The idea of downing a brisk brew now and again is growing on me. It seems to match my middle-aged self, my slower self, my more contented self.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 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. 

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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.

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.

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.
 

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.