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Marc Jacobs Honey Perfume Sunny and delicious, this aromatic mix of honey, pear and orange blossom is energetic and alluring. ($56, FragranceNet.com)

Perlier Honey & Camomile Moisturizing Hand Cream

This fine talcum powder brings the sweetness of honey and the calming, relaxing properties of camomile, delicately scented with orange blossom. The soothing talc caresses the skin and envelops the body with its intoxicating aroma. ($9.50, Fragrance Net, FragranceNet.com)

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Super rich in plant hormones, nutrients and amino acids; a natural cocktail for beautiful, healthy skin. ($9.99, Vitamin World, VitaminWorld.com)

Gold Mine Shimmering Leave-In Conditioner

With the softening and nourishing properties of honey, combined with calming and soothing camomile extract, this lotion is perfect for combating red and dry hands. ($8.50,Fragrance Net, FragranceNet.com)

Perlier Body Honey Miel Camomile Talcum Powder

Organic Doctor Royal Jelly Skin Lotion

Superfine mica adds a golden shimmering effect to your hair while it conditions and detangles, for a sophisticated finish. ($29, DryBar Roslyn, DryBar.com)

Orogold Instant Stretching Mask This mask works its magic by tightening and stimulating deep skin tissue, leaving you with a smooth, fresh faced complexion. Apply once a week and rinse with cool water after 15 minutes for best results. ($279, Orogold Cosmetics, OrogoldCosmetics.com)

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G.M. Collin Hydramucine Optimal Gel Enriched with a botanical complex and peptides, this alcohol-free hydrating gel will quench your skinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thirst and leave it supple and radiant. ($62, G.M. Collin, GMGollin.com)

First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Liquid

La Prairie Cellular Swiss Ice Crystal Dry Oil

Hydrate and soothe sensitive skin after a day in the sun with this liquid recovery that delivers hydration deep into pores, while reducing redness and potential environmental skin damage. ($38, First Aid Beauty, FirstAidBeauty.com)

Wake up looking like you went on a holiday after applying this weightless dry oil that delivers a moisture-binding treatment, becoming one with your skin. ($300, La Prairie, LaPrairie. com)

G.M. Collin Sensiderm Treating Mist

Weleda Birch Body Scrub Gently exfoliates your skin, while leaving it looking refreshed and rejuvenated. Weleda Birch Body Scrub promotes naturally radiant skin. ($12, Weleda, Usa. Weleda.com)

For sensitive skin. After cleansing, spray and massage into your skin for maximum benefit to hydrate, tone and soothe. ($72, G.M. Collin, GMCollin.com)

La Prairie Luxe Sleep Mask For skin that craves a soothing night cream and firming mask. La Prairie Luxe Sleep Mask is permeated with caviar extract, a natural exfoliant that leaves skin restored and refreshed overnight. ($300, La Prairie, LaPrairie.com)

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From the Publisher

Staff

As we amble into the heat of July and August, many Long Islanders flock to the East End for the beautiful beaches and stay for the lively nightlife, thinking that the rest of the island is shuttered like a ghost town.

Publisher

Beverly Fortune Art Director

Jon Sasala Lifestyle Editor

Not so.

Sara Anne Fingerman

We visited four vibrant Long Island downtowns, and oh, what fun we had. Our photographer, Lenny Marks of Huntington, blew us away with his unique shots, capturing the essence and vitality of our models and the backdrop of each location: Pt. Jefferson with model Katie Poma, Huntington and Laura Petrocelli, Long Beach’s Ingrid Krumholz Dodd and Patchogue’s Jennifer Jeran. Hot Towns begins on page 24.

Production

Jon Chim Jeff Main Digital

Michael Conforti Contributors

Tim Bolger Jaime Franchi Rashed Mian Spencer Rumsey Christopher Twarowski

Our cover story, Bailey Builds a Bridge to The Afterlife is one of the most compelling and interesting stories Blogger I’ve written. I was introduced to Phran Ginsberg Sam Maracic through Spirit Medium Bobbi Allison as “someone Interns you just have to meet.” I am honored to tell the Amanda Barroca Ginsberg’s story and the creation of the Forever FamMallory Feeney ily Foundation, on page 34. What happened while I was transcribing the interview is so incredible, you have to see it to believe it. There Beauty Counter �� p. 4 is no other way to explain Summer Is �� p. 8 what transpired except to say that I was blessed to Trendy 10 �� p. 12 become part of the story. Back Packs �� p. 16 Jewelry �� p. 18 Our Guy Who Gets It, Darryl Davis of Wading Shopping List �� p. 20 River, is an award-winning Feature �� p. 24 motivational speaker and Cover �� p. 34 best-selling author, with a new book “How to Design A Reclaiming The Dress �� p. 42 Life Worth Smiling About.” Elisa DiStefano’s Bridal Shower p. 44 He’s known nationally as a Guy Who Gets It �� p. 52 top real estate trainer and coach, and his sense of huCollege Fashion �� p. 54 mor is genuine. His profile Decor �� p. 56 is on page 52. Bon Ap �� p. 64 As always, this issue is filled with the latest trends, Health �� p. 66 styles and unique editorial Family �� p. 70 Milieu Magazine is known Horoscope �� p. 72 for. J’Adore �� p. 74 Thank you for your continued support, we hope you see and feel the love we have for our Photo by: beautiful island on LenMarksPhoto.com every page. Ingrid Krumholz Dodd,

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Hot Towns

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Summer Is...

July and August 2014

EVENTS

History Highlights

July 17th - July 26th

19th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival, Staller Center for the Arts

July 5, 1946

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, StonyBrookFilmFestival.com

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

The bikini swimsuit is introduced at a swimming pool in Paris

July 16, 2004

Jewel Restaurant Melville 6:30 - 7:30 PM A philanthropic group of Long Island women supporting non-profit organizations serving Nassau and Suffolk Counties 100WWCLI.org

Martha Stewart is sentenced to 5 months in prison

August 1, 1981 MTV debuts

August 5, 1962 Marilyn Monroe is found dead

August 10, 1977

“Son of Sam” serial killer David Berkowitz is arrested

Summer Movie premiere

August 15, 1969

Tuesday, July 22nd

Woodstock Music Festival

Cassara Cares

Coach Mo Cassara, Elisa DiStefano & MC Echo will hold court at the 2nd Annual Sneakers & Sandals Beach Ball to benefit Long Island Cares The Buoy Bar, Point Lookout, 6-9pm Email: RGoldberg@LICares.org

Sex Tape

In Theaters july 25th

Starring Cameron Diaz & Jason Siegel This “naughty “ movie is about a married couple who decide to spice up their sex life by filming themselves. Instead of deleting the home movie Segal’s character accidentally uploads it to “The Cloud.” Friends, family and even Diaz’ boss played by Rob Lowe are sent a copy of the naughty night. The rest of the movie is a hilarious look at what happens when a couple’s private life goes public

August 31, 1997

Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed are killed in a car crash in Paris

July 26th July 25th & 26th

Joan Rivers

Alanis Morissette

NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 8 pm

The Paramount, Huntington, 8 pm

July 26th

Dance with Me Presents: Sway- A Dance Trilogy The Space at Westbury, 7:30pm, TheSpaceAtWestbury.com

July 30th - August 4th

Long Beach International Film Festival LongBeachFilm.com

August 23rd

August 8th

Joan Osborne

The Suffolk Theater, Riverhead, 8pm, SuffolkTheater.com

Turtle Hatch Day Landmark on Main, Port Washington, 2pm, LandmarkOn MainStreet.org

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Supervisor

Kate Murray presents the

2014

Neighborhood Concert Series

Tuesday, July 1 Wonderous Stories stages a British Invasion with music of The Beatles and The Who at Newbridge Road Park, Bellmore. Wednesday, July 2 The Sly Geralds Band brings funky, brassy New Orleans music to Acorn Lane Park, Levittown. Thursday, July 3 Rock ‘n’ Roll “24/7” with Killer Joe & the Lido Soul Revue at Uniondale Avenue Park, Uniondale. Tuesday, July 8 Enjoy a night at the “Hotel California” as Desert Highway performs an Eagles Tribute at Echo Park, West Hempstead. Wednesday, July 9 Listen to the swinging sounds of Frank Sinatra and Friends when Lou Moneta & Gayle Scott visit Rath Park, Franklin Square. Thursday, July 10 - Special Time 7:30 p.m. Plaza Productions performs the comedy classic “Young Frankenstein” at Hewlett Point Park, Bay Park. Friday, July 11 Head Games sings “Feels Like the First Time” and “Cold As Ice” in a Foreigner Tribute at Speno Park, East Meadow. Saturday, July 12 - Special Time 7:30 p.m. Walking the Line rekindles “Ring of Fire” and “A Boy Named Sue” during a Johnny Cash Tribute at Baldwin Park, Baldwin Harbor. Tuesday, July 15 Tribal Legacy plays great party music and classic Reggae at Terrace Gardens Park, Inwood.

