#PurityBarn on Main Street in #Sayville not only has organic foods for #dogs (also #cats) but features homeless dogs for adoption. Say hello to manager Chris Diehl and also Fritz, the Pomeranian dog model who comes in once a week for fashion shoots. It’s a fun place and a healthy stop for pets. Read the […]
Author Archives: Linda Leuzzi
Harmony Café Executive Director Rosemarie McCarthy is teaming up again with Toast Coffee House owner Terry Scarlatos offering free Thanksgiving meals for those who need one on Nov. 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. Scarlatos and his compassionate chef and staff along with McCarthy as well as volunteers will be taking orders for folks who […]
That’s James Taylor Odom in costume playing one of eight upper class characters who get knocked off in the wildly funny Tony award-winning musical “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” at #TheGateway from November 17 to December 4. Odom was in the national tour and this production has the original Broadway choreographer Peggy Hickey […]
The large portraits of seven beautiful women, vibrant, mysterious, colorful creations that compel the viewer to look closer, are currently at The Something Machine’s “Physical Entities” exhibit featuring Czech artist Adéla Janská’s paintings. It is Janská’s first exhibit in the U.S. of two recent series, “Brides,” and “Metamorphosis.” You can catch Janská’s work at The […]
Fingers crossed for historic preservation of Avery parcel. Two locals with restaurant experience are interested in turning the Avery Homestead barn in East Patchogue into a destination venue. The county recently placed the property, in the Avery family since the 1700s, on its priority list for land acquisition. Legis. Rob Calarco has pushed for the […]
They’re looking for a Designer Showcase! The service groups are back to their meetings at the Gillette House in Sayville after a year and a half and the women are pursuing a Designer Showcase possibility with Islip Town. Also, badly needed renovations in this stately 1850 house, the home of Ida Gillette, an early 20th […]
Kay Cameron always got the “hot” with diamonds, pearls and other gems. She is retiring November 1st from her storied Sayville Main Street Store, Kay Cameron Jewelers, Inc. But don’t worry, longtime manager Trish Tom will be taking over as owner with the same sterling staff. The store name will remain the same. Read the […]
Claire McCardell was a visionary, successful women’s designer in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s and even made a Time magazine cover for her innovative American Look, comfortable, affordable clothing women could wear during the day into evening. Sayville author Debra Scala-Giokas has written two children’s books about Claire as a way to honor her and […]
It’s a terrifying walkthrough at The Gateway’s Camp Terror as reported by Linda Leuzzi, who decided to meekly try it during the day with her friend Gateway’s Scot Allan. Bloody bodies, skeletons, and ghouls at every twisty turn. Holy mackerel, even a vortex! If it was scary during the day, imagine when the 50 actors […]
Yikes! Demons, ghosts and other scary beings will lunge live at The Gateway in Bellport with their Camp Terror presentation, a 20-minute journey outside and in. Fright screams began Oct. 1 and will continue to Oct. 31. (It’s $25 per person. Proof of Covid shot and masks required.) The Not So Scary for Kids is […]