This year’s Ellen’s Run on Sunday in Southampton was up for grabs, and Karl von Sanden, a 23-year-old Uruguayan, took full advantage, leading wire to wire, while Penelope Greene of Noyac, a recent Geneseo grad, was tops among females.

For the fifth year in a row, Northbar Properties (formerly East End Land Planning) won the East Hampton Town women’s slow-pitch softball playoff trophy last Thursday, this time defeating Montauk Dental 15-3 to complete a two-game sweep at the Terry King ball field in Amagansett.

The weeklong Hampton Classic Horse Show, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is to open Sunday at the Snake Hollow Road showgrounds in Bridgehampton with leadline classes from 8 a.m. for 2 through 7-year-olds in the Grand Prix ring.

The day Stephen Talkhouse, the man, landed at the East Hampton Library — his portrait by Charles Day Hunt, anyway. And more coverage from our deep and storied past.

It feels good to go off, doesn’t it, readers?

We suggest that the Town of East Hampton explore a Route 114 shuttle, perhaps in partnership with the Town of Southampton and the Villages of Sag Harbor and East Hampton.

The desire to water lawns has pushed the system to its limit.

Drivers here increasingly see stop signs as optional.

Where did all the boaters go?

A strange scene in D.C., where National Guard members roam.

Camaraderie and collegiality at the Ellen’s Run 5K in Southampton.

This fall a Horseshoe Crab Protection Act will land on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. It would ban harvesting these ancient creatures in New York rather than merely setting quotas, and this is vital to safeguard a species whose extinction would have far-reaching implications.

The latest real estate report, Montauk to Southampton.

Liga de Gulag, a team of young players, continued undefeated in 7-on-7 men’s soccer play last week, upping its record to 6-0-0 by virtue of a 4-3 win over Sag Harbor United at East Hampton Village’s Herrick Park on Aug. 12.

This installment features three books beloved by your favorite celebrities who you may not know are bookworms: Emma Watson, Taylor Swift, and Ariana Grande.

Paid Notice: Beloved wife, mother, mother in law, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, Beverly Jane Grimes, age 86, passed away, at her home in East Hampton, New York on August 17, 2025 surrounded by loved ones. 

Fundamental to John Torreano’s art is the interaction between the viewer and the object, and over six decades he has found innumerable ways to express that commitment in his work.

Coming up at LTV Studios are Craig Rubano, a star of Broadway and cabaret, and a couple of jazz virtuosos, Bill McConnell and Mike Rodriguez.

Up next at The Church are Inda Eaton, a celebration of artists and writers of color, and a dance performance created in response to its exhibition “The Ark.”

For the summer’s final Portraits program, G.E. Smith will share the stage with rock luminaries: Jimmy Vivino, Chad Smith, Simon Kirke, and Joan Osborne.