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Wednesday, July 16 Songs in the Attic plays a Billy Joel Tribute with “Piano Man,” “Captain Jack” and “New York State of Mind” at Merrick Road Park, Merrick. Thursday, July 17 Blue Bayou asks “When Will I Be Loved?” during a Linda Ronstadt Tribute at Shell Creek Park, Barnum Island. Friday, July 18 Fire & Ice performs “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” in a “Heartbreaker” of a Tribute to Pat Benatar at East Village Green, Levittown. Tuesday, July 22 Relive the hit “Rip Van Winkle” and the music of the Devotions at Oceanside Park, Oceanside. Wednesday, July 23 It’s a party at Seamans Neck Park, Seaford as the Rhapsody Band plays a little Rock, Disco, Country and Motown. Thursday, July 24 The Oneg Shemesh Band brings the fresh, innovative sound of contemporary Jewish music to Rock Hall Museum, Lawrence. Friday, July 25 Lenny Dell and the Demensions present a night of great Doo Wop, including the hits “Over the Rainbow” and “My Foolish Heart” at Averill Blvd. Park, Elmont. Monday, July 28 Kick up your heels to the great Country sounds of Darlene Prince & the Bragg Hollow Band at Levittown Veterans Mem. Park in Levittown. Tuesday, July 29 The In Crowd plays the hits of the 60s and 70s with music of The Beatles, The Doors, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix at Coes Neck Park, Baldwin.

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Supervisor

Kate Murray presents the

2014

Neighborhood Concert Series

Friday, August 1 Enjoy the sights and sounds of Manhattan Skyline as they perform “Morse Code of Love” and “There’s A Moon Out Tonight” on Old Central Avenue in Valley Stream. Tuesday, August 5 Take the “Country Road” for a little “Fire and Rain” as October Road plays a James Taylor Tribute at Echo Park, West Hempstead. Wednesday, August 6 Hometown talent Carolyn Harding sings R&B, Pop and Gospel at Roosevelt Pool, Roosevelt. Thursday, August 7 A night of classic soul sounds and great dancing with Off the Hook in a A Salute to Motown at Seamans Neck Park, Seaford. Friday, August 8 Knappertime has you movin’ and groovin’ to great Rhythm and Blues music at Hendrickson Avenue Park, Elmont. Tuesday, August 12 ”We’re Truckin” with a little “Sugar Magnolia” as Half Step performs a Grateful Dead Tribute at Averill Blvd. Park, Elmont. SHOWS ARE FREE AND CONCERTS BEGIN AT 8 PM UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED

In the event of inclement weather, visit the town’s website at

TOH.LI/parks-and-recreation/announcements

For summer-long concert information, visit the town website at TOH.LI or call the Parks Department at (516) 292-9000, ext. 7382.

Wednesday, August 13 “Start Me Up” with a little “Satisfaction” as The Glimmer Twins bring a Rolling Stones Tribute to Hewlett Point Park, Bay Park. Thursday, August 14 Stroll down “Penny Lane” because “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” as the Liverpool Shuffle plays a Beatles Tribute at Speno Park, East Meadow. Friday, August 15 The multi-talented Jerome “City” Smith brings his incredible voice to Harold Walker Park, Lakeview. Tuesday, August 19 Enjoy the sultry sounds of Jimmy Salvemini, in his Tribute to Luther Vandross, that includes hit songs, “Never Too Much” and “Love Won’t Let Me Wait” at Merrick Road Park, Merrick. Wednesday, August 20 Barbara Harris and the Toys, one of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s legendary girl groups, sing “A Lovers Concerto” at Rath Park, Franklin Square. Thursday, August 21 Vintage Rock of the 70s, including the hits of Kansas and Boston, performed by The LP’s at East Village Green, Levittown. Friday, August 22 It’s “Still” the “Nightshift” at Newbridge Road Park, Bellmore as Brick House takes the stage for a Commodores Tribute.

KATE MURRAY Supervisor

Council Members ANTHONY J. SANTINO • ANGIE M. CULLIN DOROTHY L. GOOSBY • GARY HUDES JAMES DARCY • EDWARD A. AMBROSINO NASRIN G. AHMAD Town Clerk

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Receiver of Taxes

JOSEPH A. BENTIVEGNA Commissioner Parks & Recreation

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Top 10 trends for

TREN The Pagio Truck: LI’s First Mobile Art Gallery

There’s a new truck in town! The Pagio Art Gallery Truck features jewelry designs by artist/jewelry designer Paola Giordino of Cold Spring Harbor. Paola refurbished the old Fed Ex truck into a beautiful mobile art gallery to sell her one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces and carry the work of other local and independent artists. All of the work in the Pagio Truck is made in the USA. The truck is available for home parties and private showings too. (Pagio.biz)

Speecup Bluetooth Speaker

This new advancement in technology looks like a travel mug but is a portable Bluetooth and surround sound speaker all in one. Connect your iPhone and use the Speecup’s gestured control feature where you can wave your hand across the cup to answer the phone. Push the center button and you can connect to Siri, use navigation or place phone calls. It comes in your choice of black, white, and red and is 8” tall to fit in your car cup holder.(SpeeCup.com)

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Cork

Consider cork the new summer neutral next to nude. Nothing can take you from the beach to a beach party like an adorable cork wedge sandal. If you’re feeling really adventurous you can find cork accessories like iPhone and iPad cases, wallets, belts and watch straps. Even cork sneakers!

Montauk Juice Factory

Juicing has become more de rigueur than rare and our growing thirst for a purer way to down our daily dose of vitamins has led to some cleverly crafted plant-based concoctions made of coldpressed juice. Cold pressed juice is the gold standard for juicing with up to 6 pounds of produce pulverized under thousands of pounds of pressure just to fit into a 16 oz. bottle for your drinking pleasure. This juice is the real deal and offers higher nutritional levels. The MJF will even deliver your juice (via skateboard) to your beach blanket. So, while you’re soaking up some Vitamin D in the sun, you can enjoy a whole lot of delicious vitamin goodness too! (MontaukJuiceFactory.com)

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Iridescence

From your skin to your clothes, you’ll be all aglow in this fun summer fashion trend. Holographic dresses and skirts make a big splash, but you can carry an iridescent clutch for a more subdued effect. The look is carried over into pearlescent eye shadow and eyeliner and highlighter for a glowing, sun-kissed look. Look for this trend in home décor as well, with iridescent mosaic tile and accessories providing a rainbow of colors.

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NDY Aqua Camping

If you don’t have a summer share in the Hamptons, you can still spend your weekend on the water! Little Dutch Sailing Charters is the hot new way to spend time in the Hamptons. Day trips, sunset cruises, weekend or weeklong charters are available. The charters support eco-tourism and offers an experience that includes, “increased awareness of the balanced environment in the waters, shorelines and native wildlife of the eastern end of Long Island and throughout LI Sound,” says Captain Mellor. (LittleDutchSailing.com)

BioLite Camp Stove System

Every camper needs one of these. Using kindling collected by you and your kids (fun!), the heat from the camp stove fire generates electricity that’s sent to the USB port for charging your mobile devices while camping. The BioLite Portable Grill attaches to the camp stove and the wood burning fire is now a BBQ that cooks without charcoal or propane. Grill comes with a cover that doubles as a plate or cutting board. (BioLiteStove.com)

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The Cake Don

Season 4 of the Next Great Baker kicked off on June 24th with Northport’s own Don Donneruno and his on-air partner Meredith Gulfman vying for the $100,000 ultimate prize. You can watch the competition as it unfolds every Tuesday at 9 pm on TLC with Don and Meredith at A Taste of Home Bakery in Bellmore. To reserve your space, call 516-486-1670 or go to ATasteofHomeBakery.com

Spread the news! Your wildest Nutella dreams have come true. Now you can enjoy a variety of croissants, minitarts and crepes filled with Europe’s favorite spreadable chocolate-hazelnut delicacy. New York’s Nutella bar will offer the classic colazione all’italiana and merenda all’italiana -- that’s bread spread with Nutella, which serves as both a traditional breakfast and snack in the Mediterranean. And, you can pick up jars to take home too. Open daily10 am -11 pm

Slip Dresses

Slip into this trend with delicate, barely-there slip dresses that are reminiscent of the 90’s. The simple silhouette is cut away from the body and is being worn in various lengths and are available in a rainbow of colorsnd prints.

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There is no doubt that the East End of Long Island is one of the country’s most exciting areas to visit in the summer when celebrity sightings abound. The sara@milieuli.com world-class restaurants and award-winning beaches attract thousands of people who trek to the Hamptons, Montauk and the vineyards, clogging arteries on both forks. Farther west on the Island communities are thriving with Long Islanders spending their time and money locally and loving every minute of it. They frequent neighborhood lounges and beach bars and microbreweries, enjoying top-notch entertainment all within close proximity to their homes. Whether by the ocean, the bay or the Sound, there are restaurants and shops that rival both the Hamptons and Manhattan. Savvy Long Islanders are experiencing the best that our vibrant downtowns have to offer. We thought it would be fun to visit four Long Island “hot spots” where the summer comes alive.

