This is a great short Long Island day trip for the whole family. Well, maybe you won’t spend the whole day at the Dinosaur Walk Museum but we know your kids love these creatures and you do too.  I mean what kid growing up on Long Island in the past 30 years did not play with little plastic dinosaurs.  Of course in the past few years your kids can own rather big toy dinosaurs, almost big enough to ride. Some are remote radion controlled now.  Nothing beats the real thing though.

Tomorrow a special exhibt, “Ancient Eggs”,  at the Dinosaur Walk Museum in Riverhead NY opens.  It runs each day from 10 AM to 5 PM, May 25th to Labor Day. Yes, we are talking real dinosaur eggs.   They are fossilized.

OK, so you won’t spend a whole day here but its a great excursive to before or after shopping at the Tanger Outlets, only three miles away.  The Atlantis Aquarium is only one block away.

The new Zagat Hamptons Restaurants Guide 2007/08 is out.  It reviews the top restaurants in the North Fork, South Fork and Shelter Island.  And as Curbed’s Hamptons Blog, The Beach, provides a critical review of the restuarant review guide this week.  In “New Hamptons Zagat Drops, North Fork Wins!” you’ll see that the NorthFork is the up and coming place to dine and not just wine.  Speaking of wine. the Zagat guide provides a hanfy detailed map of the North Fork wineries and specific details on the best varietals by year.

Maybe it should be no surprise but a search on Google Blog Search today shows that Gawker talks up - Hamptons Concierges Catering To Better Class Of Douchebags - the NY Post special insert today on the Hamptons.  Gawker said it was not online but we found otherwise. Here are a few links to the online content for that special insert in today’s print edition:

• NOCTURNAL ADMISSIONS: CABANA CHIC, STEREO SOUND JOIN CELEBRITY-FILLED NIGHTLIFE BATTLE 
• BUY SOCIETY: HOW HIGH-END ‘CONCIERGES’ GET CLIENTS A SUMMER AMONG THE PRIVILEGED 
• BOUNCER KNOWS THE (VELVET) ROPES
• EAST END’S MAIN EVENTS
• HOT DAYS, HOTTER NIGHTS: FROM MORNINGS BY THE POOL TO EVENINGS AT THE CLUB, HERE’S HOW TO TURN HEADS
• RENTAL SOUP: LAST-MINUTE STOCK
• SOUTH FORK’S NEW HIGH-END BUY WAYS: WHEN THE BEACH DAY’S A FLOP, SHOP TILL YOU DROP

No links out from the Gawker post? We want you to get as much information as you need to have a great vacation in the Hamptons so go read the NY Post articles. They are filled with good tips and tidbits and up-to-date advice.

The traditional start of the summer season in the Hamptons is almost here. Memorial Day weekend is the weekend that marks the transition to summer in the Hamptons.  Some of the noteable events this year are the Southampton Artists Association Annual Memorial Day Art Show.  It is located at 2 Pond Lane in Southampton at the Southampton Cultural Center.

Southampton Hospital is holding a benefit Memorial Day event for their Westhampton Primary Care Center.  The 2007 Memorial Day event … An American Celebration takes palce on the Great Lawn, Potunk Lane at Main Street, Westhampton Beach.  The event includes a cocktail reception, silent auction, dinner and dancing.

For people interested in Hamptons nightlife you should read JoonBlog’s Hamptons Nightclub Preview 2007. You’ll find tips on the new hotspots for dancing and dinning this summer.

The Hamptons Home & Garden Show opens today at 3pm and runs Saturday and Sunday. This home and garden show is huge with over 250 leading product companies and professional services for home building, decorating, and home remodeling.  This year there are more vendors than ever aiming to help you with the latest home entertainment options for indoors and outdoors.  More companies are presenting outdoor “rooms” designed for a variety of family activities and to help you have an outdoor luxury living experience.

There is a focus on green living options  this year, including a seminar on Saturday on reducing your LIPA bill.

The show has a very sepecial guest this year: Lorraine Bracco who plays Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos. She has arranged an on site book signingfor  copies of her book, “On the Couch”.  Ces of her wine will be available and a special auction will offer a magnum of her best wine signed by entire cast of The Sopranos.

