🌱Port Jefferson Daily: West Lake Shop Arrives In Downtown + Events

Hello, everybody! Debora Whitehead is here with your fresh copy of the Port Jefferson Daily, filled with all the local news you need to know. Here's the lowdown.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 83, low: 72.

Here are the top 4 stories in Port Jefferson today:

1. Musicians in our community have a place to go now in the heart of the Village with the opening of the West Lake Music guitar boutique on East Main Street. The new spot is "rocking" at 208 East Main St. in Port Jefferson and is owned by Mike Watson and a business partner. (Greater Long Island)
2. Learn how to keep a Hula Hoop going at West Meadow Beach on Wednesdays starting in August. The Town of Brookhaven will offer dancing classes at the beach for $40 per 6-week session. For more info and to register, please call 631-363-5193. (TBR News Media)
3. Roger's Frigate in Port Jefferson downtown will host the "Cars 'N' Cream Cruise Nights." Classic cars and trucks are being called on to park for a cone and to display their wheels on Monday, July 18, at the ice cream parlor from 4 to 8 p.m. (Patch)
   
4. After 39 years, Long Island French cook Chef Guy Reuge retires from the Mirabelle restaurant he founded along with his wife, Maria, in Stony Brook. The couple opened Mirabelle in 1983. (Newsday/Subscription Required)

Today in Port Jefferson:

• English Conversation Group — Port Jefferson Free Library. (11 a.m.)
• Family Fun at the Library — Port Jefferson Free Library. (Noon)
• Crochet Shawl — Port Jefferson Free Library. (2 p.m.)
• The Fast Lane Eagles Tribute — Theater Three. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• TBR News Media: "As part of its Summer Sunday series, Brookhaven National Laboratory is bringing science to the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport, on July 17 with a program titled 'SPACE' from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m." (TBR News Media)
• ALERT CENTER: "Man wanted for stealing groceries from South Setauket Stop & Shop." (News 12 Long Island)
  
• Port Jefferson Free Library: "Boats afloat! We built our balloon-powered boats and sailed them in our portable ocean." (Port Jefferson Free Library via Facebook)

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Events:

• Taxes in Retirement Seminar. (July 20)
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Announcements:

• Congratulations To Joey Spallina — 2022 Lt. Ray Enners Award Recipient (Details)
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Gigs & services:

• Club Z! In-Home Tutoring (Details)
• We Paint Kitchen Cabinets (Details)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door this Saturday. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update!

— Debora Whitehead

About me: Have a story idea? Please get in touch with me! I would love to hear from you! Wife, mom, foodie, traveler, and nature lover.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Port Jefferson Daily? Contact me at PortJefferson@Patch.com.