Huntington is a cultural mecca. The Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington Summer Arts Festival and Heckscher Museum of Art complement the newest venue on the block, The Paramount. It’s also home to some of the best restaurants on Long Island. There is always a line for a slice of pizza with a handful of “cold cheese” at Little Vincent’s, quite arguably the Best Pizza on Long Island. Those who used to travel to New York City to have their hair done now reside only a few miles from top-rated salons like Spa Adriana and Tres Jolie. Boutiques like OohLaLa and Lotus Vintage are always popular and larger stores like Fox’s and Marsh’s reside in harmony with the independents. There’s enough business in the “Little Apple” for everyone. Laura Petrocelli, our model, is a lifelong resident of Huntington. If you’re a networker, socialite or philanthropist on Long Island, you’ve probably met her. She’s been the event-and-marketing coordinator for Ferrari-Maserati of Long Island and the co-founder of Huntington-based Couture Concepts, a high-end event design and bridesmaid couture boutique. Laura’s expertise in marketing and events is intrinsic. “I always made my clients feel important,” she says. “When my territory became number one in the Northeast, the managers wanted to know how I did it. “I thought about my technique, which to me was just a natural instinct, and said, ‘I thought outside of the donut box.’ They loved that and almost 10 years later, I have been told that they still use that quote in their quarterly company meetings.” She used the same event planning concept for the Experience

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Auto Group. “I learned that I don’t have to stick to test-drive events and road rallies just because it’s an automotive dealer group event. I still ‘think outside the donut box.’” She’s planned Made in Italy events, Gentlemen’s Nights Out and shooting events at the Morrelly Homeland Security Training Center in Bethpage. “I brought my years of wedding and event planning experience to the table and changed the way they looked at that department,” Laura says. “My goal was to bring new and qualified faces through the door and make them fall in love with the idea of owning a Ferrari or Maserati. No one needs a $350,000 exotic car. It’s an emotional purchase. We are selling an experience, a dream and the lifestyle that comes along with it.” Laura gave us the inside scoop on her favorite Huntington shopping destinations: Rexer-Parkes, My Inheritance Vintage Boutique and OohLaLa Boutique. If she needs to wind down, she heads over to Prime for drinks while enjoying the view of Huntington Harbor, or Swallow on Main Street for tapas and cocktails. She loves Restaurant Joanina on Gerard Avenue for its great Italian food and wine. Huntington Village thrives after dark. The Paramount has been a game changer, drawing huge crowds for its live performances ranging from Joan Rivers to Trace Adkins and The Cult. The Huntington Arts Council’s summer calendar is jam-packed with great events, too. Live entertainment, parks, beaches, boating, shopping and the vibrancy of a hip urban area among tree-lined streets are why Huntington is one of the crown jewels of Long Island.

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Known to locals as “Down Port,” Port Jefferson is a vibrant waterfront village that boasts unique shops and boutiques, cafes and restaurants offering everything from local seafood to French cuisine. Have a burger at Grumpy Jack’s or dine overlooking the harbor at the elegant Danfords on the Sound. A favorite weekend destination for thousands of Long Islanders is The Frigate, an iconic ice cream and candy shop, which has an inventory of sweets that rivals Disney World. On Main Street is the Harbor Square Mall, filled with small boutiques, particularly Sea Creations which specializes in seashell jewelry and starfish pendants. During the summer, when hundreds of yachts and sailboats line up neatly in the marina, Port Jefferson comes alive with their Harborside Concert Series, music in the park, farmers’ market and picnic supper concerts. Local establishments often feature live music and dancing. If you want to get away for a change, you can hop on the Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Ferry and enjoy a scenic ride to Connecticut and points north. Our Port Jefferson model, Katie Poma, is the co-owner of the Secret Garden Tea Café on Main Street. She grew up visiting tea houses across the country with her mother, Carol. They wanted to operate their own tea establishment, and in 2011 they opened their shop in the heart of Port Jefferson. Carol works in the back of the house preparing delicious fare from finger sandwiches to petit fours while Katie oversees the front of the house, serving as hostess and managing the gift shop. “We enjoy working together,” Katie says. “We have similar personalities and creativeness.” Katie is known in the community for her elegant style. Locals will often walk by and peek inside the shop window to see what dress or fascinating hat Katie is wearing. She shops in boutiques like Earring Tabu and has been deemed Port Jefferson’s very own “Fashion-Tea-Sta.” Entering the tea shop is like walking into an English garden. Flowers are everywhere, and butterflies float in the air. The space is filled with unique gifts especially for those who love lace and bows. Of course, tea remains one of their best sellers.

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“The Secret Garden was named after the book written by Francis Hodgson Burnett,” Katie explains. The novel is a classic in English literature. The garden motif exudes the same aura that transformed Mary Lennox, the fictitious lead character, from being self-centered to a version of Miss Congeniality. Besides choosing from an extensive menu of teas, delicious salads and sandwiches, guests can dress up in hats, boas and pearls during high tea to remind them of their carefree childhood years. “Now, more than ever, people have so many hardships they are dealing with,” Katie says, “we make them feel as if they are cut off from the outside world, to be happy and not think of all the negatives.” At each table setting a beautiful rose is accompanied by a card with an inspirational quote. When her mother first suggested this idea, Katie thought it was a little silly, but now she realizes how pleasant an impact it’s had on her guests. “It is our hope when people visit the garden, they will emerge more relaxed and able to face the world rejuvenated,” Katie says. “We wanted to create a place where people could escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, a place where you could sit down to tea with your mother and friends.”

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Never leave your teabag or loose tea leaves in the teapot. Most teas have a steep time of 5 minutes; anything longer will taste bitter. It’s a faux pas to hold up your pinky while sipping tea. Green tea should be steeped in water at 175 degrees, not in boiled water. Green, black and white teas all come from the same plant. It’s the oxidation and fermentation process that distinguishes them. Most of the tea we drink comes from India.

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The Village of Patchogue began its renaissance almost 20 years ago, turning the downtown from blight to beautiful. Filled with crowded restaurants, trendy shops and hundreds of new homes, Patchogue is the poster village for “smart growth” on Long Island. It’s known for hosting live music, the arts and craft beer. Thanks to the revitalization effort, it’s become a pretty exciting place to visit as well as inhabit. Artspace Patchogue is a special residential complex that provides area artists with a place to live, create and promote their art. Our model, Jennifer Jeran, is an artist and resident of Artspace. “My mother had been aware of the plans for Artspace for several years,” Jennifer says. “She would occasionally remind me of it when I would talk to her about the dismal housing options within my price range on Long Island She saw it as an opportunity for me to not only be independent, but do so in a community where I would have complete access to the arts. She was absolutely right.” Jennifer applied when Artspace held a lottery for a limited number of lofts in 2010 and her number was selected. Several interviews and questionnaires later she made the cut. And in February 2011, Jennifer was one of the first people to move in. “It was a brand new building and a new start, and definitely a pivotal moment in my life,” she says. “Having my work displayed and self-identifying as an artist is a big thing for me.” “Along Main Street you can find Thai, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Peruvian and American restaurants, a theatre, music venues and bars, bowling alleys, gyms, salons, gallery spaces, spa services, an organic market. I even have an art house cinema next door. The LIRR is around the corner, and the bay is just south. There’s just about everything one could possibly need, and all within walking distance.” Patchogue’s Alive After Five summer street fairs are hugely popular. This summer they will feature live music and entertainment on six stages, food trucks, shopping and children’s activities. The renovated Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts has attracted an array of top-rated entertainment. A heartbeat away is The Emporium, a concert venue that features many local bands. The Great South Bay Music Festival promises an impressive offering with BB King, Taking Back Sunday and The Fabulous Thunderbirds scheduled to perform this summer as well. Jennifer is happy with her decision to say on LI and says, “Living in Patchogue is an amazing experience.”

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The new Long Beach Boardwalk looks as smooth as the sugar white sand that lines the shore. Rebuilt with metal supports to withstand the next hurricane, it seems to turn gold as the sun sets, making it so much more beautiful than the dull wood that preceded it. Like the new boardwalk, you can sense how strong Long Beach has become since Sandy, making it a contender for summer fun. Our model, Ingrid Krumholz Dodd, also exudes that strength. She’s lived in Long Beach for almost 15 years with her husband, Randy, and their two children. Before the storm hit, Ingrid met Craig Weintraub, a Long Island filmmaker, who was scouting for film locations when he stopped at the Allegria Hotel, where Ingrid worked. It turned out they had mutual friends and shared an enthusiasm and love of film. After weeks of meetings, they were sitting on the rooftop of the

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Allegria, which overlooks the ocean, and wondered why no one had produced a film festival in Long Beach before. They agreed to be partners. “In 2011 our dream became a reality,” Ingrid says. Then Sandy slammed Long Beach. “My family was displaced, our cars were gone, our house was damaged,” Ingrid says. “We were all in survival mode for months.” Their film festival planning also took a hit. “How on earth was I going to ask anyone to sponsor this festival when the locals didn’t even have homes?” she says. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano saw the efforts they were putting into keeping the festival alive. “He encouraged us to apply for a travel tourism grant,” Ingrid says. “Without it, we would have never come this far so soon.”

