-
Shop at Bizrate
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: December 2009
Food Stuff: Lentil Bolognese for the High Chair Crowd
Miles Florence’s daughter has had the full benefit of Sprout organic baby foods, made by a company in which her father is a partner.
Food Stuff: Revolutionary Spirits, but Hardly a Tea Party
“Gin and tonic” brings summer to mind. But take a whiff of a well-made dry gin, with its spices, piney juniper and hints of dried orange peel, and you are still deep in the winter holiday season.
Food Stuff: Italian Food for Sale in Little Italy, This Time via America
All the “Italian” food at Torrisi Italian Specialties has been made in the United States, with an emphasis on high quality.
A Good Appetite: Everything From Nuts to Soup
A version of chestnut soup that makes an opulent starter for a holiday meal but is simple enough to cook all winter long.
The Minimalist: Taking the Mystery Out of French Pâté
French-style pâté is in fact easier to make than my grandmother’s chopped liver, which called for rendering chicken fat.
Shaken & Stirred: 500-Year-Old Liqueur Hits the Cocktail Circuit
Bénédictine, which celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2010, has evolved from a bitter medicine formulated by French monks into a fancy-schmantzy after-dinner liqueur.
Housing In 2010 (Forbes)
Christopher Hyzy, Paul Maidment, Bernie McSherry and Carol Pepper discuss the housing sector’s outlook in 2010.
Posted in Gossip
Leave a comment
Housing In 2010 (Forbes)
Christopher Hyzy, Paul Maidment, Bernie McSherry and Carol Pepper discuss the housing sector’s outlook in 2010.
Posted in Gossip
Leave a comment
Cuban Revolution swings from golf to art (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chronicle story sparks new opera The story behind the Cuban opera in progress “Revolution of Forms” is proof that books matter, people still rely on newspapers, and art and politics make for bad bedfellows. The idea for the opera, based … Continue reading
Posted in Gossip
Leave a comment
Cuban Revolution swings from golf to art (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chronicle story sparks new opera The story behind the Cuban opera in progress “Revolution of Forms” is proof that books matter, people still rely on newspapers, and art and politics make for bad bedfellows. The idea for the opera, based … Continue reading
Posted in Gossip
Leave a comment
DVD reviews: ‘Paranormal Activity,’ ’9′ and ‘Herb and Dorothy’ (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
“Paranormal Activity” is the very definition of a things-that-go-bump-in-the-night movie, as the entire concept revolves around answering that timeless nocturnal question, “What the hell was that?” …
Posted in Gossip
Leave a comment
