It isn’t hard to imagine them on a beach on the East End, each picking up smooth, flat stones, piling one upon the other in turn. One rock starts to slip, another helps right it. And so it builds and balances, calming and kinetic. There isn’t a sign of any such Zen sculpture in the…
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It was around the early 1920s when a handful of expensive shops lined Main Street, many of which had additional locations in East Hampton or Palm Beach. “Then they all went away,” says Brenda Sinclair Berntson, the president of the Hampton Bays Historical & Preservation Society. “I would imagine the Stock Market Crash [of 1929]…
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The alluring world of luxury real estate comes with its own set of drama, both corporate and personal, and Netflix is about to capitalize on it. Its new show, Million Dollar Beach House follows five Nest Seekers International brokers out for success in the Hamptons real estate market as they navigate high-stakes business while keeping…
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Behind the Hedges magazine is approaching its 65th issue, which warrants something of a celebration. The number 65 holds significance for being the age often regarded as the threshold into seniorhood and the age when many Americans consider retiring and enjoying the fruits of their many years of labor. A couple’s 65th wedding anniversary is…
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Imagine living in a property originally designed by the legendary architect Stanford White, but with all the modern amenities one comes to expect from the Hamptons. Beechwood Homes’ new turn-key condominium development, The Latch Southampton Village, offers luxurious living on historic grounds. Steven Dubb of Beechwood Homes discusses the incredible new development. What is the…
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As a summer like we have never seen before heads toward its final weeks, we are seeing increasing numbers of people deciding to remain in East End homes that they otherwise would have rented only for the “high season”–a term that is being redefined as we speak. Many are welcome to stay by their landlords,…
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The alluring world of luxury real estate comes with its own set of drama, both corporate and personal, and Netflix is about to capitalize on it. Its new show, Million Dollar Beach House follows five Nest Seekers International brokers out for success in the Hamptons real estate market as they navigate high-stakes business while keeping up with…
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“There is no property in our hamlet, nor in our town, that has a more storied existence than the Canoe Place Inn,” reads a Facebook post from the Hampton Bays Historical Society. If the walls of the Canoe Place Inn could talk, which bygone era would they recall the tales? One can’t help but wonder…
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One small solace we’ve been able to take away during these times, spending more time in the homes that we so love here on the East End, is the ability to connect with family and loved ones to a degree that may never be repeated in our lifetimes. To discover things about them, and ourselves,…
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Uninitiated visitors to the Hamptons and North Fork have likely heard the term “East End” strewn about newspaper articles, magazine features and conversations with the locals every day with only the faintest idea of what it means. The East End comprises the five towns at the easternmost end of Long Island–East Hampton, Southampton, Southold, Riverhead…
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