Again with controversies surrounding the newly popular bicycle from 125 years ago. And much more ripped from the pages of Ye Olde Star.

Enough with the overblown Artists and Writers Softball Game, and other salient comments from our readers.

Hurricane Idalia’s overnight surge to Category 4 has been attributed to record warmth in the oceans.

Suffolk’s enforcement of the accommodation tax was overdue. Far too many property owners using Airbnb and its competitors to handle sub-30-day rentals were operating as de facto hotels, but not paying up.