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By Michael Malaszczyk Editor’s note: Part two in a two-part series. It’s called Strong Island for a reason. The toughness and tenacity of Long Island fighters is something Joe DeGuardia picked up on during Star Boxing’s earlier days in the 1990s, when most cards played in New York City or in Westchester County. The Pioneers […]

A ‘divine’ festival celebrates Salvadoran culture in Hempstead

By Scott Brinton Carolina and Michele Hernandez of Hempstead Village, 12 and 11, knew precisely why they came to the Festival Divino Salvador Del Mundo (Divine Savior of the World Festival) at Hempstead Town Hall on Sunday: the minutas Salvadoreñas, heaping cups of shaved ice coated in oozing flavored syrups.  With Salvadoran music pulsing in the background and […]

Kiwanis bike Challenge aids children’s charities

By Scott Brinton 2015 was the last time Eddie Giron rode the Nassau Bicycle Challenge, which winds through a string of waterfront and forested neighborhoods in Sea Cliff, Glen Cove, Bayville, Oyster Bay, Locust Valley and Glen Head. He was new to cycling and feeling anxious at the time. “It was nerve-racking because I had […]

For neighborhoods of color, local media offer hope

By Scott Brinton I was surrounded for nearly a week by thousands of protesters, any one of whom might have infected and potentially killed me, according to health officials, yet I was unfazed. You might wonder why I was unconcerned that I might have caught Covid-19 while walking amid the river of Black Lives Matter demonstrators […]

Advocate earns 11 Press Club of L.I. honors

The Long Island Advocate took home 11 honors, including five first-place accolades, in the annual Press Club of Long Island’s Media Awards, which were announced at the club’s annual awards dinner at Fox Hollow in Woodbury Thursday. PCLI received more than 800 entries in this year’s contest. The Advocate earned a diverse array of honors, […]

Studio and store: inside Sea Cliff’s Frost Ceramics and Mercantile

By Julia Capitelli Frost Ceramics and Mercantile opened in Sea Cliff, on Long Island’s North Shore, in 2020 after Christopher Frost lost his job because of the coronavirus pandemic. He and his wife, Kimberle Frost, opened the studio and shop at 256 Sea Cliff Ave., where Christopher Frost makes and sells his ceramics, as well […]

Mozzarella making and a century’s worth of history at Loggia Glen Cove

By Antonio Schoenhardt Picture this: tables adorned with platters of freshly made mozzarella, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with basil. Around those tables, people have gathered to share stories and laughter. That was recently the scene at Mozzarella Night, hosted by Loggia Glen Cove, on Glen Street in the City of Glen Cove. Mozzarella […]

Long Islanders protest in front of congressman’s office for greater Ukraine aid

By Michael Zavatsky and Amber Bianchi Nearly a month of delay within the House of Representative to pass the Senate’s foreign aid bill, which would see $60 billion go to Ukraine, brought dozens of Long Island residents to the front door of U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito’s Garden City office March 8. After two years of […]

Dominican Winter League rivals face off at Citi Field

By Aaron Diaz Citi Field hosted the first-ever Dominican Winter League series between rivals Tigres of Licey and Aguilas de Cibaenas from Nov. 10-12 last year. Many Dominican fans rushed to buy tickets after the three-game exhibition was announced in early June. The rivalry stretches back to the creation of the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball […]

Babylon Historical Society showcases history with trains

By Joe Morreale The Town of Babylon Historical Society showcased local history through an expansive model train display at the Old Town Hall on Main Street in December. Between 5,000 and 6,000 residents visited the interactive exhibit inspired by community landmarks and local history, according to Babylon Town historian Mary Cascone. “This is something for […]

Hempstead, Hofstra MLK Day celebration seeks unity of purpose

By Scott Brinton “We cannot walk alone,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously intoned in his seminal “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered on the steps to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on Aug. 28, 1963. “And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead.” It seemed only fitting […]