Geoff Currier
The Vineyard Connection: To here from the king of Thailand
Updated: Nov. 17, 4:28 pm
Most everyone is familiar with the term “six degrees of separation,” the notion that any two people can be connected...
David Stanwood and the Admiral’s Hats
How one man and a leg of lamb helped save the streetlights in West Tisbury.
What’s happening to Main Street?
Recently, four stores in Vineyard Haven reported that they will be closing: Mix, Vardo, Juliska, and Moonstone, whose owners are retiring. The former location...
The passing of the shack; long live the shoebox!
By today’s standards it wasn’t much of a house. It couldn’t have been more than 600 square feet, the water was brackish, there was...
Return to the River of Doubt
Updated Sept. 2, 10:22 am
In 1991 Tweed Roosevelt of Vineyard Haven got a phone call from a man he didn’t know — a certain...
Kyle Peters found a pearl in a Martha's Vineyard quahog
Eleven-year-old Kyle Peters of West Tisbury reached down and took a nice big quahog out of the bowl — he liked the big ones,...
A Martha's Vineyard family grows together
It began with a nosebleed.
It was late last March and Teresa Yuan of Edgartown was starting to think about getting out and doing some...
Making bread at the Farmers Market
Updated August 19, 2:43 pm
Have you ever thought to yourself: I could set up a booth at the Farmers Market and hang out and make...
Hinckley’s stocking up
For the past year or so, diminishing inventory at H.N. Hinckley & Sons on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven has led to conjecture about...
Unlocking the power of dyslexics
That damn Industrial Revolution.
If you were a dyslexic before then, you could kind of fly under the radar, but then it happened: the invention...
HereLab — there lab, everywhere a lab lab
Updated 1:50 pm, July 27
It’s only fitting that the story of HereLab be in our Community Works section, because HereLab and our community are...
The United Nations of staffing
The person serving your coffee is from Ukraine. Your cabdriver is from Bulgaria. The girl getting your takeout order is from Nigeria. The workforce...
Reverend Alden Besse has a high-flying 92nd birthday
On Monday, July 11, Reverend Alden Besse celebrated his 92nd birthday by taking a biplane ride with his son Mark. Rev. Besse has long...
Nina Violet and friends perform at Grange Hall
Updated July 13, 3:40 pm
On Tuesday night, local musician Nina Violet performed at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury in an event sponsored by...
Business insurance 101
First the good news: There is insurance coverage available to protect your business against virtually any conceivable risk. The bad news is that there...
The Vineyard Connection: Because ultimately, everything is local
Most everyone is familiar with the term “six degrees of separation,” the notion that any two people can be connected to one another (or...
A conversation with Paula Poundstone
On Friday, July 1, the Martha’s Vineyard Summer Concert Series will present comedian Paula Poundstone at Edgartown’s Old Whaling Church. Much has been written...
Brazilian kids find a home in the high school
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When I first tried to contact Elaine Weintraub, she was out on one...
The grande dame of Edgartown turns 125
Updated: 2 pm, Friday, June 17.
In 1891, several influential Edgartown businessmen invested in a new hotel, the Harbor View as it would come to...
March to the Sea honors fallen soldiers
A crowd of enthusiastic family and friends lined Main Street in Vineyard Haven on Friday afternoon as Tisbury School students and teachers paraded by...