Mary Anny Oggioni DeFreitas learned at a young age to make people look and feel beautiful. “My grandmother was a cosmetologist,” Mary says. “She was the one who taught me how to do a manicure.” Mary was born in Iúna in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is used to scenic vistas, growing up at the foot of one of the country’s tallest mountains, Pico da Bandeira (Flag Peak), in an area known for producing coffee. Her first time on the Vineyard was the summer of 2002.
By Felipe Cabrera
If you ask Todd Alexander what it’s like being the Oak Bluffs harbor master, he’ll give you a simple answer: “It’s like being an air traffic controller.”
By Geoff Currier
The summer truly comes into swing in July, a month bursting with beach time and barbecues.
By Simone McCarthy
On the Fourth of July seven years ago, my life changed.
By Nicki Miller
South Beach in Edgartown – a playground of dunes, waves, and crowds – is the beachiest beach on Martha’s Vineyard. The quintessence of Beach.
By Jim Miller
The West Tisbury studio of Frank M. Rapoza is akin to a magical, nautical curiosity shop.
By Elissa Lash
Rule number one: Never leave bait in your tackle box over the winter.
By Geoff Currier
Last year I went to war with a red-winged blackbird along Edgartown Bay Road at Katama.
By Tom Dunlop
Coastal Inspirations: Drawing Beauty and Meaning from the Sea; The Caretaker; and Hitchhiking with Larry David.
“Old-fashioned medical care in the modern world” is how Dr. Gail O’Brien describes her primary care practice at Alliance Internal Medicine in Edgartown.
By Jim Miller
Dedicated advocates of racial equality and education.
By Phyllis Meras
The vibrant green of the vernal season – including new sassafras leaves and unfurling fiddlehead ferns – is a welcome sign of renewed activity in the natural world.
By Matt Pelikan
