I am a compulsive channel surfer, and had my car radio tuned to 95.7 when I stopped in a grocery store on the outskirts of Houston after a weekend in the city. The song playing when I returned to my...

I started thinking about Hi roshima again last month, when John Kerry went to the city—a prelude to President Obama’s visit last Friday, the first time a sitting president has been there...

Jodi Bailey jokes that when she gets lost, the whole world knows it before she does.Ms. Bailey, 46, was born and raised in Vineyard Haven but now lives a continent away from her Island roots. She...

Tennis is often considered a sport of individual powerhouses and dynamic duos. But Nina Bramhall, new head coach of the varsity girls’ tennis team at the regional high school, has a different...

The ongoing visioning process will be in evidence at the Tisbury town meeting this year, with several warrant articles dedicated to preserving town structures, creating open space and streamlining...

When I was a senior in high school I took a class in nonfiction writing. I had never studied nonfiction before. We read Wolfe and Dillard and Lamott and Junger; our assignments ranged from interviews...

The ongoing affordable housing crisis and long-term town planning were central themes in Tisbury Tuesday night as candidates for elected office introduced themselves to voters.The forum was sponsored...

Blue skies, brisk winds, the sound of organ music in downtown Oak Bluffs--it must be spring on the Vineyard. The Flying Horses carousel opened Saturday afternoon for its 140th season, drawing kids...

Regional high school teacher Dan Sharkovitz was on his cell phone last Monday afternoon, trying to figure out a transportation plan. The school’s seven-member chess team, which Mr. Sharkovitz...

A host of capital improvements to the West Tisbury School will begin over the summer, including bathroom renovations and roof work.The up-Island school committee committed $435,000 to various...