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With the community rallying around them, the festival was kept alive. “At that moment we knew we couldn’t cancel. People were too sad. We needed to brighten their spirits. The show must go on.” “Tribeca was created after 9/11 to revitalize the area, we can do the same,” she says. Last year, the Long Beach Film Festival had more than 3,000 attendees. They expect more this year. Celebrity supporters include Scott Franklin, Joan Jett, Dee Snider and Burt Young. This year’s festival runs from July 30th through August 4th. Long Beach will be transformed from a beach community to Hollywood East, giving credence to Ingrid’s query: “Why Not Long Island? Why Not Long Beach?”

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Bailey’s Bridge connecting science to the Afterlife By Beverly Fortune beverly@MilieuLI.com

Phran Ginsberg of Lloyd Harbor had

a restless night’s sleep and woke up on September 2, 2002 with a bad feeling. “I’ve had premonitions in the past, but they were always good, never bad,” she recalls. She told her husband Bob about her unease, and though they had a busy day ahead, they agreed to be extra careful. Their eldest son, Jon, was leaving to study at the University of Delaware, just the week before their middle child, Kori, began studies at Carnegie Mellon University. Their youngest daughter, Bailey, 15, went to her job at Value Drugs in Huntington. At the end of the day the family decided to meet in Huntington for dinner. At the restaurant, Bailey was seated next to Phran. She leaned over and showed Phran her palm and said, “I have a short lifeline.” Those words would have a profound effect on the Ginsbergs. After dinner, Jon and Bailey left together in one car, Bob and Phran made a quick stop at Dairy Barn. They wanted to make sure that Bailey had milk while they were out of town taking Jon to college. “We were about two minutes behind them,” Phran recalls. Jon and Bailey never made it home that night; they were in a horrible accident. Jon was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with a severe head injury and Bailey was rushed to Huntington Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

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Jon remained in a coma for three days. The Ginsbergs’ lives centered around his recovery. He was released a month later to an outpatient rehab. Bob and Phran would take turns driving him to and from his therapy so he could be home at night with the family. As Jon’s condition improved, Phran and Bob began the arduous journey of grieving for their daughter. They began looking for a Compassionate Friends group meeting to find other parents who could understand the devastation of losing a child. “We kept missing the meetings,” she says, but then Bob called with the news that he found a meeting that evening in Babylon—a long drive, but they didn’t want to miss this one. It was October 4, 2002. Phran recalls having a particularly difficult time that day. Nine years earlier, in 1993, Phran was the PTA president at the Sunquam Elementary School in Melville. On March 14 of that year, 9-year-old Deanna Moon tried to slip through the motorized partition of a gym wall as Phran and Bob Ginsberg

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it closed. She got caught and was crushed by the massive wall and died of her injuries nine days later. Phran says that for some reason she couldn’t get Deanna out of her mind that day. “I was obsessed,” she recalls. On the way to the Compassionate Friends meeting, Phran told Bob about Deanna. When they arrived, they found seats and listened to other heartbroken parents tell stories about their children, all gone too soon. Peggy Moon—Deanna’s mother—was sitting behind Phran. They hadn’t seen each other in years. Phran told Peggy she had been thinking about Deanna all day. “It’s Deanna’s 21st birthday today,” Peggy replied. “It was like the universe was conspiring to bring us together,” Phran says. Signs of Bailey continually appeared. Phran drank in every nuance and message; Bob remained skeptical that his daughter was reaching out to them from the “other side.” A few weeks after Bailey passed away, Cold Spring Harbor High School held a memorial observance in her memory. Bailey’s English teacher was cleaning out his office that day when an unmarked CD fell out of the cabinet. There was only one item on the disc: a poem by Bailey called “The Wonder Awaits.” She wrote the poem about what awaits you when you die when she was 12 years old. “Bailey wanted to be a writer,” Phran says. The Ginsbergs established two scholarships in her name, for school spirit and love of writing. In what could be called a divine intervention, Jon’s doctors wanted to meet with the Ginsbergs about his treatment, and since they arrived very early for the appointment, they went into Barnes and Noble Bookstore. As they perused the aisles, a new book was being put on display called The Afterlife Experiments, by Dr. Gary Schwartz. Coincidentally, in September 2002, the same month as Bailey’s death, Schwartz received a $1.8 million dollar award from the National Center on Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National Institutes of Health to create a Center for Frontier Medicine in Biofield Science at the University of Arizona. In his book, Schwartz chronicled a series of experiments he conducted with well-known mediums to prove or disprove the existence of an afterlife. Bob was electrified by the news. “My husband had to meet Dr. Schwartz,” Phran says. After numerous emails to Dr. Schwartz, on Valentine’s Day 2003 the doctor replied and invited Phran and Bob to the University of Arizona. The Ginsbergs were being offered a chance to prove that Bailey was trying to reach them from the other side. Both Phran and Bob agreed they wanted to try something out of the ordinary. They were looking for a different kind of proof. Usually, a medium reports what has happened in the past. The Ginsbergs thought, “What if the medium can tell us what Bailey is going to do in the future?” In Arizona they met with a research medium trained in protocol as a scientist. The medium told them, “You have a sound system in your bedroom and Bailey’s going to make a very loud noise.” “It didn’t make a lot of sense to us,” Phran says of the prediction. She sounded almost disappointed. A week after returning home from Arizona, on August 14, 50 million people were plunged into darkness in the Northeast Blackout of 2003. Long Island was completely in the dark. “There was no electricity and it was sweltering,” Phran recalls of the summer heat. “We were sound asleep and then there was a loud noise. The house shook so hard we thought an airplane had crashed into it.” On the bedroom wall was one of Bailey’s favorite pictures, a Salvatore Dali lithograph, named “Lincoln in Dalivision.” Phran

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estimates the picture as being 2 ft. by 3 ft. “If you stood far away, it looked like Abraham Lincoln, up close it was Dali’s naked wife,” says Phran. “It was a picture that Bailey loved.” The force of the noise made the picture flip over, sweep everything off of the stereo cabinet and land on the floor, upright. Everything on the cabinet was shattered and strewn across the floor, except for Bailey’s picture. “It was the only thing that was still standing,” Phran says. Bob still remained a skeptic, always looking for more information through books, lectures, anything he could find about the afterlife. Dr. Schwartz and the Ginsbergs spent a lot of time together. He proposed an idea that was so original and unique there is still no other organization like it. The Ginsbergs and Schwartz formed the nonprofit Forever Family Foundation in 2004 as a resource where people could obtain scientific evidence of the afterlife and further the understanding of Afterlife Science through research and education, while providing support and healing for people in grief. “We find that bereaved people get relief knowing they are going 1st Mediums to be Certified by the to see their loved one Forever Family Foundation from top: Bobbi Allison again,” explains Phran. Theresa Caputo “The culture in the Kim Russo U.S. tells you to detach Laura Lynn Jackson after death. That’s where people’s grief can get so out of hand.” The foundation created a Medium Certification Program as a science-based examination of the ability of a specific medium to give information without the use of fraudulent or deceptive means. Each medium is exposed to a variety of sitters and a scoring system that determines the accuracy of the information given by each medium. The sitter selection is controlled to ensure that none of the mediums have any prior access to the sitter or any information about them. Continued on page 38

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“It’s not a test, it’s an evaluation,” Phran explains. “We do not offer mediumship training or development.” The first group to be certified by the foundation in 2005 reads like a Who’s Who of Long Island mediums, including the nowfamous “Long Island Medium” Theresa Caputo, Kim Russo, Bobbi Allison and Laura Lynn Jackson. The foundation also helps protect the bereaved against fraud and provides a resource for the bereaved, and is not used as a validation for a medium who is seeking accreditation for their ability. “I feel an obligation to tell people about reality shows,” says Phran. “It seems everyone is hanging up a shingle. Reality shows are not real.” It seems that Long Island has an unusually large psychic population, and Phran agrees. “Scientifically there is no evidence, but Long Island is surrounded by water. Water is energy, so it makes sense,” she says. Phran says she receives about 20 inquiries a week from mediums about certification, but once they receive the information about the process, she says, “Maybe one will send back the completed application.” Now with the use of Skype, it’s easier for the Forever Foundation to reach mediums around the world. “Before, they had to be willing to travel to New York. For some, it took years,” she says. The Forever Family Foundation is interested in scientific evidence that supports the premise that we are much more than our physical bodies and do indeed survive physical death. Although such evidence remains unknown to the majority of the population, it is compelling and plentiful. “We collect data to draw conclusions based on science and use scientists on our board,” she says. Although modern science hasn’t proven how the process works, it is clear that there must be a match between the medium, the sitter and the entity. Even the most gifted mediums acknowledge that the connection isn’t always made. There are no guarantees in life, as in death. The board of directors of the Forever Family Foundation is as unusual as its mission. The hierarchy consists of a board of directors and advisory boards comprised of scientists, mediums, academics, and an auxiliary board of deceased people. “The medium advisory board communicates with the deceased board members about the direction of the foundation,” Phran explains. The foundation also offers conferences, events and afterlife discussion groups. Every Thursday evening from 8 to 9 p.m. the Ginsbergs host a radio show, “Signs of Life,” on BBS Radio. They interview scientists, researchers, mediums, paranormal investigators and authors about different topics, including near-death experiences, deathbed visions, reincarnation, apparitions, mediumship, telepathy, healing, grief, physics and the afterlife. Phran says that the groups help some people work through their grief and many describe finding a new spirituality and understanding of the universe and their relationship to it after attending. They boast 8,000 members; another 2,000 follow but aren’t officially associated with the foundation. Bob is still a healthy skeptic but now gets dream visits from Bailey, which Phran says he relishes. The Ginsbergs have put their hearts and souls into the foundation and Phran says with absolute certainty, “I’m convinced that Bailey set this up from the other side.”

