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The construction and purchase of modular housing has gained popularity, including on the South Fork of Eastern Long Island.   Modular housing, once considered inferior to “stick-built” on-site construction, has not only overcome that stigma, but is considered by many to be superior and less expensive than the more traditional home. Reasons offered include the fact that modular...

The Watermill Center held an intimate conversation with artist and writer, John Elizabeth Stintzi on Wednesday, March 30th. Viewpoints is The Watermill Center’s year-round conversation series, granting artists and art enthusiasts the opportunity to gather and discuss creative themes vital to the contemporary moment. Hosted at both its East End campus and online, Viewpoints engages with the community...

Bostwick’s Chowder House will reopen for the 2022 season on Thursday, March 31. Business hours, leading into the summer, will be Thursday through Sunday beginning at 11:30 a.m. Takeout will also be available and orders can be placed by visiting www.bostwickschowderhouse.com or by calling 631-324-111. Every time I drive by the place is packed with locals, day trippers and first timers....

For the first time in two years, I went to the movie theater. The experience was everything I wanted it to be and more. The Sag Harbor Cinema is a sensational theater, and one of the best parts about it is a great rooftop bar on the third floor. Among the charm of having a cool bar on...

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,...

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce new dates for the start of The Grift, the immersive, site-specific theater experience written and directed by Tom Salamon, which is scheduled to be performed at Bay Street Theater and throughout Sag Harbor village. Performances of The Grift now begin Thursday, March 24, and continue through Sunday,...

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...

Guild Hall recently announced their final two exhibitions of 2021, including 90 Years: Selections from the Permanent Collection, in the Moran and Woodhouse galleries and a selection of works by the winner of the 2018 Artist Members Exhibition, Jeff Muhs: The Uncanny Valley, in the Spiga Gallery. Galleries are open Friday to Sunday, 12-5 pm and admission is...

The boatyard travel lift hauled my sailboat, the “Cindi Lou,” a 22’ Catalina out of the water this last Thursday (Nov.11). I was actually on board as the boat was lifted out of the water of Three Mile Harbor, East Hampton. I did safely get off before it was placed onto the land for winter storage. It ended...

37,000 years ago, someone decided to adorn a rock and the first painting was born. Cut to 1508 when Michelangelo took on one challenging commission only to finish five years later with the Sistine Chapel masterpiece for which he was only paid in today’s market the equivalent of 78k. And then we have the Danish artist, Jens Haaning,...