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Jones Beach Theater History: From Wooden Stage to Rock Legend
For Long Islanders, a summer night at Jones Beach Theater is almost a rite of passage: the sun setting over Zach’s Bay, the smell of […]
Crazy Facts About Scrabble – Made Right Here on Long Island
From the 1950s through the early ’70s, SCRABBLE, the world’s most famous word game was manufactured in Bay Shore. That’s right, before it became a […]
The Legend of the Lady of the Lake of Lake Ronkonkoma
If you’ve lived on Long Island long enough, chances are you’ve heard someone say: Don’t swim in Lake Ronkonkoma because it takes one male every […]
Harvey Milk: The Civil Rights Trailblazer Who Grew Up on Long Island
Before he was a symbol of hope, a civil rights hero, or an Oscar-winning biopic, Harvey Milk was just a Jewish kid from Woodmere with […]
Plum Island: You Can’t Go There—But Here’s Everything You Want to Know About It
Off the eastern tip of Long Island, just past Orient Point, sits Plum Island – a place most Long Islanders know by name, but few […]
Beloved Long Island Restaurants That Are No Longer Around
Long Island’s food scene is constantly evolving, but for many of us, some restaurants never truly left—they just live rent-free in our memories. Whether it […]
Book Returned to Emma Clark Library – 56 Years Overdue!
Somewhere between Woodstock and Watergate, someone borrowed a book from Emma S. Clark Memorial Library in Setauket—and forgot to give it back. Fast-forward 56 years, […]
Talk to George Washington (Seriously) Thanks to AI at Raynham Hall in Oyster Bay
Ever wanted to ask George Washington what was really going through his mind during the Battle of Long Island? Or how he felt about British […]
The 56th Fighter Group’s Wild Ride on Long Island: WWII Planes, Beer Cheese Soup, and Back Taxes
For decades, the 56th Fighter Group Restaurant stood as one of the most unique and nostalgic dining spots on Long Island. Located on the grounds […]