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May 9, 2012
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THE INDEPENDENT Q Traveler Watchman
REAL ESTATE
By Kitty Merrill
Riverhead
With just a little over three weeks before Memorial Day kicks off t h e s u mmer season, T he Independent continues its look at new businesses opening up on the East End. This week we travel to the county seat. We s t a r t o n Main Street, which has been undergoing a rebirt that included the popular Atlantis Marine World, the opening of a Hyatt Place hotel, and the establishment of a Suffolk County College Culinary Institute. The Summerwind project is under construction. The four-story apartment tower will bring 52 residential units plus 8000 square feet of retail and restaurant space to the parcel on Peconic Avenue. Twin Forks Bicycles moved to Main Street from Osborn Avenue.
According to owner, Nick Attisano, “We’re triple the size we were before.” Twin
Forks offers an array of bicycles, plus biking attire and accoutrement. They’re also the place for bike repairs and maintenance. Business has been good since the move, said Attisano, “The weather’s been nice and we can’t complain.
Independent / Kitty Merrill
The Town of East Hampton will conduct a S.T.O.P. (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) Day on
Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the East Hampton Recycling Center, 260 Springs Fireplace Road from 10:00am to 3:00pm Residents are encouraged to bring hazardous waste items such as:
Oil Based Paints Pesticides Stale Fuel Chemical Aerosols
IN THE NEWS
We’ve got the river behind us and we’re here to serve.” Down Main Street apiece, Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices opened up in the building that formerly hosted an automotive store. “We’re a family store,” said Ivan Albert, who owns the store with Frank LoPresti. Opining on the popularity of the chain (the partners own another Ralph’s in Greenport) Albert o f f e r e d , “ We e n c o u r a g e tasting, they get hooked and come back.” Ralph’s boasts 130 flavors . . . of pretty much any kind of frozen dessert you can imagine. Since their opening last month the reception has been
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Thinners Urethanes Engine Coolant Flammable Materials
A reminder, this program is open to East Hampton residents only, and will not accept waste materials from residents living outside the boundaries of the Town of East Hampton. East Hampton residents desiring to participate in this program are encouraged to bring their hazardous waste to the East Hampton Recycling Center. Hazardous waste will not be accepted prior to this event. This event is for residential use only. Need additional Information? Call the folks at the East Hampton Recycling Center at 324-7191 for further details.
outstanding. “We’ve already had lines out the door,” Albert said. “People are hungry for new places downtown,” he noted. ”Everybody’s so happy something’s opening in town instead of up on Route 58.” A massive overhaul of the building made room for Ralph’s and Blue Duck Bakery, which expects to open in June. Moving towards Roanoke Avenue, a Curves exercise studio has opened, and across the street Jewl’s Book Shoppe and Writing Centre will open this fall in renovated space between Star Confectionary and the Culinary Arts School in the old Suffolk Trust building. The revitalization of Main Street has been a “store by store, block by block” endeavor, according to Town Supervisor Sean Walter. “My goal is to have Main Street full in the next two years.” Pointing to the upscale eatery, The Riverhead Project, Walter articulated a vision that includes making downtown a destination for people out for an evening of dining and entertainment. Walter sees CONTINUED ON PAGE 32.