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Live Social Share What started with three friends (left, Linda Silich, Andy Silich and Kim Hren) has grown into a business of 59 employees.(Photo courtesy of Groundworks Landscaping) There are a multitude of moving parts to contend with in the East End landscaping business: managing climate change, trending client preferences and staffing in a seasonally skewed region when your business is a year-round operation, to name a few.

Breathe Social Share Learn the fine craft of plein air painting with artist Aurelio Torres at Southampton History Museum. (Photo credit: Jaime Lopez) Need proof that eastern Long Island has lured artists for decades upon decades? Look no further than William Merritt Chase’s esteemed Shinnecock Summer School of Art.

Back when I was growing up on Shelter Island, the old Kraus’s (now Sunset Beach) used to have reggae shows in the parking lot across from Crescent Beach. Those were some of the most fun nights I remember of my summertime youth, dancing like there was nothing to be tired about and like the night would never end. The only thing that would have made those nights even better? Rum punch (well, even if I wasn’t quite old enough to drink it…). Enter the wonderful Sí Sí at EHP Marina and Resort.

Eat Social Share Katie Baldwin and her friend and business partner Amanda Merrow aren't just growing food; they're growing future farmers. (Photo credit: Doug Young) At Amber Waves in Amagansett, Katie Baldwin and Amanda Merrow are in their 18th season of farming. But they’re not just cultivating over 500 varieties of fruit and veggies among 60 crops on 30-plus acres.

Breathe Social Share Montauk Yacht Club's new Har-Tru tennis court is part of The Courts, a new fitness feature at the 16-acres hospitality destination on Star Island. (Photo courtesy of Montauk Yacht Club) Debuting today, Montauk Yacht Club’s new racquet-sport destination The Courts is set to make a Sinner (of the Jannick ilk) or a Nosková out of guests to the new sport-focused center.

You blinked and the last weekend of July is now before you. As yet another summertime weekend is set to begin, there are tons of Hamptons spots that are looking to bring you a fun-filled time.

Jen Going, a long-time Long Islander, has made the East End her home and place of business since the mid 1990s, when her mother-in-law offered her entry into the interior design business. Going worked with her for 15 years before her death and kept the business going before creating her own atelier in 2010 in Westhampton Beach. She relocated to Quogue, where she spent summers as a child, and lives in Remsenburg.

Breathe Social Share A special hosptiality-skewed pop-up collab between Edition Hotels and American Express will be at the Crow's Nest in Montauk this weekend. (Photo courtesy of Edition Hotels) If Montauk weren’t already special enough, Edition Hotels is coming to town to curate the ultimate Summer Edition Montauk weekend getaway through its there’s-no-better-place-to-be lens.

Prepare theBrine: In a small stainless steel pot, combine the Chardonnay vinegar, water, sugar, and salt. Bring the mixture to a quick boil, stirring until the sugar and salt dissolve completely. Immediately remove from the heat and let the brine cool completely to room temperature. Pickle the Fruit: Once the brine is entirely cool, add the diced honeydew, watermelon, cucumber, minced Fresno pepper, and a few snipped fronds of the bronze fennel.

Wet naps or white gloves? Bibs or bib gourmand? However your dine-out proclivities present themselves, summer 2026 in the Hamptons has got a bevy of new options to check out, from Montauk to East Moriches.