Inside Interior Design’s 2023 Hall of Fame Gala
Amidst an atmosphere of glamour and glitz, Interior Design Editor-in-Chief Cindy Allen played host to the 39th Hall of Fame gala, drawing nearly 1,000 designers, architects, and industry trailblazers to The Glasshouse in Manhattan on December 6.
3 Ways To Zen Out At LongHouse Reserve
No matter the season, it’s easy to find inspiration among the 16 acres of tranquil gardens, diverse sculptures and artfully designed landscapes at LongHouse Reserve.
Nitrogen-Reduction Project Completed at Uplands Farm Sanctuary
Members of The Nature Conservancy and Suffolk County officials Monday announced the completion of a new environmentally friendly project at the Uplands Farm Sanctuary in Cold Spring Harbor.
Non-native species on first Long Island snail farm worries USDA
Every brown-shelled, slimy snail living on the East Coast’s first snail farm shares a small living space in a 300-square-foot greenhouse, in large plastic bins filled with dark brown soil.
Town Board Considers Plan to Expand Old Town Hall Hotel
Huntington board members reconsidered a revised plan to convert the Old Town Hall on the corner of Main Street and Stewart Avenue into a boutique hotel on June 18.
Vaccine Protesters Disrupt Town Hall Meeting on Taxes
About a dozen residents protesting a ban on religious exemptions to vaccine requirements shouted at State Sen. Jim Gaughran and disrupted his town hall meeting at the Commack Public Library Wednesday night.
East Northport Residents Protest LIPA, Urge Cuomo To Intervene
Around 70 people gathered at the John Walsh Park in East Northport Saturday morning to protest against the Long Island Power Authority’s efforts to reduce property taxes on the company’s power plants located in Suffolk and Nassau county.
Town Board Proposes Ban On Basement Apartments, Changes In Housing Law
The safety of short-term rentals and basement apartments were part of a public hearing at Tuesday night’s Town Board meeting after board members presented proposed changes to a housing law.
Legislator Kara Hahn proposes bill to ban plastic across Suffolk County
Members of the Plastic Reduction Task Force unveiled four bills proposed to ban plastic straws and food packaging across Suffolk County last week at the Port Jefferson courthouse.
Veteran Gets New Roof, Solar Power System Through National Program
A U.S. Marine Corps veteran received a new roof Monday morning and will receive a solar power system Tuesday, thanks to the Roof Deployment Project — a national effort that’s touched the hearts of local residents.
Village Scavenger Hunt Boosts Businesses and Charities
Around 30 people gathered in Huntington Village Tuesday evening for the semi-annual Young Professionals Scavenger Hunt, an event where locals support neighboring businesses and round up school supplies for donations.
Flag Day Ceremony Honors Veterans By Retiring American Flags
Stars and stripes fluttered in the wind Friday morning as local veteran groups and town representatives gathered in East Northport for a flag retirement ceremony to celebrate Flag Day.
Review: Remake of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express”
Director Kenneth Branagh attempts to reintroduce famed 20th-century English mystery writer Agatha Christie’s best-selling 1934 mystery novel, “Murder on the Orient Express,” but his stubbornness to cling onto the last speck of cinematic nostalgia hurts the film in the long run.
Changes in Accessory Apartment Law Debated at Town Board Hearing
Changes to a local zoning law were debated Wednesday in a public hearing before the Huntington Town Board in hopes to make accessory apartments more affordable and available for homeowners and renters.
HerStory highlights social injustice through diverse storytelling workshops
Eight people sit at the table remembering their pasts. A woman longs to be with her incarcerated mother again. A man struggles with his son’s drug addiction. Another woman remembers her hardest goodbye to her deported father.
Long Island’s third medical marijuana dispensary opens in Carle Place
Long Island’s third medical marijuana dispensary since 2016 held its grand opening in Carle Place on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
South Shore students partner to filter millions of gallons of water in bay
The Moriches Bay Project, an environmental nonprofit that teaches students how to build oyster cages to help filter chemicals out of a local bay, will be working with five schools by the last week of February.
Lindenhurst Memorial becomes the first green-certified library on Long Island
Eight public libraries are trying to complete the first phase of a two-part certification process after the Lindenhurst Memorial Library became the first on Long Island and third in New York state to get certified green.
Democratic Congressional Candidate Liuba Grechen Shirley Confident of ‘Blue Wave’ in November
Farmingdale, N.Y. – High hopes pulsated through a thin crowd of Long Island locals as Liuba Grechen Shirley entered the Molloy College auditorium on Friday night. Shirley’s short heeled shoes and solid white dress reflected under fluorescent lights onto worn-out grey tiles, when she walked across the room.
Southampton Cultural Center hosts first poetry reading
In an era full of gadgets and gizmos, Bruce Levine prefers to write his poems the old-fashioned way — with pencil and paper. During his first poetry reading at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday night, he showed his love for the old world in a poem he shared with the audience.