Eat Farm Fresh, and Find it on Your Phone
A guide to buying fresh food from local farms and seafood markets.
The Martha’s Vineyard Farm Map has been a collaboration from among Slow Food MV, Farm.Field.Sea, Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce, Dukes County, Island Grown Initiative, The Martha’s Vineyard Times and the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society.
Please contact us at onisland@mvtimes.com with any changes or additions.
Vineyard schools to field test new assessment system
State education officials recently released a list of more than 1,000 schools, including six on Martha's Vineyard, that will field-test a new assessment system....
A sweet homecoming
To the Editor:
We, the parents and families of MV United U18 soccer team, would like to send a huge thank-you to the Oak Bluffs...
Free program on the basics of Alzheimer's offered
The Alzheimer’s Association will present a workshop on the basic issues of Alzheimer's and related dementias on Thursday, March 12, from 1 to 3...
Girls summer hockey league kicks off play
Girls summer hockey begins on Monday, July 13, with pickup games at the Martha’s Vineyard Arena. Open to girls in 7th through 12th grade;...
Travels with Fido
Waving goodbye to my older daughter as she headed off to summer camp in New Hampshire, I sat down, teary-eyed, to write, but I...
What I know about outdoor showers: Ten tips for getting the most out of...
First of all, I’m not an architect or a builder, just a civilian who over the years has had a couple of outside showers...
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If you know, you know. That symbol above alerts an editor that he’s reached “the end” of a story. Friday marks the end of...
—Rise” up and dance
The Season's Greetings Dance Extravaganza, the annual holiday show of RISE Vineyard Performing Arts, will take place on Sunday, December 8, at the Oak Bluffs School Auditorium.
‘A Beautiful Place to Die’ screens this weekend
The movie version of author Philip Craig's “A Beautiful Place to Die,” the first in his 22-book Vineyard mystery series, will air on the...
‘A Border Town in Poland: A 20th Century Memoir’
“A Border Town in Poland: A 20th Century Memoir,” by Hirsch Bieler, as told to Nora Jean and Michael H. Levin, is an intimate...
‘A cheerful smile and a David joke’
To the Editor:
Dodging the parked cars of the Mayhew Lane parking lot, for 23 years, almost daily, I found my way into Vineyard Photo....
‘A sharky place’ Martha’s Vineyard: a pit stop on the great shark highway
With the first white shark sightings of the year already pinging as close to Martha’s Vineyard as Provincetown on May 20th and off Chatham...
‘A story of love’: Migrants reunite on the Island
On a balmy September Saturday evening in Edgartown, 36 of the 49 mostly Venezuelan migrants who were transported here a year ago nearly to...
‘All Rise:’ Land of a Thousand Dances
Rise Vineyard Performing Arts performed “Land of 1000 Dances” last Sunday on the stage at the Performing Arts Center. This was the dance company’s...
‘American Idol’ finalist makes quick visit to Martha’s Vineyard
"American Idol" 2012 finalist Erika Van Pelt performed a gig with The Sultans of Swing.
‘Art of Duo: If Music be the Food of Love’
Join the incredibly talented duo of cellist Eunghee Cho and pianist Jung-A Bang at the West Tisbury Congregational Church for their concert “Art of...
‘Ask Me to Dance’ has twists and turns
Mishaps and near misses abound in “Ask Me to Dance,” which is playing for free at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center at 4 pm...
‘Be like Steve’
To the Editor:
Tonight I found the strength to write a few words in honor of my brother, Steve Myrick. This one is hitting hard....
‘Black Homeownership on Martha’s Vineyard’
Authors Thomas Dresser and Richard Lewis Taylor offer us a comprehensive perspective in their just-published book, “Black Homeownership on Martha’s Vineyard: A History.”
Although they...
‘Blood Pudding’ book signing
The author of “Blood Pudding,” Gerald Yukevich (Ivan Cox), will be signing books at Edgartown Books on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2 to 4 pm....
‘Boxing Day’ returns to A Gallery, on Boxing Day
Gwyn McAllister's play returns for a second reading in Oak Bluffs.
