Government
Riverhead weighs major rewrite of outlet zoning code to allow more uses at Tanger
Riverhead officials say the current outlet zoning is too restrictive and prevents Tanger Outlets from competing in the modern retail environment.
Business
Walmart to open supercenter at its current Riverhead location
Walmart plans to convert its Riverhead store into a 180,000-square-foot supercenter with a full-service supermarket and a discount department store.
Business
Carvel ice cream shop to open on Route 58
The Carvel shop is planned for a storefront at 635 Old Country Road in Riverhead, one of three stores in a freestanding building in Riverhead Plaza, the shopping center east of Ostrander Avenue.
Business
Cousins open Gourmet Bagel Co. on Old Country Road in Riverhead
Cousins John Felleti, of Holtsville, and Joe Aceto, of Farmingville, launched The Gourmet Bagel Co. at 1105 Old Country Road earlier this month. The owners, who grew up in Brooklyn, have years of experience in the bagel business.
Business
Dave’s Hot Chicken coming to Riverhead, with opening planned next year
Dave’s Hot Chicken, a fast-casual Nashville-style hot fried chicken restaurant, is planning to open on Route 58 in 2026, one of two eateries slated for the current Friendly's restaurant location.
Business
Long Island meal service Redefine expands to Riverhead, opens Route 58 store
Redefine, a meal prep and delivery company founded by childhood friends based in Suffolk County, opened a new store on Route 58 in Riverhead on Sunday.
Government
State lawmakers look to remove legal barrier for YMCA at former armory in Riverhead
A bill introduced Friday by State Sen. Anthony Palumbo would amend a 2011 law that conveyed the armory to Riverhead Town, so the town can lease the site to the YMCA.
Business
Popular chicken restaurant chain Wingstop coming to Riverhead this summer
Wingstop, the popular chicken wing franchise, is opening a store in Riverhead this summer in the shopping center on the Route 58 traffic circle.
Business
Retail cannabis shop planned for car dealer site at Route 58 and Ostrander Avenue
A used car dealership on the corner of Route 58 and Ostrander Avenue is slated to become a retail cannabis dispensary, according to a site plan application pending before the Riverhead Planning Board.
Business
Chick-fil-A on Route 58 in Riverhead gets final approval: May 1 Planning Board wrap-up
The Chick-fil-A restaurant, a 5,840-square-foot building with a drive-thru and patio seating will be built on the northwest corner of the Route 58 and Mill Road intersection, along with three other buildings for use as medical offices.
