Venus, the brightest planet in the evening sky is getting easier to see. Have you seen it yet? Venus sets almost an hour after the sun. It is so close to the setting sun, you need a clear view of the horizon and maybe some luck. Look only after the sun has set, perhaps almost a half hour.

Island churches and worship centers, by the numbers.

All illustrations by Chris Burrell.

At Nell, Bosun and Captain keep the ship running.

Circuit Arts recently honored Dawn Porter with its inaugural Icon Award for a lifetime of achievement in film. The organization has shown nine of the seasonal Vineyarder’s films.

The Vineyard’s only homelessness prevention nonprofit is under agreement to buy 112 Dukes County avenue, where — if local and regional authorities approve — it plans to build a permanent winter shelter for up to 25 guests.

This year’s Della Hardman Day celebration takes place on July 27 in Ocean Park, beginning at 4 p.m. Dr. Clarence B. Jones, a former colleague of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, will be the featured speaker.

While the head of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), fishermen and many Nantucketers are calling for a complete halt to offshore wind energy construction, others maintain that the nascent industry is essential in the fight against climate change. 

For Bethany Lynn Williams, Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Legacy Week on the Vineyard is the sweetest time of the year.

A new support group on the Island hopes to offer community and medical support to the growing population of Islanders diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne allergy that leaves people unable to digest red meat.

It goes much too fast. And there are far too many fun things to do. If you could only choose one, what would it be?