The mostly volunteer Pit Stop Workshop Company has turned a former car repair shop into a lively musical and artistic co-op.
By Simone McCarthy
Vineyard Youth Tennis turns ten this month and counts among its alumni thousands of children – Vineyarders and summer kids – who’ve been well served by the innovative community program.
By Karla Araujo
He started the Seafood Shanty; he owned the Harbor View Hotel. He helped shape a town as well as an island. Now in his late eighties, he lives in a penthouse looking out over the Edgartown Light – far from his poor roots.
By Elaine Pace
My first memories of Edgartown swirl around the Chappaquiddick ferry. I remember seeing the original On Time from the arms of my father – he was wearing an Irish sweater – as we stood by the town-side ramp on what must have been a cloudy and cold early afternoon in June, not long after my mom, dad, and I arrived for the summer of 1965.
By Tom Dunlop
Frances Tenenbaum’s 2006 book, Gardening at the Shore, holds a place of honor on many an Island bookshelf.
By Phyllis Meras
When Joe Costa of Vineyard Haven was seven years old, he saw an airplane flying overhead and something went off inside of him – he was hooked.
By Geoff Currier
How prescribed burns can increase public safety, improve habitat, and help restore the landscape.
By Matt Pelikan
Both Vineyarders and visitors are at the heart of springtime on the Island.
By Nicki Miller
It’s time to trash the Coach clutch, ditch the Cole Haan hobo, and jettison the Juicy Couture backpack.
By Joyce Wagner
The Island sheds her winter cocoon in May and June. Nascent summer weather livens the tempo in the towns and outdoors – the fish start to bite, the flora to bloom, and the ferry to bustle. Hibernation is ceding quickly to congregation, but it’s still possible to find parking in Edgartown. Or at the cliffs.
By Simone McCarthy
