Largely focusing on the area of South Brooklyn, Home Talk Item provides local news coverage of business, politics, education, community events, clubs and organizations, arts, culture, religion, sports, and entertainment. Birth announcements, wedding announcements, and obituaries are all regularly printed. Regularly appearing columns include: "Be Prepared," a column devoted to Boy Scout news; a "Theatres" column as well as a "Radio" column; "Motor News from Road and Showroom," devoted to automobile news; and "Boost Bay Ridge," a business review page. Advertisements and photographs appear throughout.