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You may have noticed a new frozen yogurt shop opened on Main Street in Bridgehampton. At first glance, you think surely it must be an NYC business making a run for Hamptons customers. How wrong you would be—"Sundaes on Main” is as local as it gets.  Everything about this shop is authentic, adorable, local, and smart. It is...

South Fork Sea Farmers’ 4th annual “Shell it Out” fundraiser is happening August 7, 2022 in Springs from 4pm to 6:30pm. The event features a silent auction with goods and services donated by local businesses which support the mission of South Fork Sea Farmers. Most notably, three incredible East End artists – Daniel Vernola, Aaron Warkov and Kurt...

On Wednesday, July 27th, the Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF) launched the return of the Week of Hope, a village-wide effort in Southampton, NY, to raise mental health awareness.  Dozens of shops downtown will display a giant yellow HOPE statement balloon by their door to symbolize their commitment to advancing conversation about mental health. HDRF founder Audrey Gruss and...

On Friday evening, July 29th  the beautifully restored Canoe Place Inn in Hampton Bays was the setting for a celebration of the publication of Growing Up Getty: The Story of America's Most Unconventional Dynasty by James Reginato. Hamptons.com spoke with the author about his background and his new book. Mr. Reginato has a distinguished career in publishing, having...

It’s been more than two years since the start of the pandemic where there was a significant increase in animal adoptions, known as the “pandemic puppy craze.” Now, animal shelters across the country have been experiencing a lull in adoptions. Bideawee is one of the country’s oldest and most respected animal welfare and pet adoption organizations. They have locations in...

My first full-time year in the Hamptons started as a weekend and lasted a decade. I paid rent to a host of folks thinking I’d be moving back to NYC. Somehow the east end helped me transition to a very happily remarried east end guy. This tale all started with me, a divorced dad having a fateful ride...

Traffic in the Hamptons is time sensitive. Going east from 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and west from 4 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. has become quite an ordeal. The initial expansion of “Highway 39” back around 2006-2007, in which the two-lane road was expanded to four and in some places six lanes, no longer is alleviating the traffic...

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...