Hurricane Idalia’s overnight surge to Category 4 has been attributed to record warmth in the oceans.

Suffolk’s enforcement of the accommodation tax was overdue. Far too many property owners using Airbnb and its competitors to handle sub-30-day rentals were operating as de facto hotels, but not paying up.

A new monument honoring the freedom-seekers who landed in search of water in Montauk in 1839 is important in recognizing Long Island’s role in a critical moment in American history.

Cerberus, my 28-foot-long Cape Dory sloop, is heavy enough to have its own gravitational pull, at least into the bilge. A stubborn black goo has settled there and if the floorboard is lifted it smells like the bathroom in the Mos Eisley Cantina in the first “Star Wars.”

Beach plum jelly, made from the juice of the fruit, is far and away the most popular thing to cook from beach plums, but there are other things, less obvious things, you can do with your harvest.

A college drop-off and a first glimpse of the empty nest.

The Hampton Classic must know me by now. I’ve only been covering the show since 1979.

Thinking about my youth in Amagansett both takes me back in time and roots me firmly in the present.

The latest South Fork real estate transactions, dutifully reported.

The Shinnecock Powwow will run from tomorrow through Monday at the nation's powwow grounds on West Church Street on the Shinnecock Reservation. One of the largest Native American gatherings on the East Coast, the powwow draws participants from all over the Americas for three and a half days of competitive and ceremonial dancing, music, entertainment, prayers, and food.

East Hampton Town closed its beaches to swimming midday on Wednesday due to dangerous surf conditions.

The fall season has already begun or soon will for a number of East Hampton High School's teams. Presumably, given the fact that eight of the 11 made the postseason in 2022, the prospects are likewise promising this year.

Christopher Byrne considers the life and work of Terrence McNally, a giant of the American theater.

Toby Lightman hit it big in her early 20s, signing a record deal and opening for Prince, but it was in part his advice that led her to go independent and release studio-quality work under her own label.

A Parrish panel on James Brooks had curatorial observations, a protégé's reminiscences, and the context of his time and place in midcentury Springs.

Hindman, a Chicago-based auction house, is expanding to New York City and the East End in an effort to meet clients and collectors where they live, and to connect with new clients as well.

At its annual Landscape Luncheon, LongHouse Reserve will honor Abra Lee, a horticulturist whose lecture will illuminate the untold stories of America’s Black gardeners, farmers, and growers.

The Hamptons International Film Festival has announced its poster artist, Susan Meiselas, a documentary photographer, plus several additional film it will screen.

Sculpture by Sally Richardson in Montauk, artists’ panel at the Parrish, open studios in Springs, Bert Stern and Hilary Helfant at Keyes Art, April Gornik in Chelsea, photojournalism in Sag Harbor, Anne Raymond and Chris Kelly in Montauk.

Comedy at the Southampton Cultural Center, silent disco at Guild Hall, classical music festival at LTV Studios, jazz at the Parrish Art Museum.