Ice Moon

The moon will dominate our weekend sky into next week. Tonight the gibbous moon appears in the zodiacal constellation Taurus and it appears way up high in the sky at least for a few night. Sunday, the moon advances into the northern and highest zodiacal constellation Gemini. It is night you might see your shadow, a moon shadow.

High School Presents Musical Twelfth Night

Performers from Martha's Vineyard Regional High School will transport audience members to the magical island of Illyria during their upcoming production of William Shakespeare's romantic comedy Twelfth Night.

After Years of Sizzle, Real Estate Market Begins to Fizzle

The Martha’s Vineyard real estate market in 2023 began to level off after two straight years of an unprecedented surge in sales and pricing.

Garden Club Seeks New Owner for Mill House Headquarters

After more than 80 years as owners of the Old Mill in West Tisbury, the Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club is considering passing stewardship of the 175-year-old industrial building to an organization better suited to its care.

Standing Up for Historic Home Preservation

In recent years, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission strengthened its oversight of century-old buildings that lie outside designated town historic districts — oversight that has been met with increasing resistance from some homeowners.

Winter Storm Barrage Likely To Continue

Climatologists say the prevalence of strong southerly storms that have battered the Vineyard’s south shore this winter are due, in part, to the first El Niño winter in five years.

Chilmark Looks to Move Forward on Peaked Hill Project

The Peaked Hill Pastures affordable housing development has been in process for years now, with a planning board subcommittee initiating work on the concept back in 2018.

Hello Clare

Katie Nisbet and Andrew Nisbet, of Oak Bluffs, announce the birth of a daughter, Clare Alexina Nisbet, born on Jan. 17 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.

Sowing Seeds

The new garden seed catalogs are out, and if the intentions of the people who receive them should be carried into effect the over-production would be staggering to contemplate.

On the Road to a Dream Deferred

I’m a driver but I like the idea of driving more than the act itself.

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