CONCEPTS REVEALED FOR WP GALLERIA REDEVELOPMENT

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

With the Galleria in White Plains in the final stages of being emptied for its March 31 closing that will bring to an end its 43-year life as a focal point of the city’s downtown, the mall’s owner has quietly revealed some details of its thinking about redevelopment of the site. Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) doesn’t specifically label the conceptual images recently posted on its website as being for the Galleria, but it’s clear that’s what they are. One graphic includes the names of the streets surrounding the Galleria site and refers to the former Macy’s location at the Galleria, while another shows unmistakable images of White Plains landmarks such as the Westchester County Office Building on Martine Avenue. The sketches and renderings, however, do not constitute an approvable site plan for the redevelopment.

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Ridgefield’s Prospector Popcorn cooks up ‘Down to Sparkle’

BY JUSTIN MCGOWN jmcgown@westfairinc.com

Ahead of World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, Ridgefield’s Prospector Popcorn has launched “Down to Sparkle,” a limited-edition flavor of their gourmet popcorn featuring 21 total ingredients.

The number 21 is significant because Down syndrome is also referred to as Trisomy

21. The term describes the arrangement of chromosomes possessed by those born with Down syndrome. To honor the occasion, the “Prospects” who staff both Prospector Popcorn and the Prospector Theater (also in Ridgefield) chose 21 of their favorite ingredients to make up the special popcorn including chocolate covered pretzels, marshmallows, Kit-Kat pieces and edible glitter. Threequarters of the Prospects identi- fy with a disability.

The Prospector Theater is a nonprofit which shows firstrun films across four screens. Prospector Popcorn grew out of the theater’s efforts to expand beyond its original location shortly before the outbreak of Covid.

“Obviously with the pandemic creating brick and mortar movie theaters is not a sound idea,” said Ryan Wenke, the POPCORN 6