08.15.2021 Around the Island Long Island Sounds Friday at the Library: Pop, Rock, Rap From Vanilla Fudge to Billy Joel to Twisted Sister to Public Enemy, Long Island has been the birthplace of many and varied rock, pop and rap acts. The quintessentially...
08.05.2019 News This week in Shelter Island history 50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY The Amazin’ Mets, 9 1/2 games back at this time in 1969, would capture the National League Pennant and go on to win the...
07.20.2019 Around the Island Richard’s Almanac: Doe-eyed I stepped outside one evening last week to give some stale bread to my granddaughter’s free-range chickens when an unexpected visitor showed up.
07.11.2019 Around the Island Friday Night Dialogues: A song before they go Join us for our Friday Night Dialogues program at the Shelter Island Public Library on Friday, July 12 to hear author David Browne discuss his latest book, “Crosby, Stills,...
12.09.2016 Island Profiles Island profile: David Browne, choosing a profession between jockey and judge When David Browne panned Rod Stewart’s 1975 album, “Footloose and Fancy Free,” saving special derision for the first song, “Hot Legs,” he was a student at a New Jersey...