Monthly Archives: January 2010

A Sundance filmmaker tell-all?!

The Sundance Film Festival is nothing if not about discovering new filmmakers and fresh voices in the world of cinema. Most of these writer/directors, of course, want their movies to make some sort of impact on audiences, but what impact … Continue reading

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Field Report: Catch Me if You Can

With new restrictions in commercial fishing, Mark Marhefka finds other fish in the sea.

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In Paris, Two Family Affaires

Amid a worldwide economic crisis, La Tour d’Argent and Taillevent, both fixtures on the city’s high-end dining scene, have been passed on to third-generation heirs.

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Feed Me: Unchained: Replicating Restaurant Dishes at Home

Putting David Zinczenko’s new book, “Cook This, Not That!” to the test.

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Clint Eastwood’s “Invictus” named top movie for “grown-ups”

Clint Eastwood’s movie “Invictus”, featuring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, might not have bagged any of the top honors so far this awards season but it has come  top  of one annual list — “Best Movie for Grownups,” according to AARP … Continue reading

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Hamptons: Half term fun for young at library (Peterborough Today)

A SERIES of events will be held at Hampton Library next month to keep youngsters occupied during half term holidays. (28/01/2010)

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Hamptons home sales soar (Crain’s New York Business)

Things are looking up in the Hamptons. Buoyed by a rising financial tide down on Wall Street, the volume of property sales in the ritzy Long Island beachfront community surged by 59% in the final quarter of the year, compared … Continue reading

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Hamptons New York Home Sales Climb 59% as Deal Seekers Buy (Bloomberg)

Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) — Home sales in the Hamptons, the New York vacation getaway for dealmaker Stephen Schwarzman and movie star Sarah Jessica Parker, surged 59 percent in the fourth quarter as two years of declining prices lured buyers.

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Prudential Douglas Elliman’s 4th Quarter 2009 Hamptons Residential Market Overview Reports Rising Sales Activity (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The just-released Fourth Quarter 2009 Prudential Douglas Elliman Hamptons Market Overview reveals that the Hamptons/North market was characterized by rising sales activity throughout the year with 55.4% more sales than the same period a year ago, while a ten-year analysis … Continue reading

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Hamptons Home and Garden Show April 23-25, 2010 (BuildingOnline)

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — The sixth annual Hamptons Home and Garden Show will take place April 23-25, 2010 at its new location in the Tanger Outlet Center in Riverhead.

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Hamptons Beach Retreat Home Sales Jump as Buyers Hunt Bargains (Bloomberg)

Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — Home sales in the Hamptons, the New York second-home getaway for dealmaker Stephen Schwarzman and movie star Sarah Jessica Parker, surged 59 percent in the fourth quarter as buyers returned to the market.

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Hamptons New York Home Sales Jump 59% as Prices Increase 4.9% (BusinessWeek)

Home sales in the Hamptons beach retreats of Long Island jumped 59 percent in the fourth quarter from a year earlier and the median price rose 4.9 percent, according to a report by appraiser Miller Samuel Inc. and broker Prudential … Continue reading

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