Zakura restaurant in Amagansett has opened a takeaway site on Newtown Lane in East Hampton, with many items from the restaurant and some new offerings as well.

What happens if you do away with homework and grades in schools? Is the traditional "raise your hand" mentality a best practice in classrooms? What happens if you do away with competition and instead encourage collaboration? These are the kinds of questions on the minds of progressive educators and writers like Alfie Kohn, who will be the speaker at Friday's "Child-Centered Conversation" cosponsored by the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center, the Hayground School, and the Bridgehampton School District.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Friday issued its annual reminder to New Yorkers to steer clear of marine mammals that have come ashore. Whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals, the D.E.C. reminds us, "are protected by federal and state laws to ensure they are not harmed and to keep people at a safe distance."

Tripoli Patterson has organized a pop-up exhibition in Australia, where he competed in the World Qualifying Series, a surfing competition, 19 years ago.