Valerie Sonnenthal

If you missed the Yard's supercharged offering of Victor Quijada's company Rubberband last week, you better get tickets for the return of Cuba's brilliant...

Winds, rain, fog and sun, cold and warm, well at least I know what day of the week it is, and have given up...

Congratulations to Chilmark Coffee on their 10th anniversary; we can all raise a cup to that, especially come March and the film festival. There's...

I may not have known you as long as somebut my heart melted in my mouthfirst time we met at the little house of...

Happy New Year! I hope everyone has been enjoying the holidays however you celebrate. A friend wrote down one good thing that happened each...

For my son's 24th birthday this month, I took him to see David Byrne's “American Utopia,” and was reminded about Reasons to be Cheerful,...

Today marks the end of an era with the closing of Chilmark Chocolates, an outpost of yummy tidings in the off-season especially. We thank...

A dead body washing up in Menemsha reminds me sadly of my N.Y. Post days, how making headlines was a way to let off...

I was walking my dogs on Bleecker Street in NYC the night before Thanksgiving when I noticed a woman walking down the street wearing...

Happy Thanksgiving, one and all. I enjoy this holiday (think food), and am thankful for my small family and friends. I have celebrated Thanksgiving...

Good food news is the Outermost Inn is serving an affordable lunch on Thursday through Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm, there's takeout...

It was almost a year ago when Beetlebung Farm was sold, leaving everyone wondering what would happen next. As I recently wrote in my...

Some of you may be wondering if the Food Truck is returning to Menemsha this season; sadly, no. Menemsha Deli is open for lunch...

By now you may have heard about Salt Rock Chocolate Co.'s Kickstarter campaign to raise the $12,000 they needed to create a commercial kitchen....

Happy Halloween. Don't miss all the fun at the Chilmark Volunteer Firefighters Association Halloween Party on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 5:30 pm at the...

Storms wreaking havoc two weeks in a row is enough, or let's hope so. It's dark when I'm driving home at 7 pm after...

Carol Collins and Janet Woodcock live in Vineyard Haven. They have had a garden there since they moved to the Island full-time in 1995,...

I was supposed to take my car in last Friday, pick up my dog’s heart meds, which somehow did not get mailed, and then...

Don't miss the end-of-season bargains in Menemsha through Monday, Oct. 14. Don't forget that last soft ice cream at the Galley by 3 pm...

I'm always happy to return home, and got back last week from my Tibetan adventure after almost three days of travel, and have been...