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RED BANK: 10th AVE. BURRITO EYES FIXX
The West Front Street bar is to get a facelift and interior renovations, according to plans on file.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: 10th AVE. BURRITO EYES FIXX"
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RED BANK: OWNER VOWS ‘NOT ANOTHER FIXX’
Gotham Lounge will have a dress code, a partner in the business said. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Hoping to head off misconceptions,Continue reading "RED BANK: OWNER VOWS ‘NOT ANOTHER FIXX’"
RED BANK: FIXX GETS 20-DAY SHUTDOWN
The settlement of charges calls for the West Front Street bar to meet a list of conditions involving security. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: FIXX GETS 20-DAY SHUTDOWN"
A tentative deal to settle allegations arising from recent melees has tentative agreement, the mayor says. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Fixx, theContinue reading "RED BANK: FIXX SETTLEMENT EXPECTED"
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"
A video purporting to be from the Sunday morning melee outside Red Bank’s Fixx nightclub was posted to YouTube Tuesday. WARNING: Coarse language throughout. Mayor Pasquale Menna tells redbankgreen thatContinue reading "RED BANK: FIXX MELEE CAUGHT ON VIDEO"
MENNA: FIXX OWNERS ‘THUMBING THEIR NOSE’ AT RED BANK, WILL FACE SWIFT LEGAL ACTION
A 2009 view of the interior at Fixx. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Legal action against Red Bank nightclub Fixx could come as early as Wednesday in theContinue reading "MENNA: FIXX OWNERS ‘THUMBING THEIR NOSE’ AT RED BANK, WILL FACE SWIFT LEGAL ACTION"
RED BANK: MORE BRAWLS AT FIXX
Eatontown police joined cops from as far away as Keyport and Long Branch in backing up Red Bank’s response to the melee at Fixx. (Reader photo. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: MORE BRAWLS AT FIXX"
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"
FIXX BUYS TIME: 15 MINUTES FOR 90 DAYS
Music at Fixx will be cut off at 1:30 a.m. for the next three months under a deal worked out with the borough council. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "FIXX BUYS TIME: 15 MINUTES FOR 90 DAYS"
FIXX NEEDS A FIX TO KEEP LIQUOR LICENSE
Fixx must go to the state if it wants to keep serving booze, Red Bank officials have decided. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Just likeContinue reading "FIXX NEEDS A FIX TO KEEP LIQUOR LICENSE"
Red Bank nightclub Fixx was the scene for the Red Carpet Fashion show last Thursday night, hosted by downtown boutique Bella Mystique. Lensman Peter Lindner was there for redbankgreen toContinue reading "FASHION FIXX"
IN oRBit: THE FIXX IS IN ON FRONT STREET
Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit takes a look at The Fixx, the reborn and rebranded successor to Chubby’s Waterside Grill on West Front Street in Red Bank. Among theContinue reading "IN oRBit: THE FIXX IS IN ON FRONT STREET"
Instead of razing and rebuilding, Chubby's will get a sprucing-up aimed at attracting a more mature crowd. Chubby's Waterside Café, the increasingly trouble-plagued Red Bank night spot that has been stymied by the economy in its plans for a wholesale...
RED BANK: RESTAURANT LOOKS TO EXPAND UP AND DOWN
RED BANK: Upscale seafood eatery looks to go high and low with roof deck and basement speakeasy.
RED BANK: RESTAURANT OPENS; DECK WON’T
RED BANK: Upscale seafood restaurant opens while owners are at planning board winning expansion approval, but minus the deck with river views.
RED BANK: RESTAURANT DECK PLAN SCRAPPED
RED BANK: Owner of former 10th Ave. Burrito building drops plan for open-air roof deck over neighbor's concerns about noise.
RED BANK: ADIOS, CANTINA; SEAFOOD COMING
RED BANK: It's 'adios, Cantina Caliente' as another restaurant closes at 26 West Front. Owner now plans a seafood restaurant with roof deck and river views.
RED BANK: 10TH AVE. ENTERS THE RING
10th Ave. Burrito owner Brian Katz with a mural depicting luchadores in an agave field—complete with a tequila distillery. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: 10TH AVE. ENTERS THE RING"
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NOT SO SCARY
Twenty times? Fifty times? How many times did we drive by this home on the corner of River Street and Shrewsbury and do a double take before ...
LOCAL 9 TAKE TROPHY
After a long hot two days of baseball, the Red Bank area-based Jersey Shore Raiders emerged as champions of the United States Amateur Baseba ...
RHAPSODY ON ICE
RED BANK: On a cool-ish summer evening, keyboardist NGXB entertained customers of Strollo's Italian Ice with renderings of 'Bohemian Rhapsod ...
PUDDLE BE GONE
A work crew was out this week attacking the site of the notoriously persistent puddle at the corner of Broad and Mechanic Streets. This phot ...
SMALLS FOR MAYOR?
We at redbankgreen remain neutral in political affairs and never make endorsements. But we have to say Borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen’ ...
CRASH ON LEIGHTON
The driver of this car was headed north on Leighton Avenue when they it hit an SUV pulling a work trailer headed in south in the opposing la ...
CAR VS STREET SIGN
The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesd ...
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our fe ...
POLE DOWN
Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old drive ...
YO, ADRIAN!
It’s a tough turn for our hero as Rocky Balboa is relegated to the curb for trash pickup on Locust Avenue. We’ll have to go back ...
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a bac ...
CROC SPOTTED IN RIVER
Frighteningly hideous and green, a solitary Croc lurked ominously amid the flotsam and foam in the Navesink River alongside the Red Bank Fir ...
KISS ICON REFLECTS ON BROADWALK
A Swarovski crystal-bedazzled self-portrait painting of Paul Stanley, longtime singer and guitarist for the rock band Kiss peers out from a ...
CHISELIN’ AWAY
Marcelo Garcia Lopez works with hammer and chisel on a new feature for his flower garden on Shrewsbury Avenue: a hollow in a carved log in w ...
STORM CLEANUP CONTINUES
  Saturday’s storm sent a tree toppling on this house on Bank Street, damaging the roof. Workers Wednesday could be seen removing ...
SNAPPING IN THE BREEZE
RED BANK: Blustery winds had the flags in Riverside Gardens Park snapping Monday evening.
POWER LINE DOWN
Red Bank firefighters were on scene at Manor Drive dealing with a live power line Monday afternoon. There was no immediate report of fire. T ...
TAR BEACH SOLSTICE
Aldo Quiroz of Ocean Township came ready with his beach chair and found a shady spot to spend his lunch hour in a parking lot off Broad Stre ...
GOING GREY
Workers painting the stone facade of the PNC Bank at the corner of Broad and Harding Thursday morning. An upgrade? Maybe it’s just pri ...
COFFEE & WILDLIFE
RED BANK: The best wildlife show in town can be taken in from a waterfront bench outside the public library, and it's totally free.