Visiting the Martha’s Vineyard Museum is for more than rainy days. After relocating from Edgartown to the old Marine Hospital in Vineyard Haven earlier this year, the museum has been spreading its wings in the new, larger space which includes a year-round café with a hilltop view of Lagoon Pond and a spectacular centerpiece you’ll […]
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What restaurants are open on the Vineyard this month? Here’s what we know, along with dates for the upcoming reopening in May of seasonal favorites including Chesca’s and Morning Glory Farm and the new restaurants at the Harbor View Hotel. Some restaurants are still operating on limited schedules until the weather warms up, so be sure to […]
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There’s a bodacious display of Easter candy at Alley’s General Store. Flying Horses Carousel is opening on Saturday, April 13 (early this year!), with free lollipops for kids (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Grown-ups will be happy to know that Red Cat Kitchen reopened for the season in Oak Bluffs last week, Mocha Motts in […]
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John Belushi may have the most celebrated gravesite on Martha’s Vineyard, but a close runner-up must be the final resting place of a 19th-century eccentric known as the Madonna of the Hens, the Chicken Lady of Martha’s Vineyard or—to Islanders—simply the Chicken Lady, Nancy Luce. The Chicken Lady of Martha’s Vineyard Returns—In Song was last […]
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In a small community like the off-season Vineyard, hardly a week goes by when there isn’t some type of grassroots fundraiser on the calendar. It might be a potluck or a dance party or a sporting event. It might be that a business is donating a percentage of sales to a local organization, like Bunch of […]
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Martha’s Vineyard restaurants offer every kind of lunch experience, from a multi-course meal with wine to a quick burger and fries. Summer, of course, is when the options are widest and outdoor dining spots draw crowds. But from fall through spring, there are still plenty of places to find your midday meal—without the long wait […]
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We’ve noticed on our up-Island jaunts that the critters are starting to poke their heads out of the barn. The oxen were grazing on Middle Road yesterday afternoon despite little to graze on. With the long days, hens are laying more, and eggs are plentiful. Baby chicks are arriving at the post office. On Facebook, […]
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As the pinkletinks begin to sing, birds build their nests and early bulbs push through the dead leaves of winter, the Martha’s Vineyard arts scene is also warming up. Here’s a look at some of what’s happening on the Island this spring. You can always find the most up-to-date listings in the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar. Studio […]
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In 2019, Lark Hotels will open a fourth addition to their boutique hotel trio in Edgartown. Joining sister properties The Christopher, The Sydney (expanded in 2018), and The Richard (new in 2018), The Edgartown Inn draws inspiration from Martha’s Vineyard’s farms and gardens, and will feature a relaxed modern farmhouse style in a classic coastal Captain’s home. […]
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In other places, March Madness or blooming magnolias signal the start of spring. Here, it’s the appearance of painters, roofers, and contractors, followed closely by landscapers and stonemasons. It seems that around every corner, there’s a ladder with someone atop it, a stack of shingles or paint supplies below. Despite the lack of leafy things, […]
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