‘Cancer and cannabis’ forum draws a full house
In November 2012, 63 percent of Massachusetts voters approved medical marijuana at the ballot box, and Dukes County voters showed even stronger support, with...
‘Cats nip Brewhas, ‘Canes roll in game one of men’s semifinals
In the men's semifinals on Monday, familiar foes, the Wildcats and Brewhas, played a nailbiter, while the 'Canes cooled off the upstart Blazers.
‘Chilmark’ hits close to home
Most everyone here has heard tales of the deaf community that lived in Chilmark decades ago. For many, the thought of that close-knit haven...
‘Cleanses’ don’t have to be as scary as they sound
Too much summer sweetness? Start fall off right by ridding your body of all the wrong things
‘Click, Clack, Moo’ story walk
Any opportunity to take the kids out of the house for some fresh air is a good one. Why not incorporate some learning with...
‘Comfort Companions’ donated to Tisbury EMS
A little fuzzy wuzzy helps when you're a child and you're really hurt.
‘Dive!’ presented by Martha’s Vineyard Film Society
Who knew dumpster diving had rules? Director Jeremy Seifert shows viewers not only the rules but the ramifications.
‘Editorial discretion’ requested
The Letters to the Editor column is a feature that most Times readers enjoy, but in some cases that pleasure can be spoiled.
‘Elena’ and ‘The Intouchables’ on Martha’s Vineyard screens
Martha's Vineyard Film Society and Martha's Vineyard Film Festival each host screenings this weekend.
‘Emilia Pérez’ film is a musical genre-bender
“Emilia Pérez,” directed by Jacques Audiard, defies genres and categorization. Even though it is based on Audiard’s opera libretto, loosely adapted from Boris Razon's...
‘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...
‘Ferries Now’ will explore electric ferries
Come to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center in Vineyard Haven on Friday, March 31, to learn more about electric ferries at the Ferries Now...
‘Green Fire,’ ‘Holy Motors’ lead weekend films
Sheriff's Meadow Foundation and Vineyard Conservation Society host a night at the movies.
‘Help me’ – the lonely endorsement writer appeals for guidance
The flight of Congress to the hinterlands this month, to see whether what they have been told about the fiercely truculent mood of voters is true, coincides with the apex of the hurricane season.
‘Home Bird’ – Stories of happiness at home on Martha’s Vineyard
Keeping all senses opened is one of the author's gifts. The ability to capture her experiences in words perfectly chosen to convey them is a second.
‘Human/Nature’ art exhibit
Our Island only became an island during the last Ice Age, when glaciers carved out our coastlines, separating us from the mainland. For the...
‘I would never say most of Trump’s voters are bigots’
Updated 2:40 pm
Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, raised himself above calling Trump voters a basket of deplorables.
“I would never say...
‘Intimacy’ show will open at Eisenhauer Gallery in Edgartown
Upcoming exhibit at Martha's Vineyard's Eisenhauer Gallery will feature Kinkead, Calleri and Konigsberg.
‘Invisible Nation’ explores relationship between Taiwan and China
“Invisible Nation” comes to the M.V, Film Center on Saturday, July 6, at 7:30 pm. This documentary looks at the fraught relationship between Taiwan...
‘Island Holidays’ Cover Designs
We recently asked the public to submit designs for the cover of our "Island Holidays" supplement which publishes December 8. Local artists submitted designs that visually represent...
‘Islanders Write’ returns to celebrate writing on August 13 & 14
Updated July 17
'Islanders Write' is the annual writing conference, sponsored by the MV Times and MV Arts & Ideas magazine, about the art, craft...
‘Jaws’ 50th bash pitched for Aquinnah
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of the film "Jaws," a great-grandson of a Universal Pictures co-founder has asked Aquinnah to host...
‘Jaws’ star dies at 77
Susan Backlinie, an actress and stuntwoman best known for her role as the first shark attack victim in “Jaws” and her subsequent depiction on...
‘Julius Caesar’ sign stolen
updated August 2, 2:10 pm
The sandwich-board sign for the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse’s all-female rendition of “Julius Caesar” was stolen last Thursday and remains missing...
‘Kale, Glorious Kale’ the latest cookbook by Cathy Walthers & Alison Shaw
Try out some kale recipes from this work in progress.
