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The scoop: 3,500 sq. ft restaurant coming to the old Red Lobster spot (Route 18 & Cindy Way)
What's coming: Dual drive-thru lanes โข Chicken fingers, fries & Texas toast โข First Middlesex County location
Fun fact: Owner Todd Graves was a Guest Shark on Shark Tank Season 16โthe first restaurateur ever on the show. Also, for anyone wondering why there are so many chicken restaurants in town. Mr. Graves is apparently a billionaire.
๐ข Closing: Banana Republic
One of the original tenants at The Shoppes at North Brunswick is saying goodbye this month. RIP to those business-casual blazers.
On January 15, JLL Capital Markets announced it oversaw the leasehold sale of The Shoppes at North Brunswick.
When the 7-Eleven at 286 Summerhill Road closed after 50+ years, it was a shock to the system. Fun fact: Robert Melillo spent 24 hours there breaking the Asteroids world record ๐ฎ What's next: The 9,000 sq. ft. site sold off-market. Jonathan Benowitz brokered the deal.
๐ SATURDAY, FEB 21โ EB Birding Day - ๐ฆ EB Community Park (Dallenbach Lake) | 8:00 AM Guided birding adventure. Free to join.
๐ธ Neon Nostalgic: 80โs Music Television ๐ State Theatre NJ | 8 PM | Tickets from $34 MTV VJs Mark Goodman & Alan Hunter host. The Cure, Prince, Duran Duran, Bon Jovi, U2 โ full nostalgia mode.
๐ Big Flea, Big Weekend ๐ NJ Convention & Expo Center, Edison | 5 PM start Indoor flea market. Shop, snack, stroll.
๐ SUNDAY, FEB 22
๐ Repair Cafรฉ๐ East Brunswick Public Library | 1โ4 PM Free help fixing household items.
๐ TUESDAY, FEB 24
๐ค๐ SUNSETBLV MIC NIGHT is back at Habibi Motor Cafรฉ (405 NJ-18, East Brunswick) Come sing, speak, perform, or cheer on local talent in a night built around community and creativity.
๐ MARCH 7โ8
๐ซ The Chocolate Expo ๐ NJ Convention & Expo Center, Edison. 80+ vendors, tastings, celeb guests, kid-friendly fun.
๐ฆ Six Flags Great Adventure Opens Safari season starts. 350 acres, 1,200+ animals.
๐ FRIDAY, MAY 1
๐ The Price Is Right โ Live! ๐ State Theatre NJ
ONGOING THROUGH JULY 31
๐ผ Andy Warhol: On Repeat Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers Nearly 70 works exploring repetition and pop culture.
๐ฎ Just Opened
โRound 1 Bowling & Arcade โ Menlo Park Mall Bowling. Karaoke. Japanese snacks. Full bar. Arcade games. Date night = handled.
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โMartyโs Place Senior Dog Sanctuary offers a Senior Pet Assistance Program helping seniors afford vet care and essentials โ keeping pets and people together.
โWatch Amy Denholtz, owner of Jazzercise East Brunswick, interview on the All About Real Estate with Ken & Jane podcast. Hear about her Jazzercise journey and what makes her Jazzercise dance fitness classes and community so special
๐ฆ Whereโs the Bird?
We were atโฆ (stay tuned ๐)
The newly renovated and expanded Garden State Bar in Milltown on 246A Ryders Lane.
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โExperienced Stylist Wanted. Drama Salon, East Brunswickโs premiere hair salon, is growing and weโre building out our team.
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NEXT WEEK IN THE BIRDโฆ
Thank you for reading, for cheering us on, and for supporting the local businesses that make East Brunswick feel like home.
If you visit any of the spots we mentioned, tell them a little bird sent you ๐ฆ
Stay warm, flock.
Marla Camins Publisher, The Brunswick Bird
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