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When COVID-19 hit, two sisters’ flair for creating glamorous outdoor picnics took off. Now, the ladies behind Destination Haus bring the destination to their clients.

Madison Wienckowski has honed her skills as hand pouring resin for functional art pieces over the last two years. Still, she doesn’t consider herself an artist, but a creator.

A striking south-of-the-highway home in Water Mill is in perfect condition, ready for new owners and their designer to put personal fishing touches on beautiful interior and exterior spaces.

After 50 Years On Amagansett Main Street, Lupo Family Sells Their Father’s ‘Ristorante’ [27East]
$25M Sag Harbor home sells to investor Michael Hirtenstein in shell condition [The Real Deal]
Marvelous New Home for Hampton Chutney Co. [The East Hampton Star]
I Visited One of Montauk’s Hottest Hotels — and I Finally Understand the Hype [Travel + Leisure]
Southold Town Board approves hours restrictions for leaf blowers [The Suffolk Times]
Montauk facing water quality concerns at Fort Pond, other locations [Newsday]
Amagansett I.G.A. Is Sold [The East Hampton Star]
Massages, truffle tastings and helicopter rides: Inside the life of a Hamptons dog [NYP]
Opinion: East End Inflation Destroying Non Land Owning Locals [Patch]

Elbow East, an iconic North Fork restaurant for the last 33 years, is up for sale, leaving many customers worried the mainstay’s marinated steaks and mashed potatoes will be a thing of the past. However, one of the owners, Billy Berliner, says the establishment may live on, “if I sell it to the right person.”

East Hampton Library’s Authors Night Is Back and In-Person for 2021 [Dan’s Papers]
Market Art + Design Returns to Bridgehampton After Pandemic Hiatus [27East]
East Hampton’s Residents Battle Plan to Improve Spotty Cell Service [NYP]
Laurence Fishburne Producing ‘Sag Harbor’ Series [KIRKUS]
Buyers Are Ditching the Suburbs and Turning to Manhattan [Crain’s Business]
Brewery on Tap in East Hampton Village [The East Hampton Star]
Bay Street’s ‘Camelot’ Now Playing Outdoors in Bridgehampton [Broadway World]
Town Trustees to Have Staggered Four-Year Terms [The East Hampton Star]
Howard A. Rubin’s Sex-Dungeon-Free Hamptons Home Sells for $9.5 Million [The Dirt]
Quogue Village Board Allows Quogue Club To Have Outdoor Dining Indefinitely [27East]
Riverhead Town solicits feedback for comprehensive plan on new interactive website [Riverhead Local]
Springs Commissioners’ Plea: Use Our Communications Tower [The East Hampton Star]

Suffolk County officials have unveiled a new funding program that will invest $100 million over the next 10 years to preserve at-risk farms.

Duryea’s in a Tussle Over Dock [The East Hampton Star]
Rich People of the Hamptons Have a New Headache: Even Richer People [Vanity Fair]
Hamptons Homeowners Buying Second Houses for ‘Weekend Getaways’ [The New York Post]
New Measure Give Sagaponack Enforcement Power Over Open Space Purchases [27East]
Neil Patrick Harris & Family Host an Outdoor Movie Screening at Their Hamptons Home! [Just Jared]
Montauk Hotspot in Hot Water Over Code Violations [The New York Post]
Larocca Announces Affordable Housing Initiative In Sag Harbor [27East]
At The Ranch in Montauk, Plenty of Room for Art and Horses [The New York Times]
Police Chief Tells Bridgehampton Residents No Easy Fixes For Traffic Woes [27East]
Springs Neighbors Mobilize Against Communications Tower [The East Hampton Star]
East Hampton Emergency Room Annex Trimmed [The East Hampton Star]
Southold Town Purchases Development Rights to Nearly 107 Acres [The Suffolk Times]
BID eyes space in town-owned building on Main Street [RiverheadLocal]

Effort to Help Springs Family Displaced by Fire [The East Hampton Star]
Hamptons Home Prices Surge to a Record as Pickings Get Slimmer [Bloomberg]
Mogul Sues Firm for ‘Destroying’ Tennis Court at His Hamptons Home [The New York Post]
Neighbors Object to Springs Cell Phone Tower [The East Hampton Star]
Inside Real Housewives of Miami Cast’s $8.5 million Hamptons Oceanfront Mansion [The U.S. Sun]
Designers, Editors, and More Made Their Way Out to Montauk for Net-a-Porter and Mr. Porter’s Family-Style Dinner [Vogue]
Inside Louis Bacon’s Mysterious $500M Private Island in the Hamptons [The New York Post]
Take a Stroll Down Billionaires’ Lane in the Hamptons [MSN.com]
Summer 2021 East End Winery Guide: Pop a Cork! It’s Vineyard Season [Dan’s Papers]
Six Million Buys Five Waterfront Acres [The East Hampton Star]
Buy My House, But I’m Taking the Toilet [The New York Times]
These Are Some of the Most Racially Diverse Second-home Markets to Consider [MarketWatch]
From Montauk to Amagansett, 9 Hamptons Hotels That Still Have Vacancies This Summer [Architectural Digest]

A panel discussion will be held on Thursday, July 29 to celebrate such architectural gems by architects like Richard Meier, Robert A.M. Stern, Charles Gwathmey, and Norman Jaffee.