Valerie Kellogg

5 days ago | newsday.com | Valerie Kellogg

For Canine Fitness Month, you might not want to let sleeping dogs lie. Instead, get them off the couch and into play mode. April’s designation is a yearly reminder that regular exercise is important for a pooch’s physical and mental health, just as it is for their humans. Here are three ways to let them roam off leash:The Fido Fitness Club offers a pay-by-the-hour 8,000-square-foot indoor park for dogs of all breeds, ages, sizes and temperaments.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Valerie Kellogg

Watch Now • 0:51Golden retriever meetup draws hundreds of dog owners to LI brewery"You need this in your life right now," says one man as he FaceTime’d his away-at-college daughter before turning around his iPhone to reveal an unusual sight: Dozens of leashed golden retrievers of all shades and sizes, tails wagging with excitement and tongues out, meeting and greeting one another with their equally exuberant owners at Huntington’s Six Harbors Brewing Company’s first dog meetup on April 6.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Valerie Kellogg

If you come across some litter this April 22, you may feel called to reduce, reuse and recycle in honor of Earth Day. But discarded objects that find their way into the hands of these Long Island creatives are destined for something more: They’re reshaped, reimagined and reborn into works of art that are far greater than the sum of their reclaimed parts. When Sag Harbor resident Rossa Cole quit smoking five years ago, he started vaping.

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Valerie Kellogg

One of the best upstate New York road trips will require checking the tires, filling the tank — and clearing out the trunk. That’s because you’ll need space to bring home treasures from vintage stores, antique shops and flea markets, longtime draws to towns north of the city. With so many shopping destinations for all things old, the Hudson Valley, the Catskills and the Adirondacks are known as some of the best in the country for finding pieces with provenance.

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Valerie Kellogg

Weekdays at lunchtime, parking lots surrounding Republic Airport in East Farmingdale can resemble drive-in theaters, with vehicles positioned toward the busy skies ahead. Workers on break from their office or worksite are there to watch planes take off and land right over the roofs of their cars, covering them on sunny days in a fleeting noontime shadow as the roar and rumble of engines pass overhead.