Tap dancing has made a big comeback in recent years, and two upcoming events will incorporate the dance form to illustrate important events in American history.

After 26 years in the kitchen, Lee Hanson, a longtime Hamptons weekender, with his co-chef Riad Nasr have worked in some of the most buzzworthy restaurants in New York: Balthazar, Minetta Tavern, Pastis, and Schiller’s Liquor Bar. They opened Frenchette in TriBeCa in 2018.

A wine tasting event, a benefit with samples of area restaurants, a talk on Loaves and Fishes, and more.

What exactly is the acceptable racial alchemy for fiction?

And this week in part two of the mother of all Trump book reviews? The reality TV star gets political.

The popular series “Impractical Jokers” is the basis for a feature-length movie directed by Southampton’s Chris Henchy and opening on Friday.

Who doesn’t love a good corridor exhibition? If you’re not sure how to answer that, my suggestion is to go visit Guild Hall and take a stroll through its education corridor while “Carly Haffner: In the Woods” is still on view through this weekend.

The Grammy-Award winning trumpeter Randy Brecker, will be at Ed's Lobster Bar in Sag Harbor on Feb. 27.

This year, Guild Hall will honor Salman Rush­die, Dorothea Rockburne, Barry Sonnenfeld, and Ted Hartley at its Academy of the Arts annual lifetime achievement awards on March 3.

Gornik in New York, Black History Month at RJD, Giard in Soho, and more

Santana Tribute

The Heart of Springs will hold a Valentine’s Day sing-along Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. at Fellowship Hall. 

"Senior Pods" at the Suffolk County jail keep men 55-plus safe from "reckless youth," sheriff says.

Residents of Northwest Woods vociferously objected to an AT&T plan to build a 185-foot-tall cell tower in their neighborhood at an East Hampton Town Planning Board public hearing on Feb. 5.     

One week after the principals of a bike-sharing company pitched the East Hampton Town Board on a trial program in Montauk this spring and summer, current and former owners of bicycle shops were among those pushing back on the idea. 

Hemp farmers and other members of  New York State’s emerging cannabis industry weighed in on the crop’s economic potential and the prospect of marijuana legalization at a forum in Sag Harbor on Saturday.     

The trial of the owner of the Petit Bleu children’s store in East Hampton Village, who was cited by code enforcement for placing two stuffed golden retrievers at the entrance to her shop, was held Monday in East Hampton Town Justice Court.

Sewerage for downtown would let store owners convert upper floors to affordable housing for seasonal workers.

Employees of the Town of East Hampton, as well as owners of newly installed low-nitrogen septic systems, were struck by scenes of startling déjà vu last week.

The pediatric flu season this year is shaping up to be an intense one, with local schools reporting dozens of confirmed cases of sick children being kept at home.