Clips

The following are articles published in print and online for Newsday.

A slammin’ workout in the ring
On a Tuesday morning a few weeks ago, I walked into a boxing gym for the first time. And not just any boxing gym. I walked into Gleason’s, the New York institution where “Raging Bull” was filmed and 131 world champions, including Muhammad Ali, have trained. (read full story | print)

Find a Hamptons rental or share
From rowdy party houses to laid-back beach cottages, ultra-luxe rentals to quiet “mature” shares, it’s still not too late to score somewhere to stay in the Hamptons. Here are five tips for finding the perfect place. (read full story | print)

Not famous? So what! Hire your own paparazzi
Google “paparazzi for hire” and you’ll see a host of results from companies such as Celeb-4-A-Day , which allows you to hire your own temporary entourage, including photographers, publicists and bodyguards. (read full story | print)

Imbibing in hiding: Hidden drinking spots in Manhattan
When The Volstead Act was passed in 1919, Americans everywhere looked for clandestine places to imbibe. Now, years after Prohibition ended… secret watering holes remain. (read full story | print)

Writers groups cater to Long Island authors
Five years ago, Toby Speed got an idea for a novel. A “flash of a scene” came to mind, she says, a murder mystery set in Port Jefferson. Speed, 55, a writer and editor from Selden, has published seven children’s books, but her first stab at adult fiction is coming with some struggles. (read full story | print)