Chronicling the Supreme Court Provides a Wealth of Stories

Joan Biskupic’s Nine Black Robes presents a portrait of a United States Supreme Court ideologically divided and deeply affected by former President Donald Trump and his appointees.

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Vineyard Visionary Brings South African Art to Featherstone

Splitting her time between Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Town, South Africa, Kara Taylor brings her two worlds together in her art — and now, she’s bringing them together in a curated gallery show.

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The Long History of the Harborside Hotel is a Family Tale

A member of the family who developed one of the Island’s first resort-style inns ventures to tell the tale of his family’s past in his new book The Harborside Inn: A History from 1914 to 1980.

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Harbor Homes Hosts Give Me Shelter Art Fundraiser

Forty artists will be represented at the Give Me Shelter art sale, which raises money for housing and shelter for low income and homeless people on the Vineyard.

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Heartworm Takes Aim at the Loneliness of a Digital World

Circuit Arts is holding two work-in-progress screenings next week of Heartworm, a sci-fi drama film directed by Miriam Louise Arens and filmed on the Island.

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Making College Accessible to the Incarcerated

Bard Prison Initiative is showing the world what can happen when incarcerated people are given an opportunity to earn a college degree. On Saturday, a screening of College Behind Bars at the Grange Hall highlighted the program.

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Housing Project Proposed Again on Uncas Avenue

The Oak Bluffs zoning board of appeals referred a proposed mixed-use development that hinges on a controversial home demolition to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission at a public hearing on Tuesday.

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Lifting Up the Heroes and Heartaches in Ongoing Opioid Crisis

Journalist and author Beth Macy believes two things are key to solving America’s overdose crisis: hope and help. On Thursday she gave a talk as part of the Summer Institute Speaker Series at the Hebrew Center.

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On Air and Online, MVY Celebrates 40 Years of Community Radio

When Bob and Linda Forrester founded WMVY in 1981 they had no real radio experience and just one computer.

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Mind Your Mushrooms: Expert Mycologist Leads the Way

Melany Kahn feels that mushroom foraging, or simply mushrooming, is best taught on the scene with an experienced mycologist.

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