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A connection with BailEy After I interviewed Phran, I went back to my office to transcribe my crazy shorthand for the article. After that, I began to research my notes on the Internet. I googled Dr. Schwartz, the Forever Family Foundation, Deanna Moon and then found BaileyGinsberg.com. I cut and pasted the home page into my document and continued with my research. When I was finished, I printed the entire document to take home with me. As I leafed through the copies, I couldn’t believe my eyes, my mind and my heart. Every font on the home page of BaileyGinsberg.com had defaulted. There were only capital letters that read like a search-a-word puzzle. MOM MOM MOM. Over and over. There isn’t a single capital M or O on the home page. I called Phran to tell her what happened. You could feel her smile over the phone. “It’s Bailey reaching out,” she said. I emailed a scan of the document to her and the Ginsberg’s discussed the anomaly on their Signs of Life radio show that evening. I carry the page with me and look at it every so often and think of how Phran is right, Bailey is reaching out from the other side. Beverly

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Reclaiming the Dress By Jaime Franchi

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Once upon a time I had a job I hated. In that job, I was known as “the girl who cries at work.” (You know her; every office has one.) I had been hired above my knowledge grade and didn’t have a mentor to help me get up to speed. I floundered. I failed. I was frustrated and ashamed. But I tried like hell. A few months into this job, after the company lost a big account, I was instructed to handle another. I did some preliminary work, and went about researching and building a relationship with the client through phone calls and emails. My boss set up a meeting to present a sales proposal to them. It was a breakfast meeting, the first of my career. The Friday before that meeting, the Chairman of the Board walked over to my cubicle. After some casual chitchat, he said to me, “You have a big day coming up on Monday!” I hadn’t really considered the breakfast meeting a “big day.” But now I did. It became the day I would sit at a big conference table with my boss and woo these clients with the brilliant proposal that I’d been working on. It was the day I would redeem myself. That weekend I bought myself a new dress for my “big day.” A Banana Republic shift dress in sensible gray, it communicated sophisticated professionalism. It set me back about half my paycheck, but I considered it an investment in my career. And though I didn’t contribute much at the breakfast meeting, I sure looked good. Yet by lunchtime, I was unemployed. It turned out that the clients hadn’t really been mine and the transition to another account rep had already been set up the week before. My part in the meeting was superficial. It was a way to connect the clients I’d made inroads with with the head of the company. Afterwards, my boss took me out to a Thai restaurant for lunch and, between bites of noodles, fired me. You can bet I cried the whole drive home. I didn’t cry for the loss of the job. It was more personal than that. I felt like a failure. I felt rejected, as if the company I worked for had just broken up with me. Although I felt some relief to be free from a job that had never suited me, I couldn’t get over that

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deeper loss. The disconnect from what I thought I would be able to accomplish, the learning curve I believed I could overcome, and the reality that, from the company’s perspective, I wasn’t worth the investment. It took me much longer than the timespan of my actual employment to get over it. In fact, it still smarts. It reminds me that I have limits. I don’t like that feeling. The smart gray shift hung in my closet for two years, unworn. It was a reminder of dashed high hopes. It symbolized the disparity of who I thought I could be and who I actually was: a mom who been out of the job market for 10 years, yet full of verve that I could jump back in and rock it on pure will and nerve. It was a testament to my failure. Until this April. On a rain-heavy morning in Saratoga Springs, Jaime, happy I found myself two years in her new job. older and employed again, Follow her working at my dream job on twitter as a writer at an award-win@jaimimimama. ning newspaper and magazine, a place where I feel respected, encouraged and valued. More importantly, I didn’t identify myself as the girl who cried at work. Our team of writers was in Saratoga to attend the New York Press Association awards. The dress code was business casual. I had just the thing. Walking up to the dais to receive my wrapped in dry-cleaning plastic, no longer a award in my gray Banana Republic shift testament to my shortcomings or failures, dress, I felt both validated and vindicated. I but as a trophy for my trying, risking and felt that the person I am – a mom, yes, but daring to find a job where I could flourish an award-winning mom, thank you very instead of flounder. much–finally matched my outward persona. I reclaimed the dress. Now it means The dress hangs in my closet, once again success.

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The Gray Divorce After the children are gone, more and more empty nesters are taking a look at their marriage and realizing that there’s nothing left in the marriage that’s worth saving. Once the children are gone the “silence” can be deafening. There’s no one there to distract you from the fact that you and your partner have grown apart over the years; that you no longer can agree on anything; that you’re constantly blaming one another for everything that’s wrong with your life. Let’s face it, children form a buffer in a marriage. Women tend to overlook, dismiss and downplay their partner’s shortcomings because they can focus on their children’s lives. Once the children have gotten married or gone off to college everything that’s wrong with your relationship becomes magnified and everything your partner does is annoying. Some women find that the glue that was holding the marriage together was the children; and once they are gone you have nothing to talk about and when you do talk it becomes an argument. Sociologists Susan Brown and I-Fen Lin

of Bowling Green State University have researched “The Gray Divorce Revolution” and drawing data from the 1990 U.S. Vital Statistics Report and the 2009 American Community Survey, administered by the U.S. Census Bureau have indicated that the divorce rate among people ages 50 and older has doubled over the past two decades. Today, women can often live 10, 20, and sometimes 30 years beyond that of their own mothers. In many cases, the over 50 “baby boomers” are examining their lives and looking forward to decades more of a healthy life; they are deciding that they’ve done their parental duty and now want to fulfill their own dreams. No longer do couples stay together out of habit or because of their vow “until death do us part.” Some of those marriages now end in divorce. If you, your mother or a friend find yourselves in a stagnant or unhappy marriage you need to consider what’s keeping you in the marriage and what would happen if you decided to file for divorce. There are many financial issues to consider when

you’re divorcing after a long term marriage. Your spouse may be retired and collecting social security and a pension or you may be living off income from an annuity or your investments. How will these issues affect you if you decide to divorce? What happens to the home where you raised your family? What will your financial situation be like? Will you be able to get support from your spouse? Will you receive child support for your children or are they too old? In order to make an intelligent decision about divorce you need to have all the facts. As an experienced divorce attorney, I’m interested in discussing your options and helping you make an informed decision when it comes time to file for divorce. If you have questions or just want more information about the divorce process, I will be holding an informal seminar where you can get the information you need. It will be held from 6 pm on July 22, 2014 at Sara Beth’s Restaurant located in the Lord & Taylor store in Manhasset, New York.

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Laurie Nocerito of Little Neck, was born and raised in Queens and attended CUNY Baruch College where she received a BA in Journalism. She began her career at Epic/SONY Records in promotions and quickly rose to the position of Associate Director of Video Promotion. She left in 1994 to form her own video promotion company and worked for various record labels including Warner Bros. and Hollywood Records.

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After the birth of her son, she took an extended maternity leave and when it was time to re-enter the workforce she knew she wanted a new career in real estate. She joined Home NY more than a year ago and with the enthusiasm and spirit she possessed as an entrepreneur, she exudes in her new career in real estate. “With my background in video promotion, I integrated it with how to brand myself in order to develop relationships with my clients to help them through the home selling and buying process,” she says. Laurie will focus her efforts in Little Neck and Douglaston as well as northwestern Nassau County. Laurie likes working with eager home buyers and sellers who are ready to find a new home. “They may start their search online, but finding a new home you love is more than just looking at pictures, we bring a personal touch and they know I’m looking out for them,” she says. At Home NY, Laurie says, “We are an active boutique agency. It’s not about the quantity of listings, we are able to work more closely with our clients, especially buyers,” she says.

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It was an exciting time for Laurie to be working with MTV and VH-1. She was working alongside famous artists like Gloria Estefan, Pearl Jam and Long Island’s own Joan Jett.

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5 Adelaide St // Floral Park // $299,000

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Guys Who Get It

Guys Who “Get It”

Genuine Long Island Men. Young or mature, married or single, white collar, blue collar, green collar, professional, student or retiree. Guys Who “Get It" are role models, leaders and a positive influence in the Long Island community.

