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The Elv-o-lution of Vegas

We’ll never tire of Elvis, and, when it comes to rock ’n’ roll, he represents the exponential leap from what was to what is, a point that is well made in Richard Zoglin’s “Elvis in Vegas,” which chronicles the King’s return to live performing from the self-imposed gulag of his B-movie-making period.

East End Eats: Wilting in Water Mill

What does it mean when a restaurant is virtually empty on a weekend evening in mid-August? It usually means sayonara, ciao, baby, make like a tree and leave.

News for Foodies: 08.29.19

A North Fork food tour, slices after 10, and the return of Almond restaurant's Artists and Writers series

Opinion: Au Courant Cool at Dia

There is something subversively exciting about viewing Jacqueline Humphries’s exhibition at Dia’s Dan Flavin Art Institute in Bridge­hampton.

Some Early Reveals From HIFF

Although it’s not even Labor Day yet, the Hamptons International Film Festival is already preparing for its big event over Columbus Day weekend. On Friday, the festival announced its opening night film, “Just Mercy,” and a group of other high profile films it plans to screen this year.

Muldaur, Feiffer, and More at Guild Hall

Guild Hall has a strong finish to summer with a salute to Jules Feiffer on the occasion of his 90th birthday, a concert of Jenni Muldaur and friends such as Rufus Wainwright, and a reception for the interior designer Tom Scheerer and his new book.

The Art Scene: 08.29.19

Group and solo shows opening this week from Montauk to Southampton

Bits and Pieces: 08.29.19

Mountain's Corky Laing at Canio's, a film about a slave trafficking family from New England, concerts, a benefit, and more

Name That Emu

The Center for Science Teaching and Learning in Rockville Centre wants Long Islanders to suggest names for its two recently arrived emus.

East Hampton Chamber's Director Is Moving On

Steven Ringel, the executive director of the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce, who helped launch the spring, fall, and summer fairs held in East Hampton Village, is leaving the post at the end of August, the chamber announced on Friday. 

Early Reveals from Hamptons Film Festival

The Hamptons International Film Festival is teasing out some of its selections for this year along with a featured talk with Alfre Woodard.

'A Positive Week for Water Quality'

Bacteria levels dropped to some of their lowest numbers all summer this week at many water bodies Concerned Citizens of Montauk tests, including some with consistently high levels like East Creek at Lake Montauk, which showed low levels of the enterococcus bacteria for the first time since March.

Air Traffic Up; Many Are Miffed

“Don’t shoot the messenger,” was the plea from Jim Brundige, manager of East Hampton Airport, as he told the town board on Tuesday that air traffic so far this year was up 7.5 percent over 2018.

Her Dream Became Their Mission

Janice Blair Whalen would have loved the idea of sending two children from the Linstead School, in an economically disadvantaged area in Jamaica, to the Ross School’s summer camp, her husband, Richard Whalen, said.

Fusion Ticket Fizzles

Members of the EH Fusion Party, a group of Republican, Independence Party, and Democratic candidates seeking to appear on a unified ticket on the Nov. 5 ballot, experienced another setback last week when a United States District judge for the Eastern District of New York dismissed the lawsuit it had brought against the Suffolk County Board of Elections and its Democratic and Republican commissioners.

Reject Hunting Pause

Hope gave way to disappointment on Tuesday when members of the East Hampton Group for Wildlife, having successfully lobbied the town board to talk about banning hunting on one weekend day during the hunting season, listened as just one of five members expressed support.

Are Feds ‘Delaying It to Death’?

Is the Trump administration attempting to halt the proliferation of offshore wind farms?

Denied Ag Housing, Owner Sues the Town

The owner of an agricultural reserve in Bridgehampton, who had been seeking permission from the Southampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals to construct agricultural housing on the property, filed legal notice in State Supreme Court last Thursday of his intent to sue the town.

Biden, Yang on Money Trail

Former Vice President Joe Biden, who leads a large group of hopefuls for the Democratic Party’s nomination to challenge President Trump next year, and Andrew Yang, who also seeks the party’s nomination, will benefit from fund-raisers scheduled for Saturday on the South Fork.

Security Window Too Secure

Come September, students, parents, and community members of the Bridgehampton School District will enter through a renovated vestibule featuring a secured entrance system. The receptionist, instead of sitting at a desk in the front hallway, will sit in a new office behind a thick glass window and “buzz in” visitors.