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A scene from the Bronx Opera's "La boheme."

Bronx Opera Company visits Long Island with La boheme this weekend

It's a weekend of musical delights, as the venerable Bronx Opera visits the area with Puccini's classic opera and Long Beach swings to tunes from the Great American Songbook at the annual Cabaret Festival. more

5/15/13

How good is ipe wood?

Q. Recently the Long Beach City Council hired a firm to rebuild the boardwalk at a cost of $44 million. The city has decided to rebuild using ipe wood as the main material. more

5/10/13

The lessons learned from Sandy

It’s hard to believe that the wounds inflicted by Hurricane Sandy are now six months old. more

5/2/13

Pre-apply for Sandy relief funds

Nassau County and New York State will again host a pre-registration assistance program this Saturday at three Nassau County Disaster Recovery Centers in Long Beach, Island Park and Seaford for Hurricane Sandy victims. more

4/19/13

Puppeteer Jim West is on the hunt for dinosuars in his new show, on Sunday, at the Landmark on Main Street.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... AB-EX/RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism ReconsideredAB-EX/RE-CON explores both the best known and less familiar practitioners of abstract and gestural painting who dominated the … more

4/3/13

Let's keep our beach communities vibrant

It’s been five months since Hurricane Sandy devastated many South Shore communities, but it appears that some of the areas most impacted will finally receive the necessary funding to start the process of rebuilding damaged beaches and dunes. more

3/28/13

BroadHollow Theater Company stages an updated version of "The Frog Prince" in Elmont.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... AB-EX/RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism ReconsideredAB-EX/RE-CON explores both the best known and less familiar practitioners of abstract and gestural painting who dominated the … more

3/27/13

Biddy is back!

It’s been a rough journey for Biddy Mulligan’s Pub, but they are back in business and better than ever. more

Terry Biener | 3/22/13

Let the sun shine in

Citizens have the right to open government and to the information their governments have. more

3/21/13

Buffeted by wind-blown sand, workers planted grass last Friday on the massive dunes the state is building along the Ocean Parkway to protect it from the Atlantic Ocean’s onslaught in the event of another storm like Hurricane Sandy.

Officials: Jones Beach is on the road to recovery

Repair crews are hurrying to repair the damage that Hurricane Sandy inflicted on the beaches and parkways of Jones Beach Island and Robert Moses State Park, state officials say. A $32.2 million restoration project is scheduled to be finished before Memorial Day, the traditional start of the summer beach season. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 3/20/13