On Friday night at Pathways Arts in Chilmark, the lights were low as musicians performed near a glowing screen on which clouds whirled dizzily above a Vineyard vista of trees and grasses that kept...

A degree from the Juilliard School in New York can help take a young performer many places: Broadway, Hollywood, dance and symphony stages worldwide. Many of these journeys start in New York City and...

Brock would not be allowed in the water.At first, professional kiteboarder Brock Callen junior could barely believe his ears. He and his father, Sail Martha’s Vineyard executive director and...

Martha’s Vineyard commercial fishermen spent more than two and a half hours Wednesday letting the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries know what they think of 18 proposed rule updates and...

The campaign against hunger on Martha’s Vineyard has mobilized chefs, business owners, social service agencies and community activists, who first gathered in October for a food equity summit to...

When Patricia Neal attended events at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse she always sat in the front row and made a point of speaking to the cast members after the show. It’s not every day...

Martha’s Vineyard food activists are moving ahead with a planned summer meal program for the hundreds of Island children at risk of going hungry whenever schools are closed.More than 680...

Over nearly three centuries of whaling, some 175,000 men went to sea in 2,700 ships. Of the 2,500 masters who captained these ships, at least 63 were men of color, five of whom are known to have...

Immigrants on Martha’s Vineyard, regardless of documentation, will not be targeted for deportation by local law enforcement agencies. That was one theme that emerged during a community forum on...

With little fanfare, Martha’s Vineyard clergy and congregations are working daily to feed and shelter vulnerable members of the Island’s year-round community. A decades-long winter...