It’s a rare thing to be part of an all-female crew on a sailboat, and yet that’s where I found myself in the middle of Noyac Bay.

Sartiano's, the ultra-upscale Italian restaurant owned by Scott Sartiano, owner of the private membership club Zero Bond in New York, is now taking reservations at the Hedges Inn for its new 80-seat summer pop-up. East Hampton Village officials are keeping a watchful eye on it, even appealing to the State Liquor Authority to question the establishment's liquor license.

Looking ahead to its Disney World competition trip in 2025, Our Fabulous Variety Show, a nonprofit performing arts group, will hold a bake sale fund-raiser on Friday at the East Hampton Farmers Market.

Taylor Barton is on a roll, having released both a novel and a five-song album of music in June.