Businesses

November 26, 1954

Main Street Changes

Vineyard Gazette
Vincent’s Paper Store in Vineyard Haven, for generations a landmark at the corner of Main and Center streets, is about to be moved to the Call Block, so called, the location of the summer shop know
Tisbury History
Businesses
Vineyard Haven businesses
December 18, 1981

Merchants and Churches Work Together On a Christmas Program for Edgartown

Holly Higinbotham
One shopkeeper says she senses more enthusiasm and gaiety among shoppers, and a local innkeeper appreciates the way people don’t seem to be rushing through the holidays.
Christmas in Edgartown
Christmas
Businesses
Edgartown Board of Trade
March 9, 2017

Cronig's Celebrates 100 Years of Feeding the Vineyard Community

Louisa Hufstader
When Sam Cronig and his three brothers opened their Vineyard Haven market in March 1917, the world was still at war in Europe.
Cronigs Market Celebrates 100 Years
Cronigs Market
Businesses
Tisbury History
July 1, 2021

Main Streets Are Buzzing As Businesses Bounce Back

Aliyah Walker, Kate Dario
A year after the pandemic shuttered downtowns, causing ripples of worry about possible lasting impacts on the Island economy, business is bouncing back.
Businesses

2017

October 5, 2017

Art on the Run; Hot Tin Roof Mural for Sale

Heather Hamacek
Hot Tin Roof
Businesses
Flatbread Company
Margot Datz
One of the last relics of the Hot Tin Roof is for sale. Approximately 240 feet of an iconic mural painted by Margot Datz in the early 1990s is available for purchase.
October 5, 2017

Application to Sell Sporting Guns Sparks Debate in Tisbury

Heather Hamacek
Guns
Businesses

A businessman’s application for a license to sell sporting guns touched off debate online this week, in the wake of Las Vegas.

October 4, 2017

The Musical Mechanic, An Interview with Brian Nelson

By Paula Lyons
Businesses
Brian Nelson of Nelson Mechanical Design is an expert in green heating and cooling solutions--by day. At night you can often find him on stage at Island venues with his band the Jelly Roll Horns.
August 22, 2017

New Life, Deep Island Roots at Hillside Farm

Heather Hamacek
Businesses

Kendra Mills, the proprietor of Hillside Farm market in West Tisbury, has farm sense. She innately knows when peas are ripe and which strawberries are the sweetest.

August 13, 2017

For MV Mycological, Vineyard Weather Equals Shiitake Splendor

Heather Hamacek
Businesses
Mushrooms
Tucker Pforzheimer and Truman French are mushroom farmers with tents full of logs and a passion for shiitakes. They are the brains, heart, sweat and soul behind MV Mycological.
August 2, 2017

Fifty Years for the Chilmark Flea

Chloe Reichel
Businesses
Chilmark Flea Market
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.

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