Experienced sailors will argue that January gales are the worst, but the best testimony to this statement can be found in Patchogue’s Lakeview Cemetery. Tucked away towards the back of the cemetery is a black monument next to five white headstones. These are five of the nine recovered bodies of sailors who drowned in the […]

This week’s paper marks the end of the run of weekly issues of Fire Island & Great South Bay News. After this, we revert to publishing only every other week, which means the columns maybe even more long-range and anticipatory. So, in anticipation of this, here are some things to anticipate in the fortnight ahead. […]

I want to thank everyone from The Pines who attended my performance of “Hello Gorgeous” in the Grove on July 6. I felt the love. I also want to thank my special guest, Broadway star, and Fire Island Pines resident Daniel Reichard. When I often arrive in the Pines Harbor, I have beautiful memories of […]

The vibrant storefront space at 20 Terry Street has been a hotbed for art well over a decade. The latest offering at the Patchogue Arts Council’s Museum of Contemporary Art LI (MoCA-L.I.) is the annual juried exhibition, “Patchworks.”   “We invite a guest curator, in this case, Lisa Petker Mintz, a large-scale abstract painter. She’s […]

Tennis has returned to Ocean Beach! That’s really all I can say on the topic because I have barely touched a racket since an unfortunate incident on my high school team. I was playing in front of a very cute boy, and eager to impress him, I channeled all of my strength into my serve. […]

The extended Independence Day celebrations, as all good things, ended, albeit on a great note. The weekend was packed with activity that started on July 4 with the Ocean Beach parade and was followed by the Ocean Beach FD cookout at the ballfield. The annual fireworks on Friday, July 5, sponsored by Point o’Woods, never […]

What a delightful weekend, weather excepting. Saturday dawned wet and ugly after Friday night’s fierce storm. At 8 a.m. the beach was deemed too wet for Yoga, the skies were gray and the ocean wild. By noon there were 13 teams in three categories busy sculpting the now perfectly damp sand for the 6th Annual […]

To paraphrase the artist Mundy, in his appropriately named song “July,” “Oh my my my, July, looks like another perfect day!” We’ve had a lot of those, with beautiful beach days and saucy sunsets, full of parties and family gatherings, visitors from near and far, and (shhhh) not too many of those pesky flying things. […]

I have performed for many years at the Community House in Cherry Grove, and it never stops being a great experience. From opening to closing, there wasn’t a dull moment. Mark Hartman was perfect as an accompanist, and Broadway performer Daniel Reichard was the best guest star one could hope for. Cherry Grove memories are […]

Bay Shore’s Peter Pan Diner has been a South Shore Long Island institution. Its closure (the first time in 69 years) due to a kitchen fire in the early hours of July 1st has left a significant void in the community, evoking a wave of nostalgia and memories. In 1955, America’s favorite dinner was Salisbury […]

Davida Jones is a girl with many talents, and she was the perfect Homecoming Queen to have as the world was still emerging from the pandemic. On July 13, 2024, she took the stage at Cherry Grove Community House Theatre to deliver a rousing revival of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” much to the audience’s […]

Two significant events happened on Friday, July 12. In Cherry Grove, a book launch party for “Safe Haven: Gay Life in 1950s Cherry Grove.” This tome enshrines the acclaimed exhibition at the New York Historical Society in 2019 and Florida’s Stonewall Gallery in 2020. A self-guiding walking tour in Cherry Grove based on the exhibit […]