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RED BANK: POT SHOP, RESTAURANT ON AGENDA
RED BANK: Hearing on plan to turn laundromat into cannabis shop to resume. Also on agenda: restaurant for (most of) former Coco Pari spot on Broad.
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RED BANK: BOARD SIDES WITH PUB OVER HPC
RED BANK: Zoning board overrules Historic Preservation Commission, will allow Dublin House Pub facade makeover.
RED BANK: HPC SPLITS OVER CENTURY HOUSE
RED BANK: Preservation commission debates next steps regarding plan to demolish century house for parking; approves revised Sally Boy's design.
RED BANK: HPC REJECTS TWO PLANS, OKS ONE
RED BANK: Historic Preservation Commission rejects proposed facade makeovers at Dublin House Pub and Sally Boy's; approves a third.
RED BANK: MAKEOVERS TO GET HPC REVIEWS
RED BANK: Buildings at two high-visibility corners would get makeovers under plans scheduled for review this week by the Historic Preservation Commission.
RED BANK: DUB SEEKS FACADE-CHANGE OK
RED BANK: Dublin House Pub plans facade changes owner calls "nothing crazy," but Historic Preservation Commission wants a closer look.
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.
RED BANK: TAKEOUT, ANYONE?
RED BANK: Pandemic or not, you need to eat, and restaurants need to feed you. RiverCenter has a list of which eateries are open and doing takeout/delivery.
RED BANK: SHELL GETS SHOP OK ON THIRD TRY
RED BANK: After previous plans for a 7-Eleven and a Dunkin' shop fell short, Shell station at busy corner wins OK for a convenience store.
RED BANK: Just five months after yanking a plan to add a Dunkin' shop, the owner of the Shell station is back with a proposal for a convenience store.
RED BANK: SHELL YANKS DUNKIN’ PLAN
RED BANK: After months of sporadic, and contentious hearings, plan for Dunkin shop at Shell station is being withdrawn, redbankgreen has learned.
RED BANK: PLAN WITH MICROBREWERY OK’D
RED BANK: Zoning board approves plan for microbrewery after building owner trims proposal for two new floors in half to address parking concerns.
RED BANK: EXPANSION & BREWERY ON AGENDA
RED BANK: A plan to triple the size of a downtown building, and install a microbrewery on the first floor, returns to the zoning board Thursday.
RED BANK: DUNKIN’ CONTINUES SLOW DRIP
RED BANK: Hearing resumes on proposed Dunkin' at Shell station as revised plan is unveiled and tempers flare over McKenna questions.
RED BANK: DUNKIN’ PLAN RAISES CONCERNS
RED BANK: Hearing on proposed addition of Dunkin' Donuts to Shell station begins with a looming traffic question: what if it's really popular?
RED BANK: ZONERS OPEN WITH BIG AGENDA
RED BANK: Zoning board begins 2019 with two big projects: proposed expansion of a downtown building and the addition of a Dunkin' Donuts to the Shell station.
RED BANK: FRESH “JAM” AT PARK STAND
RED BANK: The concession stand in Riverside Gardens Park has gotten a radical makeover, offering fresh, locally sourced gourmet takeout dishes.
RED BANK: BREWERY PLAN UP IN THE AIR
RED BANK: Plan for microbrewery and takeout restaurant in former Fameabilia space up in the air. The issue? The two floors of apartments the owner wants to add.
RED BANK: INDIAN, WITH A MEXICAN TWIST
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, downtown finally gets an Indian restaurant — one with a twist —  and a beauty supply store puts the cap on its lipstick one last time.
RED BANK: RESTAURANT SCENE IN CHURN
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a long-closed restaurant plans to reopen, another closes, and a bike shop wheelies outta town.
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.