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,2 ' 3\ «W9 ‘ A , . % ‘ V / Founded by Walt LONG ISLANDER NEWSPMERS Online at www.i.onglsIanderllews.com -2- \ Smear, E838, N03093:’ COVERS HUNTENG'§‘0N NEWS BETTER THAN THE L0NG~§sLANDER. -V” TELECOMMUNICATIONS/ MEDIA BUSINESS OF THE YEAR vmmaan Toast To Dream Come True oke’s ecmin Naii Saln Owners of The Paramaum‘ thank fawn board, public for support By Danny Schrafeli d.9chr(gfZ°l(a1.l072g*Lela nrlernmxacown The new owner of 767 New York Ave, the Former home of the Colonial Dinner and the Cooke-is In, is trans- forming the property into a nail salon. Art-orcling to <lo(-urns-nts suhm'itted ‘to ltlre Town of Huntington Planning Dtfpélrlllit-'I)‘l, owner Yun Suk Kang is re-working the longtime: c-a.t<-ry to he'- come J. Lee Nail Spa. (fons'tr11C‘tion beg;a.n shortly ‘nefore Trovpical Storm Irene made lanclfall in late August. Juanita. Cooke first opened The Cooke=‘q In on Depot Road in 1996. Four years later, she moved into the former home of the Colonial Diner, where she remained until she closed the restaurant down in late June 2009 and retired. The Cooke’s In was known for its southern and Caribbean menu, which included hints of Italian and Creole. Elvis Cosieiin performs the opening gig at The Paramount in Huntington viliage on Fri- day night. At right, The Paramnunfs part- ners presem Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone with a signed guitar as a thank-you for their support. From left: Dom Datoggio. Jim Councilman Mark Mayoka and Councilwoman Susan Berland, Petrone, Councilman Mark cuthhertson, Stephen Uhertini and Brian Doyle. By Danny Schrafel dschrafel (1,: long7'sla.ndcmews.cam at one of the four bars in the Paramount. On the other side of a black curtain, Costello was tuning up and getting ready to open The Paramount, running through his set list, his Spectacular Spinning Songbook towering over the stage as he prepared for an audience that would in- clude former Cold Spring Harbor resi- dent Billy Joel. As Costello warmed up in the background, Doyle thanked the town for welcoming The Paramount and help- ing make their vision a reality. “Without your support and without your belief and without your vision to say yes to us, this would never have hap- pened,” Doyle said, his champagne flute aloft. “From the bottom of our hearts, we say, thank you. We’re going to make you proud, and this town is going to come alive.’’ While the event was focused on The Paramount's future, there was a nod to the past parked right in front — a 1927 Ford Model A, representative of the year The Paramount's building was erected. According to a May 31 letter writ- ten by environmental planner Charles Mangano on behalf of Plan- ning Director Anthony Aloisio, changing the use from a restaurant to a nail salon does not require site plan review because the required amount of parking is available on the proper- ty. However, adding the handicap ac- cess ramp on the south side of the building, expanding paved areas on the property and installing a second retaining wall does require a review by Planning. Initial plans under a different own- er in January 2010 called for the property to be converted into a den- tist’s o As Elvis Costello put the touches on his set list for his Friday night per- Formance at The Paramount, the owners toasted town officials for allowing their grand vision for a state-of-the-art theater in downtown Huntington village. Brian Doyle, one of four partners in The Paramount with Stephen Ubertini and Dom Catoggio, presented Hunting- ton Supervisor Frank Petrone with a black~and—whitc guitar with each of their signatures on it. As he and other digni- taries took pictures, Petrone mock- strummed his musical gift and playfully sang a few bars of\‘H0und Dog.” After presenting the guitar, Doyle led his guests upstairs to a champagne toast Petrone said The Paramount’s owners came to the table with a big vision as soon as the Inter-Media Arts Center shut its doors in June 2009. The idea for The Paramount went before the Huntington Zoning Board of Appeals in late-July 2010 — the proposal was to overhaul the 700—seat Inter Media Arts Center into a 1,500-seat, state—of—the- art concert venue. “You’ve made more than 200,000 peo- ple very happy, you’re going to be a shot in the arm for our economy and certainly, what a great venue we’re going to have (Continued on page A22) HUNTINGTON RESTAURANT WEE ems‘ will I AN IHOJIHHON 270687 ‘ A’ 1/\\7' HMHV1 I91 Home Movin ,k«‘iVH‘d| I .\| IUIM l}JUdHl}J0 Firefighters Honor ‘Colonel’ Charlie Hoffman 18;-)VV*¥¥¥¥l¥V Big Screen §§ me L.l. ran Festiva mg
