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RED BANK: BAR PLANS DECK; CHAINS COMING

brannigan's 071915Branningan’s has filed plans to add a two-tiered deck to the parking lot side of its Wharf Avenue building. (Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

retail churn smallYes, it’s already time for another edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn. And once again, there’s news about Red Bank food and drink.

Right around the “read more” corner are details about big changes planned at Brannigan’s Bar & Grill, plus word of two national food chains hoping to get in on the head-spinning restaurantization of Red Bank: Jimmy John’s Deli and Chipotle Mexican Grill.

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RETRO FASHION OUT, ASIAN EATERY PENDING

43 broad 020414Backward Glances’ owner cited rising rents and diminishing cool as factors in her decision to leave Red Bank. (Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Rcsm2_010508After 28 years in Red Bank, vintage clothing and accessories boutique Backward Glances has departed for Asbury Park.

Also in this edition of redbankgreen Retail Churn: an Asian restaurant hopes to open in English Plaza, just a few doors away from a new hair salon that’s readying for its debut.

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RED BANK: FAMILY CHAIN BUYING CLEARVIEW

The two-screen Red Bank theater was among the assets put on the block a year ago by Cablevision. (Click to enlarge)

Red Bank’s Clearview Cinemas theater may be getting a new owner.

The two-screen White Street arthouse, a favorite of local fans of indie films, is presumably among the assets expected to be acquired by a century-old, family-owned theater chain in a deal announced earlier this week.

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YO MON, HERE COMES MORE FRO-YO

alphagr-2A self-serve frozen yogurt shop called Yo Mon plans to take over the space used by AlphaGraphics, which plans to move just a block east, to White Street. (Click to enlarge)

By MOLLY MULSHINE

retail churn smallFirst it was cupcakes. Now it’s fro-yo.

Just as three cupcake shops invaded Red Bank in matter of months, two new self-serve frozen yogurt dispensaries are hoping to grab business from Monmouth Street veteran Frozsürt.

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