Darryl Davis

President, Darryl Davis Seminars

A Life Worth Smiling About By Jaime Franchi

Up a steep driveway in Wading River is a house that is as opulent as it is welcoming. Some of the contents would feel equally at home in a museum—the acting book atop a grand piano that Marlon Brando dedicated to Michael Jackson, the authentic costumes from the original Star Trek, and a plank from the USS Missouri where the treaty to end WWII was signed—yet they are simply the things that Darryl Davis lives among. His interests—acting, science fiction and history—are reflected in what he surrounds himself with. Science fiction, in particular, represents to him the idea of unlimited possibilities, something that speaks to the philosophy that rules his life and inspired his new book, How to Design a Life Worth Smiling About. “I run a seminar that’s the same title of my book,” Davis tells Milieu. “I talk about goal setting and how most of us look at what we don’t have in our lives and say, ‘I want this.’ I try to tell people, ‘What if you came from a place where it already existed, just not in reality yet? It’s there—you just have to help facilitate it into reality.’ ” Davis—actor, entrepreneur, comedian, power agent, best-selling author, motivational speaker and collector—embodies the true definition of a “self-made” man. Emancipated as a minor after the loss of his father, Davis muddled through in survival mode. “I was 16, working three jobs to pay my rent, still in high school, and I had no parents,” he recalls. And so he began working at a manic pace, accruing tokens of success, until the day he paused to look around. To take a breath and look inside. Within himself, he saw anger and vast unhappiness. “I was angry because of my father,” Davis says. “I was in the people business, but I didn’t like people.” He knew that he was the only one who could change himself.

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“So I started to really look at what that’s about,” he says. “I wanted to answer the question: who are you? And to look at my relationships.” Around this time his real estate career began to take off. He’d had a talent for inspiring others. But then he started looking at the bigger picture beyond the buying and selling of homes, and he saw his clients in a new way. “It’s never about the money,” he reveals. “It’s always about what’s going on in their lives. When you really think about it, it’s life transforming to sell a house. So what we do is to actually help transform people’s lives.” Davis turned this insight into in-depth courses that taught people how to have not only lucrative careers, but happier and more fulfilling lives. His experience inspired him to write his first book, the 2002 best-seller, How to Become a Power Agent in Real Estate. These days Davis radiates positivity seemingly from his very pores, an optimism that has roots in hardship and self-reflection. With an infectious laugh and wide smile, he possesses a sense of humor that is the trademark of his larger than life personality. Enthusiasm touches every aspect of his life, especially in the two things that anchor him: his work and his relationships. Having discovered the secrets to success in real estate, he has made it his life’s work to share that gift. For 20 years, through his yearlong real estate coaching program, his threeday program, S.U.R.E results, his powerful and entertaining seminars, and his mentorships, Davis has touched thousands of lives. From helping clients find their dream home he now wants to help people design their dream lives. “If you smile, it will change how you feel. Absolutely. But if you also create an environment that is a source of more reasons to smile, then you’ll smile too,” he says. “It’s self-

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perpetuating.” His philosophy of designing a life worth smiling about combines modern psychology and an almost Buddhist appreciation for the present moment. It was in his contemplation of the moment that sparked the idea for his latest book, reconciling the pain of his childhood with the realities of his adulthood, where he found himself a single father, raising his young son Michael on his own. Davis treasures the father-son relationship with the added significance of someone who never got to experience it with his own dad—and that’s why it’s so special for him now. “There are things that happen in our childhoods that become defining moments,” Davis says. “So with Michael, I knew that anytime he had those firsts: the first girl he loved, the first girl who breaks up with him, the first time he takes a test, the first time he makes a friend, the first time a friend turns on him—he’s going to make a decision that’s going to be the template of the rest of his life. And so I was always, when he was growing up, looking for those firsts, because I can remember them all as an adult. I would talk to him so he wouldn’t make it mean something that was disempowering.” In owning those firsts and attaching positive meanings to them, his son Michael has found plenty of reasons to smile. In that way, Davis could change the meaning of his own childhood to one where he was neither abandoned nor simply lonely, but on the journey where he was learning all that he needed to become the man he is now. The man who teaches us how to smile. To Contact Darryl E-mail Darryl@DarrylDavis.com If you know a Guy Who “Gets It” and would like to nominate him for a future profile, email Beverly@MilieuLI.com.

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College Couture Made Easy With CollegeFashionista.com

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If you’re off to college this fall, it doesn’t matter if you’re commuting to school or living on campus, you want to be up to speed with the new fashion trends at your school. CollegeFashionista.com will keep you on-trend with the latest styles being worn on campuses all over the world. College Fashionista.com is full of fun and insightful tips and trends, making your decision about what to wear on campus or for a night out a lot easier. CollegeFashionista.com founder, Amy Levine, had studied abroad in London and was in her senior year at Indiana State University when she began to blog about the influence of street-style on high-end fashion collections. Her blog turned into something bigger than she ever imagined. She saw how college students are influencers and trendsetters in the fashion world. CollegeFashionista.com took off and came to life! Since the website launched in 2009, more than 600 style gurus highlight favorite fashion trends found on 300 supporting campuses across the globe. The Style Guru’s job is to interview and photograph students on campus who exhibit fashion in a new and intriguing way so they can inspire others to do the same. These students are called CollegeFashionistas. “Most college students dress in sweatpants and Uggs so it’s important to highlight the people who are more mysterious than that,” says Carolyn Marichal, Style Guru for Garden City-based Adelphi University. “Fashion plays a huge role in how a student lives out their day-to-day life and you’d be surprised how many students want to participate on the website,” she adds. “Any girl who can make a statement with their low student budget is worthy of being a College Fashionista!” Fashion is constantly evolving and is slightly different for each and every college. “Adelphi is definitely city streets meets suburbs with a dash of foreign country inspiration all meshed together and it’s great,” Marichal explains. “Most of the Long Island college trends include crop-tops, bright sundresses, sweaters, and patterned pants,” Marichal notes. “The girls tend to be on the preppier side. You might not find the exact same factors being used to describe fashion on the West Coast, but in Texas it can be pretty close. Texas means country and although everyone might not dress like it, it definitely can influence a wardrobe.

They might wear a bright sundress like girls on Long Island except with cowboy boots instead of flats.” As if being a fashionista wasn’t enough, you can also be a CollegeDormista! Imagine living in the coolest dorm room and having it featured online. You can find the most popular décor ideas to give you inspiration for your space, such as a spiced-up dorm with small, inexpensive string lights, a cool poster or a ceramic table topper. Although it is important to keep up with the latest trends, whether it involves your dorm or your wardrobe, you should stay true to your own style. “I was always into trends and wearing what everyone else was wearing but being a Style Guru has taught me to embrace my own style,” said Marichal. “As much as the website is a fashion tool, it is always fun to incorporate your own ideas.” If you’re interested in becoming a Style Guru on your campus, go to CollegeFashionista.com, fill out their questionnaire and submit a mock article. Oh yeah, you should also love fashion, photography, and social media to be a success.Style on!

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IT’S YOUR TURN You have so much to offer

Now is the time to turn your passion for helping others into a meaningful career. Adelphi’s Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) program is intellectually stimulating and intrinsically rewarding. We offer full- or part-time study and convenient day, evening and weekend classes. Join us for an information session at our Garden City campus: Monday, June 23

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Wednesday, June 25 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 8

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Wednesday, July 16

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All sessions will be held in the Social Work Building, Room 202. For more information, visit socialwork.adelphi.edu/msw, email yourturn@adelphi.edu or call 800.ADELPHI.

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Magical Thinking Duvet Cover

An Urban Outfitter exclusive, this soft cotton duvet cover has a mesmerizing medallion motif from Magical Thinking, providing the perfect touch of pizazz for the dorm room. ($49-$59, Urban Outfitters, Huntington, UrbanOutfitters.com)

Coffee table by day and cushioned seat by night, this cube ottoman will quickly become indispensable. Available in a variety of colors and patterns from soft pastels to wild prints, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cube that will fit every dorm room. ($69, Dormify.com)

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Greek Monogram Pillow Cover

Show off your sorority pride with these pretty patterned pillow covers available in a variety of prints and colors and comes with free monogramming. ($39.50, PB Teen, Huntington, PBteen.com)

Most dorms lack enough electrical outlets so trying to plug in all of your electronics can be a challenge. With a pivot power surge protector, plugging it in is a cinch. It bends easily, making it ideal for tight living quarters ($29.99, Bed Bath and Beyond, Multiple Locations, BedBathAndBeyond.com)

Retro Cooler

Keep munchies fresh with this retroinspired cooler. It has room for your snacks and beverages so you can get through your big study session. ($129, PBTeen, Huntington, PBTeen.com)

Collapsible Clothes Hamper Laundry Bag Tote Dorm

Lugging heavy bags of clothes to the laundry room just got easier with this collapsible clothes hamper tote that makes trips to the washer and dryer effortless, especially with convenient pockets to hold detergent and dryer sheets. ($22, Ebay, Ebay.com)

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Keep your memories close to the heart by remembering all the places that you traveled. ($75, Etsy,Etsy.com).

