Two large Day-Glo signs in the window of the Outdoors store in Amagansett ask passers-by to stop in to sign a petition to keep the shop in its current Main Street home, but despite the support of more than 400 customers and well-wishers, it appears the store could be losing its lease.

    Barry Adelman, who has owned the business for 15 years and had a lease on the storefront for just as long, learned on Feb. 21 that his landlords, Joe and Sal LaCarrubba, would not be renewing his lease.

    Mr. Adelman said this week that he was surprised by the turn of events and claimed he had been told more than once in the last few years that he would be able to remain in the space.

    “I’m being abused here,” he said, “and so are my employees and customers.”

    His customers value the store’s presence in Amagansett, he said. Last Thursday, Charles Reidlinger, a longtime customer, confirmed Mr. Adelman’s sentiments. “I buy all of my work shoes here,” said Mr. Reidlinger, who runs the Montauk Downs golf course.

    In addition to shoes, the store sells all sorts of outdoor clothing and gear from jeans, khakis, beachwear, and bathing suits to workclothes, raingear, and beach toys and accessories.

    Between April 2 and Sunday, Mr. Adelman had gathered 431 signatures on a petition urging his landlords to renew his lease. The LaCarrubbas are brothers. Their father initially opened a store he called LaCarrubba’s in that location in 1935, and the family ran it for over 60 years, finally selling the business in 1997 to Mr. Adelman.

    At an Amagansett Citizens Advisory Committee meeting last week, there was discussion of a possible sale of the property.

    As to what’s coming next, Mr. Adelman speculated that a former partner, Steve Schneider, with whom he recently settled a legal dispute, would take over the space.

    Reached for comment on Tuesday, Sal LaCarrubba declined to comment. Mr. Schneider also declined to comment, and said only that the LaCarrubbas have a “great reputation,” and, he added with a laugh, “I wish Barry the best of luck.”

    Mr. Adelman said that his goal is to resolve the lease issue amicably, but said, “If they don’t talk to me, a judge will have to decide.”

    His lease is up at the end of this month.

This story has been corrected from the original version that appeared online and in print.

AMAGANSETT

A. Trages by administrators to 23 Windmill Lane L.L.C., 117 Main Street, .33 acre, Jan. 27, $850,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

187 Main St. L.L.C. to Clareg Properties, 187 Main Street, .93 acre, Jan. 31, $2,187,500.

MONTAUK

D. and E. Brassil to K. and C. Ryder, 24 McKinley Road, .22 acre (vacant), Jan. 24, $850,000.

NORTHWEST

F. Lawrence by executor to Buenos Dias L.L.C., 9 Bearing East Road, 1 acre, Jan. 21, $525,000.

J. Price to Quizhpi Carpentry Company, 3 Plover Way, .73 acre (vacant), Jan. 24, $325,000.

NOYAC

R. and C. Burns to P. Nicolov and N. Nguyen, 24 Eastview Court, 1.16 acres, Jan. 30, $835,000.

SAG HARBOR

M. Benfield to J. Weeks and Mazzeo-Weeks, 15 Widgeon Lane, .56 acre (vacant), Jan. 30, $254,000.

SPRINGS

H. Bourne by executor to R. Clifford, 152 Tyrone Drive, .43 acre, Jan. 18, $355,000.

T. and T. Dillingham to M. Conlin, 4 19th Street, .51 acre, Jan. 26, $425,000.

J. Kean by referee to Ridge Forest Realty, 5 Renee’s Way, 1 acre, Dec. 15, $124,096.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

Wine and Networking

    On Friday, March 23, the Parrish Art Museum’s Business Council will host Two Forks and a Cork, now in its eighth year. The wine-tasting event will be held in the Southampton museum’s concert hall from 6 to 8 p.m. East End wines, artisan foods, and a silent auction will be the highlights, along with a chance to network with local professionals.

    Participating wineries include Channing Daughters, Croteaux Vineyards, Duck Walk South, Jamesport Vineyards, Palmer Vineyards, the Peconic Bay Winery, and the Wolffer Estate Vineyard. The Riverhead Project will serve seasonal hors d’oeuvres and Mali B. Sweets will provide dessert.

