Margo Selski’s work has hung in the front window of the Richard Demato Gallery many times over the years: Disarming young girls painted in formal, Victorian style hold some surprising element, like a pig in arms. But for the first time, the gallery will devote an entire floor to her work in her solo show, “Down the Rabbit Hole.”

By Karl Grossman “SAVED. THANK YOU! TSCW,” declared the hand-written sign on the fence that surrounds the 16-acre site. TSCW stands for Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe. The site, in Shoreham on Long Island’s north shore, is the location of the only remaining laboratory of inventor Nicola Tesla. The word Tesla has become familiar. Tesla [...]

Helen A. Harrison   In a switch on the common habit of shaving off a few years, the annual Artists & Writers Softball Game has added a few. The claim that the first pitch was hurled back in 1948 has been around since at least 1998, which was billed as the 50th anniversary. But was [...]

ver since they can remember, Gabe Denon and Dillon Decker have lived for the sport of golf. The recent graduates of Pierson High School spent last fall torching local links as two of the top high school players on Eastern Long Island and now, with the arrival of summer, they are busy preparing for the next phase of their golfing careers.

Jack Nicklaus, arguably the greatest golfer ever, and Tom Doak, a world renowned golf course designer, carved a jewel out of the Peconic Bay in 2005 and named it Sebonack. The greatness of the course—at just eight years young—will be on full display as it hosts its first ever major tournament with this week’s 68th United States Women’s Open Championship, which begins today, June 24.

If you talk to anyone who has taken a session with Ari Weller at Philosofit, you’ll immediately know there’s something different about the place. A soft smile overtakes their faces, and when you mention Weller’s name, usually a sigh quickly follows. “Ari,” they say. ?Even though the equipment he uses is some of the more challenging in the business, from the self-propelled treadmill to the vertical climber, people seem to feel nurtured at the end of a session, rather than defeated. Perhaps this is due in part to the core philosophy of Philosofit, which is to allow clients to play and have fun for as long as possible. In seeking this goal, Weller instructs his clients to balance strength and flexibility.

by Jim Marquardt It wasn’t a perfect fall day. It was cloudy, the wind was kicking up and there were small craft warnings. But that wasn’t going to stop the day-trippers who were intent on fishing, maybe catching the big one. They came out on the LIRR from the city and could walk from the [...]

This is a health crisis. We’re talking, of course about tick borne illnesses on the East End of Long Island — an area that is virtually ground zero for what may just be the largest epidemic in this country during our lifetime, except, perhaps for AIDS. And as far as we’re concerned, not nearly enough [...]

Annoying Birds Dear Editor: With the summer season now fast upon us, the helicopter noise from the steady stream of whirleybirds flying in has already begun to reach a fever pitch, with their incessant whining. I’m not sure if they’ve created new routes at all, or maybe it’s just increased traffic, but from where I [...]

by Al “Big Time” Daniels We have waited for summer and we got a blast of hot humid weather this week. Temps in the 90′s showed up as the first days of summer came. Bay water temps were 70 degrees plus and the beach became a popular spot. You know as the water temps rise [...]