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Over the Bridge and Through the Palms

By Skye Sherman
February 6, 2023

West Palm Beach is on the rise — a steady but rapid rise. Palm Beach will forever be a billionaire’s hideout, but the ritzy island wouldn’t be the hotspot it is without the city of West Palm Beach just over the bridge...

An Insider’s Guide to Art Basel Miami Beach

By Mariette Williams
November 15, 2022

This December, Miami Beach will once again open its arms to the world for Art Basel and Miami Art Week. The Art Basel flagship show will be open to the general public from Thursday, December 1st until Saturday, December 3rd at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the festival has grown in size, scope, and influence attracting celebrities and A-listers from all over the world...

The 12 Stores of Christmas (and Hanukkah, and Everything Else)

By Hannah Selinger
November 15, 2022

Instead of rushing out on Black Friday to the nearest box stores to see what sales are launching, help support the East End’s local businesses by shopping at some of our homegrown spots instead...

Off the Beaten Path

By Alice Phillips
October 16, 2022

The usual North Fork establishments are filled to the max with visitors picking pumpkins, apples, peaches, sunflowers, corn, squash and tomatoes.

Save the Date

By Alice Phillips
October 6, 2022

Returning for its 30th year, the Hamptons International Film Festival kicks off on Friday, October 7 and runs through Sunday, October 16.

Steinbeck’s Eden

By Richard Lewin
September 19, 2022

Anyone who has written a book report for a traditional English class in High School or Junior High is more than familiar with the titles Travels with Charley, Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, Cannery Row and more works by Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winning author John Steinbeck.

The Water Mill Museum

By Alice Phillips
September 5, 2022

So, guess what? Quaint, bucolic Water Mill is actually named for a water-powered grist mill! Recently, the Water Mill museum installed an exhibition highlighting the history of ice boating in and around Water Mill. Ice boating, which began in Holland in the early 1600s, was a practical means to transport goods during the winter when local waterways were frozen solid...

Springs Time to Shine

By Beverly Stephen
September 2, 2022

The historic hamlet is seeing a boom in popularity with rising property values and new restaurants on the scene. It started heating up last season with the opening of...

All Horses and Celebrities all of the Time

By Alice Phillips
August 16, 2022

Now in its fifth decade, the Hampton Classic is the perfect end to the perfect summer. A true see-and-be-seen event, featuring famous horsemen and horsewomen from all over the globe, stunning equines, and characters from all walks of the Hamptons glitterati...