Saturday, June 6 (11 a.m.-10 p.m.) Love Wins International Film Festival Experience a powerful celebration of storytelling, style, and unapologetic expression presented by Love Wins International Film Festival and Babylon Pride 2026. Discounted ticket options from Fire Island are available through Sayville Ferry. The festival takes place at the Sayville Theater, 103 Railroad Ave., and […]

Calling all chefs! Top Toque is coming back to Ocean Beach on June 20. Twelve chefs—six home chefs and six downtown pros—will receive a mystery box of four ingredients. Once the timer starts, they will have 60 minutes to create a dish of their own choosing that uses all four ingredients. Two winners, one from […]

A missing house cat from the Fire Island Pines has been reunited with his owner overseas after more than a year and a half. Kevin, a black cat who went missing in June 2024, was found in January during a routine trapping effort conducted by Boardwalk Pet Rescue, a 501(c)(3) animal rescue organization based in […]

Sheri Lapidus Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Fire Island Sales & Rentals sheri@fisr.com (516) 445-2394   There are definitely still rental opportunities on Fire Island, but timing is becoming increasingly important. With this particularly harsh past winter, many renters began their searches earlier than usual, and some of the most sought-after weeks are largely booked, especially […]

John Francis Rizzo, told us his story upon meeting him in Sayville. He is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer, had already made transgender films in the Philippines and Thailand before he turned to Amsterdam to direct his first feature documentary, Trans Rising. After connecting with a gender psychologist online through LinkedIn, who suggested reaching out […]

Dreary weather may have dampened Ocean Beach on Memorial Day weekend, but civic-minded residents were undeterred in attending the candidate forum, which drew a packed house at the community center on May 22, hosted by the Ocean Beach Association (OBA). The forum gave voters the opportunity to hear from candidates for mayor, trustee, and village […]

Atlantique Summer Kickoff Saturday, May 30 (1-4 p.m.) Join the Atlantique team, with help from the Strong and Grover families, for an afternoon of great food, community, and Fire Island fun at Atlantique Marina, 10 Shore Walk, Atlantique. Serving a classic BBQ buffet and soft drinks, it’s a great chance to connect and kick off […]

From Kismet to Davis Park, the Fire Island business market is looking strong this summer. Vacant storefronts rarely stay vacant for long in our communities, and this season is no exception. We spoke with the owners of several new businesses that will be opening for the first time this season or have recently opened.   […]

2026 is a mayoral election year for the Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach. With seven candidates vying for four seats on the Ocean Beach Village Board, this is one of the more competitive races in recent memory. The election is scheduled for June 5 at the Ocean Beach Community House from 8 a.m. to 9 […]

I painted my sensory experiences, discovering ways to express the dynamic coastal environment. In 2020, I painted a watercolor study of the boys up in the lifeguard stand. Although the people around me were in my line of sight, I altered some figures to provide a variety of archetypes, mindful of including people of different […]

In Room 808 at Bay Shore Middle School, Philip M. Carpenter Jr. shaped, influenced, and enriched generations of students for over 36 years, becoming an institution in the Bay Shore community. Carpenter died April 2 at his home in Bay Shore, surrounded by his loved ones. He was 84. At the beginning of each year, […]

Sixty-four years ago, in spring 1962, as a reporter in Suffolk County, I was working on my first big story—a plan to build a four-lane highway on Fire Island conceived by Robert Moses. It would have devastated much of the exquisite nature of that barrier beach, along with its 17 very special communities. I was […]