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The East End Bake-Off, Competition with a Cause will take place on Sunday, May 7th from 1pm - 3pm and will pit top East End bakers against one another in a friendly quest to prepare the most delicious baked bar on the East End at the Scoville Hall in Amagansett. "We're encouraging our competing bakers to 'think outside...

BottleHampton is one of the best local services in the Hamptons. If you don’t already know and love BottleHampton, it's a full-service wine and liquor store conveniently located in Southampton at 850 County Route 39. Since opening its 6,000 sq. ft. showroom in 2012, BottleHampton has prided itself on great customer service with extremely knowledgeable staff who are...

There’s a new wellness business in town! WAVE Wellness of the Hamptons is a premier wellness space that offers a variety of treatments to alleviate chronic pain and inflammation, detoxify the body's systems, diminish fatigue and soreness, elevate healing and recovery, and boost energy. The studio is dedicated to caring for the body and mind and offers a...

Everywhere you look on the east end, flowers are blooming. Trees are coming back to life with the fruit trees blossoming with their dramatic colors gloriously catching your eyes. Spring is the season of renewal, rebirth, and rejuvenation. As we grow older, spring becomes more important. It refuels us, it lifts us. A rising tide lifts all boats....

On Saturday April 22nd Earth Day was celebrated around the world. Here on the East End Mother Nature cooperated with a sunny day for local events. Dozens of volunteers picked up trash from local parks, trails and roadsides in the Great East End Cleanup, and a celebration at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge hosted by Peconic Land Trust, The...

Years back I was sitting on a tree stump right off Three-Mile-Harbor in the presence of Anthony Drexel Duke, with him telling me fabulous stories about his life. Tony Duke was a scion of three distinguished families: the Biddles, the Drexels and, of course, the Duke family that funded Duke University using tobacco money in 1896. Tony passed...

On Saturday April 15th the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center in Hampton Bays, located at Munns' Pond County Park, threw a housewarming party for its newest resident, Keela the fox. A crew of three volunteers, who often help the center with building projects, constructed a spacious enclosure for Keela with room to run around and things to climb...

I needed cash back to pay for the South Ferry leaving Shelter Island, so I headed to Shelter Island IGA. I was in a rush. Hopefully, I thought, they will have a cash-back option or at least an ATM. What I did NOT expect was that my day would be delightfully derailed by discovering a chic, exclusive Hamptons...

Ecological Culture Initiative (ECI) has become an important part of the Hampton Bays community. They have grown to more than 900 subscribers since beginning their mission in 2016 to “foster a resilient, ecology-based coastal community through advocacy and education in sustainable food production, wellness, and environmental stewardship.” ECI has several environmental initiatives, which they always encourage the community...

Traveling has become a component of modern life. I just spent a week in the United Kingdom to meet my grandson for the first time and to see my granddaughter again. My daughter and her husband guided us around Wimbledon, where they live with their children. My wife Cindi and I even spent two days seeing the sights...