Connie Berry
Have Faith: The Wishing Tree
Polly Simpkins is one of those people who lifts your spirits just by having a conversation with you. And that’s extraordinary. I happened to...
Chef Deon’s Thanksgiving dinner takes many hands
One of the best ways to celebrate Thanksgiving has always been, well, to give thanks. Chef Deon Thomas, who has a fairly famous kitchen...
Ties that bind
When you’ve worked for newspapers as long as I have, you're bound to have congratulated more than one colleague on their new book. This...
Some like it loud
The kitchen at the Ritz has gone through many iterations in the past dozen years — everything from home cooking to higher-end offerings, to...
Kitchen experiment
Have you ever had too much bread lying around, and you’re not sure about freezing it? I found myself with that good problem last...
Have Faith: Grieving takes all forms
Grief is funny sometimes. Years after my mother died, I broke down in tears at the grocery store when I got to the salad...
In love with leftovers
When you’re making something with veggies, sometimes it’s fun to chop them into little cubes — I mean really little cubes — and then...
Musical inspiration
The string teacher for Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, Rebecca Laird, happens to also be the high school orchestra director, and she goes into...
Have Faith: A spiritualist’s journey
I don’t often get an opportunity to talk to people who have a different perspective when it comes to their faith journey, so when...
What Are You Watching? ‘Crowded Room’
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
“Crowded Room” is one of those series that my adult kids actually wanted to watch with me. They typically...
‘Isle of Hope’ comes to the Film Center
The M.V. Film Society hosts its annual Women in Film Festival coming up, and one of the films, “Isle of Hope,” focuses on the...
Stars among us: Howard Attebery and Cynthia Riggs
Cynthia Riggs never expected Howard (“Howie”) Attebery to come back into her life 60-plus years after meeting him. But he did. And the rest,...
Have Faith: A new minister for the Island
The Island welcomes the newest minister for the United Methodist Church community, the Rev. Joanne Hus. I was able to chat with her on...
‘Billy Baloo’ is born
When Michael Mason died in February this year, he left behind a loving family, but he also left behind his life’s work in the...
Deviled eggs with Jacques Pépin
About this time every year, when things slow down a bit, I ramp up my cooking by trying out new recipes. This time around,...
Have Faith: Teaching the children (and adults)
The calendar at the Religious School at the Hebrew Center is booked solid with traditional celebrations for the next few weeks. The congregation celebrates...
Have Faith: Reflection on the past
One of the visits I like to make when I go back to see friends in Syracuse is to my old church, All Saints,...
Middle Eastern dream
It was about 11:30 am on Sunday, maybe 11:15, and I was thinking about how I have never made it to Catboat Coffee to...
Paul Jackson’s legacy
Some of us have never grown a vegetable, much less one that would be fair-worthy. Paul Jackson, who died last April, and his wife...
Coming to a venue near you soon
If you’re looking to listen to some live music, Mike Mok and the Em-Tones are on the Island for their summer visit, and this...