    Tickets cost $50 for members and $40 for nonmembers. New members joining the Business Council will receive four free tickets. Advance tickets and further information are available by e-mailing [email protected] or from the museum’s Web site.

Now, LeaseHamptons

    Joseph DeCristofaro, a real estate agent who until recently was with Nest Seekers International, and with the Corcoran Group prior to that, has launched a new luxury South Fork rental Web site, LeaseHamptons.com.

    Aiming to provide rental customers with “a hassle-free experience,” according to a release, the site offers more than 2,000 rentals with easy-to-navigate lists of criteria to search by. It also features a directory of where to get what might be needed to keep a summer rental going smoothly — local pool and lawn maintenance firms, for instance.

    The Web site showcases houses from very expensive short-term rentals to properties with less eye-popping year-round prices.

Sotheby’s Powwow

    Members of the East Hampton office of Sotheby’s International Realty attended a Northeast regional conference conducted by the company at the Sotheby’s Auction House in New York City on Feb. 29. More than 100 attendees representing 40 real estate firms had an opportunity to network, participate in panel discussions, and attend talks by some of Sotheby’s top people, including Mike Good, chief executive officer.

    “This conference brought together the best and brightest minds in luxury real estate in the Northeast,” said John Gicking, Sotheby’s East Hampton brokerage manager. “It offered the unique opportunity to network with our colleagues, share ideas, and learn more about our brand and what is in store for this year.”

   Plum TV, the lifestyle television network that broadcasts in eight resort areas, including the East End, has been purchased by LXTV, another lifestyle broadcaster, following a bankruptcy auction held on March 1.

   LXTV’s co-founders, Joseph Varet and Morgan Hertzan, will serve as co-presidents of Plum, with offices in Los Angeles and New York City.

   In addition to this area, Plum TV is distributed on cable television in Miami, on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, in Sun Valley, Idaho, and in Vail, Aspen, and Telluride, Colo. The channel has offered programs with a focus on home, travel, food, and wellness, with a healthy dose of local hosts, a tradition that will continue, according to the new owners, who also plan to expand distribution of Plum TV nationwide.

   “We are excited to be in business with Joseph and Morgan,” Plum’s founder, Tom Scott, said in a statement. “I look forward to the great future of Plum. . . .”

   Plum TV broadcasts locally on Channel 18.

AMAGANSETT

E. Danzig to J. Tabone, 9 Holly Way, .56 acre, Feb. 3, $1,500,000.

EAST HAMPTON

B. King Revocable Trust to K. Trainor, 12 Sunset Lane, .24 acre, Feb. 1, $750,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

C.J. Moorhead Trust to A. Dweck and R. Levine, 19 Mill Hill Lane, Feb. 7, $2,100,000.

NORTH HAVEN

K. Langberg to W., S., and J. Holtz, 31 On the Bluff, 1.84 acres, Jan. 24, $3,180,000.

NORTHWEST

H. and M. Goldberg to B. Phillips, 58 Alewife Brook Road, 1.3 acres, Feb. 1, $795,000.

C. Parker and N. Sweetser to C.M.P.W. L.L.C., 36 Cord-

wood Lane, 1.6 acres, Feb. 7, $999,000.

NOYAC

E. and R. Snoek to J. and J. Balducci, 38 Clearview Drive, .56 acre, Feb. 3, $575,000.

SAG HARBOR

R. and S. Egosi to R. and E. Ferrari, 4 Harvard Road, .33 acre, July 12, $740,000.

SPRINGS

R. and A. Westfall to D. Schwartz, 57 Harborview Lane, .25 acre, Feb. 7, $1,160,000.

R. Scarfone to L. Leven, 12 Rosemarie’s Lane, .99 acre, Feb. 9, $636,703.

WAINSCOTT

A. Gaines to T. Kelly, 63 West Gate Road, .67 acre, Jan. 31, $630,000.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

   “It’s like coming home,” said John Nesta, of Mr. John’s Pancake House in Montauk. “It’s a legend.”

    “These ladies have been here for years,” added his wife, Elizabeth, looking at Cristina Albranda and smiling. It is no exaggeration. Ms. Albranda has waited on customers at the friendly, no-frills eatery for 31 years.

