Discover Long Island takes a flier on Autumn tourism
By GREGORY ZELLER // The world is coming to Long Island this week – but what about next week? As the Professional Golfers’ Association of America’s 45th Ryder Cup tournament descends upon…
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No. 999: Overhauled malls, charitable causes and cheese pizzas – plus good news on tourism (for now)
But who’s counting? Welcome to your Friday Newsletter, dear readers – not just any Friday but the first Friday of September, and not just any newsletter but the very…
Decades later, HIA-LI is still making the industrial grade
By TOM MARINER // One of Long Island’s most powerful business organizations was originally sparked by a power outage. The HIA-LI launched after a 1978 blackout, which left many of…
LI economics (kinda), political jabs (sorta) in King’s Park
By GREGORY ZELLER // Governor Kathy Hochul visited King’s Park Thursday to detail a king’s ransom in state funding – and throw a few political jabs (or, more to the…
No. 801: Fourth and long – but first, we duck asteroids, dig big diamonds and stuff socks, all caught on video
Vacation initiation: Welcome to Friday, friends, and not just any Friday but the Friday before next Tuesday’s Fourth of July festivities – making the weekend ahead a four-day affair…
Discover LI dials destiny with exciting video campaign
By GREGORY ZELLER // The long-awaited return of Indiana Jones isn’t the only thing lighting up screens this early summer – Discover Long Island’s new video series is pretty cool,…
With new committee and B2B support, LIA pushes east
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new Long Island Association networking initiative will focus on East End businesses. As part of its larger outreach to regional small businesses, the LIA has…
No. 779: We’re spaced out with Yuri G., Herbie Hancock and BNL’s long-time-coming gender-bender appointment
Real scorcher: Welcome to Wednesday, intrepid innovators, as we reach the midpoint of a springlike – dare we say summerlike – mid-April workweek (in the 80s Thursday?). The early-season…
No. 674: Spring is coming – we celebrate with circuses, microwave technology and oatmeal cookies
Egg-cellent: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the very last Friday of Winter 2022 – Spring arrives in our beautiful Northern Hemisphere on Sunday,…
For Long Island, a tourism drive without all the driving
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s top tourism bureau is lacing up its walking shoes for a new advertising campaign promoting car-free travel. In collaboration with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority,…
No. 670: We drop the ax on obesity, bad grammar and awful acronyms, with nifty networking and pound cake
To the ax: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, as another busy workweek nears its climax and another lazy weekend prepares to chillax. It’s March 4 out there, and before…
In first western push, Discover LI tries raising Arizona
By GREGORY ZELLER // As winter drags on, you may be dreaming of a week in warm and sunny Arizona. Long Island’s top tourism bureau is hoping Arizonans are dreaming…
In Rogan controversy, social media’s darker evolution
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // On the surface, it’s easy to paint the latest controversy for Spotify flagship enterprise “The Joe Rogan Experience” with broad strokes: another example of COVID-19…
No. 633: Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello, the dude who invented Sudoku – and fluffernutters all around
We need a break: And we’re getting one, dear readers, as we approach the end of this busy workweek and another well-earned weekend – for some, a three-day blow….
With new e-store, tourism ace focuses on the future
By GREGORY ZELLER // With dual purpose, Long Island’s official destination-marketing organization has launched a new online store – at once an effort to promote the region as whole and…