Enology's Summer Wine Class Comes to Saint James on August 22
Enology Wine Bar & Bistro hosts A Saturday Afternoon with Summer Wines on August 22 in Saint James. Crisp whites, bright rosés and light reds, $69 a person, seats limited.
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Port Washington's House-Call Vet Is Building Her Own Animal Hospital
by Long Island Wave ·After a decade of home visits, Veterinarian on Wheels founder Dr. Kristen Andersen-Mercer is opening Clover Bay Animal Hospital on Bayview Avenue this fall.
A Month After the Kitchen Floor Gave Way, The Pizzeria Is Back on Babylon's Main Street
by Long Island Wave ·The Pizzeria's Babylon Village shop reopened Tuesday with a rebuilt floor and new ovens, a month after a kitchen floor failure closed the Main Street storefront.
Five Golf Simulators and a Cocktail Bar Are Moving Into the Old OTB on Route 110
by Long Island Wave ·TruGolf Links is turning the old Suffolk OTB on Route 110 in Farmingdale into a five-simulator golf lounge with a restaurant and full bar, opening this fall.
A Newcomer Named Mimi's Filed to Serve Drinks Across From Northport's Engeman Theater
by Long Island Wave ·A company named Mimi's Across From the Theater LLC filed for a liquor license at 245 Main St in Northport, the Martoni Gourmet storefront opposite the Engeman.
The Over 50 Fair Returns to the Melville Hilton on September 27 With Eighty Booths and Twenty Free Classes
by Long Island Wave ·The Over 50 Fair returns to the Huntington Hilton in Melville for a seventeenth year with eighty exhibitors, free screenings and a $7 advance ticket.
A Company Called Anybody But Gary Now Holds the License at Billie's 1890 Saloon
by Long Island Wave ·A state liquor license issued August 12 keeps the Billie's 1890 Saloon name at 304 Main Street in Port Jefferson, under a brand-new company with a curious name.
The Amistad Came Ashore at Montauk in 1839. The Week That Remembers It Is Back August 26
by Long Island Wave ·Remembering La Amistad 1839 returns to Montauk August 26 to 29 with a shoreline ceremony at Culloden Point, a workshop, an evening celebration and a film screening.
Luca Steak Opens Friday Where Red Fed Huntington for 25 Years
by Long Island Wave ·The team behind Stony Brook's Luca opens Luca Steak at 417 New York Ave. in Huntington on August 21, with its liquor license issued and Resy live.
Zebra Turns 50 With Two Nights in Patchogue and Its First New Album Since 2003
by Long Island Wave ·Long Island's adopted power trio plays the Patchogue Theatre on November 13 and 14, the same month its first studio album in 23 years is due to arrive.
BodyBar Pilates Will Open Its Second Long Island Studio in Hauppauge on September 8
by Long Island Wave ·A 3,200-square-foot reformer Pilates studio with 14 machines is coming to the Hauppauge Shopping Center on Nesconset Highway, opening September 8.
Honey From the Old Duck Farm: East Moriches' Teenage Farmer Reopens the Tin Barn Stand for the Fall
by Long Island Wave ·The teenage-run farm stand at East Moriches' historic duck farm tin barn is open through the fall, with honey from its own five hives now on the table.
The First of the Sandy-Damaged East River Tunnels Reopens Today, Rebuilt From the Concrete Out
by Long Island Wave ·Amtrak reopened Line 2 of the East River tunnels Monday after a 15-month rebuild. What changed underground, and why Line 1 closes this fall.
Greenport's Roller Rink Legion Hall Just Filed for a Liquor License
by Long Island Wave ·Burton Potter Post 185, home of Greenport's restored roller rink, filed for a New York club liquor license August 11 covering the hall's second floor.
Crumbl Is Open at the Shops at SunVet, and the Old Sun Vet Mall Corner Keeps Filling In
by Long Island Wave ·The cookie chain opened Friday at Holbrook's rebuilt Sun Vet corner, joining Whole Foods and Shake Shack at the open-air center replacing the old mall.
Something Called Capri 246 Just Filed for a Liquor License at the Glen Cove Umberto’s
by Long Island Wave ·A corporation formed in June applied for a restaurant liquor license at 246 Glen St, home of Umberto's of Glen Cove. The paperwork points to a change.
Five Weeks Before Belmont Park Reopens, the Paperwork to Pour a Beer There Just Showed Up
by Long Island Wave ·Levy Premium Foodservice, NYRA's hospitality partner, filed for a liquor license at Belmont Park on August 13. The rebuilt track opens September 18.
Smashburgers, Giant Sundaes and a Full Bar: Betty's Is Open on the Corner Merrick Kept Wondering About
by Long Island Wave ·Betty's Burgers & Ice Cream Bar held its grand opening Friday, August 14 at 1960 Bayberry Ave in Merrick, reviving the corner the Rabbit Hole left dark.
Greenvale Has a Supermarket Again: Uncle Giuseppe's Is Open in the Old Stop & Shop
by Long Island Wave ·Uncle Giuseppe's opened its 13th store Friday at Wheatley Plaza in Greenvale, filling the supermarket Stop & Shop left dark in 2024 and hiring 250 people.
