Health & Fitness
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Battle of the boots
There’s an old saying that rings particularly true for working folks on Martha’s Vineyard — “you can tell a lot about a person by...
What Islanders wear to work
When some people think style on Martha’s Vineyard, it’s all salmon-colored shorts with tiny smiling whales. Pastel-pink dresses with teal embroidered flowers. Vineyard Vines,...
Masks by Julie
When a construction ban was announced in early April, carpenter Julie Verost’s workload was put on hold and the naturally creative Verost found herself...
Domestic Disturbances
Domestic Disturbances: I just can’t do it
Last summer everybody and their brother worked diligently on how to plant, harvest, and preserve their own vegetables because we thought the end of...
Handyman? Wait, what?
Something strange happened to me after March 13, 2020. I went through this transformation from scared to get within earshot of a circular saw...
Domestic Disturbances: Me and my garden
Everyone knows about the early panic buying at the beginning of COVID-19: the toilet paper, the yeast, the flour, the butter, but I just...
So Local
Island artist Bernica Wilcox gives us ‘The Gaze of a Woman’
Island artist Bernica Wilcox has a series of paintings featured at the Vineyard Haven library through April 2024. Titled “The Gaze of a Woman,”...
What would you say about race?
“Mom’s people owned slaves. Dad’s were.”
“Native American. Voiceless in race conversations.”
“Hispanic doctor is not an oxymoron.”
“No white woman cooks like that.”
“I can’t leave without...
Dirty bananas?
On my usual weekend perusal (never let an opportunity to use that word go by) of “healthy” online recipes, I went a bit off...
Around the Writers’ Table: Poetry
Last week I had a discussion with MV Times publisher Charles Sennott about the challenges of writing a good lede. A lede is the...
Phree flowing at Feldman Family Art Space
Classy and chaotic at the same time: The exhibit “ArtByPhree: Negative Space” is extraordinary by any stretch of the imagination. The artist Phree Claudio’s...
Museum Pieces: Envelope to eclipse
“A performance is a conversation between you and an audience.” —Livingston Taylor
I feel that concept can be applied to a museum. What I see...
Design Q + A: Making a great room in Harthaven
The project: A family wanted a renovation of a Harthaven home that would include creating one large gathering space from several smaller rooms. The...
Design Q+A: How can we prepare our lawns for the winter?
What are the best ways to prepare our lawns for the winter?
You really should aerate your lawn every year and the fall is the...
Design Q+A: Natural swimming pools
Daniel Whiting, owner and operator of Next Generation Natural Pools
Native Islander Whiting shared three recent natural swimming pool projects, as well as facts about...