    The Nestas, teachers who live in Westchester, have been visiting Montauk for weekends and summers for 30 years — first with their children, they said, and now with their grandchildren, or by themselves. Mr. John’s has always been a customary part of their stay.

    Ms. Albranda said she has watched generations of families, and knows their stories, as well as how they like their eggs. “They feel comfortable here,” she said of the regulars, many of whom are local business owners. “This is family,” she said.

    After St. Patrick’s Day, she starts to see new faces, she said, many of whom ask for directions and advice. “I should work for the Chamber of Commerce.” She also gives advice to some of her summer customers who haven’t asked for it: “Chill. Enjoy your vacation.” They’re in such a rush, she said.

    As many business owners agree, the August clientele can be rough. Ms. Albranda had to express her dissatisfaction once to a customer she felt belittled by, when she raised her pointer finger to demand immediate attention. “I do this because I enjoy it,” she told the “trust-fund baby,” “but I am not enjoying you.” Those at the table with the customer applauded, and an apology was given.

    But most of her customers are so grateful that it makes up for those who aren’t, she said.

    When she gets off work, she drives her pickup truck down to the beach for a six-mile walk. If it was a rough day, she said, it all goes away, and “I’m good for the next day.”

    The best part of the job is the hours, she said, and talking to people. Having lived in Montauk since she was 14, she appreciates the afternoons to enjoy the land and community. She said she met and fell in love with a local fisherman, who runs the Montauk charter boat, and the couple has raised two children in the hamlet. The downside of the job, she said, is the need to plan and set aside a chunk of her tips for her retirement.

    Asked about the celebrity photos on the wall, she said, as if it were obvious, “Oh yeah, I have served all of them.” Julianne Moore is one. Chuckling at the thought, she said, “Dick Cavett is a regular, what a sense of humor he has.” Same for Aida Turturro. “She’s here all the time.”  

    “So many new places open,” she said, but none of them affects the business at Mr. John’s, including, she said, another pancake house that opened up across the street. In July and August there are lines out the door, she said. “Once they come, they return. They remember you.”

AMAGANSETT

M. Maytin to J. Gerrard, 640 Old Stone Highway, 2.05 acres, Feb. 1, $1,995,000.

EAST HAMPTON

Florida CIS EH L.L.C. to Talmage Lane Ventures, 46 Talmage Lane, .83 acre (vacant), Feb. 9, $1,900,000.

S. and T. Georgopoulos to Richmond Ventures Four, 3 Old Hollow Lane, 1.98 acres, Feb. 6, $1,575,000.

MONTAUK

G. and R. Developmental Co. to B. Savage, 155 West Lake Drive,

.44 acre, Feb. 16, $945,000.

NOYAC

A. and M. Caraballo to A. Aliotta, 36 Partridge Drive, .58 acre, Feb. 17, $511,000.

104 Brick Kiln L.L.C. to Alliance Equity Partners, 104 Brick Kiln Road, 1.47 acres, Feb. 16, $1,155,000.

SAG HARBOR

M. Doherty to Beeton and Hubbard-Beeton, 8 Dartmouth Road, .59 acre, Feb. 13, $725,000.

A. Alexander, by executor, to 172 Redwood Road L.L.C., 172 Redwood Road, .39 acre, Jan. 31, $1,600,000.

SPRINGS

Field, Dwyer, and Edwards to Halloran Jr. and Ireland, 128 Tyrone Drive, .43 acre, Feb. 16, $485,000.

A. Massello to E. and J. Swanson, 142 Underwood Drive, .43 acre, Feb. 10, $683,500.

K. Taffuri to A. Free, 42 Gardiner’s Lane, Jan. 27, $502,500.

Jennie Trail L.L.C. to R. Eyre and F. Pantaleon, 47 Long Woods Lane, .93 acre, Jan. 30, $640,000.

E. Stern to I. Schreger, 63 Copeces Lane, 1.3 acres, Jan. 17, $1,500,000.

Heffernan and Megginson to S. Concu, 6 Woodcock Lane, .46 acre, Feb. 3, $395,000.

