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RED BANK: BASIE STARTS MASSIVE EXPANSION
RED BANK: With Steven Van Zandt donning a hardhat over his head scarf, Count Basie Theatre puts shovels in the ground for $23 million expansion.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
ON THE GREEN: TWO TICKETS ON THE AISLE
Red Bank's Phoenix Productions goes "Into the Woods" at the Basie...and Middletown's Monmouth Players go "Moon Over Buffalo" at Navesink Arts...as the fall stage season heats up on the greater Green.
RED BANK: The Count Basie Theatre kicked off a $20 million expansion with the demolition of an adjoining building that once housed a Wawa store.
RED BANK: ROCKIT & A RASCAL TO ROCK BASIE
RED BANK: The kids from Rockit! are back at the Basie on Saturday, saluting the Summer of Love with special guest Eddie Brigati of the Rascals.
RED BANK: IT’S COOL, AND FREE, AT THE BASIE
RED BANK: The Basie's free summer film series keeps the popcorn popping with Tuesday screenings of two very different features.
RED BANK: GRANT FUNDS KIDS’ OPERA CAMP
RED BANK: A grant from OceanFirst Bank will fund a summer opera camp for kids at the Count Basie Theatre, with a focus on the Holocaust.
RED BANK: The Happy Together Tour rocks back to the Basie Saturday night for a Light of Day fundraiser featuring the Turtles and other 60's popsters.
RED BANK: INDIE FILM FEST GETS UNDERWAY
RED BANK: The Indie Street Film Festival gets underway, and we've got the rundown of events going on all over town, now through Sunday.
RED BANK: SUMMER JAZZ SERIES RETURNS
RED BANK: The Basie Summer Jazz Series kicks off with a Wednesday concert co-starring Dave Koz and Larry Graham.
RED BANK: FESTIVAL SERVES FILMS & EVENTS
RED BANK: The Indie Street Film Festival returns for a second summer session beginning with a Wednesday opening party and featured premiere.
RED BANK: LOCAL STARS ON THE ‘WEST SIDE’
RED BANK: Actors from Middletown and Rumson appear as star-crossed lovers when 'West Side Story' returns to the Basie, courtesy of Phoenix Productions.
RED BANK: FAB FAUX SPINS ‘REVOLVER’
RED BANK: The Fab Faux play 'Revolver' lip-to-lip and other Beatles classics at their annual stop at the Count Basie Theatre Saturday night.
RED BANK: The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra wraps its season with a Saturday concert at the Basie, and returns to town for a free outdoor event in July.
RED BANK: Five local schools rack up wins (and a Red Bank arts impresario gets a Lifetime Achievement honor) at the 12th annual Basie Awards.
RED BANK: High schools on the Greater Green score numerous nominations, as the 12th annual Basie Awards roll out the red carpet tonight.
RED BANK: WHERE ARE THE GARAGE PLANS?
RED BANK: Where are the proposals for a new downtown garage? After being held up by litigation, they could be released this week, says Whelan.
RED BANK: ‘BOBFEST’ OF DYLAN, WAR & PEACE
RED BANK: Pat Guadagno's annual 'Bobfest' returns to the Count Basie Theatre with an edition that packs the heft of "War and Peace."
RED BANK: SYMPHONY TO PLAY MARINE PARK
RED BANK: The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra plans to christen the newly refurbished Marine Park with a free, open-air concert in July.
RED BANK: BASIE SEEKS TEEN OPERA VOICES
RED BANK: A famed opera director joins the Count Basie in seeking young voices for an August opera camp program.
RED BANK: ‘BEAUTY’ ON THE BASIE STAGE
RED BANK: Disney's stage musical 'Beauty and the Beast' heralds a new season of lavish entertainments on the Basie stage from Phoenix Productions.
Partyline
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.
FAWNING OVER HER BABY
A mother deer and her fawn were spotted between a row of garages on Hudson Avenue and some trees alongside the Broad Street parking lots. Re ...
EVENING ESCAPE
RED BANK: Sailors in Monmouth Boat Club's weekly racing series found tranquil conditions on the Navesink River Tuesday evening.
PEAK COLOR ON BROAD
RED BANK: A year after they were installed, downtown mini gardens have added to "transformational" improvements, says business owner.
RED BANK: FAIRIES MOVE IN ON WHITE STREET
Red Bank: Girl scouts turns tiny parking lot plot of dirt into a "magical girls sparkle garden."
TRAINING UNDER FIRE
RED BANK: Volunteer firefighters train to cut into pitched roofs under active fire conditions.