January 17, 2010 – 10:54 am
As Metroproletarian mentioned in the comments yesterday, The New York Times trekked out to our little village to review Barrique, the new restaurant/wine bar on Deer Park Ave.
Full Bottles to Light Pours: A Spot for Wine Lovers
Barrique takes its name from a type of barrel used in winemaking; bottles, barrels and wooden wine crates make [...]
November 30, 2009 – 12:19 am
I’m a committed carnivore, but I couldn’t let this New York Times mention of a Babylon Village business. Moo-Cluck is a bakery here in the Village that makes allegedly tasty vegan treats.
[NY Times] Vegan Fare
One source for vegan sweets on Long Island is Moo-Cluck, a largely wholesale bakery in Babylon that sells to retail customers [...]
November 29, 2009 – 1:16 am
A good article in the NY Times about local Realtors going the extra mile for their listings.
A Little Alfredo With That Listing?
A mention of Winkler Real Estate
In the interest of keeping his clients happy, after a ranch house he listed was inspected, Ed Schmid, an agent with Winkler Real Estate in West Islip, [...]
November 26, 2009 – 8:55 am
As God as my witness, I thought that turkeys could fly.
November 16, 2009 – 11:42 am
Incident last night at the Babylon Carriage House
From Newsday:
[Cops: Ex-worker starts fire inside Babylon Carriage House]
He entered the restaurant through a rear door and, once inside, smashed office equipment and electronics and placed “combustible items” on top of lit stove burners, starting a fire, police said.
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When firefighters and Suffolk County police officers arrived [...]
November 8, 2009 – 11:48 am
Come on Eli, give us the W. As for me, I think I’ll need a Xanax to properly enjoy the game today.
November 6, 2009 – 9:18 am
From Property Shark – Suffolk County foreclosures up 103% from Q3 2008
There were 454 new foreclosures in Suffolk County in Q3 2009, up 103% from Q3 2008, but down 8% from Q2 2009.
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Brookhaven (148) and Islip (126) had the highest number of new foreclosures in Q3 2009. Babylon had the highest rate of [...]
November 4, 2009 – 11:18 am
From the NY Times – Congress Poised to Keep Homebuyers’ Tax Credit
The Senate might pass its version as early as Wednesday, and aides to Congressional leaders say the House could accept it this week, sending the bill to President Obama to sign into law. After weeks of partisan delay in the Senate, Democrats are [...]
October 14, 2009 – 8:17 pm
From the Babylon Beacon:
The replica of the Fountain, originally located at the corner of Main Street and Deer Park Avenue in Babylon Village some 100 years ago, will be replaced thanks to the very hard work of committee chairman Dr. Chris Proto, committee co-chairman Judy Skillen and Leg. Wayne Horsley and other committee members. After [...]