Valerie Kellogg

Long Island

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Shopping outlets and megamalls in the Northeast

1 week ago | newsday.com | Valerie Kellogg

The New York metro area gives the term shopping around new meaning — out-of-the-box malls and ever-expanding outlet centers are only a few hours away from Long Island by car. Surrounded by sites and scenery worth visiting, the following four destinations make the drive the perfect excuse for turning a day on the checkout line into a day trip to check out.
Fire Island Pines gets $17M makeover

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Valerie Kellogg

The Fire Island Pines is undergoing a glow-up, as billionaire tech entrepreneur Tristan Schukraft’s team puts it.
Betty Boop is having a moment on Broadway and in shops

2 weeks ago | newsday.com | Valerie Kellogg

If you’re a Betty Boop fan, look for Jeri Lynn Brigante at your next car show, rockabilly concert or swing dance. There’s a good chance she might be there with the ladies from the Long Island Chapter of the Pinup Society. Like the others, Brigante, 43, will be dressed to the nines in vintage-inspired hair, makeup and clothing.
Mayhem Long Island and its neurodivergent members celebrates 10 years

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Valerie Kellogg

It must have been destiny for Merrick’s Michael Korins. Korins, who has autism, began singing at 2 years old after hearing his father, Dan, belt out the opening chords of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, also known as the “Fate Symphony.” He started singing songs he heard, mostly Disney tunes, “flawlessly,” said his mother Ellen Schuchman, 71. She and her husband took notice of their son’s proclivity for music, buying him a keyboard. Within two years, Korins was in piano lessons and then voice lessons.
3 LI spots for dogs to play off-leash

3 weeks 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.
Golden retriever meetups: A 'paradise' for dog lovers and their pups

4 weeks 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.
3 Long Island artists who turn trash into art

4 weeks 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.
Where to go antiquing in upstate New York

1 month 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.
Thrifting, surfing, prayer and more: How 6 Long Islanders add joy to the workday mix

1 month 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.
Exclusive | A famed modernist home in the Hamptons has sold for $17.77M — breaking a local record

1 month ago | nypost.com | Valerie Kellogg

The Bar House makes a bold statement with its stunning design. Lena Yaremenko The Bar House is raising the bar in East Hampton’s real estate market.