Trade Winds

Several Applebee’s restaurants on Long Island are teaming with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for a #CrushALemonChallenge that raises money to fight pediatric cancer.

After starting out by selling cookies through Instagram, Chonky Cookies opened a retail store in the Sunrise Plaza shopping center at 646 N. Wellwood Avenue.

The hiring center, located at 1490 William Floyd Parkway in Shirley, is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The new salon, at 478 Main St., also launched a program called “Mondays at Sereen,” which offers clients affordable wigs and hair extensions to those who are undergoing cancer treatments or are experiencing medical hair loss such as alopecia.

The new business combines Blue Bean Café, Matcha Tea in Heaven and Bubble Waffle Ice Cream.

Lamar Letts, a former Long Island native and high school track star who’s athletic career was cut short by a heart ailment, founded the drink line in 2016 while he attended Northeastern University.

Caffeine Westhampton opened for business this week at 115 Main St. in Westhampton.

Trimona Foods, a Port Jefferson-based company that sells Bulgarian yogurt, recently met with officials at Sam’s Club to get its product sold at the discount chain’s locations.

To celebrate National Mac and Cheese Day on Wednesday, July 14, guests are invited to enjoy buy-one-get-one mac and cheese bowls.

Anyone who has chosen to get the COVID-19 vaccine will receive a free bagel daily from July 2 through July 4 at participating Panera Bread locations.

The New York Credit Union Association’s Long Island Chapter recently presented a $30,000 check to Cohen Children’s Medical Center, representing what would normally be the amount raised by that group’s annual golf outing.

The 4,000-square-foot store at 30 Jobs Lane is the company’s first retail space on Long Island for the previously online-only retailer. It’s scheduled to open on July 8.

Town officials and local business leaders joined the owners of The Pizzeria for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at their newest location in Islip.

Crawfish lovers delight as a new Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood and Bar splashes down at the Westfield South Shore mall in Bay Shore.

Conceived as an open-ended space for brand, artist, designer, and artisan pop-ups under one curated umbrella, one is a 5,000-square-foot marketplace on two floors at 1 Main St. that showcases fashion, accessories, jewelry, interiors, print media and art.

The award was given to Blue Point’s can design for its Zümfest beer, designed in collaboration with California artist Steven Harrington.

Juniper is owned and operated by restaurateur James Mallios and Civetta Hospitality Group, which also runs Calissa in Water Mill, Amali in Manhattan and the recently opened Bar Marseille at The Tides in the Rockaways.

The new Wantagh Guac Shop is the chain’s fourth Long Island location, following others in Garden City, Jericho and Seaford.

The new store is located in the Woodbury Plaza shopping center at 417 S. Oyster Bay Road in Plainview.

The Farmingdale Meat Market is turning 75 and celebrating by giving $75 gift cards to random customers for 75 days.