Deutsche Bank to K. Gallagher, 36 Bonac Woods Lane, .92 acre, Feb. 8, $470,876.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

AMAGANSETT

D. Lenzer to T. and K. Wright, 15 Green Tree Court, 2.06 acres (vacant), Feb. 14, $1,200,000.

St. Michael’s Evangelical Church to St. Michael’s Windmill, Montauk Highway, Dec. 21, $473,100.

EAST HAMPTON

R.C.P. Holding Corp. to H.C.D.C. Holdings L.L.C., 17 Ocean Boulevard, .55 acre, Jan. 25, $475,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

P. Gasrel Trust to E. Kladitis, 69 Pantigo Road, .53 acre, Feb. 13, $600,000.

S. Mandell and L. Schacht to R. Silverstein, 325 Georgica Road, 1.07 acres, Feb. 15, $4,100,000.

MONTAUK

J. Horowitz to L. Rottet, 39 Big Reed Path, .9 acre, Feb. 28, $1,275,000.

J. Edwards to R. Barna, 5 Twin Pond Lane, 1.7 acres, Feb. 16, $2,300,000.

Ronjo Motel Inc. to Montauk Beach House, 55 South Elmwood Avenue and lot 43, Feb. 23, $4,210,000.

R. Lewin II to R. Osur, 32 Cleveland Drive, .41 acre, Feb. 21, $870,000.

NOYAC

J. Chapple and Fitzgerald to J. and A. Pearl, 4323 Noyac Road, .43 acre, Feb. 24, $965,000.

SPRINGS

B. Kohl and M. and L. Palmer to J. Pumo, 15 Waterhole Road, .43 acre, Feb. 10, $375,000.

Woodfield Eleven L.L.C. to C. Eggert, 4 Sherwood Lane, .43 acre, Jan. 24, $387,000.

G. and E. Schmidt to A. Tekulsky, 15 Broadway, .82 acre, Feb. 28, $365,000.

E. and J. Munoz by referee to Astoria Federal Savings, 21 Gardiner’s Lane, .23 acre, Dec. 29, $493,034.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

BookHampton Goes North

    Who says literature is dead? Certainly not the owners of BookHampton, who are expanding the storybook kingdom over to Mattituck. A new Book­Hampton store will open there this weekend, joining sister stores in East Hampton, Southampton, and Sag Harbor.

    The latest incarnation of what has been called by Newsweek “one of the country’s great indie bookstores” has moved into the Gildersleeve Octagonal Building on the corner of Main Street and Love Lane. Opening celebrations will take place on Saturday and Easter Sunday.

Three Join T&C

    The work force at Town & Country Real Estate grew by three last month. Julie Crowley, with more than a decade’s experience selling property on the South Fork, joined the Southampton office, while Ron Katz and Lisa McElroy have joined the Westhampton Beach and Southold offices.

Saunders Grows

    Saunders and Associates has added two well-known South Fork brokers to its real estate firm: Vincent Horcasitas and Chris Coleman.

    Mr. Horcasitas comes to Saunders, where he is a senior vice president, from Prudential Douglas Elliman’s Bridgehampton office, where he was recognized as the company’s number-one South Fork agent in 2007 and 2008. He is a certified “eco-broker.” At the Corcoran Group, Mr. Coleman was named Montauk’s top broker for the years 2009 to 2011. He also comes aboard as a senior vice president at the Saunders office in Bridgehampton.

    The hiring of Mr. Horcasitas and Mr. Coleman brings Saunders and Associates to a total of 82 East End brokers.

    Capital One Bank is now accepting applications for its first financial literacy challenge on Long Island, an awards program that will dispense $5,000 each to 25 local organizations — from schools to nonprofits to community groups — to go toward the implementation of financial education programs.

    Of the 25 organizations participating in the challenge, the two that demonstrate the greatest influence on their communities will be selected to win additional grants of up to $15,000 in the spring of 2013.

    The open application period will run through May 11. Any 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(6), public school, or government entity that will offer financial education programs to Suffolk County residents is eligible to apply. The 25 winners will be notified in June so programs can be implemented between September and May of next year.

    “As a local bank, we are committed to increasing economic opportunities by empowering community members to teach money management practices, such as budgeting and saving, to Long Island residents of all ages,” Andrew Corrado, Capital One’s Long Island market president, said in a release.

    More information and the application are available at cybergrants.com/capitalone/financialliteracychallenge.