Is anyone home at Shelter Island’s Chequit Hotel? The Soloviev-owned property posted an AI-generated photo of an unrecognizable porch to its Instagram, along with an unedited content prompt caption. One commenter suggested, “Maybe delete the AI post suggestions before you ask people to drop $300 on a meal.” The Soloviev Group doesn’t have many fans left in the local community. Shelter Island residents still can't fill a script on-island since Stefan Soloviev’s property group shut down the Heights Pharmacy’s prescription counter last October. I’ve seen bumper stickers crossing out “Soloviev” all over the East End.
When the clouds from this week’s nor’easter part, the fall season will be in full swing, with The Hamptons International Film Festival, which runs October 2 to October 12. At this week’s Chanel lunch at Locanda Verde for its “Through Her Lens” female filmmaker initiative, I sat with Beth Kojima and Crystal McCrary, two producers of “The Drug in Our Pocket,” a documentary premiering at the upcoming Hamptons Film Festival. Alas, the two screenings are already sold out. Lotta Jonathan Haidt acolytes in the Hamptons. (It’s always worth trying the rush line.)
In today’s newsletter, for paid subscribers: what the 10th anniversary of Robert Rubin’s The Bridge car show reveals about American wealth today; a real-estate bulletin including Chris Burch’s giant animatronic giraffe; Tracy Anderson’s poodle-gate; the location of the next Summer House; a 13th-generation Sag Harbor woman on her whaleboat competition win; and the best hostess gift for fall.
