The best news ever — The fair is on! The 159th Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society Livestock Show and Fair will run from Thursday, August 19 through Sunday, August 22. Mark your calendars now. As a matter of fact, the Complete Martha’s Vineyard Calendar is starting to fill up with all kinds of exciting summer activities, […]
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Pink is the color this week, from Monday’s pink supermoon to the blooms on Polly Hill’s big cherry tree to the pink radishes on Island farm stands. In all fairness to the color blue, we also welcomed a baby boy this week: Oyster columnist Alex Bullen Coutts is back on the beat (see below), newborn […]
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This week, it feels a bit like waking up in Oz here on the Island, with enough green around to make you feel like you’ve traveled in place. We’ll take it. We’re excited that Up-Island Cronig’s is reopening — with upgrades — on Monday and that more and more Island businesses are coming back to […]
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Hay fields are greening up. Lambs are out of the barn getting some fresh air with their mamas. Landscapers and stonemasons, window washers and window-box makers — everybody’s gearing up. So ready or not, here we go, buzzing along through April straight ahead to May. One day, before you know it, we’ll wake up to […]
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It seems like a good time to go with the flow. Gentle flow yoga, perhaps? Or maybe you’re looking to get energized for whatever lies next — pilates for you or maybe a dance class? Virtually yours, of course, courtesy of the West Tisbury Library’s popular online programming. If you’d rather wander physically than gather virtually, this would be […]
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Just like that, it’s April. Those of you far away from us are probably reveling in cherry blossoms and tulips, while here we are making the most of windy days and celebrating anything brave enough to bloom. Hello crocus! Vineyard Haven has daffodils, while the frost bottoms of West Tisbury are still a bit bare. […]
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Let’s see — this week we had snow flurries one day and a high of 65 degrees another. It must be March! But we don’t care if the wind and the temperatures whip us around. Daylight savings time brought us more time to play after work; there’s good news on the vaccine front; and more […]
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It may only be mid-March, but signs of spring are everywhere on Martha’s Vineyard. Snowdrops are blooming, the first red-winged blackbirds have returned and seasonal businesses are planning their 2021 re-openings. And as of Sunday, we’ll have an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day. (Remember to turn your clocks ahead on […]
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Congratulations to everyone who has soldiered through January and February on Martha’s Vineyard (or anywhere) – during a pandemic! Monday is March 1, unbelievably. And in the spirit of fresh starts, your Island Time newsletter is introducing a lively addition to our regular preview of events and activities on the Vineyard. Starting today, Island Time […]
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Mother Nature sent us a valentine this week in the form of a double frosting of snow, making the Island look like a set from The Nutcracker, the sugar plum fairy due to dance in at any moment. Enchanting. The cure for pandemic blues is definitely a romp in the snow, but our clever Island […]
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