The Chilmark Flea Market began in 1967 with five card tables at the Chilmark Community Church. Fifty years later and a lot larger, its still going strong.

In early May, Larisa Stinga opened Sleek MV, a boutique that sells clothing, Island-made jewelry and art.

Gogo Ferguson’s Vineyard Haven storefront is, in a sense, a shrine to nature. Each piece on display pays tribute to nature’s beauty and functionality.

Katama General Store reopened around noon Thursday, welcoming a rush of eager shoppers searching for picnic food or stopping by to see the results of an eight-month remodel.

Little has changed about Island Entertainment, Martha’s Vineyard’s only video store, since it was founded in 1986. It’s just that everything else around it has.

Clothing designer John Zannini aims to make Salt not just a hidden gem. This week Shawn Williams of New Orleans performs at the small shop.

One hundred years ago, Henry Cronig founded Cronig's Real Estate in the same Vineyard Haven Building where the business is today. His desk is still in the front office.

Tea Lane Associates began 50 years ago with force and chutzpah. With Eleanor D. Pearlson and Julia Green Sturges at the helm it was a potent combination.

The Edgartown Dairy Queen is in new hands, with longtime owners Antone (Tony) and Erika Bettencourt selling the Upper Main street business to the Celeste family.

For some 60 years, Clarence A. (Trip) Barnes 3rd has been collecting things. He filled trailers, and trucks, and buildings with items from purchasing estates and giveaways and house clean-outs.