01.19.2022 Around the Island Hungry? Island eats still plentiful, either eat in or take out While the Island is quiet and folks are hunkered down for the winter, some restaurants and takeout shops are taking a well-earned break. Appetites still demand attention, though, and...
01.02.2022 Around the Island Salad days follow holiday feasts: Try pears to refresh the palate Jan. 6, coming up this week, is traditionally celebrated as Little Christmas, the Feast of the Epiphany, when the Magi arrived bearing gifts, and the 12th Day of Christmas....
11.27.2021 Around the Island Column: The Perfect Recipe for Aging Gracefully BY SUZETTE SMITH This time of year brings a bountiful amount of recipe sharing to help create perfect meals for those we love. Now, imagine if we could share...
08.01.2021 Around the Island A moveable feast: Summer by the forkful You never forget your first time. No, we’re not talking about that. But rather that everyone who has ever had summer pudding has a distinct memory of their first...
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...
07.08.2021 Around the Island Friday Night Dialogues at the Library: Michael Coles — “Lucky not Smart” “Lucky, Not Smart” is the title of Michael Coles’ charming coming-of-age memoir. Mr. Coles was a British Royal Navy pilot during the Korean War and later became a flight instructor. Shelter...
07.06.2021 Lifestyle Rising music star pays tribute to Shelter Island At 24, rising star violinist Randall Goosby has two passions, his family and his music, though sometimes making a distinction between the two isn’t easy. What also wasn’t easy...
07.05.2021 Lifestyle Heights Pharmacy’s lunch counter, a place to meet and eat The Shelter Island Heights Pharmacy is the first business visitors see when they get off the North Ferry. Many who pass by probably assume it’s just a pharmacy, but...
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...
07.02.2021 Lifestyle Bringing the bounty of the sea to the Island: Two markets/restaurants are set for summer Two Island businesses, one celebrating a year on the Island this weekend, the other a beloved institution for decades, have survived the pandemic and are hoping to flourish this...
06.29.2021 Around the Island Four Island students are Teeny Award nominees Four Shelter Island students have received nominations for Teeny Awards for their performances in a film written by long-time director of the school’s plays, John Kaasik. Mr. Kaasik also...
04.04.2021 Around the Island Tree Talk: Battling the vines Several months ago, I wrote a column about the beauty of deciduous trees in winter. The colder months also reveal something less beautiful: how vines severely impact our trees....
03.19.2021 Around the Island A one year anniversary of Shelter Island Zumba on Zoom As we mark one year after the COVID-19 pandemic required most of us to stay home and apart from others, the Reporter spoke with Susan Binder, who’s been teaching...
03.19.2021 Around the Island Kathryn Lynch finds balm in beauty Islanders who encounter Kathryn Lynch’s art will instantly relate to one of her most prevalent motifs: boats. “I’m obsessed with boats,” she said recently adding that she uses a...
03.16.2021 Around the Island Friday Night Dialogue: Cruising Classic Movies If you like movies, especially old movies, you are going to love the March 19 Friday Night Dialogue on Zoom with John DiLeo. John DiLeo began his lifelong obsession...
