Longest Running Bed & Breakfast in Southampton Village Sells

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The Mainstay, aptly-named as it is the longest running bed and breakfast in Southampton Village, has changed hands. After nearly 28 years at the helm, Elizabeth Main decided to sell the 4,400-square-foot, rambling house at 579 Hill Street. It sold and closed for a not-yet-disclosed price on October 5, though online records show it sold…
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If They Could See Me Now: A House With History in Quogue

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Broadway Star Gwen Verdon left an indelible mark on the theater, with her wavy red hair and vulnerable but strong voice that made her performances so memorable in musical comedies like Sweet Charity, Damn Yankees and more. But while the theatrical icon celebrated great  professional success and endured  great personal strife in her high-profile, tumultuous…
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Lights Go Dim on Westhampton Movie Theater

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The Hampton Arts Cinema, one of the last independent movie theaters on Long Island, may not reopen whenever it is movie theaters are allowed to show films to an audience again. The building appears to have been cleaned out, and the old-fashioned marquees simply reads, “Closed.” Rumor around the village is that the property is…
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Hedges Index: Finding Home-Loving 4s

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The East End real estate and residential building markets have seen a considerable boom in 2020, with many summer visitors choosing to stay indefinitely and others looking to buy, rent or build–anything they can do to stay in this slice of paradise long-term. As the real estate market enters the fourth quarter of 2020, we…
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