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Sag Harbor is one of the most unique hamlets in the Hamptons. When it celebrated its 300-year anniversary back in 2007, I was tasked with writing a three-part series on its history. Over the last twenty years I have witnessed yet another evolution to perhaps the most “chic” place to spend an evening in the Hamptons. Once literally...

The word Lobster brings forth a concept of both dining in luxury or at perhaps outdoors at dock restaurant that celebrates seafood. For others it manifests the idea of cooking a lobster at home for oneself or guests. Here are some ways to prepare a Lobster at home. The information presented is from researching expert advice. Lobsters are...

It’s amazing to me what people will complain about, organize and fight against in the Hamptons. For me, the leaf blower ban is on that list. Here’s the complaint. People need landscaping, landscapers use leaf blowers that make noise, the noise is too loud, hence we should make leaf blowers illegal. Oh, and since they run on gas,...

There is no denying there is a powerful momentum aiming at propelling us all into a tremendous summer season on the east end. There is optimism even with the reality of high gasoline prices that are at the least very annoying. An extremely wealthy friend said about the gas prices, “You know I can afford it, but it’s...

When some folks think of summer, pleasant thoughts of lobster rolls and wonderful lobster dinners at their favorite seafood places come to mind quickly. It’s fascinating but in the year 2019 just in the U.S.A. alone, 202.83 million pounds of lobsters were reportedly recorded at commercial landings. There is a process to commercially harvesting lobsters. It is hard...

The Bridgehampton Museum is thrilled to announce the premiere of its Distinguished Lecturer Series in April. This bimonthly series will present informal talks with noted authors, historians, and poets about their work and process. The discussions will take place on alternating Thursdays beginning April 7, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The series marks the museum's reopening after...

Coffee. It’s amazing. It’s your morning. It’s your conversation. It’s your life. Coffee is a wonderful part of being alive and having a good coffee shop is always a welcome business anywhere in the world. In Bridgehampton, a unique coffee shop exists that goes way back to the old school days of the Hamptons. I’m talking back when...

There was a time when lobsters piled up along the coastline more than a foot tall. Of course, that was also the time there just weren’t too many people living anywhere on Long Island. Historians point out the native inhabitants used lobsters to fertilize their lands, more so than to eat. Research about the first 1620’s Thanksgiving  dinner...

It is officially spring now. The flowers and the fruit trees are waking up from what always seems to be a long dark winter. Suddenly there is more magic to every new morning’s sunshine along with the evening’s sunsets. I for one believes the sunsets on the east end of Long Island are as beautiful and dramatic as...

I was in the Saunders & Associates office in Bridgehampton walking by real estate agent Drew Green’s desk and noticed that he was watching a youtube video entitled, “How to play pickleball”. His back was straight, his eyes were focuses, he was zeroed in. Pickleball is life. “Drew what’s with the pickleball?” “Oh Dave, it’s a great game,...