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Just when one thought it was safe to go back to the beaches shark attacks are increasing, not just off the east end of Long Island but across the whole country. Last year (2021) there was a 42% increase in confirmed cases of shark attacks according to a Florida site that focuses on such matters. Their experts claim...

A joyous sound will fill the air on July 30th from a tent in Bridgehampton. The Center’s Jazz Soul Celebration will be hosted by Don Lemon and have dancing to the Earth Wind & Fire Tribute Band and Jazz by local saxophonist John Ludlow Duo. They have so very much to celebrate this year! The Center not only...

It’s “Prime Time” in the Hamptons. This is what east end summer is all about. We are now at the stage of the summer season when folks are willing to pay premium prices to rent homes. Even as summer parking spaces in town and seats at popular restaurants become tough to come by, folks insist on vacationing in...

East Hampton's LongHouse Reserve celebrated its community of artists - past, present, and future - at their annual Summer Benefit, July 23rd. Titled ONWARD, a favorite expression of its founder Jack Lenor Larsen. Banished was the old-style sit-down dinner under a tent. Instead, LongHouse spread couches, canopied beds, rugs, and chairs throughout the garden under the stars, with...

This summer, 11 female founded brands will host a bespoke shopping experience in Amagansett.  On July 26 & 27th from 11am to 6pm, the brands will collectively debut their latest collections at The Reform Club in the 21 House.  Set on a picturesque property, step into their summer home, that will evoke a feeling of being in your...

On Saturday, August 6th the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF Hamptons) (www.arfhamptons.org) will host the Bow Wow Meow Ball @home. The evening will celebrate ARF’s life-saving work and honor Kathleen and Charlie Marder with the Champion of Animals Award. Kathleen and Charlie Marder started their landscaping business in 1975, just a year after ARF was founded,...

The LongHouse Reserve's annual Summer Benefit is back on Saturday July 23rd, at 6pm. Celebrate artists - past, present, and future! This year themed, ONWARD, as their founder Jack Lenor Larsen often said, we come together and enjoy each other's company on a warm and festive summer evening in our glorious 16-acre sculpture garden and nature reserve. Wander...

Sometimes one forgets what they have until it's gone. The Springs General Store has been a beacon of excellence not only for decades but for well over a century and a half! Hopefully it continues, but there is no denying that present owner Kristi Hood has kept the historic general store to the highest standards. The Springs General...

It comes around every June like a lamb but by mid-July it roars like a lion. I am talking about summertime on the east end, and for that matter everywhere. It’s a magical time and wherever you are transforms into a magical place. This is especially true on the east end. Perhaps too many times I say the...

Jill Zarin star of the Real Housewives of New York and Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Ex-Wives Club, sets a date for the revival of her invitation only, Jill Zarin’s Luxury Luncheon to benefit the Bobby Zarin Memorial Trust in Southampton Saturday, July 16th. Celebrity event planners Sean Koski and Brian Kelly, co-founders of Ticket2Events will produce the...