The East End’s icy innovation history, on the rocks
By KATE FULLAM // Ice … great for skating and sipping, but a bit problematic for getting around. Unfortunately, far too many friends have suffered broken wrists and fractured ankles…
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Hot start, icy pivot: A pizza man’s pandemic, on wheels
By KATE FULLAM // While large-scale manufacturers like General Mills produced huge mounds of Totino’s Pizza Rolls to feed homebound masses during the pandemic, a Long Island-based wood-fired frozen pizza…
Not in Kansas anymore, LI foodpreneurs keep the faith
By KATE FULLAM // Last weekend, I found myself wandering the neighborhood on a last-minute treasure hunt with my daughter. At 7 years old, she portrayed the most adorable Dorothy…
No. 541: In which Cool Whip, garbanzo beans and Godzilla get their due, and podcasts take over
Healthy start: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the midpoint of this latest busy week of socioeconomic innovation. Before we get into it, Oct. 21 brings us National Check…
No. 537: In which Yo-Yo meets Cougar, arenas get healthier and the dark side is revealed
But who’s counting? Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the halfway mark of this latest busy week of socioeconomic progress. On this Oct. 7, a few key countdowns: 28…
As seasons change, Island producers bring the heat
By KATE FULLAM // The transition from summer to fall is fickle on Long Island. A stretch of chilly mornings, high winds and rain may retreat back to heat, humidity…
No. 528: Speak softly, celebrate cultural diversity, raise the Titanic — and enjoy a blueberry popsicle!
Wrapping it up: Here we are, dear readers – midpoint of this latest workweek and just about done with Summer 2020, at least unofficially. With that, a scheduling note:…
On bread alone? Definitely willing to give it a try…
By KATE FULLAM // As we enter month six of dealing with COVID-19, the scope of this unprecedented experience begins to come clear – and so do our national coping…
No. 516: On margarine, Boeing and The Rosetta Stone – and playing the odds at Jones Beach
Hot days, cold stretch: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as COVID-19 rages across the land – though not in New York, where we’ve earned a reprieve – and we…
As summer sizzles, East End farmers make their stand
By KATE FULLAM // July on the East End of Long Island is magical (aside from the traffic). Foodies marvel at the local bounty, which starts trending now toward its…
No. 506: On eggs, Olds, strategic tax breaks and Anderson Cooper, plus a rare Adelphi honor
Stuck in the middle: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Long Island languishes in Phase 1 and we innovate our way through another quasi-quarantined workweek. Ready, set, Joe’s: It’s…
On pandemics, and a lifetime of kitchen lessons
By KATE FULLAM // Cooking has always inspired me, but I was not always good at it – my mother still pokes fun at me for using corn oil instead…
On Long Island, innovation never takes a holiday
By GREGORY ZELLER // As holidays are wont to do, Thanksgiving brings out the best in people – and Long Island has no shortage of can collections, stuff-a-bus campaigns and…
In 2019 plan, LIREDC ‘doubles down’ on what works
By GREGORY ZELLER // From the If It Ain’t Broke file comes the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council, which covers proven ground in its annual progress report/wish list to…
No. 411: In which Voder speaks, the Apple II arrives, iTunes departs – and the Avengers assemble!
Half full: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we reach the midpoint of another exciting week of socioeconomic innovation. Before we dive in, a warm welcome to new newsletter…