By Mike White 🇺🇸 July 30, 2026

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1. Green Acres redevelopment to debut first restaurants this fall

🍔 It has been more than a year since construction began on the largest redevelopment in Green Acres’ 70-year history. Now, shoppers are finally getting a better idea of when they’ll be able to experience it.

2. Meet the team behind The K9 Shop’s growth on Long Island and beyond

🐶 What started nearly a decade ago with a handful of freezers in a Bellmore garage has grown into a massive raw pet food operation with locations across Long Island, Florida and South Carolina.

3. The new Bread & Butter serves up a love letter to the North Fork

🥖 + 🧈 When Diana Roesch DiMenna and her family moved to the North Fork, they weren’t just looking for a new home; they were looking for a community. They found one in the most unexpected way.

Take-home clambake concept Topsail Steamer looks to L.I.

Topsail Steamer, the seafood concept now stretching from Florida to New Jersey — was helped along with a big Shark Tank appearance in 2024 — and one that is actively eyeing Long Island as its next major market.

Greater Babylon coverage is funded in part by The Argyle Theatre, where Broadway comes to Babylon Village. Click here for tickets to Beautiful running now through Aug. 30.