Red Bank - if ever there were a hot spot in Monmouth County, Red Bank would be it.  A commercial and cultural center, a Friday night in Red Bank will find you a pleasant hour at a coffee shop, a movie in the Clearview Cinema theater, or  stargazing at Riverside Gardens near the marina.  At one time, it was home to such fame as Natalie Schafer (the Millionaire's Wife from Gilligan's Island) and Jazz pianist Count Basie, for whom the theater of the same name was dedicated to.  Only minutes from the Garden State Parkway and the Monmouth Mall, Red Bank is probably the social and commercial center of the county. 

Population

(From 2000 Census Information)

Total Population: 11844

Median Age: 37.5

Total Households: 5201 

Government

Mayor: Pasquale Menna, Esq

Council President: Sharon Lee

Council Members:  Robert Bifani, Mary Grace Cangemi, John Curley, Michael DuPont, Arthur Murphy III

Area

There are several schools right around Red Bank, from the Fairview Elementary School in the Middletown School District, to Red Bank Catholic High School.  For more information, check out this link at greatschools.com

History

From New Jersey Monthly Magazine (on redbanknj.com) :

"Battered for years by stiff competition from malls and mega-store shopping centers that have sprung up like dandelions, Red Bank hoped to use (its plan for a Special Improvement District) to foster a cleaner, more vital downtown with better recognition. Today, it’s not difficult to find proof that it’s worked. Besides four—count ‘em—coffeehouses, Red Bank is home to some 64 restaurants. Add to that mix the Count Basie Theatre, a performing arts center that attracts national and regional acts—everything from rock bands to dance companies; the area’s only art movie house, a bevy of antique shops; more than a dozen jewelry stores; several galleries; and a mix of new stores and others that date back several generations, and it becomes obvious that this town is doing something right. So much so that other towns are looking to it for clues to how to revive their own slumbering downtowns."

Dining

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Entertainment

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Nearby

• Count Basie Theater – 1m (View Map)
• Garden State Parkway – 6m (View Map)
  
• Monmouth Mall – 11m (View Map)
• Monmouth Park Racetrack – 13m (View Map)
• NJ Turnpike / I-95 – 30m (View Map)
• Jersey Shore (Belmar) – 32m (View Map)
  
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Links

• www.redbanknj.com
• www.ipsum.com
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