Small but mighty Grace A.M.E. Zion Church in Patchogue, the seat of the Brookhaven NAACP, has finally gotten new front steps. The ramp is next. The 100-year-old church, known for its singing in the past, is still devoted to faith and prayers. Check out the story by #LindaLeuzzi in the @liadvance. https://www.longislandadvance.net/stories/ramping-a-journey-to-grace,90212
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We could all use color, fun, whimsy and calm. Marquee Projects Inc.’s new exhibit “Budding” with artists Fukuko Harris and Larry Wolhandler’s show will have you wanting to stay a while and yelling “wow!” It’s free. Come in and view Fukuko’s sculptures and mobiles made inventively and humorously with throwaway materials and Wolhandler’s soothing grid […]
Fabian Bernal and Justin van Fleet envisioned a gorgeous pop-up floral business where people could gather on Saturdays, connect with friends, buy flowers and elevate their lives last year with Good Morning Bellport. A great success, they’re on their game again this year for Mother’s Day, now with a fabulous baker as well as products […]
Renaissance characters reacting to the loss of “The Beat” of its kingdom with songs from The Go-Go’s is sure to heighten your mood and have you belly laughing in “Head Over Heels.” Director choreographer #KeithAndrews will steer this one. Andrews has headed such #Gateway hits like the jubilant “On Your Feet” and “Rock of Ages,” […]
Michael and Anthony Foschi and Bob Amendola are retiring from #Michael’sAutoRepair in #Sayville, that comfort place for ailing cars. The new owner is Chanpreet Singh promises that everything will remain the same including the mechanics. Stop in, say so long to the Foschi brothers and Bob, who doled out humor regularly with car advice and […]
Clap! Clap! Clap! Let’s hear it for @CouncilmanNeilFoley and Brookhaven Town for the great renovation job at the Blue Point Dock on the end of Blue Point Avenue, where you can fish and just gaze at the water. Also Mary Bailey of the #BayportBluePointHeritageAssociation for her efforts in fixing the historic wall nearby from the […]
Sayville Rotarian Don Hester hosted Ostap Lun when he came to Sayville as a 16-year-old Rotary exchange student from the Ukraine in 1991. At that time his country was about to be dissolved from Soviet control. Hester has stayed in touch with Ostap and now his former charge is asking for help, specifically funds for […]
The GiGi of GiGi’s Playhouse was there. So was her mom, founder Nancy Gianni. So were 200 people who poured into Southward Ho Country Club to celebrate the one-year anniversary of GiGi’s Playhouse Long Island Down Syndrome Achievement Center in Patchogue. The night was a magical gathering and fundraiser for this not-for-profit that doesn’t charge […]
Talk about feisty, gutsy women! Ida Gillette was a major business owner, suffragist and Sayville influencer on social issues over 100 years ago. Appropriately her family’s Gillette House overlooking Gillette Park is home to several not for profits headquartered here. Ida finally got a plaque honoring her, now on the Gillette House front door, thanks […]
Hooray for Women’s History Month! Celebrate Bellport Village’s women business owners, of which there are many and find out about their resourcefulness through the pandemic, and even in some cases, how they started a new business. Read more about these amazing women in the story by #LindaLeuzzi in the @liadvance https://www.longislandadvance.net/stories/women-rock-here,90036?