The Suffolk Theater received quick approval for a temporary green room during a special Riverhead Town Board meeting Thursday morning, and shows planned for Friday and Saturday went on as planned. READ
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Suffolk Theater owner Bob Castaldi was joined by more than 20 residents at Wednesday night’s Riverhead Town Board meeting to express support for an expedited approval of his green room proposal.
The future of the Suffolk Theater on Main Street in Riverhead is “in jeopardy” unless it gets a new green room, according to theater owner Bob Castaldi. READ
Two-and-a-half years after it reopened its doors in downtown Riverhead, the Suffolk Theater was honored by the Peconic chapter of the American Institute of Architects for its design. READ
Bob Castaldi, owner of the Second Street firehouse building, and Paul Carlin, right, of Long Beard Brewing Co. address the Riverhead IDA Monday.
The owners of a fledgling brewery that’s proposed for the former Second Street firehouse are seeking tax exemptions from the Riverhead Town Industrial Development Agency to help them get started.
“Any little help we can get is important to us,” said Paul Carlin, the co-owner of Long Beard Brewing Company. “We chose Riverhead because we feel it something that’s coming back.” (more…)
The East Lawn building on East Main Street. (Credit: file photo)
A plan for Riverhead Town to sell the historic and dilapidated East Lawn Building for $125,000 has fallen through — but the deal won’t be going all the way back to the drawing board. (more…)
The East Lawn building on East Main Street pictured in 2013. (file photo)
Although he wasn’t the highest bidder, Suffolk Theater owner Bob Castaldi appears to be the Riverhead Town Board’s choice to purchase and restore the dilapidated East Lawn building on East Main Street.
The Town Board is planning to authorize a contract with Mr. Castaldi at its 7 p.m. meeting Wednesday.
The Second Street firehouse was obtained by Riverhead Town in 2011 in a land swap with the Riverhead Fire District. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch file)
A brewery is one of the uses Suffolk Theater owner Bob Castaldi says he’s considering for the Second Street firehouse, which he has offered to buy from Riverhead Town for $500,000.
But he says he doesn’t have a deal in place just yet; that’s just a use being considered.
“There’s a lot of things up in the air and nothing is concrete yet,” Mr. Castaldi told the News-Review. “I’ve got a lot of ideas and that is one of the things floating around.”
Mr. Castaldi didn’t identify the brewer, though a co-owner of a company called Long Beard Brewing later confirmed they were looking at the location. (more…)