Gristmill: Lights Over the Harbor
Thoughts on the Fourth after missing out on the Fourth.
Point of View: Leaning in, Lying Back
Every moment’s a poem.
Guestwords: The Sandwich Generation
Everything that my granddaughter does is new, vibrant, and alive. Everything my mother-in-law does is old, frail, and confused. And I’m caught in the middle.
Recorded Deeds 07.06.23
Real estate moves on the South Fork of late . . .
Celebrating Black Culture at LTV
Celebrating Black Culture on the East End, a fund-raiser to launch the Global Black Women's Chamber of Commerce, will take place Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. at LTV Studios in Wainscott.
Dance in the Garden
The Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre, a Manhattan company that activates emotional expression through dance, will bring "Green Afternoon X," a site-specific dance experience, to Springs.
BOUNTY: Berry, Berry Good
Summer is fleeting and life is short. Grab the sweetness of the moment by indulging in farm-fresh berries. Eat them at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In salads and margaritas and barbecue sauce. Ku-plink, ku-plunk them on everything.
OVERHEARD: Hello, Operator?
A payphone still stands in East Hampton, behind Town Hall on Pantigo Road. Pick up the receiver and you’ll get an actual, albeit staticky, dial tone. Got your quarters ready? Thanks to 20-plus years of inflation, you’ll need two. A working payphone, in 2023 — is this really happening?
NEIGHBORS: The Light-Seeker
William Norwich — chronicler of society, appreciator of beauty — clocks the changes on the South Fork.