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	Be Clear see-through bags made by a Bethpage mom&nbsp;are selling across the country.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s senior lifestyle host&nbsp;Elisa DiStefano reports.&nbsp;
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Meet Long Island mom Joey Bowen behind Be Clear Handbags 

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Meet the Long Island mom behind Be Clear Handbags 

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Find a winery ideal for picnics with friends or one serving up live music alongside a glass of rosé this fall.

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There is plenty to do on Long Island to get into the autumn spirit. From pumpkin picking to foliage tours, here is an ultimate guide to fall fun featuring stories in Newsday's Fun Book.

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Expect shopping, yoga classes, music by a DJ, food vendors and more. 

Shop women-owned businesses at Babe Made Fall Fest 

A retired carpenter who crafts his own birdhouses will make his debut at the Oyster Festival. 

3 vendors to spot at fall's big festivals 

If they had to do it over again: Tips, reflections and advice from recent brides.

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Jewelry maven Ali Weiss is a walking billboard for her new store in Roslyn.

'Luxury piercing bar' opens in Roslyn

How seasonal decorating can give your home a refresh, indoors and out.

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The shop store is located in a circa-1850 structure that was originally a whaling captain's home.

Interior designer opens shop in seaside hamlet 

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Unlike a regular shoe store, you won't be looking to leave with a new pair of kicks.

New shoe store specializing in arch support opens first LI location

The boutique and content space is focused on spotlighting Black-owned artists.

Boutique and art creation space opens in Coram

"We don't have any vacancies," marketing director Amaka Muir says of the more than 100 stores that fill the Deer Park outlet. 

12 new stores to shop at the outlets 

Friends who own businesses together: From apparel to home décor, how they make it work

Running a business together has been smooth sailing for this family. 

Father-son duo open third coastal-inspired apparel shop in Greenport

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Carlos and Naylan Juarez, the father-and-son duo behind I Am Nacho Mama, talk about moving their popular pan-Latin eatery from a food truck to a restaurant. Newsday food writer Scott Vogel reports.

I Am Nacho Mama menu draws on family's diverse Latin background

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano chats with Jack Skellington at Alibi Lounge in Farmingdale, which has transformed into Jack's Nightmare, a Halloween pop-up inspired by "The Nightmare Before Christmas."

'This is Halloween'

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze is returning to Old Bethpage Village Restoration from Sept. 22 through Nov. 5, NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports.

The return of the Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze

From a haunted treehouse to a mermaid costume contest, NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and Newsday deputy lifestyle editor Meghan Giannotta have your look at Long Island's fall festivals for 2023.

There's a festival happening almost every weekend

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Ali Weiss Jewelry in Roslyn to learn about jewelry stacking. This is the first Long Island location of Ali Weiss' store, which is known for fine jewelry and luxury ear piercing.

Ear piercing experience opens in Roslyn

On a tour of Long Island's beer gardens, NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Repeal XVIII in Huntington and Garden Social Beer Garden & Kitchen in East Meadow.

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Newsday food writer Andi Berlin visits Paprika in Great Neck to learn more about Israeli food.

'It's so exciting to see the flavors of Israel'

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday food writer Andi Berlin talk about Newsday's Top 100 restaurants of 2023.

Newsday food writer talks 3 restaurants on the Top 100 list

A look at Waterdrinker North Folk, which opened Sept. 1, in Riverhead. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports. 

Popular farm opens new location 

Newsday food writer Scott Vogel helps Hampton Oyster Company farm for their famous Mermaid Makeout oysters.

Scott Vogel farms for oysters

From apple picking at Windy Acres to seeing sunflowers at Waterdrinker Family Farm and sipping cider at the Riverhead Ciderhouse, NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano has your look at fall fun on Long Island.

Fall fun preview: Apples, sunflowers and cider

New wine and cocktail bars are popping up around Long Island, including Citrus Wine Bar in Melville. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and food writer Marie Elena Martinez check it out.

Inside new Long Island wine bar

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"If you buy one thing this season, please make it an oversized blazer."

The blazer (in new proportions) is the season's must-have

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