As I watched Serena Williams play her last hurrah on the Arthur Ashe Courts this past week, I couldn't help but think of our own U.S. Open here on the Vineyard.

Labor Day weekend is the last gasp of fun and frivolity of the summer.

In some ways, this past week in Oak Bluffs has been a period of reviving old traditions and renewing old friendships.

From time to time we have an opportunity on the Island to meet and hear from an historic icon.

The Martha's Vineyard Comedy Fest is in its 11th year here on the Vineyard.

The Midnight Train to Georgia will be stopping on Massachusetts avenue this Saturday to support the campaign efforts of Stacey Abrams, candidate for governor of Georgia.

Edward Taylor Coombs grew up spending summers on the Vineyard with his parents, grandmother, uncles, aunts and cousins in Oak Bluffs.

The Union Chapel Educational & Cultural Institute has named its public forum series after Charles Ogletree.

Church history was made last Sunday when three storied religious institutions joined their congregations in a single service at the Tabernacle.

Keisha Lance Bottoms used scripture, life experiences, poetry and her career as a public official to uplift a full sanctuary at Union Chapel.