Inspired by Japan’s izakayas, or informal taverns or pubs, Kumiso has opened in a small space in East Hampton with a creative menu of snacks, buns, salads, and ramens, all at reasonable prices.

Eric Fischl’s artistry on Kidd Squid cans, a rare blend from Bedell, Navy Beach for Maui, the U.S. Open and other fun in Greenport, the Cookery on the road.

A man who attempted to gain access last week to the stage at an Upper East Side event where the actress Drew Barrymore was being interviewed has been arrested by Southampton Town police on a misdemeanor charge of stalking.

An upcoming real estate auction coordinated by the Suffolk County Division of Economic Development and Planning and planned for Oct. 12 lists a handful of properties in East Hampton and Southampton Towns as available for bidding.

It's time for the Hampton Classic once again, where Ava Lynch, an up-and-coming teen equestrian from Wainscott, will saddle up with passion in her heart and ribbons in her sights. She gave EAST magazine a close-up look into the world of competitive riding. There’s a myth, Ava says, that competitive riding “is easy, that anyone can do it, or that it isn’t a sport. That’s just not true.”

The weeklong Hampton Classic, an International Federation of Equestrian Sports’ five-star-rated show, with more than 200 classes in six rings on showgrounds off Snake Hollow Road in Bridgehampton, is to begin at 8 a.m. Sunday with leadline classes for children 2 through 7 in the Grand Prix ring that are to be judged by Joe Fargis, a three-time Olympic medalist.

A three-mile hike on Gerard Drive in Springs on Saturday organized by the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society and the East Hampton Historical Society will feature both the beauty and some of the history of Accabonac Harbor and Gardiner's Bay.

The New York State Supreme Court judge who imposed a temporary restraining order preventing East Hampton Town from closing its airport and reopening it with restrictions imposed on flight activity, and later held the town in civil contempt for violating that order, ruled last week that the town must pay almost $178,000 in two plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees within 30 days.

A hearing in New York State Supreme Court in Riverhead regarding the Maidstone Gun Club in Wainscott, which remains shuttered under a temporary restraining order imposed in December, was adjourned at the request of attorneys for the plaintiffs, a group of seven nearby property owners seeking the club’s permanent closure, “so that the parties may engage in settlement discussions.”

After 40 years on the force, it’s not a single rewarding moment that stands out for East Hampton Village Police Chief Michael Tracey but rather “the little things. Maybe you pull someone over and they’re scared to death, their hands are shaking, and you can put them at ease. You have to be willing, and awake, and paying attention, to see the opportunity to make a difference.”

Sag Harbor now has its own chapter of Moms Demand Action, an advocacy group that was formed the day after the mass school shooting in Sandy Hook, Conn., in December 2012. “We believe the power of this issue unifies us by gathering as a community with the unique resolve of mothers and caregivers,” said Meredith Burns, a Sag Harbor mom who is encouraging other parents to join the conversation.

Brigid Collins, who has spent 16 years at the Montauk School as its assistant principal, summer school principal, and coordinator of curriculum and enrichment, has accepted a new role as superintendent of the Andes Central School District in upstate New York.

Amanda Calabrese, an East Hampton native and former lifeguard at Ditch Plain and Indian Wells Beaches, with her friend Greta Meyer, has disrupted the female hygiene industry so prominently that they have been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2023.

Prestino the Magician will perform a magic show for an all-ages audience on Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 3 at the East Hampton Library. Plus: movies, arts and crafts, trivia night, giant games, and more on the calendar for kids and teens.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center on Friday served as a venue for Gov. Kathy Hochul to underscore New York State’s $7 billion investment in making child care more affordable and accessible for working parents. The State Legislature is contributing $425,000 to the center’s $3.3 million overhaul, which saw the 70-year-old facility tripled in size up to 7,000 square feet, modernized, and equipped with amenities to support and encourage an underserved segment of youth in Bridgehampton and nearby areas.

A piano tuner comes to Sag Harbor. That's 1898. One hundred years later, outraged citizens sang a tune of complaint when they gathered in an effort to stop the Rennert monstrosity in the Sagaponack dunes.

In recent weeks a deadly bacterium found in warm seawater and in raw seafood has killed at least three people in New York and Connecticut, including a Brookhaven Town resident, and sickened at least one resident of East Hampton Town.

An allegation of antisemitism arose during an Aug. 11 East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals meeting that included a public hearing on the Jewish Center of the Hamptons’ application to add an outdoor pavilion with an amplification system and lighting to its Woods Lane property.

This 1951 image of Sara Chisholm Farrington (1907-1992), an accomplished hunter, sportfisherwoman, and author, comes from The East Hampton Star’s archive.

The East Hampton Town Board hired a neutral investigator to probe personnel matters within the Town Police Department in light of the scathing complaint filed in June by Officer Andrea M. Kess alleging she is a victim of gender-based discrimination and harassment in a hostile work environment.