RED BANK: TORRES DEBUTS NEW RESTAURANT

May 20, 2022

Juanito’s Charcoal Grill features outdoor seating with colorful murals on either side. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

It was going to be a laundromat. Think: droning appliances, fluorescent lighting and the cloying scent of fabric softener perfuming a stretch of Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank.

Luckily for Red Bank-area lovers of food and immersive atmosphere, Juan Torres changed his plans. And on Saturday, the serial entrepreneur will debut his newest creation: Juanito’s Charcoal Grill, a restaurant that’s a volcanic eruption of colors, aromas and flavors, inside and out.

May 20, 2022 - 4:50 pm |

RED BANK: BROADWALK PANEL FORMED

May 13, 2022

Navigating sidewalks on Broad Street in downtown Red Bank is a bit of a challenge these days.

What’s the latest on the streetscape project that’s been underway since November in the streets northernmost blocks? Read on.

May 13, 2022 - 7:00 am |

RED BANK: COUNCIL SPARS OVER BROADWALK

Apr 28, 2022

Curb replacement work underway as part of the Broad Street streetscape project last week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

An ongoing split among Red Bank council Democrats played out as a power struggle Wednesday night over who will steer the reopening of the seasonal Broadwalk dining and shopping plaza.

April 28, 2022 - 7:49 am |

RED BANK: FOUR BUSINESSES EXPAND

Apr 22, 2022

Sweetest Sin owner Angela Courtney is doubling the size of her lingerie boutique on White Street. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

With their eyes on growth, four established Red Bank businesses are seizing opportunities to expand their presence downtown, redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn has learned.

Among them are three retailers who have found ways to survive online shopping, the coronavirus pandemic and other challenges that have crushed so many in their sector.

April 22, 2022 - 7:55 am |

RED BANK: BROADWALK MAY RETURN IN JULY

Apr 14, 2022

Diners enjoying lunch in the Broadwalk zone in October. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Delayed by street a reconstruction project, Red Bank’s Broadwalk outdoor dining plaza will return this summer, borough officials agreed Wednesday.

The informal consensus of the council was the first indication that the downtown car-free experiment, launched in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, would get a third edition.

April 14, 2022 - 7:58 am |

RED BANK: DANNY EASING OUT OF DANNY’S

Mar 22, 2022

Danny Murphy, owner of Danny’s Steakhouse, behind the bar Monday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

From the moment it opened in Red Bank in 1969, what’s now known as Danny’s Steakhouse has been the alter ego of its creator.

By next month, however, restaurateur Danny Murphy will have begun “transitioning out” of the Bridge Avenue establishment he’s run and lived above for more than half a century.

March 22, 2022 - 4:00 pm |

RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS MAIN, TIE-IN COSTS

Jan 27, 2022

A Montana Construction crew working on Broad Street earlier this month. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Broad Street in Red Bank will get a new, $1.3 million water main, following council action to expand a $2.7 million sanitary sewer project that has disrupted downtown traffic for the past three months.

And property owners won’t have to pay thousands of dollars to replace their water connections, as some had feared.

January 27, 2022 - 7:30 am |

RED BANK: MAKEOVERS TO GET HPC REVIEWS

Jan 17, 2022

Denholtz Properties plans to redo the existing building at Broad Street and Reckless Place. (Rendering by Rotwein + Blake. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Buildings at two high-visibility corners in downtown Red Bank would get makeovers under plans scheduled for review this week by the Historic Preservation Commission.

Here’s what’s on deck.

January 17, 2022 - 7:48 am |

RED BANK: MASKS ‘STRONGLY’ URGED

Jan 14, 2022

Public meetings at borough hall will go remote again, and visitors and employees will be required to wear masks. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank issued a declaration Friday evening “strongly urging” mask-wearing in stores and restaurants to minimize transmission of the resurgent COVID-19 virus.

Mask-wearing in publicly owned buildings will be mandated.

January 14, 2022 - 5:58 pm |

RED BANK: MASK MANDATE EXPECTED

Jan 13, 2022

Mayor Pasquale Menna, right, and Congressman Frank Pallone were masked-up at the Red Bank reorganization January 1. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna is expected to issue an executive order mandating indoor mask-wearing to slow the spread of the resurgent COVID-19 virus.

The order, which could come as soon as Thursday, was motivated by “the pain that is being felt in our community,” Menna said at the monthly council workshop Wednesday night.

January 13, 2022 - 7:55 am |

RED BANK: PANDEMIC-IDLED PUB SOLD

Jan 5, 2022

Closed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Walt Street Pub in Red Bank has new owners.

Or, at least, the building does.

What’s Going On Here? Read on…

January 5, 2022 - 11:50 am |

RED BANK: LEAK SLOWS BROAD STREET ANEW

Dec 23, 2021

Two days after construction of a new sanitary sewer line in downtown Red Bank was suspended through the Christmas weekend, a work crew was back to repair a water leak Thursday morning.

