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Northport's artsy new vibe

Published: June 5, 2009 6:33 AM
By PAT WIEDENKELLER  Special to Newsday

Photo credit: Photo by Craig Ruttle | Paintings on display at the LaMantia Gallery in Northport.

With its outdoor cafes, picturesque, historic main street and leafy harbor park - not to mention a well-regarded live theater (with a bona fide Actor's Equity company) - Northport is an ideal spot for a day trip, one that can easily spill into evening.

Long a family-oriented place with a wholesome, Sunday-go-to-meetin' feel, the village has been evolving a livelier, artsy new vibe over the...