Monday, March 18, 2024

Health & Fitness

Island Style

Battle of the boots

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There’s an old saying that rings particularly true for working folks on Martha’s Vineyard — “you can tell a lot about a person by...

What Islanders wear to work

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When some people think style on Martha’s Vineyard, it’s all salmon-colored shorts with tiny smiling whales. Pastel-pink dresses with teal embroidered flowers. Vineyard Vines,...

Masks by Julie

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When a construction ban was announced in early April, carpenter Julie Verost’s workload was put on hold and the naturally creative Verost found herself...

Domestic Disturbances

Domestic Disturbances: I just can’t do it

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Last summer everybody and their brother worked diligently on how to plant, harvest, and preserve their own vegetables because we thought the end of...

Handyman? Wait, what?

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Something strange happened to me after March 13, 2020. I went through this transformation from scared to get within earshot of a circular saw...

Domestic Disturbances: Me and my garden

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Everyone knows about the early panic buying at the beginning of COVID-19: the toilet paper, the yeast, the flour, the butter, but I just...

So Local

Harriet Patricia Morello Dorsey

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A funeral Mass for Harriet Patricia Morello Dorsey (“Pat”) will be held on April 10 at 11 am at St. Augustine’s Church in Vineyard...

Local panel discusses microaggressions

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It was standing room only Sunday at the M.V. Hebrew Center for a NAACP-organized discussion on the topic of microaggressions and how more conversation...

Islander joins state house race

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The race to represent the Vineyard, Nantucket, and parts of Falmouth at the Massachusetts State House got a little more crowded. West Tisbury resident Arielle...

Tisbury approves new taxi company

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A new taxi company will be delivering passengers in Tisbury after a sometimes testy public review process with the town.  In a 2-1 vote on...

South Fork Wind finishes construction

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South Fork Wind, an offshore wind project approximately 20 miles southwest of Martha’s Vineyard, completed construction on Friday, becoming America’s first fully built utility-scale...

A Plea for the Leash

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To the Editor: Ah, Springtime! Sun, a light breeze, the dog bounding through the woods… Hang on a second. Do you actually have voice control...

Design Q + A: Making a great room in Harthaven

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The project: A family wanted a renovation of a Harthaven home that would include creating one large gathering space from several smaller rooms. The...

Design Q+A: How can we prepare our lawns for the winter?

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What are the best ways to prepare our lawns for the winter? You really should aerate your lawn every year and the fall is the...

Design Q+A: Natural swimming pools

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Daniel Whiting, owner and operator of Next Generation Natural Pools Native Islander Whiting shared three recent natural swimming pool projects, as well as facts about...