If you drive through downtown Edgartown, you’ll find construction vehicles everywhere. That’s because everyone is busy getting ready for Summer, and Edagrtown is certainly full of new happenings. Let’s talk about Winter Street. Just one street off of Main Street, there are some exciting changes happening. C.B. Stark has moved and ...

A Simply Soaps update, sadly Simply Soaps has closed its doors. The owner, Beth Serusa is focusing on her health.   When Beth Smith (now Serusa) was a little girl growing up on Green Avenue in Edagrtown, she would watch her neighbor, Army Jackson make her own cold-process soap. Things were a little different back then. Mr...

It’s been almost two weeks since the Lampost in Oak Bluffs opened its doors on April first as usual. However, there is nothing usual about this 2014 season. The Lampost has undergone some serious changes, and people are pretty excited about it. You may remember, we took a mid-renovation On Point Blog peek about a month ago. Fr...

One of my favorite places to spend a summer — and even spring — afternoon is at the Coop de Ville overlooking the Oak Bluffs Harbor. With a great beer selection, a fun staff, a low-key atmosphere, and the sun on your face, it’s a little slice of heaven. I could not have been more excited when I heard that the Coop was expanding. Ow...

I’m sorry but here’s another blog about changes in Oak Bluffs. So the word on the street is that there are a lot of things happening, and while I walking though town with my son, I realized that I wanted to start talking about what’s going on now. We’re saying good-bye to some places and hello to new possibilities. Un-Hooked The sa...

For a quarter of a century, Basics Clothing Store has been a staple on Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs. Islanders know that they can always go there for clothing needs. As the name implies, Basics, is where you can get necessities. You can get guy’s Levi jeans there, crocs for the whole family, t-shirts, socks, etc. Oh and since it’s ...

On Tuesday afternoon when there was a little tease of spring weather, I decided it would be fun to go to Inkwell Beach to collect shells and enjoy a little time outdoors. When we got there, I was shocked and appalled at the state of the beach. There was tons of this stinky black stuff covering Inkwell Beach and parts of Pay Beach a...

After a year of waiting, it’s finally open, well almost open — Copper Wok, Pan Asian & Sushi House, and it does not disappoint. Copper Wok is visual treat for Islanders. Soon as you walk through the door, the warm wood and colors envelop you like your favorite blanket. It is a beautiful space, and my photos don’t come clos...

I first met Susan Wilson when we both worked at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum. I liked her immediately. Susan is witty and devoted, and an all around good person who definitely speaks her mind. Little did I know I was in the presence of a New York Times best selling author. I knew Susan wrote, but I didn’t know she had books publish...

So, Susie Middleton has been on my mind for a blog for quite awhile. Every time I drive by Green Island Farm, I think to myself that today is the day. Finally on a cold day in February I made that stop. I first met Susie years ago on Plum TV. She had written her first cookbook Fast, Fresh, & Green. I remember studying her ...