Editor’s Window: The Long Winter
Dear Readers, Had it been a Friday on the cusp of Memorial Day Weekend in any other year, there would ...
Bon Voyage to Captain Jayne
By Robert Levine ~ After 55 years at the helm, longtime friend of Fire Island, Captain Mike Jayne has retired ...
“I Am” by Mary O’Brien
I am confident I wonder about the origins of the sea I hear tales of fantasy and bravery I see ...
GEORGE REHN 1948-2020
By Shoshanna McCollum ~ Ocean Beach has lost one of its community pillars over the first weekend of April 2020, ...
Sharing the Stoke: The Zen of Social Distancing in Surfing
By Craig Low ~ I once spent several hours about 20 feet or so of another person and had no ...
Miles Away From What is Ordinary: Navigation on Fire Island and Surrounding Shores During Coronavirus
By Shoshanna McCollum ~ Our corner of the world has become inundated with a sea of information as the coronavirus ...
GUNFIRE IN THE SUNKEN FOREST: Fire Island National Seashore Deer Culling Begins
“I am in the Sunken Forest and have heard at least a half dozen shots!” said Cherry Grove resident Warren ...
SAFE/HAVEN: Fire Island History comes to Florida in 1950’s Photo Exhibition
By Susan Kravitz ~ The Cherry Grove Archives Collection’s (CGAC) premier photography exhibition, “Safe/Haven: Gay Life in 1950’s Cherry Grove” ...
DINING REVIEW >>
Review: Castaway Bar & Grill
By Lorna Luniewski Castaway Bar & Grill 310 Bay Walk (at Cottage Walk) Ocean Beach, NY 631-583-0330 castawaybarandgrill.com In between heat waves on a recent ...
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“Two Sailboats, One Moon” by Sue Montana & Bob Bennett
A warming sun, a cloudless sky, waves lapping softly up against the side of a boat – a lovely image. But the water itself? Actually being in it or on ...
READ MORE >EYE ON FI >> by Timothy Bolger
Saltaire Road Work Builds Island-Wide Wave of Anxiety
By Timothy Bolger When the sun sets on summer and Tumbleweed Tuesday dawns on Fire Island, the din of construction replaces children’s laughter and carefree ...
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HISTORY >> by Thomas McGann
Robert Moses: A Visionary Stricken with Myopia
It is not hard to understand why Fire Islanders with a knowledge of history of the island would dislike Robert Moses. He did, after all, ...
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UPCOMING EVENTS >>