Times of the Hamptons Home & Garden Show:
May 4, 2007 - Friday 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
May 5, 2007 - Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
May 6, 2007 - Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Location of Hamptons Home & Garden Show:
Southampton Elks Lofge Fairgrounds
605 County Rd. 39 (Route 27)
Southampton NY 11968

We list the original categories on the official Haptons Home & Garden Show website.  There are many categories of products and services available including:

• air conditioning & air and water filtration  (for more options see our business directory listings under Long Island air conditioning)
• appliances (for more local businesses go to the directory listings under Long Island home appliances and kitchen appliances)
• architects (for more professionals see our business directory listings under Long Island architects)
• art and accessories (for more accessories see our business directory listings under Long Island arts and crafts supplies)
• awnings  (for more options see our business directory listings under Long Island awnings)
• bathroom, bathroom cabinets/vanities and bathtubs (for more resources see our business directory listings under Long Island bathroom remodeling)
• building supplies (for more product suppliers see our business directory listings under Long Island building supplies)
• cabinetry (for expert remodelling see our business directory listings under Long Island cabinets and carpenters)
• catering/entertainment (for more options see our business directory listings under Long Island catering and banquet halls)
• cleaning services (for more service providers see our business directory listings under Long Island catering and banquet halls)
• contractors (for a full list of contractors across Long Island see our business directory listings under Long Island contractors)
• cookware (for more options see our business directory listings under Long Island cookware)
• countertops  (for more options see our business directory listings under Long Island kitchen remodeling)
• decks and patios (for expert remodelling see our business directory listings under Long Island home improvement, decks)
• floor and coverings (for expert remodelling see our business directory listings under Long Island home improvement, flooring)
• gazebos/greenhouses (for more options see our business directory listings under Long Island arbors and gazebos)
• heating services (for more options see our business directory listings under Long Island home heating systems)
• landscaping and design (for other professional listings see our business directory category for Long Island landscapers)
• lighting (for more options see our business directory listings under Long Island home heating systems)
• masonry
• modular homes mortgage/refinancing
• painting services
• paving services
• plumbing
• pools
• roofing
• security services
• sheds and barns
• siding
• wine cellars

The current exhibitors are:

Above All Fence
Absolute Stonecare
Accents-Backyard Essentials by J. Tortorella
After Dark Lighting
All Island Irrigation
Alure Basements
American Colonial Crown Mouldings, Inc.
Ameriprise Financial
AMH Construction
Amaden Gay Agencies
Amighini Architectural
Anthony J. Musso Architect and Co.
Antique Wood Company
ARF/Animal Rescue Fund
Arborview Development
Arthur Edwards Pool & Spas
Arthur Mirzoyan Furniture
Asia Rustic
Baba Flooring
Bank of America
Barry‘s Window Interiors
Bartlett Tree Experts
Batavia Home Furnishings
Bella Linda Studios
Bella Terra Designs
Benjamin Moore Paints
Best Modular Homes
Brazin Stone Center
Bridgehampton Stone/Mosaic
Brookville Cabinetry and Millwork
Carved Stone Creations
Casual Water
Charlie Hecht Sculptures
Chase Bank
Christopher’s Kitchens
Closet Concepts of LI
Contemporary Stonescapes
Coral Cast
Country Imported Car Corp.
Curb Appeal Landscape Design
Custom Design Imports
Custom Window Tinting
Custom Wine Cellars
Cutco Cutlery
Danielson Editions
David Lerner Associates
Deckline of America
Decoplast
Decorfin USA
DelGreco & Company
Design Within Reach
Dodds and Eder
Earth Casa
East End Outdoor Supply
East End Tick & Mosquito Control
East End Window & Door
East Hampton Fence and Gate
EchoStar Roofing
Entry Point of L.I.
Euro-Tech General Construction
Euroshine USA/T-Elite Cookware
Extermitech Pest Control
Federal Elevators
Fenevations
Ferregut Tower Gallery
Fertilawn
FIJI Water
The Filter Guys
Firenze Enterprises
Florentine Craftsmen
Four Seasons Sunroom
Frank and Camille’s Fine Pianos
The Furniture Garden
Future Surroundings Modular Homes
Gabrielsen Florist
Gerard Ryan Furniture
Giovanni Naso Designs
Go Solar
Grant Heating & Cooling
Graystone Energy
Green Depot
Gutter Helmet of N.Y.
Gutter Protection of Suffolk
Gutter Shell
HD Communications
Hampton Fence
Hampton Luxury Liner
Hamptons.com
Healthy Gourmet
Healthy Living Group/EcoQuest
Home Club of America
Home Décor Designs
Hopper Designs
HSBC Mortgage
Innovative Chimney
International Architectural Ironworks
Invisible Fence By Canine Control Co.
J. Ratto Landscaping
Jack Anthony Pools
Kitchen & Baths Refacing
Kitchen Tune up
LIPA
L’erba Lux. Linens
Ligne Roset
Lion Audio/Visual
Lion Landscaping
Liquacoat
Long Island Coatings
Long Island Wine Rack
Lumber Liquidators
Madoo Conservatory
Majestic Son & Sons/Go Solar
M. Marrin & Associates
Marble Palace
Mark Anthony Rugs
Mark Borghi Fine Art
Marriott Vacation Club
Mercedes Benz
MetLife Insurance
MGO Marble & Granite
Micro Touch
Mortgage Concepts
Mulberry Silk
NARI
Natalie Weinstein Home Decorating Club
Natural Stone Veneers International
Nature Technologies
Neoteric Home
New Energy Worldwide
New Mac Painting
New York Life Insurance
Nico Yektai Custom Furniture
Nicolock Paving Stones
Norsic & Sons
NY State Office of Unclaimed Funds
NY State Public Service Commission
Omni Construction Group/Consider It Done
On Top of It/GAF Roofing
Original Design Construction
Outbackchairs
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives
Outdoor Living of NY
Owen Brothers Landscape Design
Panther Security
Par East Mortgage
PC Richard & Son
Peconic Electric
Pennoyer Newman Pottery
Porsche Landscape Design
Pulte Homes/Westhampton Pines
The Putting Greens Of LI
Queens Screens (Better Living Sunrooms)
Radu Physical Culture
RB Irrigation
RDAY designer furniture
Reede Interiors
Renewal by Andersen Windows
Residential Fence Corp
Richmond Builders
Roof Pro
Safe Sound & Detail
Sag Harbor Fireplace
Saxon & Wakefield
Seashell Custom Carpentry
Shed Guys
Shetka Stone
Shore Mechanical Group
Sisters-In-Charge
Sleepy’s
Sound Builders/Hamptons At Home Services
Solar Solutions Window Tinting
Southampton Ales and Lagers
Southwest Greens of LI/IslandHardscapes
Steinway & Sons Pianos
Sterling Tree & Lawn
Stern Slavutin-2
Steve Morris Designs
Strong’s Marine
Stone Embellishments
Suffolk Cement Products
Sun Power Systems
Sun Stream USA
Sunshine Solar Technologies
Sunview Designs/Lindall Sunrooms
Superior Coating Systems
Superscapes Unlimited
Swimming Pools by Jack Anthony
T. Morton & Co. Custom Wood Flooring
Teich Gardner Systems
T-elite Cookware
Teak Tropical/Euroshine
The Clearing House
The Courtyards of Southampton
The New York Times
The Tuffet Company
Tim White Remodeling
Timber Tech Decks
Ultimate Creation
US Wellness Meats
V2K Window Décor
Vixen Hill MFG
Waldbaum’s
Wall Coat
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.
Wine Cellar Innovations
Winter Brothers Recycling
X-Cel Remodeling
Dr. Jeffrey  Zaloga, DC
Zero Chlorine
Zorock International

Recently the Hamptons Real Estate Blog posted a commentary on the leading real estate search engines, “Where Trulia Went Right…and where Zillow went wrong”.  Only one main point was made - Trulia.com is better than Zillow.com because Trulia has developed close relationships with real estate industry executives.  Michael Daly, a respected real estate professional in the east end of Long Island, complained in his blog post that Zillow’s business model was aimed at forming “direct realtionships with the consumer that supercedethe Realtor.” Well, we are not about to pick sides in this fight just yet.  Maybe from the point of view of many home buyers and sellers on Long Island each of these online real estate tools has a unique advantage for their local housing market.  So we’d like to hear from you about these Web 2.0 search tools.  We plan to write our own reviews of each of them over the next few weeks.  If you have not explored them and you are looking to buy a home, then by all means get busy.  You get set up a search feed using the latest version of RSS and get regular updates on housing coming on the market in any town on Long Island.

If you are looking for real estate agents on LongIsland NY then our local buisness listings are a useful place to start.  At this time of the year the Hamptons rental market is still hot and not all the good sumer rentals are gone yet.  

We have organized our real estate agent and realtor listings by township in our directory for eastern Long Island: Real Estate Agencies in Southampton and East Hampton Township. Southampton and East Hampton Township Commercial Real Estate. Vacation homes and summer rentals in the Hamptons NY.