The Long Beach Historical Society welcomed the holiday season with its annual holiday boutique, a two-day event that showcased the many talents of local artists on Dec. 2 and 3. For several …
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Lyn Cooperman always dreamed of having her own business. She achieved that when she opened the North Fork Craft Gallery in Wading River four years ago, one of a group of small stores attached to The Inn and Spa at East Wind.
Cooperman’s business recognizes local craftsmen by selling their work. That was always her idea one that came from growing up with an artisan sister and attending many craft fairs.
“The shop is actually a result of 35 years of talking about doing something like this,” Cooperman, 62
, said.
Cooperman’s passion for crafting partly came from experiencing her sister’s creativity and helping her sell at craft shows and wholesale shows. Combining that with her experience in retail resulted in her owning a gallery.
home of mike mccue. donors paid $2,500 ahead. and after that it was on to the home of portola valley venture capitalist vinod khosla. the cost of sitting down to dinner with the president, around $32,000 a plate. the money will go toward democratic senatorial campaigns. mr. bush told donors he is starting to see some functionality in washington, but he says he is still not getting cooperation he needs from congress. after this morning s speech he goes to southern california for a two-day economic summit with the president of china. the chinese president arrived yesterday. cyber security will be one of the main topics of discussion. the u.s. has accused china of using hackers to steal military secrets. they deny the charges. if you are commuting in san jose you might bump in the president s motorcade so with more on traffic, let s go to liz. reporter: over to the south bay now, taking a look at the major freeways around san jose. looks good on the guadalupe parkway and 101
in effect from central virginia up the i-95 corridor into connecticut. andrea is still a day away from impacting long island, but this is the first big storm to hit the area since superstorm sandy and many residents are taking precautions. i m going to batten down the hatches, put stuff up off the floor in the basement just in case. reporter: yvonne santana lives on arizona street in long beach, new york. here, construction is an everyday reminder of the storm that took so much from them last year. santana says the idea of more severe weather worries her. we heard about more bad weather, more storms, and we re like, oh, no, what s going to happen? reporter: but her neighbor lisa augustine laughs off the threat of andrea. rain. it s just rain, no storm. reporter: augustine just moved back into her home a week and a half ago and she says she wouldn t live anywhere else. susan mcginnis, cbs news, long beach, new york. andrea isn t not expected to reach hurricane st