SHADOW BOX FRAME

Ticket stubs, postcards and other memorabilia can be displayed in this frame, perfect for preserving all of your favorite travel memories. ($32, Etsy, Etsy.com).

Aussie Aquariums Skyline Wall-Mounted Aquarium

Only 4.5” deep, this truly unique aquarium creates a spectacular world for a variety of marine life. All you need to add are fish! ($244, ATG Stores, ATGStores.com).

Photo Frames

WEDDING PARTY FRAME IN A FRAME

For wedding party photos outside the realm of tradition. A new last name calls for a new you. (Pinterest, Pinterest.com).

MAGNETIC PHOTO FRAME

Branch out and show your family tree with this magnetic memory maker. Makes a fantastic focal point for your home. ($49.95, Etsy, Etsy.com).

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Keep track of time with this twelve-piece wall mounted clock which doubles as a fashionable way to frame your pictures. Tick-tock! ($50, Bespoke Custom Gifts, BespokeCustomGifts.com).

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Summertime on Long Island bursts with beauty, on our beaches, in our thriving downtowns and in our quiet tree-lined suburbs. Wherever you are, there’s a place to enjoy sweet treats. Here is a list of 2014 bethpage Best of Long Island Winners to satisfy every craving.

SWEETNESS” “SUMMER Best Ice Cream

Best Farm Stand

1. Krisch’s Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlour

11 Central Ave., Massapequa.   516-797-3149. krischs.com

2. Marvel Ice Cream

1. Briermere Farms  4414 Sound Ave., Riverhead. 631-722-3931. briermere.com

2. White Post Farms 250 Old Country Rd., Melville. 631-351-9373. whitepostfarms.com

258 Lido Blvd., Lido Beach. 516-889-4232. marvel.com

3. Friendly’s

Multiple Locations. friendlys.com

NATIONAL. Carvel

715 Sound Ave.,Mattituck. 631-298-0800. harbesfamilyfarm.com

best Smoothie

Best Frozen yogurt

1. Madison’s Smoothie Café

Multiple Locations. madisonsmoothie.com

1. Swirls & Twirls

2. Brooklyn Bagels & Café

Multiple Locations swirlsandtwirlsusa.com

2. Moo La La

Best Dessert Place

3. 16 Handles

90A Washington Dr., Centerport. 631-4244545. blondiesbakeshop.com

1664 Merrick Rd., Merrick. 516-442-3577. Multiple Locations. 16handles.com

National. Red Mango

Multiple Locations. redmangousa.com

1. Blondie’s Bake Shop

2. Krisch’s Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlour 11 Central Ave., Massapequa. 516-797-3149. krischs.com

3. Front Street Bakery 51 Front St., Rockville Centre. 516-766-1199. frontstreetbakery.com

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3. Smoothie Roo

2904 Long Beach Rd., Oceanside. 516-705-8181. smoothieroo. com

NATIONAL. Tropical Smoothie Café Multiple Locations. tropicalsmoothie.com

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Summer weather beckons us to open our doors and entertain outside. Whether your guests are dining poolside or on your patio, grilling on the beach or having a meal at a downtown café, there is nothing more enjoyable than dining Al Fresco while being serenaded by the sounds of nature.

Seafood Feast on the Beach

If you’re having a large gathering, relax and enjoy mingling with your guests while Jimmy from Schultzy’s Fresh Seafood Caterers prepares a seafood feast that includes the best clams and oysters harvested daily from Long Island bays. (LongIslandRawBar.com)

Poolside or Patio Dining

Corn on the Cob Station

There’s nothing sweeter than fresh Long Island corn. Our food editor thought a Corn on the Cob Station would be a fun addition to your party. Here are a few ideas for toppings:

Barrell of Fun Picnic Basket

The Lime & the Coconut Toss ¼ cup each toasted coconut and chopped Trader Joe’s Lime & Chile Mixed Nuts. Sprinkle on hot buttered corn.

Cinnamon Corn

Iceless Cooler

Mix cinnamon and sugar, sprinkle over hot buttered corn. Can be served for dessert too!

Orange Milieu Stir 1 tb. OJ concentrate, 1 tb. Balsamic Vinegar, 2 tbs. Chopped Cilantro, 4 tbs. Olive Oil. Spoon over grilled corn, then roll in plate of finely chopped walnuts.

Tortilla Corn Soften ¼ cup smooth peanut butter on low power, stir in ¼ cup salsa. Slather on hot corn.

Mediterranean Corn Stir 2 tbs. each Tahini and Greek Yogurt. Add 1 clove minced garlic, juice from half a lemon and salt to taste. Spread on hot corn. From Democrat & Chronicle

Perfect for the beach, backyard or tailgate, this collapsible cooler keeps food hot or cold for hours without heat packs or ice. Folds down by 60% when not in use and holds up to 45 ca ns. ($29.99, Sports Authority, Multiple Locations, SportsAuthority.com)

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You can always go downtown and enjoy Al Fresco dining at these establishments:

Tap Room, Patchogue

Danford’s on the Sound Port Jefferson

Meehan’s Huntington

Pop’s Seafood Shack & Grill Long Beach

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Here Comes the Sun In 1923, legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel launched a decades-long trend when she “accidentally” developed a tan while on her yacht in the French Riviera. Bronze skin became a beauty phenomena.

Today, we know that when laying out in the sun you are actually “cooking” your collagen. Up to 90 percent of visible skin changes attributed to aging are caused by the sun. Your skin begins to wrinkle, discolor, sag and roughen. Doesn’t that thought make you want to slather on sunscreen? Unfortunately, getting some women to wear sunscreen can be a challenge. “It’s hard to change women’s perceptions about having a ‘healthy glow’ or ‘getting some color’ versus looking pale,” says Dr. Deborah Sarnoff, Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at New York University and Senior Vice President of The Skin Cancer Foundation. “I recommend using a self-tanner that contains DHA (the only FDA-approved sunless tanning ingredient) and looking for one with a tint. When lotion is slightly tinted, it’s easier to see where you’ve put it and you avoid uneven application,” Dr. Sarnoff adds.

A recent poll by the research company GFK Roper showed that 58 percent of people are concerned today about skin cancer. Yet only 11 percent of people use an SPF 15 or higher daily.

Cardiac CT Calcium Scoring Are you at risk of a heart attack?

Whether from the sun or an artificial source, ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a proven human carcinogen.

Do the math:

If you have sunscreen “left over” from last summer you’re not using enough! The proper application is 1 ounce, then another ounce every two hours, so a 4-6 ounce tube should be gone in a weekend!

Consumer Reports recently released a study comparing sunscreen products:

What kind of sunscreen should you use These were Recommended:

use this type for…..

Lotions: Coppertone Water Babies SPF50, Equate (Walmart) Ultra Protection SPF50

Sprays: Bullfrog Waterarmor

Beach: Water resistant sunscreen with SPF 50 with zinc oxide Indoors/Office : Tinted moisturizer

or primer SPF 30

Sport Instacool SPF50+ Up & up (Target) Sport SPF50 Well at Walgreens Sport SPF50 Source: Consumer Reports/CBS News

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Outdoors: SPF50 Water/Sweat Resistant Sports Sunscreen Acne-Prone Skin: Non-Comedeogenic Gel SPF 50

Fashion and beauty insiders agree that tanning is no longer in style. “I can’t remember the last time I saw a tanned model in my magazine or on the runway.” -Jane Larkworthy, Beauty Director of W.

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More than a million Americans suffer a heart attack each year according to the American Heart Association, and almost half of them are fatal. Calcium builds up in our heart vessels along with plaque from fat in our diet. This can stiffen the vessels and form fissures or cracks that can turn into clots. When clots rupture, they block blood flow triggering a heart attack. We can use drugs to treat the high blood pressure that can cause tension in blood vessels, and statin medications, like Lipitor and Zocor, to lower cholesterol and limit the buildup of plaque. But it’s important to know how much plaque is in your arteries. That’s where a calcium scoring CT scan can be beneficial. Having an accurate idea of your calcium buildup can help your doctor to prescribe the best course of action for a healthy heart. Calcium scoring CT scans are painless and can be completed in about 15 minutes. Because these scans are noninvasive, you can always resume normal activities immediately. Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology only uses lowdose CT scanners. Ask your doctor if a calcium scoring CT scan is right for you.

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Cannoli is a recent addition to the Little Shelter family. She is a hound mix, about 5 years old. Cannoli is a happy, friendly girl with lots of energy and would do best in a home with older children. Stop by Little Shelter to meet this pretty girl! LittleShelter.com

The nest Glow in the Dark Lawn Bowling

According to a study released this March by the National Fire Protection Agency, of smoke alarms that failed to activate during home fires, 73% had dead, missing or disconnected batteries. Nuisance alarms (chirping) were the leading reason for disconnected smoke alarms.

This is a fun activity for keeping the kids active after dark in their own backyard. Simply fill (6) two-liter bottles with water, snap and insert a glow stick and cap the bottle. Use a soccer or large rubber ball to knock them down!

The Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarm speaks to you in words and colors instead of just beeping. Its sensors include a photoelectric smoke sensor, CO, heat, light, ultrasonic and activity sensors that together analyze smoke and CO levels. Integrated with your mobile devices, the Nest will message you if the batteries run low avoiding the annoying chirp. In an emergency, it speaks to you telling you where the danger is with recommended actions. Before it sounds a piercing alarm, Nest Protect gives you a Heads-Up warning that you can silence with a wave of your hand. If you have more than one Nest, you can connect them wirelessly so you’ll hear alarms from all, even if the danger is in only one room. Nest Protect uses female voice alarms to help wake sleeping children in case of emergency and is available in both English and Spanish. Nest.com

August 1 National Girlfriends Day

Healthy Kids Snack Kale Pops

Be the friend that you want to have in your life and take a moment to let your girlfriends know how much they mean to you. Write a note, give them a call but by all means connect with them on this special day.

Kale is known as the world’s most powerful superfood, and finding ways to get kids to eat it is sometimes a challenge. Here is a delicious recipe for homemade pops (probably best eaten outdoors) that is healthy and delicious and only takes about 5 minutes to prepare. (Yield: 4-6 pops) from Kale: The Complete Guide to the World’s Most Powerful Superfood

August 1-7

World Breastfeeding Week

The WBW’s objectives for 2014 are to provide information, showcase the progress of breastfeeding and to call attention to the importance of stepping up actions to protect, promote and support breastfeeding and to stimulate interest among young people of both genders to the relevance of breastfeeding in today’s world. http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/

Ingredients:

1 cup frozen blueberries 2 cups organic grape juice 1 cup baby kale leaves

Method:

In a food processor or high-powered blender, blend all ingredients until liquefied. Pour into ice pops molds or ice cube molds and freeze until solid.

Farmer’s Markets:

Farmer’s Markets provide the freshest produce and fruits for your family’s enjoyment. For a complete list, go to www.LongIslandPress.com/FarmersMarket2014

Find Me Gluten Free App

The summer months means you’re on the go and if you’re looking for allergy-free food, it can be difficult. Download the free Find Me Gluten Free app (available on iOS and Android), type in a location and a list of gluten-free restaurants with user reviews is right at your fingertips, and the database is nationwide!

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What’s in the Cards Judgment reversed – there is stagnation in a relationship and you may be unable to let go of this person. Don’t be fearful of change and refuse to accept your own power of control in dealing with this important matter. Ignoring your conscience about changes that are needed will only create this stagnation.

Virgo August 23 to September 22

the Page of Cups reversed – you’ve been living in a world of your own and running away from reality. Don’t become reclusive; try to make new friends and get a social life. Sometimes you expect too much from others.

Libra September 23 to October 22

Psychic is a Greek word meaning soul energy. You have the ability to participate consciously in your soul energy. Pathway to Positivity will give you the tools and a safe place to open up your mind and learn about your spiritual nature.

the 10 of Cups reversed – a relationship started now will not be permanent due to discontentment, lack of fulfillment and quarreling. Family and marital disagreements can lead to disobedience and defiance with your children.

Scorpio October 23 to November 21

the 8 of Cups reversed – a new relationship is in store. Enjoy life’s bounty of feasting, family and friends. The eight of cups reversed is the party card so get out there and have a good time.

Meditation

Sagittarius November 22 to December 21

the King of Cups – this card indicates that it is time to get in touch with your own inner feelings. Your significant other will help you become more open and access your inner world.

Meditation is a powerful tool. It not only helps to raise your vibration but it also releases stress and supports the healing process when emotional or physical pain is present. Meditation can be done in many different ways. It doesn’t matter how you Meditate, but you should set time aside every day. If you’re new to Meditation, begin with just 10 to 15 minutes of just “being.” Quiet your mind and allow your Soul to introduce itself to your physical body.

Capricorn December 22 to January 19

Strength – the Strength card means that courage is needed this month to achieve self-mastery. By using will power you are able to overcome obstacles and learn self-control. You have the confidence to cope with the challenge and succeed.

Aquarius January 20 to February 18

the 6 of Pentacles reversed – you may not monetarily receive what is rightfully deserved. Make sure you have agreements in writing and read the fine print. Promises made may have strings attached. Be careful.

Pisces February 19 to March 20

Once the introduction is made, you are on your way to receiving all of the great benefits from practicing Meditation. For instance, the amount of oxygen you bring into your core where all of the energy changes takes place during Meditation, brings Peace, Calm and Balance.

Justice – this card implies that you need to weigh things rationally in order to find a fair solution. You may be given good advice which you need to consider carefully before acting upon it. The outcome may not be what you hoped for but it will be a just one.

Aries March 21 to April 19

the Emperor – it is time to have the courage of your convictions and play an active role in organizing matters. Taking control of a situation puts you in a position of power and will enable you to direct the course of your life. You may have the opportunity to start a new business or establish a new home.

Be sure to explore different types of Meditation, being aware that everyone is unique and will use Meditation for different purposes in their life. Some Meditations are just to raise your vibration and some are for eliminating bad habits.

Taurus April 20 to May 20

the Empress – the time is ripe to channel your energies in a creative direction and come up with new ideas for the future. Look for practical ways in which you can express this strong sense of wanting to expand your life. Enjoy your creativity.

I promise you this: Once you open up and expand your mind, the rest will come naturally. You will be gratified that you started a new lifestyle on your own personal Pathway to Positivity in Mind, Body and Spirit.

Gemini May 21 to June 20

the 9 of Wands reversed – you may feel unable to stand up for your rights or be caught off-guard. This problem is from the past and has been encountered before. If you don’t have a good ally, keep on guard for these previous problems and stick up for yourself.

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Cancer June 21 to July 22

Temperance – the Temperance card suggest that you need to adopt a patient, calm and self-controlled approach to your situation. Use diplomacy in your dealings with your significant other to achieve a successful outcome. Psychicdeb uses the tarot to do psychic readings channeling her spirit guide Helen. She is also an Astrologer and Reiki Master and loves to teach others the benefits of Reiki. You can find her at the Original Psychic Fair on Sundays. A listing of the Fair dates can be found on her website at: www.astro-mate.org

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j’adore Our Favorite Summer Spots

Jon Sasala Art Director

Whales Tale Restaurant

Sara Anne Fingerman Lifestyle Editor

The Ocean Resort at Bath and Tennis in Westhampton

I can spend the day at the pool or the beach relaxing and the restaurant fare is delicious. I usually end my day at The Salon and Spa where I enjoy an ocean view massage or get my hair styled by one of their master stylists. Day passes are $75 and if you book an appointment at the spa it’s only $35. (TheOceanResortAtWHB.com)

It’s summer. Eat outside as often as you can. One of our favorite “Al Fresco” eateries is Whales Tale located in the Brittania Yacht Club in Northport. With a harbor-side view, this small seasonal restaurant kills it during the summer. Owned by a Northport native, Whales Tale is loved by locals and its reputation has spread and has become a destination for those willing to travel. Whales Tale offers good beer and food for good people. I recommend their popular tacos... all of them; fish, steak, chicken, surf and turf, Maui, or Bang Bang Shrimp. How do I know their tacos are popular? This tiny little place served 4,273 tacos yesterday. How’s that for an endorsement. (WhalesTaleNPT.com)

Jaime Franchi Staff Writer

Soho House

As traffic snakes eastbound along Sunrise Highway, I like to head west to my favorite staycation spot: Soho House. With a rooftop pool and swanky bar, it’s located in the middle of the meatpacking district with hoards of high-end shopping and trendy restaurants. I’m only a LIRR train ride away from an indulgent staycation in NYC. (SohoHouseNY.com)

Beverly Fortune Publisher

Fire Island

Every LI beach is unique, for me, Fire Island is the most relaxing. Pack a lunch and your beach essentials, everything else nature provides. Getting to Fire Island by ferry is half the fun, so be sure to arrive early to get a seat on the upper deck for the best view. Check out some of the gear the boaters bring, from hot tubs to elaborate BBQ’s, it’s cool to see how others enjoy the water. (FireIsland.com)

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The Nautical Mile

A great spot to relax and enjoy delicious food, live music, and just take in the nautical charm of Freeport in the summer. It’s a mile long stretch of fun with a beautiful water view and the carefree atmosphere is perfect for a dinner date or cocktails and dancing at one of the open-air bars. (TheNauticalMile.us)

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Splish Splash Water Park

This place is definitely not just for kids. If you like to have a lot of laughs, then get abducted on Alien Invasion and twist through the darkness on the Barrier Reef body slide. If you like insane heights, Cliff Diver drops you 8 stories in 3 seconds. If you want to relax, head over to the wave pool and lazy river. (SplishSplash.com)

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Greenport

One of my favorite spots to visit during the summer is Greenport. Dining waterside is a must at Claudio’s Restaurant. Greenport also has several cool antique shops to check out and the carousel is fun for everyone. The walking trail at the Dam Pond Maritime Preserve, a favorite for bird watchers, is also unique for its maritime red cedar forest. It’s a great place to burn off the calories after a delicious meal. (VillageofGreenport.org)

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