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In East Hampton, a designer shop called Balenciaga was robbed by five people who ran into the store and stole $90,000 worth of handbags and then high tailed it in an SUV leading to a high-speed chase. They broke down with a flat tire and were arrested in Manorville. When I heard about this news, I was completely...

With mask mandates ending, and vaccination politics subsiding, the east end world is springing back to life. That means live shows and big parties along with fancy galas will no longer be considered health-risking events. I have always been a people watching person, and the east end in prime season is the Super Bowl of people watching. It...

The Loves Bites fundraiser hosted by The Clubhouse Hamptons to benefit Katy’s Courage will take place on Saturday, March 12th from 6:30-9:30 p.m. This event will feature top chefs, restaurants, and entertainment that can only be found on the East End. Katy’s Courage is a non-profit organization that honors Katy Stewart, a precious little girl who inspired all...

Katy’s Courage will be hosting their tenth annual skate-a-thon at Buckskill Winter Club on Saturday, March 12th beginning at 10:30 a.m. Katy’s Courage is a non-profit organization that honors Katy Stewart, a precious little girl who inspired all who knew her throughout her short lifetime before she passed away of a rare pediatric cancer at 12 years young.

Covid-19 feels like it's come to an end, at least the hysteria of it all anyway, and without a doubt, it has fundamentally changed the Hamptons. Not only has every New Yorker that can make $500k a year on Zoom has bought or is currently stalking real estate out here, but the dynamics of who is local is...

Now twenty years into the twenty-first century, the cell phone/smartphone is an important tool for everyone. Every day we all now rely on these devices for banking, work, communication, social media, and even things like paying for Starbucks. Some households don’t even have landlines anymore. Cell phone coverage on the east end, although much better than it was,...

We sometimes take our freedoms and peace for granted. We pursue happiness and a sweet life with every new day. As we watch places where people are still dying to be free, we know there is always a price paid for freedom. The older one gets, the more one understands that. The peacefulness and quiet of the early...

The Church is thrilled to present author, pundit and Sag Harbor resident John Avlon speaking on his new, widely-praised and important book LINCOLN AND THE FIGHT FOR PEACE. Described by the publisher as “a groundbreaking, revelatory history of Abraham Lincoln’s plan to secure a just and lasting peace after the Civil War—a vision that inspired future presidents as...

The world’s greatest real estate exists in the Hamptons and the world’s greatest real estate game is the game of Monopoly. So it is fitting that the makers of Monopoly are releasing a custom Hamptons Monopoly Board this summer with properties on the board matching up with properties in the Hamptons. The marketing manager for Top Trumps, which...

All over the local internet, there have been comments about February’s weather. One day it was mild for this time of year. Then literally the next day it snowed a few inches only to be followed by extremely high winds with rain. East End Long Island weather is like that. Yes, the older you get, the more you...