Rental Market Finally Picks Up
By Kate Maier
Brokers on the South Fork are reporting a surge in summer rental activity over the past two weeks, although, with more inventory and more bargain-hunters, not nearly as many properties have been rented as at this time in years past.

Black Cat Pads Over to Its New Digs
By Carissa Katz
Black Cat Books, which has sold used, rare, and collectible books from a tiny shop in Sag Harbor since 1996, closed its doors there late last month and reopened Friday in a more spacious spot on Bridgehampton’s Main Street.

A Swedish Sensibility, c/o the Maidstone
By Carissa Katz
Last week, the former Maidstone Arms on East Hampton’s Main Street was awash in sawdust and muddy footprints, but in the midst of the chaos of interior and exterior renovations, signs of order were beginning to emerge.