Don Pollo, the Peruvian Rotisserie Queens Lines Up For, Filed Its Paperwork for Carle Place This Week
by Long Island Wave ·A state liquor filing puts Don Pollo, the Salazar family's pollo a la brasa restaurant group from Ozone Park, at 11 Old Country Road in Carle Place.
A Mentorship Movement That Began With Eight Riverhead Girls Is Opening Its First North Fork Chapter at Greenport's Historic Theater
by Long Island Wave ·The Riverhead nonprofit that grew from eight girls to more than 800 kids opens its first North Fork chapter this fall at Greenport's restored 1939 theater.
Port Washington's Berest Dance Center Turns 50 With a Golden Jubilee on August 30
by Long Island Wave ·Berest Dance Center marks 50 years in Port Washington with an alumni reunion and Golden Jubilee gala at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater on Sunday, August 30.
A Billy Joel Interview From 1971, Lost for Half a Century, Premieres as a Film in Stony Brook
by Long Island Wave ·A reel-to-reel of Billy Joel at 22, taped at WCWP in 1971 and lost for decades, opens LIMEHOF's documentary film festival in Stony Brook September 25.
Jackson Hall in East Islip Just Served Its One Millionth Lobster Roll
by Long Island Wave ·The East Islip bar and grille with ten lobster roll styles crossed one million served this month, and its breast cancer fundraiser returns October 1.
The 3rd Rail Is Getting New Owners, and the Paperwork Says the Name Stays
by Long Island Wave ·A weeks-old Bellmore LLC filed for the liquor license at The 3rd Rail Bar and Grille on Pettit Avenue, keeping the bar's name on the state paperwork.
The Chef From Guy's Grocery Games Is Now Running Trento's Kitchen on Route 110
by Long Island Wave ·Pierluigi Gigi Sacchetti, a Food Network alum with roles across Long Island Italian kitchens, is the new executive chef at Trento in Farmingdale.
Arugula the Sea Turtle Was Rescued Twice in Two Years. This Week She Swam Home From Tiana Beach
by Long Island Wave ·Six cold-stunned sea turtles rehabilitated in Riverhead swam home from Tiana Beach in Hampton Bays this week, three with satellite tags, one saved by a ferry crew.
Northport's Bookstore and Its Theater Are Starting a Literary Series, and Lidia Bastianich Is on the Bill
by Long Island Wave ·Northport Books and the John W. Engeman Theater launch the Northport Literary Series this fall: Laura Lynne Jackson on October 12, Lidia Bastianich on November 18.
PopUp Bagels Picks August 28 for Garden City, Its Third Long Island Shop
by Long Island Wave ·The grip, rip and dip bagel chain sets August 28 for Garden City at 900 Old Country Road, its third Long Island shop after Roslyn and Westhampton Beach.
Sayville Has Its Own International Film Festival Now, and Melissa Joan Hart Is on the Guest List
by Long Island Wave ·Sayville's first international film festival runs August 13 to 16 at Sayville Theater, with Melissa Joan Hart, Seth Gilliam, industry panels and premieres.
A Second Act for the Old Eckart's: Westhampton Beach's Century-Old Luncheonette Is Becoming Galley
by Long Island Wave ·The team behind Speonk's Little Gull is reviving the century-old Eckart's space at 162 Mill Rd as Galley, and a new state liquor filing points to a full bar.
A U-Pick Flower Farm Is Blooming on Convent Grounds in Amityville, and It Runs Into October
by Long Island Wave ·Hidden Blooms, a one-acre u-pick flower farm, opened this summer on the Sisters of St. Dominic's motherhouse grounds in Amityville, with weekend picking into October.
Mineola's Five-Month-Old Pickleball Club Wants to Serve You a Drink
by Long Island Wave ·Pickleball Prime, the 10-court club that opened in March on East 2nd Street in Mineola, filed a state liquor application August 12. Here is what changes.
Nearly Two Years After the Main Street Fire, Sayville Running Company Is Going Home
by Long Island Wave ·Sayville Running Company reopens at 19 Main Street on Saturday, August 15, nearly two years after the October 2024 fire that damaged a stretch of downtown Sayville.
Bethenny Frankel Is Selling a $43 Bagel Called the Nepo Baby in East Quogue
by Long Island Wave ·Supermodel Cafe, Bethenny Frankel's bagel pop-up powered by Goldberg's, is open at 481 Montauk Highway in East Quogue for a roughly three-week summer run.
Things to Do on Long Island This Weekend: Pierogi Contests, Free Bluegrass and the Last Night of a 115-Year-Old Feast
by Long Island Wave ·Polish Town's pierogi contests, a free farm festival, oysters in Port Jefferson, bluegrass in Copiague and Westbury's feast finale: your weekend plan.
Boston's Rock and Roll Ice Cream Shop Is Now Scooping a Block From the Mineola LIRR
by Long Island Wave ·Emack & Bolio's, born in a Brookline basement as an after-hours hangout for rock musicians in 1975, is open at 194 Second Street in Mineola.
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