Following the Flight of the Quiet Butterfly

Author Victoria Wright compares confronting her internal bully to that of a caterpillar folding completely within itself and decomposing inside its cocoon in order to be born again as a radiant butterfly.

Read More

Finding Support and a New Path at Vineyard House

At Vineyard House’s annual Water Tasting fundraiser, guests were immediately reminded of what was at stake as they drove in to the gala Thursday evening.

Read More

Native Artisans Festival Lifts Up the Art of Tradition

Wampanoag artisans from all over New England gathered Saturday at the 17th annual Native Artisan Market and Festival.

Read More

Variety Is Key When Thinking About Food Sustainability

At a panel discussion Saturday titled A Sustainable Harvest: Past, Present, and Future, farmers, chefs and foodies spoke about the importance of biodiversity in everyday lives and culinary choices.

Read More

A Team Effort Helps Save Endemic Cleft-Leaved Hawthorn Tree

Centuries ago, the branches of cleft-leaved hawthorn trees, covered with two-inch thorns and adorned with budding white blossoms, could be seen all over the Island. Now only about 30 remain.

Read More

Embracing the Art of Weaving Past and Present Together

A six-foot long cape covered with gray turkey feathers sits triumphantly inside a glass box at the Aquinnah Cultural Center. It may be the first of its kind to be created in over 400 years.

Read More

Derby Adds False Albacore Prize

At the 79th annual iteration of the derby, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 19, false albacore will be eligible for daily awards and daily prize money is going up.  

Read More

Welcoming the Persona Non Grata

When New York artist Louis Eisner was asked to create his solo exhibit, Persona non grata, for the Winter Street Gallery in Edgartown, he was reading Naked Lunch, the infamous novel by William S. Burroughs.

Read More

Third Dead Loggerhead Turtle Found on Island Shores

Island scientists are trying to find out why the three sea turtles have washed up on Vineyard beaches so far this summer.

Read More

Tisbury Street Fair Keeps it Silly and Traditional

The Tisbury Street Fair’s reputation as a playground for silly-stringers held true again this year. Thin ribbons of fluorescent foam decorated the asphalt Monday night and no passer-by was safe.

Read More

Pages