August 2010

In search of Obama Final chapter: The Islander and other bygone ferries Birding by the shore Our second annual photo contest

Spring-Summer Home & Garden 2010

Harmony on the plains A sense of belonging Emily Post, in her garden Your Vineyard Home A backyard symphony Getting rid of skunk smell Dr. Seussland on Martha’s Vineyard Inside a pro’s wine cellar

Martha’s Vineyard Island Weddings & Celebrations 2010

Planning a wedding or event on the Vineyard? Our publication is the ultimate guide. Elisha Smith, after eighty-plus years of farming on the Vineyard, talks turkey, chickens, cows, and more. Island apples, perfect right off the tree, and in entrees and desserts. A look at the first conservation land holdings on Martha’s Vineyard. Cynthia Riggs investigates her great-great-grandfather’s ship, the Niantic. Commuting on and off the rock to work. Which came first? Backyard chicken coops or fresh Island eggs. Metalwork by Whit Hanschka.

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Best of the Vineyard Party 2010
Some photos from the awards night on June 23, 2010, at Mediterranean Restaurant in Oak Bluffs. Photos by Ray Ewing. (Contact the magazine if you’d like a jpeg of your photograph.) Thanks to everyone who attended and to those who purchased extra tickets; we raised $650 for the Island Affordable Housing Fund.

More recipes from the past quarter century of the magazine (May–June 2010)
Fried oysters with caper mayonnaise; kale crunchies; raspberry and watercress salad; Alchemy’s lobster and field-mache salad with black olive gnocchi croutons and citrus vinaigrette; simple white clam sauce with linguine; and nectarines and blackberries in brandied blackberry sauce.

Magazine receives national awards (June 9, 2010)
Martha’s Vineyard Magazine honored as a finalist for the 2010 National City and Regional Magazine Awards in three categories: General Excellence, Ancillary Publications for its Home & Garden magazine, and Leisure/Lifestyle Interests for its series on wild edibles.

Finalist in national awards competition (March 9, 2010)
Martha’s Vineyard Magazine announces it is a finalist for the 2010 National City and Regional Magazine Awards in three categories: General Excellence, Ancillary Publications for its Home & Garden magazine, and Leisure/Lifestyle Interests for its series on wild edibles.

Wild edibles
Our three-part series on wild edibles ran in the May-June, July, and September-October issues in 2009 and was named a finalist for the 2009 National City and Regional Magazine Awards in the category of Leisure/Lifestyle Interests.

Thoughts from an Island minister
A ceremony with children
In the 2010 Island Weddings & Celebrations magazine, Reverend Dr. Judy Campbell wrote about planning ceremonies. For those bringing children to a new marriage, here's an example of how they may be included.

Best of the Vineyard Party 2009
Some photos from the awards night on June 24, 2009, at Mediterranean Restaurant in Oak Bluffs. (If you'd like a print or jpeg image of any of these photos or others from the awards party, please contact photographer Zack Repko at zack.repko@gmail.com.)

Magazine receives awards
Martha’s Vineyard Magazine awarded as finalist for the 2009 National City and Regional Magazine Awards in two categories: General Excellence and Ancillary Publications for its Home & Garden magazine.

The art of dining
Recipes from Vineyard Artists in the Kitchen
Here are two recipes mentioned in an article about a new Island art/cookbook in the May-June 2009 magazine.

Finalist in national awards competition
Martha’s Vineyard Magazine announces it is a finalist for the 2009 National City and Regional Magazine Awards in two categories: General Excellence and Ancillary Publications for its Home & Garden magazine.

Poems by stonemason John Maloney
In the Not Summer 2008-2009 magazine, a story and photo essay about stone walls featured poet and stonemason John Maloney of Chilmark. Here are three poems he’s written about the trade.

Senioritis
As a follow-up to the story “Age-defying Vineyarders,” which ran in the September-October 2008 edition of the magazine, Betsy Campbell sent us this essay “Senioritis” on elders who want to be respected for their accomplishments regardless of their age. The Edgartown resident is member of the Howes House Writers group, which was discussed in the story.

Blueberry muffins
For our current Home & Garden magazine (Fall-Winter 2008-2009), we talked with Carol McManus, cookbook author and owner of Espresso Love cafe in Edgartown. Here’s another recipe from Table Talk.

Poetry by Steve Ewing
Here are three full poems by Steve Ewing, two of which were excerpted in the profile on him in the September-October 2008 magazine.

An update on Amy Brenneman
In the July 2008 magazine, writer Brooks Robards profiled Amy Brenneman at her Chilmark home. Here's an update from Brooks with a little more insight on the Hollywood actress and Vineyard regular.

Summer reads
More summer reads
When we asked for recommendations for summer reads, we got more than could fit in the pages of the August magazine, so here are the rest of the picks, courtesy of Island bookstores and libraries.

The a cappella boys of summer
Where are they now?
Learn about what several Vineyard Sound alumni have been doing since the summers they sang with the group.

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