By Claire Walla Lisa Field was manning the register at the back of the Sag Harbor Variety Store one recent Thursday afternoon when an old man, awkwardly holding a small piece of insulated fabric, approached the counter. “Do you have any Velcro?” the man asked skeptically. Without missing a beat, Field reached over to a [...]

By Kathryn G. Menu When Greg Ferraris was a child, many storefronts in Sag Harbor were boarded shut. Economic activity was scarce beyond the day-to-day needs of the local community, and residents were less worried about what businesses would come to Sag Harbor than those that would not. Throughout his life Ferraris watched as the [...]

By Bryan Boyhan When the noon whistle blows in Sag Harbor today, it still signals the time of day. But hundreds of workers no longer spill out of the factories that once employed most of the able-bodied of Sag Harbor and hundreds more from neighboring villages. There was Agawam Aircraft and Grumman Industries. The Bulova [...]

Dear Bryan, I have been living on the East End for 25 years (I definitely do not qualify as a local, per se, but a transplant). I have an interesting perspective because I live in Hamptons Bays and operate cafes in the beautiful villages of Southampton, Bridgehampton, East Hampton and Sag Harbor. I have, like [...]

By Karl Grossman Sag Harbor Express editor Bryan Boyhan asked me to write a piece, because of my island-wide experience as a journalist, about whether there are other communities on Long Island which might provide pointers for Sag Harbor as the village faces a future that could change it from being the beautiful and diverse [...]

Recently, the Sag Harbor Express sat down with a group of businessmen and women in Sag Harbor to discuss the changes they see going on in the village, the role communities should play in directing the course the business district takes in the future and the struggles of doing business here. The group included shopkeepers [...]

By Claire Walla A few weeks ago, The Sag Harbor Express sent a survey to 2,000 people in the greater Sag Harbor community to gauge how the community feels about the current state of Sag Harbor Village. With a few empty storefronts and several construction projects in play, the village seems to be in a relative [...]

The Village of Sag Harbor has managed to preserve its architecture and undeniable charm. But historic preservation, and a Main Street anchored with nostalgic uses like a Five and Dime, the independent movie theatre, a local pharmacy and the elegant American Hotel may prove to be less enduring as the village becomes a magnet for [...]

From our perch on Main Street, circa 2012, it seems evident that Sag Harbor is on the precipice of change. In addition to construction projects like a much needed library expansion and the conversion of the Bulova building into luxury condos, there are departures as well. The village’s cultural anchor, Bay Street Theatre, may bid [...]

By Kathryn G. Menu During the course of his 14 years as the proprietor of Sag Harbor’s Ice Cream Club, and later the adjoining Vincenzo’s Pizza, Dan Salsedo was often the one found behind the counter of either business. He spent his days serving up frosty cones of mint chip and steaming slices of grandma-style [...]