Monthly Archives: October 2018
On Saturday
On Saturday, in an act of terror, an act of hate, an act of vitriol fueled by false information and ignorance, a man categorized...
What Islanders Wear to Work: Josey Kirkland dresses for Felix Neck
When people think style on Martha’s Vineyard, a certain vision comes over the minds of the unknowing. Salmon-colored shorts spotted with tiny smiling whales....
Hospital dialysis unit temporarily closed
Updated Nov. 1
A pipe that burst at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has required the dialysis unit to be temporarily closed.
On Tuesday, Oct. 9, a...
What’s brewing?
Fall is here, and with it come a few new brews for you and your crew.
One of those brews comes from Offshore Ale, which...
Yoga outside the studio
If you’re looking for something to help solve those winter blues, Sherry Sidoti is offering her annual yoga teacher training from Jan. 11 through...
Design Q+A: Fireplaces
From traditional and wood-burning to modern and gas-powered, fireplaces are undoubtedly the snuggest spot in the house. We’ve reached a point in design innovation...
Vineyard Scene: Loft-y ghouls putting on the Ritz
I originally conceived of this week's Vineyard Scene to be fans watching Game 4 of the Sox-Dodgers World Series at various sports bars in...
Appreciation: Rose Styron remembers her friend, Lucy Hackney
It is the case at Rose Styron’s home that a picture, or two or three or four or more, is worth a thousand words...
Reefer science: Cannabis is back in the medicine cabinet
Kristin Henriksen is a holistic health and wellness practitioner. She’s the owner of Reindeer Bridge Holistics, a retail shop for herbal medicinal plants in...
Playoff seedings set
The seventh-seeded MVRHS boys soccer team (14-3-1) will host No. 10 seed Archbishop Williams High School (9-3-6) on Sunday at 4 pm. The MVRHS...
Can we take a peek?
There are certain clues to hint you’re nearing a beautiful Vineyard home. The first: The GPS won’t take you there. It’ll send you circling...
MVY radio makes new staff appointments official
Friends of MVY Radio officially announced a number of new staff appointments in a press release Wednesday. P.J. Finn assumed his new role as...
Gardens of Love: Beetlebung
Updated Nov. 2
I first connected with Lydia Fischer when I heard a clip of her singing. Her voice is smooth, and keys into a...
The jewel of the Island
The Wampanoag people of Martha’s Vineyard (originally called Noepe by the Wampanoag) have been crafting wampum out of the quahog shell (hard-shelled clam) for...
Brewed awakenings: Meet the baristas
These on-the-verge-of-winter mornings don’t start without a fight. Around 8 am, the horrendous chime of my default ringtone wakes me up. I press snooze...
Pigs denied passage
Like his father before him, Freddy Fisher is a West Tisbury farmer. When he boarded the MV Martha’s Vineyard Monday with a load of...
Creating coziness
I don’t have an interior decorator gene. If you ask me how to go about making a room more cozy, I would say add...
Memoir Writing Workshop with Moira Silva
Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 10:30 am to 12 pm, writer Moira Silva will lead a four-week series of Memoir Writing Workshops at the...
Book Talk with Eileen Maley
The West Tisbury library presents a book talk with local author Eileen Maley on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 4:30 pm. Maley will discuss her...
The Aronie brothers and their Zero Blaster
It began with an email I received from Nancy Aronie, who many of you know from her Chilmark Writing Workshops, but she was writing...