Prudence Peiffer’s new book, “The Slip,” focuses on the artists who lived in abject riverfront lofts on Coenties Slip in Lower Manhattan during the formative years of their careers before going on to art world success.

The East Hampton Historical Society’s House and Garden Tour will feature two Devon Colony estates, Grey Gardens, and other notable and notorious properties.

The Holiday Makers Market at The Church in Sag Harbor will feature textiles, jewelry, home goods, health and beauty items, artworks, ceramics, clothing, and food, all by East End artisans, as well as a print exhibition and an outdoor singalong.

Eight local arts organizations receive state grants, Studio 54 comes to LTV, comedy shows in Southampton and Sag Harbor, celebrating Billy Joel in Stony Brook.

Ukraine benefit at White Room, big group show at Tripoli, Helen Harrison on the movie "Pollock," benefit for Planned Parenthood at Mark Borghi, Margaret Garrett solo in Manhattan.

A recent arrival to Southampton, El Verano is a sophisticated Mexican restaurant with complex dishes, some rare ingredients, an elegant interior, and excellent and knowledgable service.

Rowdy Hall has moved to new quarters in Amagansett with all the old favorites and lots of new offerings, Dopo has winter prix fixe menus in Bridgehampton and Southampton, and Southold Social has a Bedell wine dinner coming up.

Three fire departments battled a blaze Wednesday afternoon that destroyed a house on Springs-Fireplace Road near Harrison Avenue in Springs. The house had been unoccupied but for multiple pets, which are thought to have died in the fire.

As East Hampton Town officials labor to alleviate the scarcity of affordable housing, the president of a nonprofit community development organization pitched its assistance to property owners in financing the creation of accessory dwelling units.

The five original sites making up East Hampton Town’s emergency communications infrastructure have been upgraded and are operational, as is an additional site off East Lake Drive in Montauk and a temporary installation on Gann Road in Springs, the latter pending a permanent tower at Camp Blue Bay in that hamlet.

A man charged last year with violating East Hampton Town’s rental registry law has succeeded in having evidence from Airbnb suppressed, with Town Justice Lisa R. Rana ruling that it was improperly obtained.

East Hampton Town Councilwoman Kathee Burke-Gonzalez, who won the race for town supervisor last week, announced an initial transition plan for 2024 on Monday. She stressed the importance of identifying residents to serve on appointed boards, citizens committees, and the open seat on the town board, her election to supervisor having created a vacancy.

East Hampton Town and its union workers had ratified a new contract. Under it, C.S.E.A. members will see a $2,000 across-the-board increase to their base wages in 2024, on top of a $3,000 base wage hike implemented in 2023. In addition, the union members’ new base wages will increase by 4 percent annually in the first three years of the contract, and by 5 percent in 2027, its final year.

Five people spoke during the East Hampton Town Trustees’ public hearing on Monday regarding whether the body will permanently prohibit new docks in Three Mile Harbor, where docks are not prohibited now on its eastern shore, and enact other changes to its dock policy.

This 1946 football schedule belonged to Lorraine Loris (1929-2006), a member of that year’s junior class who attended at least four of the six games played that season, when East Hampton went 3-3.

Springs students report on their school's celebration of World Kindness Day.

“We have exciting news,” the East Hampton Library’s young-adult department said on its website as it announced plans to expand the existing Y.A. room, which was last renovated about seven years ago.

The Montauk School District and its longtime architect, John Tanzi, are parting ways amicably as the district seeks a firm specializing in school architecture, according to Joshua Odom, Montauk’s superintendent. The school board voted in October to end the contract.

Ahh, the joys of growing up — now told in musical form and performed by the young actors and musicians from South Fork Performing Arts this weekend in their production of "Dear Edwina Jr." Plus: Amber Waves at the Amagansett Library, escape rooms for teens, henna art in Montauk, kids' movies, and more.

The Springs School Board canceled a public work session that was to be held Tuesday to put its search for a new superintendent “on fast forward,” the district superintendent, Debra Winter, said this week.