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RED BANK: LOCUST SUBDIVISION IN LIMBO
RED BANK: Plan to subdivide riverfront Locust Avenue property in limbo after zoning board can't decide. Two sides will seek compromise.
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RED BANK: FRONT YARD EYED FOR NEW HOUSE
RED BANK: After winning approval to build two new homes in front of their riverfront home, a couple hopes to subdivide another lot two doors away.
RED BANK: TRAP DOOR PLANS TO BUST OPEN
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, former Hobbymasters building gets a new tenant who's dreaming big: next-door neighbor Trap Door Escape.
RED BANK: FRICTION OVER WEST FRONT PLAN
RED BANK: Hearing on PRC plan to add nine stories above Pazzo resumes with testimony on parking, friction over building height.
RED BANK: A plan to add seven stories of apartments and parking above Pazzo restaurant returns to the zoning board after a pandemic interruption.
RED BANK: APARTMENTS RISE FROM HOLE
RED BANK: What's Going On Here? After months as an abandoned hole in the ground, a downtown lot is being transformed into luxury apartments.
RED BANK: THAI FOOD & CLOTHING CHURN IN
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a Thai eatery and a clothing boutique open next door to one another as a nail salon folds.
RED BANK: AZALEA GARDENS TO RESTART
RED BANK: Azalea Gardens plan for 18 homes on the edge of downtown wins approval extension, plans to start foundations this year, developer says.
RED BANK: PIZZERIA & JUICE BAR CHURN IN
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a pizza chain and a juice bar announce plans to open, and a giant downtown building changes hands.
RED BANK: BREAD-BASED CAFÉ TO OPEN
RED BANK: The restaurant industry has been hammered by the pandemic, but the owner of one opening this week says its lessons are baked into her plan.
RED BANK: GYM PLANNED FOR CORNER SITE
RED BANK: In Retail Churn, a gym plans to occupy a high-visibility building; movies return to downtown; and an insurance agency sets up shop.
RED BANK: COVID-19 CLAIMS TWO BUSINESSES
RED BANK: In this 400th edition of Retail Churn, two more businesses fall to the pandemic: the restaurant Via45 and Paint A Tee, a children's event space.
FAIR HAVEN: PD, DPW, PLANS IN REVISION
FAIR HAVEN: It's back to the drawing board for two major projects following the council's decision to abandon controversial purchase of River Road property.
FAIR HAVEN: One month after plan to buy River Road site was killed, council sets special meeting to lay out new options for police station and DPW.
RED BANK: ZONING BOARD RESUMES WORK
RED BANK: Sidelined for five months by the pandemic, the zoning board gets back to hearing variance requests Thursday night.
FAIR HAVEN: PURCHASE PLAN SCRAPPED
FAIR HAVEN: Borough scraps proposed $3.4M purchase of River Road site, explores building new police station at current location.
RED BANK: TRATTORIA ENDS 35-YEAR RUN
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, the owners of the Front St. Trattoria make a quiet exit after 35 years, and a CBD shop plans to open downtown.
RED BANK: LATIN-FLAVORED CAFÉ OPENS
RED BANK: Hit hard by the pandemic a father and two sons finally open their new restaurant, one that includes a "Latin touch" on its menu.
RED BANK: NEARLY NEW CALLS IT QUITS
RED BANK: In Retail Churn, Nearly New Shop, started by an former Pan Am stewardess in 1993, joins parade of closings downtown.
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.
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PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
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