In Iris Smyles’s new story collection, the pithy brilliance pours forth like water from a sculptural fountain.

In speaking to representatives of several South Fork cultural organizations, it was clear that virtual programming is here to stay in some form.

For a new show at the Parrish Art Museum, Racquel Chevremont and Mickalene Thomas bring together more than 50 works by six female artists of color.

According to the National Safety Council, 70 percent of child safety seats are installed improperly and car accidents are the second-leading cause of death in children 12 months and under. With those sobering statistics in mind, the Southampton Town Police Department will sponsor free car seat safety checks on Saturday for parents and guardians who want to ensure their kids travel safely.

Like Chicago in 2003, East Hampton Town owns its airport, free of promises to the F.A.A. But unlike in the Windy City, there is a growing contingent of residents who say East Hampton’s should be closed.

There should no longer be any mistaking the racist core of what has become of the Republican Party, both nationally and in our own state.

Spring is a time for paying attention, for noticing things.

The traditional Irish tune “Whiskey in the Jar” is told from the perspective of a highwayman, a bold deceiver and drunken carouser who meets with an English officer, Captain Farrell, on the Cork and Kerry Mountains.

A plea for no phones at the wheel, before artificial intelligence takes over the roads.

Ukraine, though its people’s suffering has been appalling, has decidedly not been an easy toss out. We’re rooting for it.

Honeybees will not make a hole in your house, but they will take advantage of an existing one. So be sure to take a good look around your property and seal up all cracks and crevices.

The week in reader comment.

The painter Gaines Ruger Donoho’s house gets an addition in 1897, a 1922 report looks at potato planting on the South Fork, and “the Hamptons as playground” is dissected in a 1947 Holiday magazine article.

Here's a snapshot of real estate dealings from Montauk to Southampton Village.

Voters across the South Fork approved their districts' 2022-23 budgets in Tuesday's vote. In the only districts with contested school board races, Springs and Sag Harbor, Emma Field and Erik Fredrickson were elected to the Springs board and Grainne Coen and Ronald Reed won seats in Sag Harbor.

The 11th annual Montauk Music Festival will bring more than 80 performers from near and far to the hamlet for four days of music starting Thursday at 6:30 p.m., with an opening party at the Westlake Fish House featuring music by 10 festival bands, cocktails, appetizers, and dancing.

Young adults have lots of fun opportunities coming up this week at the East Hampton Library.

Dense, foggy conditions over the weekend caused some anxiety for boaters and fishermen alike. The fishing was good in many locales, however, as the waters continue to warm up.

Four singles and four doubles players on East Hampton High School’s boys tennis team, which recently finished the regular season at 15-1 in league play, achieved all-county status last weekend in the Division IV tournament at William Floyd High School.

Three East Hampton High School senior student-athletes received $1,000 scholarships and two adults were honored by the Old Montauk Athletic Club at the Clubhouse in Wainscott last Thursday.