Every morning is a double espresso kind of morning around this ranch — the Double-Bar-E Crazy Ranch on Edwards Lane.

Funny that it took my daughter heading up and over to college in western New York for me to at last appreciate the state I grew up in.

There were 18 here the other night, and now, as is the case most of the year, just the two of us and O’en.

Walking the dog was fine. Tennis was fine. Life was fine. Until Labor Day, when my knee blew up like a balloon. So what do you recommend, doc?

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Bruce J. Hoek of Clearwater Beach, Springs, died on Friday after an illness. He was 73. Mr. Hoek was a Air Force veteran and a 20-year member of the Fire Department in White Plains, N.Y.

Kevin Francis Konzet, formerly of Springs, died of a heart attack on Nov. 25 at home in Cornelius, N.C. He was 68. The family will receive visitors on Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral Mass will be said on Friday at 11 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church here, with burial to follow at the church cemetery on Cedar Street.

The Pushcart “Best of the Small Presses” anthology is back, offering a wide spectrum of voices and contributions that survey abuses specific to our moment.

The Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center announced this week it is seeking donations of shoeboxes filled with holiday gifts for girls and boys in the community.

For Jacqui Lofaro, the founder of Hamptons Doc Fest, her own experience making documentaries nurtured her passion for the form.

"Miracle on 34th Street" arrives at the Southampton Cultural Center as a live musical radio play.

Hamptons Doc Fest returns Friday with eight days of documentary screenings at two Sag Harbor venues.

Miami Art Week returns with in-person art fairs, luring East End galleries and artists to the Sunshine State.

Opera live from the Met, L.G.B.T. film and discussion, music at the Sag Harbor Church, comedy at the Clubhouse, and more

A gallery tour at Guild Hall, life-drawing classes at Southampton Arts Center, and the annual "collective" group show at Tripoli

After much time devoted to perfecting the recipes, Tate's Bake Shop has released two vegan cookie varieties with crispy texture and buttery flavor.

A three-course Greek prix fixe at Elaia, Hampton Chutney on the move, Hanukkah offerings, and specials at Old Stove Pub and Manna

The East Hampton Masons and the East Hampton High School Student Association are seeking vendors to take part in their upcoming walk-through holiday light show, to be held the weekends of Dec. 10 and 11 and Dec. 17 and 18.

Loaves and Fishes features Goodale Farm on the North Fork in its December cookbook, which highlights holiday food and entertaining. Here, a few recipes as an appetizer