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Suffolk News- Shinnecocks approve pact to build casino February 5, 2012Members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation have cleared an important hurdle in their decade-old quest to build casinos on Long Island by overwhelmingly approving a pact with their financial partner, Gateway Casino Resorts. […]
- Meeting held on Wading River zoning plan February 5, 2012Planners hired by Riverhead to help chart the future of Wading River's business district favor curbing the number of shopping centers by rezoning 42 acres along Route 25A for multifamily housing and professional offices. […]
- Ex-Islip parks chief to lead Suffolk parks February 5, 2012In an ironic twist, Suffolk County plans to appoint as parks commissioner Greg Dawson, a registered Republican recently demoted as head of Islip town's parks department. […]
- Talk about ex-Suffolk GOP boss John Powell February 5, 2012Brookhaven Town Hall is buzzing with speculation about a comeback by ex-Suffolk GOP chairman John Powell, amid concerns that he is seeking to insert himself into patronage decisions in Suffolk's largest town. […]
- Shinnecocks approve pact to build casino February 5, 2012
Monthly Archives: July 2009
The Minimalist: Solving Squid Spatter (and No, Not the Ink)
Some lessons emerge from frying squid: wet squid spatters more than dry, and lots of squid spatters much more than not so much squid.
Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch
How American cooking became a spectator sport, and what we lost along the way.
Film Food, Ready for Its ‘Bon Appetit’
The new movie “Julie & Julia” is the latest film to feature food that is edible and even delicious — no half-cooked turkeys colored with motor oil or ice cream carved from Crisco.
HEDGE EXEC ADMITS GUILT (New York Post)
A former hedge fund manager pleaded guilty yesterday to fleecing investors out of $20 million to finance a lavish lifestyle that included a home in the Hamptons and a treasure trove of jewels and artwork. Mark Bloom also admitted selling … Continue reading
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The Hamptons Magazine Snob-Off [Feuds] (Gawker)
The high society better-than-yous who summer in The Hamptons are under the impression that there is some legitimate moral stratification of Hamptons summer society magazines. They fuss and fight as…
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Our Lady of the Hamptons plans $3.7 million expansion (The Southampton Press & The East Hampton Press)
Our Lady of the Hamptons Regional Catholic School recently got the go-ahead from the Diocese of Rockville Centre to launch a $3.7-million capital campaign to finance construction of a gymnasium, four new classrooms, and a solar system that will power … Continue reading
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Unreal Estate: Divided Fortunes in Hamptons (TheStreet.com)
Property sales north of Hampton’s main highway have been especially hard hit by the housing downturn.
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THE GREAT INDOORS IN THE HAMPTONS (New York Post)
THE best place to eat in the Hamptons is in a garden or on a porch — at your house or a friend’s. In a land blessed with luminescent air and a fantasia of great fish and produce from local … Continue reading
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Hamptons’ Blue Parrot; Surf Lodge’s $26 Lobster Roll: Food Buzz (Bloomberg)
July 29 (Bloomberg) — “ Delta Air Lines ” was inscribed on the knives. But we weren’t on a flight, we were dining in the Hamptons at a land-based eatery that evokes the universally miserable experience of eating crummy food … Continue reading
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Drink Up! Thrillist Party in the Hamptons (NBC New York)
MoshPix: Party-goers had a blast drinking cocktails by the pool and celebrating the launch of Thrillist Hamptons at Day & Night in Southampton over the weekend.
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Hamptons Proposal Targets Driveway Width (1010 WINS New York)
Officials say narrow, winding mansion driveways are causing a safety hazard in New York’s Hamptons.
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Hamptons Driveway Widths Questioned (FOX 5 New York)
Officials say narrow, winding mansion driveways are causing a safety hazard in New York’s Hamptons. Proposed regulations would ensure driveways are wide enough to get ambulances and fire trucks through.
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