Skip to main content
'We Plan to Continue,' Canio's Booksellers Say

It may be losing its iconic Main Street storefront in September, but until then Canio's Books is open for business. There is a new groundswell of support for the shop, including a GoFundMe campaign launched on May 19 and dedicated to helping the business thrive in whatever location it ends up in next.

Recorded Deeds 05.30.24

$58 million in land sales in Bridgehampton alone with just three transactions. This is the Hamptons real estate report.

D'Amico House Open for a Tour on Friday

The house was built in the 1940s and showcases the "creatively prolific lives" of Victor and Mabel D'Amico.

Dragon Wagon Is Ready to Roll

Created and driven by Andy Piver, the Dragon Wagon is a comic book shop on wheels that will promote literacy and expose kids to exciting forms of art.

The Women Behind T.R.

Who knew the most masculine of American presidents was in fact a product of the nurturing of the women in his life?

Storytelling in Stereoscope

The First Literature Project uses virtual reality and video as means to revitalize the Shinnecock language through storytelling.

Open Studio Time in Water Mill

Three Watermill Center artists-in-residence will present their works-in-progress.

Art Barge Classes Begin

The Art Barge is afloat with four months of summer classes ranging from painting, collage, and encaustic to glass fusing, weaving, and printmaking.

Two Talks and a Workshop at Guild Hall

Curator's talk on the paintings of Ted Carey, creative workshop with a thread artist, and a presentation by four Shinnecock women.

The Art Scene 05.30.24

Group show at Eric Firestone, artist talk at The Church, East End Photographers in Springs, an artist-surfer on his "Montauk Surf Journals."

Teen Thespians Lauded

Ten students from high schools here have been nominated for their accomplishments in theater by East End Arts, the organization that hosts the Teeny Awards annually.

Bits and Pieces 05.30.24

Piano duo at the Parrish Art Museum, celebrating Duke Ellington in Southampton, and a music fest highlights the history of Italian opera.

News for Foodies 05.30.24

BBC’s are back at Montauk’s Shark Bar, happy-hour specials at Bostwick’s on the Harbor, and a northern European wine class at Park Place.

In East Hampton, Road Projects Aplenty Ahead of Memorial Day

In the leadup to Memorial Day weekend, the New York State Department of Transportation, the Suffolk County Water Authority, and National Grid have been in the midst of a handful of projects affecting traffic in and around the heart of East Hampton Village. 

La biblioteca de East Hampton encuentra al poeta de 'Mi hija'

El mes pasado se descubrió un poema dentro de un libro para niños en la Biblioteca de East Hampton titulado “Para mi hija Samantha”. Sin otra información para continuar además del nombre del dúo madre-hija, Carmen y Samantha, la biblioteca recurrió a las redes sociales para correr la voz y encontrarlas. El domingo esa búsqueda llegó a su fin.

Powerful Storm Claims Yet Another Historic Elm

The mighty storm that blew through East Hampton Thursday morning felled a large limb from a historic elm tree — one of a dwindling number of such trees that help give East Hampton Village its character.

Appointments Available for Free Prostate Cancer Screenings

On Wednesday from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Stony Brook Medicine will host free prostate cancer screenings at the Phillips Family Cancer Center on County Road 39A in Southampton.
 

Handshakes, and Thanks

It’s a sign of a healthy community when you have good people vying for a public position, especially one that can be relatively thankless, like that of school board member. Barbara Dayton, the Springs School Board’s president who lost her seat in Tuesday’s election, is an example of an upstanding citizen who has worked hard, achieved much, and deserves a tip of the hat.

Rewilding Wild Turkeys

Back in 1992, when the state turned a few wild turkeys loose in the woods, few people, if any, anticipated how well they would do. These days they are as common as deer but somewhat less destructive. In ecological terms, wild turkeys are a good thing.