December 23, 2021 - 9:15 am |

RED BANK: BROAD STREET WORK PAUSED

Dec 21, 2021

Construction of a new sewer line on Broad Street has been suspended through the Christmas weekend, Red Bank officials announced Monday.

December 21, 2021 - 7:50 am |

RED BANK: CHEF TAKES OVER AT TEMPLE

Dec 17, 2021

The name will change, but after a brief shutdown, fans of Temple Gourmet Chinese restaurant in Red Bank can again enjoy their favorite dishes there.

December 17, 2021 - 1:20 pm |

RED BANK: “YOU BROKE IT, YOU FIX IT”

Dec 16, 2021

A Montana Construction crew working on Broad Street earlier this month. (redbankgreen photo. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Property owners in downtown Red Bank pushed back Wednesday night on the notion that they should pay thousands of dollars each to replace their water service lines.

Addressing the borough council on their behalf, Red Bank RiverCenter Executive Director Glenn Carter invoked the adage, “you broke it, you fix it.”

December 16, 2021 - 7:48 am |

RED BANK: TEMPLE RESTAURANT CLOSED

Dec 13, 2021

A court order resulted in the closing of Temple Gourmet Chinese restaurant in Red Bank last week.

December 13, 2021 - 9:45 am |

RED BANK: STREET CLOSURES ANNOUNCED

Dec 5, 2021

Much of Red Bank’s central business district will be closed to vehicle traffic Monday to allow for work in connection with the installation of a new sewer line on Broad Street, police announced Sunday.

December 5, 2021 - 4:20 pm |

RED BANK: LEAKS TO COST PROPERTY OWNERS

Dec 2, 2021

Contractors working on the Broad Street project early Thursday. (redbankgreen photo. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

As many as 100 property owners in downtown Red Bank may be in for a shock: thousands of dollars in costs to replace leaking water-supply lines, officials said Wednesday night.

December 2, 2021 - 7:40 am |

RED BANK: OVERNIGHT CLOSING PLANNED

Nov 12, 2021

A key intersection in downtown Red Bank will be closed for construction Monday night.

West Front Street at Broad Street will be closed from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday for work related to a sewer line replacement, borough police announced Friday. Detours will be in place.

Motorists who can’t avoid the area should expect delays. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

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November 12, 2021 - 2:58 pm |

RED BANK: BROAD STREET PROJECT TO START

Nov 2, 2021

A street sweeper sat ready for use behind barriers that remained at Broad and White streets early Monday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank’s Broadwalk dining promenade wrapped up its second season with the reopening of upper Broad Street to traffic Monday.

But downtown motorists will face a new set of obstacles as the borough embarks next week on a road project that’s expected to continue until Christmas.

Here’s what to expect, per acting borough administrator and police Chief Darren McConnell.

November 2, 2021 - 7:57 am |

RED BANK: SALLY BOY’S TAKES CORNER SPOT

Oct 1, 2021

Erin Oakley of Fantastic Signs installing temporary signs for Sally Boy’s restaurant at 1 Broad Street Thursday. (Photo by Allan Bass. Click to enlarge.)

See UPDATE below

By JOHN T. WARD

Seven years after its last occupant left, one of Red Bank’s most visible retail spaces is finally getting set for a new one.

Read all about in this edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn.

October 1, 2021 - 12:00 pm |

RED BANK: BROADWALK BEGINS EXTRA MONTH

Oct 1, 2021

Temporary barriers at the south end of Broadwalk last week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Originally slated to end its second season this week, Red Bank’s ‘Broadwalk‘ begins a one-month extension Friday.

But while Red Bank RiverCenter and many business owners say the mid-street, car-free promenade has succeeded in attracting customers over 18 months of pandemic, others say it has hurt them.

October 1, 2021 - 11:30 am |

RED BANK: THREE INDICTED ON SEX CHARGES

Aug 30, 2021

Three men have been indicted for alleged sex crimes against a minor at two Red Bank restaurants where they worked, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office announced Monday.

August 30, 2021 - 11:28 am |

RED BANK: BOARD TAPS BOWERS-CRADER

Jun 30, 2021

Samantha Bowers-Crader with her father, John Bowers, at the Mayor’s Ball in 2018. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank RiverCenter‘s new chairperson is filling a seat held three decades ago by her father.

June 30, 2021 - 11:45 am |

RED BANK: MORE RESTAURANTS COMING

Jun 16, 2021

Elli’s Backyard plans to open in the space vacated last year by Via 45. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Going all-in, a young restaurateur plans to open his first business venture in downtown Red Bank in coming weeks.

That story and more in this edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn.

June 16, 2021 - 7:56 am |

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