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After launching “Kate Spade New York” in 1993, the trio comprised of Kate Spade, her husband Andy Spade, and her beloved friend Elyce Arons launched their new colorful brand: “Frances Valentine” in 2016. Currently, Frances Valentine has 5 shops located in New York, Palm Beach, Sag Harbor, Houston and Southampton. Frances Valentine's Southampton storefront marks the brand's fifth...

As already reported, a state judge last Monday afternoon issued a temporary restraining order in effect blocking East Hampton Town’s announced plans to temporarily close East Hampton Airport at midnight on May 17. This has caused some confusion about what can happen, what might happen, and what will happen. It is really hard to predict the future in...

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons announces it will host an online auction and preview cocktail party to raise money for the cats and dogs at the ARF Adoption Center in East Hampton. The benefit designer auction, chaired by ARF Board members Lisa McCarthy, Alex Papachristidis, and Katharine Rayner, will kick off with a Preview Cocktail Party...

Perhaps an underestimated jewel of the east end might be its beautiful bays and all their waterfront beauty. Not everyone gets to go out on the water and enjoy the feeling of wide-open space while on the bays and seeing the unspoiled coasts and beaches. Southampton Town’s 293.71 sq. miles consists of 139.19 sq. miles of land and...

If you work at any golf course in the Hamptons, you probably know a guy named Paul Dickinson. The guy is an absolute beast on the golf course. Hailing from Montauk, Paul Dickinson is currently playing in the PGA Championship at the Southern Hills Country Club in Oklahoma. This year, the winner’s purse is $2.16 million. The overall...

The Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge on Noyac Road in Sag Harbor is a place to experience nature close up. Located on the Jessups Neck peninsula, the 187-acre refuge is notable for its diversity of habitats, which include upland forest, fields, ponds, salt and freshwater marshes, sandy and rocky beaches, 3 miles of shoreline on the bay...

William Paley, the CBS founder, had many homes including one in Southampton Village. Paley once said, “ I found in life, it was the things I thought I overpaid for that gave me the most lasting pleasure.” Wow, would he love living in these times in the Hamptons in 2022. As for me, at sixty-something I believe the...

I have been fortunate enough to avoid Covid-19 thus far. A few days ago however, I was sure my luck had changed. It was so sudden. I woke up and was unbearably congested, I had a deep, nasty cough and my voice sounded like there was a frog in my throat. “Honey, I’m pretty sure I got Covid!!!...

This Saturday, head to the Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station from 10am to 1pm for International Water Safety Day and learn about ways to stay safe in the water this summer. Each summer, lifeguards rescue swimmers daily out of the ocean in the Hamptons and many of these rescue can be prevented with a good general knowledge...

Join the Westhampton Rotary Club for Rotary ROCKS!, a concert of hit music from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and today, performed by the popular East End bands En Fuego and Bingo Bango. The event will be held on Sunday, May 15, at 7:00 p.m. at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center and includes a cash bar and...