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Quote of the Week
“People are not choosing to come to Windemere. They come when they have no other options. That’s the unfortunate reality”
– Ed Olivier, CFO Martha’s...
Dance, film, and a festival at first ever CinemaDance Festival
Save the date for a weekend of emotion, humor, passion, and dance during the first annual CinemaDance Festival at Pathways Arts Saturday and Sunday,...
The Big Question: Moped Rentals
Should moped rentals be banned on Martha’s Vineyard?
Christmas quiche
Every year I ask myself two questions: Why do I only make deviled eggs at Thanksgiving? and Why do I only make quiche at...
Coming up at the Vineyard Haven library
The Vineyard Haven library screens “Red Joan” at 7 pm on Tuesday, Jan. 7. In the film, Joan Stanley (Judi Dench) is a widow...
Downton Abbey: The Motion Picture
The Vineyard Haven library hosts a screening of “Downton Abbey: The Motion Picture” on Sunday, Jan. 19, at 1 pm. Excitement is high when...
‘Fantastic Fungi’ documentary makes mushroom magic
The documentary "Fantastic Fungi: The Mushroom Movie" comes to the M.V. Film Center on Jan. 10. It will surprise and amaze viewers. Who would...
Secret lives of secret sellers
While working for the CIA as a mid-level agent, Aldrich Ames once left a briefcase with confidential material in it on a New York...
West Tisbury: Our new pup, Abby
Surprises are surprises because they come out of the blue, are unpredictable, maybe require a leap of faith to recognize. Ours appeared a little...
This Was Then: Last of the bumboats
During the 19th and early 20th century, the most recognized ship captains in Vineyard Haven Harbor were not its storied whaling masters, but rather...
Tisbury: Heard on Main Street
Heard on Main Street: May the New Year bring you joy and good fortune.
I hope you enjoyed the holidays with family and friends. Do...
Visiting Vet: What’s in a label?
I’ve known Cassie for more than eighteen years. She’s a little old lady cat these days, but still full of personality. Cassie has a...
Chilmark Chocolates: One
I may not have known you as long as some
but my heart melted in my mouth
first time we met at the little house of...
Have Faith: New year, new hope
When I was a kid, we celebrated the new year with dancing and partying. I can’t remember the last time I did that, probably...
Oak Bluffs
Jan. 2, 2020 and here you are reading this column, the first one for the year 2020, which I am writing on Thursday, Dec....
Edgartown
Sorry about not showing up last week. Miscommunication in the digital age at its best. My mind was elsewhere, and though I wrote the...
Cribbage Results
Twenty-eight members of the Martha’s Vineyard Cribbage Club met on Dec. 18 at the P.A. Club to play. Six games were played with 2...
Garden Notes: Happy New Year
“Plant dreams, pull weeds, grow a happy life,” a greeting on a card sent by lovely people. Today’s edition marks the new era of...
Killer Cover Letters: A Workshop with Abby Remer
On Saturday, January 18 from 2:30 to 4:30 pm, education consultant Abby Remer will lead a cover letter writing workshop at the West Tisbury...
Beyond fossil-fuel homes: A ‘Climate Solutions for the Vineyard’ presentation
New date: On Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 4 pm at the West Tisbury library, the next event in the “Climate Solutions for the Vineyard”...