Loïs Mailou Jones (1905 – 1998) was arguably one of the more accomplished of Martha’s Vineyard artists. The former Oak Bluffs summer resident has had three books written about her art....

Another story of Oak Bluffs, the town where dreams come true, is one about Dr. John Wilson Jr., new president of Morehouse College, when he brought college buddy Spike Lee to the Island to visit his...

“When we last met...” is how Mel Patrick introduced each annual issue of the Delegate. The Delegate, published between 1965 and 1985, was a magazine that chronicled the leaders and...

“Savor the moment” was the favorite expression of Della Louise Brown Taylor Hardman, a granddaughter of slaves, who was from Charleston, W.V. Born May 20, 1922, Della Hardman went on to...

The Tivoli Ballroom, opened in 1901 and replaced by the old town hall when it was torn down in 1964 (it was where the Oak Bluffs Police headquarters is today) was Oak Bluffs’ last pure musical...

I was startled, in a moment of reverie last week, to realize I’ve overlooked Oak Bluffs children, who aren’t overly portrayed in history. Thinking back over all the books and periodicals...

There can no longer be any doubt that summer has arrived, bringing people home and to visit Oak Bluffs for what looks like one more busy, bustling season. Something is in the air this year, greater...

Martha’s Vineyard Magazine heralded the previously moribund whaling business on Martha’s Vineyard in its May/June issue by announcing the June 18 visit of the Charles W. Morgan, America...

In 1980 I was probably too old, when The Empire Strikes Back came out, to have fallen in awe of possibly the most iconic bad guy in history, Darth Vader.Similarly, in 1962 I was definitely too young...

The Oak Bluffs Library is clearly the pride of Pacific avenue. Tomorrow begins one of the Library Friends of Oak Bluffs book drives from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday features the imaginative Yoga...