Category Archives: Local Businesses

OMG, I forgot Conca d’Oro

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Saltbox

A few weeks ago when I was praising the small mom & pop businesses that are such a vital part of Sag Harbor’s personality, I accidentally left the Conca D’oro Restaurant and Pizzeria off the list. Ouch! Considering that I eat at least one meal there every week, that’s quite an oversight on my part. My apologies to the owners …
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That Didn’t Take Long

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Saltbox

No sooner had I posted the story about the proposed ski-resort in Riverhead, than the whole thing started to unravel.  Anthony of the Ozone blog drew my attention to this Newsday article, (thanks Anthony) in which the paper quotes Riverhead Town Supervisor Phil Cardinale as saying, “I would expect him to be chairman, because that’s how he signs his letters,” …
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Sidewalk Sentiment

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Saltbox

I love fall. If there’s anything better than being outside on a sunny, crisp fall day, I can’t think what it would be. Happily, we had our first real fall days this past weekend, just in time for the sidewalk sale in Sag Harbor, a new tradition that I am already very fond of. Actually, memory may fail me here. …
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Distressing

Posted on September 11, 2006 by Saltbox

Sometimes I like to think that an individual can have an impact. That’s why I volunteer for so many different groups and committees. Most of the things I volunteer for are local to our village, school district, town or region. Beyond that, say at the county level, I think it’s probably a lost cause. While our governments — all of them…
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I’m Ambivalent…Again

Posted on June 24, 2006 by Saltbox

Generally, I consider myself a person with strong opinions, strongly held. Yet recently I found myself expressing my ambivalence about the possible effects of a GEIS on local businesses. I thought I had got all of that wishy-washiness out of my system, but as soon as I started to think about the new coffee shop that opened on the site of the former Harbor Deli here in Sag Hampton, ambivalence reared its ugly head once again…
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