Truth Leads, Whether Writing About Family or History's Heartbeat

For Jeannette Walls, truth is at the heart of writing, from her journalism and wildly-successful debut memoir to her most recent novel, Hang the Moon.

Vineyard Visionary Brings South African Art to Featherstone

Splitting her time between Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Town, South Africa, Kara Taylor brings her two worlds together in her art — and now, she’s bringing them together in a curated gallery show.

Much More Than One Headline Incident

Every spring, avian enthusiast Christian Cooper spends his early mornings searching the Ramble in Central Park for migratory birds that make New York City home for the season.

Story Time

Some books require research, the writer visiting archives and interviewing all manner of people.

Paying Avian Attention at Norton Point

At Norton Point Beach, where Edgartown clings to Chappaquiddick with a narrow two-mile stretch of sandy shore, there is an abundance of avian action this summer, noticeable to those with watchful eyes and careful footsteps.

Land Bank Revenues

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $252,170.20 for the business week ending on Friday, July 28, 2023.

Lucrative Channeled Whelk Fishery Confronts Changes

Just about everything about the channeled whelk, the most lucrative catch for Vineyard commercial fishermen, is elusive.

Recent Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending July 28

Mark A. Tatkow Trs., Helene H. Tatkow, Mark A. Tatkow Trust-2023 and Helene H. Tatkow Trust-2023 purchased 99 Hammett Road in Chilmark from Robert A. Brown, Frederick Gardner Burgess Est. and F. Gardner Burgess Est. for $1,800,000 on July 26.

NASA Astronaut Looks to Inspire Next Generation

This weekend, Oak Bluffs seasonal resident Bernard Harris Jr., a medical doctor, astronaut and the first African American to walk in space, will share his story at From STEM to the Stars in Alley Waban Park.

New Arrivals

This week produced three new species for the year, all water birds.

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