirl as she prepares a table at the opening of the JBJ Soul Kitchen Wednesday afternoon. The yard outside the restaurant,Continue reading "BON JOVI OPENS SOUL KITCHEN"
POP STAR TOUTS ADVIL FOR SOUL KITCHEN
A production crew swarmed the Jon Bon Jovi-supported Soul Kitchen on Monmouth Street in Red Bank Monday morning as the pop star prepared to shoot a commercial for pain-reliever AdvilContinue reading "POP STAR TOUTS ADVIL FOR SOUL KITCHEN"
THE WEEK IN REARVIEW
Pink striping down River Road in Fair Haven in celebration of Pink Week, which continues this week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI You’ll notice theContinue reading "THE WEEK IN REARVIEW"
A promo video for Soul Kitchen. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Plans by Jon Bon Jovi’s Soul Foundation to open a freestanding pay-what-you can community restaurant in Red Bank sailed to approvalContinue reading "RUBBER STAMP NO.1: BON JOVIAL MEALS"
BON JOVI FINDS NEW KITCHEN SPACE IN RB
Plans for Jon Bon Jovi’s Soul Kitchen will keep the bay doors for now. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Bon Jovi’s Soul Kitchen has foundContinue reading "BON JOVI FINDS NEW KITCHEN SPACE IN RB"
BON JOVI BRINGS ‘SOUL’ FOOD TO CHURCH
St. Anthony of Padua transforms into the Soul Kitchen on Friday nights, offering a community restaurant through a partnership with the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi)Continue reading "BON JOVI BRINGS ‘SOUL’ FOOD TO CHURCH"
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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.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...