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...
03.14.2021 Around the Island Cooking column: Irish Soda Bread Traditional Irish Soda Bread consists of flour, salt, baking soda and buttermilk. That’s it. The baking soda needs the acid of the buttermilk. But, over the years, baking powder...
03.12.2021 Around the Island Corned beef and cabbage (Done Right) Corned beef, it should be noted, is not the Irish national dish, much to the surprise of many Americans. Rather, it’s part of the Irish-American culture, originating in the...
02.04.2021 Around the Island Off the Fork: Cooking the catch of the day? Charity says be flexible In the early 1970s, when Jacqueline Pell Tuttle decided to write “Seafood Recipes from Local Waters,” she had already noticed that the varieties of fish coming out of our...
12.05.2020 Around the Island Holiday concert online from the The Shelter Island Community Chorus The Shelter Island Community Chorus Holiday Concert has been a source of holiday spirit on Shelter Island for decades. Sadly, the chorus is unable to be together to bring...
