It’s the power of Instagram — especially true for new friends and business partners Jennifer Murphy and Amanda Sims who met via the social media platform last year and have since opened Wild Flour Studio in Stewart Manor. Murphy, 34, a floral designer, and Sims, 32, a...
A trip to a pharmacy during a weekend when his young son was stung by a bee convinced Brian Zone it was time for history to repeat itself. His son had been stung by bees before and was prone to infection, but Zone was unable to find his son’s antibiotic in...
It’s 6 a.m. on a Monday and Larry Kaiser has already gotten his hands dirty at 1760 Homestead Farm in Riverhead, which he owns with his wife, Margaret Feinberg. It won’t be long until she clocks in and starts handling the front of the house. Intertwining...
The appreciation and embrace of curly hair — ringlets, spirals, corkscrews, waves, coils — is growing as folks of all ages and backgrounds are relishing their natural hair instead of trying to tame it. “It’s a big trend,” says Dana Persico, the CEO and...
When Hillary Lessing marries her fiance, Brian Hogan, in November, the bride will wear a traditional wedding dress but the groom will accessorize his outfit with something unexpected — a bow tie made of peacock feathers. The feathers will give a nod to nature in...
