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A favorite event in the Hampton Bays area is the Hampton Bays Beautification Association's annual Garden Party that raises funds to support the maintenance of the many gardens the organization has created -- and continues to create -- and maintain in town. In addition to caring for eight gardens, the organization also decorates the town for spring, autumn...

On a beautiful day with Summer on the horizon, it was so great to see the connection, not the fractures, in Sag Harbor Village. People—like you, me, and John Steinbeck—love this place and draw from its boundless inspiration. It's easy to see why people have and continue to hold Sag Harbor Village so close in their hearts; however,...

It’s a waiting process every year. Even Thomas Jefferson was amazed his one year living in New York City back in 1790 how short and cold the spring season was in New York compared to Virginia. He said it seemed to go from winter to summer “in like one week.” In the spring of 1790, Thomas Jefferson actually...

On April 6th, 2023 Derek Lam 10 Crosby expanded its timeless designs and elegant style with the opening of its first store on 20 Newton Lane in the heart of East Hampton. This new store is the start of their nationwide expansion. I recently connected with the team in East Hampton and I was extremely impressed with the beautiful...

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF) announces it will hold their Grand Re-Opening Celebration on Saturday, May 27 to unveil its Forever Home. The public is welcome to stop by between 12 and 4 PM to see the critical improvements made to the ARF campus over the past 21 months.  In development for over a decade,...

This summer, the esteemed French perfume house Diptyque will be unveiling a new boutique in East Hampton, located at 11 Newtown Lane. Diptyque's iconic Baies candles have become an essential element of Hampton Homes' ambience. Started by three aesthetic adventurers in Paris in 1961, Diptyque is a pioneering perfumery, a precursor of the art of living through the...

If you are in your sixties or beyond, you have likely experienced many Memorial Day weekends. I can vividly recall walking in my Cub Scout uniform with hundreds of others down Wolf Lane onto Main Street when I was nine. Decades later, I watched my daughters march the same route as Brownies. After participating in that first parade,...

You’ll find me at Townline BBQ for Trivia Night every Thursday night. I’m not necessarily a “trivia person,” per se. Although my areas of expertise have been described as trivial, I am—if nothing else—self-confident enough to consider things I think are things I know…I am willing to admit that I’m not actually very helpful. Keeping things interesting, there...

John Ryan Jr. is like the Mitch Buchannon of the Hamptons, leading an exciting event dedicated to water safety in Amagansett. On Saturday, May 20th, from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M., the Amagansett Life-Saving Station will be bustling with interactive activities and discussions as it joins the worldwide celebration of International Water Safety Day. “We are all connected...

Baron’s Cove is kicking off the summer season this Sunday, May 21st from 1:00-4:00 p.m. The friends of the John Jermain Memorial Library are hosting this fundraiser to be held at Baron’s Cove, located at 31 West Water Street in Sag Harbor. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and dessert will be offered to all those in attendance. Award-winning authors Hillary...