Happy Birthday America! This blissful Summer holiday is one of the best of the season. If you’re here on Martha’s Vineyard, then you are lucky enough to have the chance to give Norman Rockwell’s classic Americana a run for its money. Make Patriotic Memories in Edgartown This year, the Edgartown Board of Trade has worked with town b...

There’s a new bright spot that beckons you to visit on Beach Street in Vineyard Haven. Magnetic North has opened its doors for the season. I am sure that you have seen the building next to the Chamber of Commerce being worked on over the last several months, and wondered what was going to be there. The space has been renovate...

For many people, they will never have the chance to go to a farm, let alone learn, and see its inner workings, and harvest food. With Farm Field Sea’s Summer Culinary Adventure Series, you can have that opportunity. Each weekly event has a limited number of spaces, and is great not only for individuals who want to learn and e...

Celebrating its second season, the Martha’s Vineyard Concert Series has changed the Summer music scene on the Island. I met with producer, and island homeowner, Adam Epstein, of Innovation Arts & Entertainment, to see what’s new for this year. Adam and his team learned a lot about what works well and not so well on this special...

On July 1st, Martha’s Vineyard is going to see a culinary event unlike any other — Summer Bounty. Chef Scott Cummings is bringing six award winning chefs to Down Island restaurant in Oak Bluffs, for a chef’s dinner that will be unforgettable. Summer Bounty features seven courses, with two seatings. Each course has been se...

  In the quiet of Winter, the ballot comes out, vote for all your Island favorites with Martha’s Vineyard Magazine’s Best of the Vineyard. There’s something so nice about getting lost in thoughts of lobster rolls and beaches during the off-season. Voting continues through April, and then, we wait and hope to see if we’re a con...

Waterside Market has long been known as a great spot to grab breakfast and lunch on Martha’s Vineyard. However, now you can stop by this Vineyard Haven restaurant on Main Street for dinner too. The new chef, Bill Hart, joined Waterside Market in the off-season, and has been creating amazing food options, in addition to belove...

Last year, I was so excited to write about the opening of the Oak Bluffs Fish Market. This addition to town, now makes OB a one-stop shopping destination. With Reliable Market (meats and groceries) and a couple of package stores, and the fish market, it’s all within a three block radius. Perfect for easy Summer living or ...

If you read the ON POINT Blog, you know that I have always adored The Sweet Life Cafe. Through it’s is changes and ups and downs, it has remained a little gem for me. Though beautiful inside, it is the outside dining that I go back to again and again. The new chapter of this Oak Bluffs restaurant is being written by a dynamic, you...

We hear a lot about local food and farm-to-table these days. Here on Martha’s Vineyard alone, there are dozens of farms, producing all kinds of fresh goodies. But this is the Vineyard after all, and not only do we have a bounty of agriculture, we also have a bounty of aquaculture. The oyster farmers of Martha’s Vineyard and t...