Brittany Bowker
Talkin’ smack
Perhaps you’ve seen their umbrella-shaped bells and trailing tentacles drifting by, or noticed their translucent bodies washed ashore on a beach — jellyfish, both...
Construction-heavy summer in Edgartown’s historic district
Horrific. Awful. Brutal. Relentless. Residents of Edgartown’s historic district described a construction-heavy summer that amplified South Water and South Summer streets with constant noise,...
Chappy ferry agreement amended and approved
Updated Sept. 5
An amended Chappaquiddick Ferry agreement was approved Tuesday by the Edgartown board of selectmen. In the event of a catastrophe, the ferry,...
Warming trend heats up in Dukes County
Martha’s Vineyard is a hot spot — literally.
Early last month, the Washington Post published a climate change report disclosing the fastest-warming states and counties...
Can we take a peek?
Pascal Albanese and Jeanie Hay Sternbach pay particular attention to the weather. They pay attention to the currents, the tides, the ebb and flow...
What Ails You? Lower back pain
As the bittersweet days of an ending summer near, we prepare for what’s ahead. Fall projects. The Vineyard shuffle. Back to school. Yardwork. The...
Pushing Project Outreach: ‘It’s going to save lives’
Police summoned to the scene of a reported overdose blare wailing sirens and blue flashing lights, entering an arena of high emotion, adrenaline, and...
‘Amazing, badass women’
Updated August 15
Jessica González-Rojas, the executive director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH), watched two colleagues face detainment by U.S. Immigration...
Beach Road Weekend finishes with a flourish
Sunday at Beach Road Weekend brought a larger crowd than Saturday, with Phil Lesh & Friends and Grace Potter headlining the day’s lineup.
The Original...
Inside Oyster Bar 02557
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who say, “Good God, get those fries away from me.” And those who say,...
Orange is the new blech
Chelsea Handler held an orange in her hand onstage at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center Friday night. “The orange,” she said to a...
State study: Opioid hospital visits down in 2017
The State House News Service reported Wednesday that opioid-related deaths and hospital visits in Massachusetts decreased slightly between 2016 and 2017 — the first...
Takeaway 2.0
Updated August 2
On May 11, Everett Whiting signed on the dotted lines finalizing his part-ownership of the Fish House — a meat and fish...
Island embraces Food Is Medicine state plan
If nutritious food prevents chronic disease and promotes long-term health, why shouldn’t it be included in our healthcare plans? That’s the notion behind Food...
What Islanders wear to work
When people think style on Martha’s VIneyard, a certain vision sweeps over the minds of the unknowing. Salmon-colored shorts with tiny smiling whales. Pastel-pink...
Can we take a peek?
After a few missed turns down wrong dirt roads, I found Jamie Curtis’ and Jason Colin’s Chilmark home. It was around 4 o’clock, when...
Coming together
Alan and Devin Slatas, longtime seasonal Islanders, invite the Island community to rally together to fight the fight against opioid addiction in memory of...
‘Lighting by Jean Rosenthal’
A collection of original Broadway posters line the walls of a weathered West Tisbury studio. John Gielgud’s “Hamlet” hangs next to Harold Prince’s “Cabaret,”...
You’ll never look at hair the same
Some books, films, and documentaries offer a narrative that changes the way audiences perceive a topic. Take “Jaws,” for example — the 1975 film...
A guide to Beach Road Weekend
Updated August 6
I have a group of off-Island friends with a summer radar for anything Dispatch — an indie/roots rock band from Middlebury, Vt....