Asparagus is one food beginning with the letter "a" that has a penchant for passion. Avocados are another amorous “a” known to have aphrodisiac attributes.

A long-planned project to double the size of a 1945 hangar at the airfield will go forward. Town counsel Ronald H. Rappaport told the Edgartown selectmen again Monday that the deal comes at a price.

A hearing opened before the Martha's Vineyard Commission last week on Sam Dunn's plan to convert an old laundromat and gas station to 10-pin lanes with a bar and affordable apartments above. The commission has been inundated with letters and emails both for and against the project.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Portuguese American Club.

Elizabeth Edwards and Fabian Alexander of Edgartown announce the birth of a son, Jaequan Alexander, born on Feb. 6 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

Heidi and JB Blau of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Spencer Cutler Blau, born on Feb. 8 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

People gathered at the Chilmark Community Center Sunday morning to hear from Island agriculture and aquaculture leaders about the challenges and joys of farming. Farming is like life, said Jan Buhrman, vice president of Slow Food Martha’s Vineyard.

The newspaper won 30 awards for excellence in in reporting, photography, graphic design and advertising — both in print and digital publishing — in the annual contest sponsored by the New England Newspaper and Press Association.

The high school’s rendition of the classic 1980s musical, Cats, will premiere at the school’s Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m., with three other performances throughout the weekend.

On Monday night the gibbous moon appears near the bright planet Jupiter. They are in the zodiacal constellation Gemini. You'll see the two high in the eastern sky after sunset.