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What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... A Feast for the EyesAn exhibit that explores how food has inspired art. Through a wide variety of media, eclectic portrayals of food, restaurants, cafes, shops, parties, and … more

8/10/16

Oceanside teens rock on

The young musicians are set to play The Bitter End. more

8/10/16

Engel Burman Group funds commercial slamming New York Cosmos plan for Belmont Park

Potential Belmont Park developer the Engel Burman Group has sponsored a radio advertisement, produced by a civic group in Elmont, that criticizes the plan for the vacant south lot of the racetrack … more

By Steve Smirti | 8/10/16

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... A Feast for the EyesAn exhibit that explores how food has inspired art. Through a wide variety of media, eclectic portrayals of food, restaurants, cafes, shops, parties, and … more

8/3/16

He'll be knocking three times

The pop vocalist returns to headline Nassau County's annual Salute To Veterans concert this weekend. more

8/3/16

New York Cosmos plan for Elmont school comes up short

A plan to transform an underused basketball court on the grounds of Clara H. Carlson Elementary School, in Elmont, by professional soccer team the New York Cosmos has failed to reach its funding … more

By Steve Smirti | 8/3/16

Councilwoman Anissa Moore, left, moderated a forum that included police officers, community activists, Judge Ayesha Brantley and Assistant District Attorney Dana Boylan.

Trying to bridge a divide

“It does trouble me, as a police officer, when kids say that they’re afraid of the police,” said Anderson Joseph, a detective with the Long Beach Police Department and one of two black officers on the force. Joseph, who lives in Long Beach and joined the LBPD in 2006, responded to a young woman who asked, “Why do police always think we’re going to hurt people?” more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/28/16

LB Wake for a fun-filled nautical adventure

LB Wake brings us everything related to water sports and more. From instructors and sports equipment to Jet Skis and boat rentals . . . more

By Teri Ann Loeser | 7/27/16

Nature spirits emerge from "Mysterious Lake" in playwright and puppeteer Izumi Ashizawa's play, being staged at the Long Island Children's Museuum, July 29 through Aug. 4.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... A Feast for the EyesAn exhibit that explores how food has inspired art. Through a wide variety of media, electic portrayals of food, restaurants, cafes, shops, parties, and … more

7/27/16

More than 150 people recently took part in a Black Lives Matter rally in East Meadow to protest recent killings of African-American men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota.

Black Lives Matter rallies in East Meadow

Dozens of Long Islanders gathered at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on July 9 to march in the first Black Lives Matter rally in central Nassau County. The march was organized by a group of Long Island youth following the recent killings of two African-American men by police in Baton Rouge, La., and Falcon Heights, Minn. more

By Amoy Brown | 7/21/16