Downtown revitalization

(Updated: July 12 11 a.m.) Riverhead’s plan to demolish a derelict building on Main Street to make way for the planned town...

Riverhead Town has hired the nonprofit National Development Council for technical assistance on three projects, including a transit-oriented development project planned for the Court Street parking lot, the development of a the Main Street town square and the potential lease of the former Kmart building for a municipal complex.

PeraBell Food Bar has closed its Riverhead location. The building has been sold to an investor and the closing took place on Tuesday, according to Isaac Israel of Richmond Realty, who said he is seeking a tenant for the "turnkey" restaurant property.

Judy Barth, who more than 20 years ago helped plant the trees the town now plans to remove, says it's a bad idea.

An upscale Latin eatery has opened its doors on East Main Street in the space next to Ralph's Famous Italian Ices & Ice Cream. Co-owner Jeremy Hobson, a 2005 Riverhead High School graduate, has big plans for its future.

The owner of Natives With Ink, a tattoo shop on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation, is set to open a second location, Vibes Ink, on East Main Street in downtown Riverhead mid-July.

Calling all classic car enthusiasts: Cruise Night is returning to Downtown Riverhead during July 1’s Alive on 25 event. Classic cars will be parked on the north end of Peconic Avenue near Main Street from 4 to 8 p.m.

Privet Estate Sales is opening a consignment warehouse that sells furniture and home furnishings at 54 East Main Street in Riverhead.

As COVID restrictions are lifted, Riverhead is coming back to life this spring and summer with a full schedule of events that were canceled by the pandemic last year. Here's the roll-out, including fireworks.

Riverhead buys three East Main Street buildings for $4.85 million, with plans to demolish two vacant buildings and renovate and expand the third.