07.22.2021 Columns Charity’s Column: Gnocchi quest The struggle to acquire a skill can be a powerful motivation, and when it comes to gnocchi, the pillowy Italian dumplings made with potato, flour, eggs and cheese, my...
07.14.2021 Around the Island A true, funny, inspiring story of 1950s Shelter Island: It all comes down to a ‘Hill of Beans’ On July 23, 24 and 25, the Shelter Island Historical Society will present “A Hill of Beans,” a musical that tells the story of a farming cooperative that sprouted...
07.04.2021 Around the Island A Fourth of July strawberry shortcake (for Ruby) My paternal grandmother Ruby Robey lived her entire life in Simpson County, Ky., and she taught me to make strawberry shortcake. I think there was something about being a...
04.13.2021 Business The Eklunds look back on 41 years at the Ram’s Head Inn In 1979, six weeks after buying the Ram’s Head Inn, James and Linda Eklund opened for the season, welcoming a wave of guests eager to see what the new...
03.29.2021 News Legislature continues oyster program; restricts underwater acreage For some folks on the East End of Long Island, speaking out against oyster farming is like opposing the adoption of rescue puppies. But at a series of public...
