On a recent rainy morning, Dean Foster would have been happier if he were in the field planting potatoes.
His earliest memories are of the dirt — the dust, the grit, the smell, even the taste. He couldn’t get away from it, and he’s never wanted to.
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It’s the movements — #MeToo, Time’s Up and the Women’s March.
It’s the ousting of sexual predators — Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby and Kevin Spacey, just to name a few.
And it’s the women who are finally rising to the top.
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A carpenter by day, Carlos Barrios has the seasoned hands of a woodworker — rough, meticulous and precise. But for three hours every night, in an unfinished corner of his basement, they become the hands of an unassuming artist.
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There was once a time when “modern” was not considered an aesthetic.
It was synonymous with innovation and forward thinking, first gaining popularity in the 1920s as it reshaped the design industry. It was a word for pushing bounds and drumming creativity — a challenging of the status quo, of sorts.
Most importantly, it was not a trend. It was a way of life.
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If architecture is a reflection of society, then the current modern aesthetic has a lot to say.
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Airbnb has found its place on the East End and, along with similar services such as HomeAway and VRBO, have single-handedly changed the market, rendering full summer rentals nearly obsolete in favor of shorter-term stays, much to the chagrin of some real estate professionals, hoteliers and neighbors who do not want a transient crowd, and question its legality.
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A longstanding tradition of multi-generational landscaping and nursery businesses lives across the East End — a place where family, community and the countryside rule supreme.
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There is beauty in the uncomplicated — the natural, the simplistic, the pure. It is a lesson Paul Masi learned at a young age.
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Virtual reality is escapism at its finest and, potentially, a realistic assist in modern-day medicine — especially during an era when opioid addiction is on the rise.
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When Helena Weinrauch dances, she forgets.
In the arms of her trusted partner, she feels no fear, twirling in her gown across the floor as she waltzes, rumbas, tangos and foxtrots. At age 95, she feels free — and, for a moment, not like a Holocaust survivor.
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