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

2016

October 31, 2016

After a Sleepy Nine Months, Mott’s Wakes Up Oak Bluffs Again

Heather Hamacek
Mocha Mott's
Businesses
Mocha Mott’s was bustling on Halloween morning when it opened up again for the first time in nine months.
October 28, 2016

Art Parties Bring Out the Creative Camaraderie

Heather Hamacek
Businesses
Jasmine Thompson hears the same thing at every art party she hosts. “I don’t even know how to draw a stick figure,” someone will inevitably say.
September 2, 2016

A Gathering Space for Artists, Driftwood Goes With the Local Flow

Heather Hamacek
Businesses
Samantha Church wasn’t planning on becoming a businesswoman. But she saw a market for a locals-only jewelry store on Circuit avenue, the busiest street in Oak Bluffs, and last summer opened Driftwood.
August 30, 2016

Stone Carver's Mantra Is Mind Over Matter

Heather Hamacek
Businesses
Adrian Smith has been carving animals into stone since he was a teenager. It is a meditative process, which appeals to the artist, who sells his pieces out of his small gallery nearly hidden off Main street in Vineyard Haven.
March 11, 2016

Spring Arrives Early, With Sprinkles on Top

Heather Hamacek
Dairy Queen
Businesses
Racing to the Dairy Queen in Edgartown on opening day is a time-honored tradition. And the first ice cream cone (or blizzard or milkshake) is as much a marker of spring as the pinkletinks.
February 25, 2016

Lights Stay on at Wayward Wampum

Alex Elvin
Businesses

At the far western tip of the Island, Wayward Wampum has remained open since Labor Day, expanding the social landscape in a remote area.

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