Since Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth anointed me Duke of Dukes County on July 15, year of our Lord 2020, many of my loyal subjects have suggested additions to my original edict—often at a high...

Early this year, just before the dark ages began, I was at the Dumptique looking for a picture frame for my “clown on black velvet” masterpiece, when I came across a dusty, washed out...

It’s a Saturday morning in May, and Main street Vineyard Haven is a ghost town. Metal signs clank and awnings snap in a cold gale blasting out of the northeast. Stores are shuttered. There are...

What have I done? I’m sitting at my desk, looking at a furiously flapping pigeon that I didn’t think would live through the night. I found him on the shoulder of Beach Road, near Big...

This summer Nancy’s Restaurant in Oak Bluffs will mark its 60th year in business. The iconic Island eatery on the harbor has fed generations of Islanders and visitors and is a favorite of the...

Fifty years ago, Earth Day took the country by storm, sparked by events like a massive oil spill off Santa Barbara, a river in Ohio catching fire (for the 14th time), and the silent spring of...

Finding bright spots in the darkness. Chapter 3. I’ve learned that baking your own bread is fun, provided you have the power tools to cut it. I’ve had time to learn about wines. It...

As discussed previously in the Gazette, a useful coping mechanism in these difficult times is to look for the positives and to write them down. According to mental health professionals, this exercise...

The world’s greatest museums are a click away. These days we can go down the rabbit hole of streaming video, guilt free. We’re lucky to have the option to escape to the comfort of the...

According to mental health professionals, a useful coping mechanism in these difficult times is to look for the positives and to write them down. It does help and I encourage my fellow Islanders to...