It’s almost time for Christmas in Edgartown and that means the Teddy Bear Suite!  Our goal with the 2nd Annual Teddy Bear Suite is to raise $5,000 for the Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club’s After School Program. There are two ways you can help. Visit us at the Teddy Bear Suite this weekend at the Harbor View Hotel where...

With just two more days until the Teddy Bear Suite and Christmas in Edgartown, the bears are getting ready to move into their water view suite at the Harbor View.  They’re meeting their fuzzy friends who have just arrived, getting their festive, holiday bows, and are ready to make kids from one to 92 smile.  Actually thes...

So the school day has come to an end.  Where is a grade school kid supposed to go?  Mom or Dad may not be home from work for a couple more hours.  Well, there’s the After School Program at the Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club.  With almost 300 members, the Club has been helping Island children for 75 year...

CHAPPY!!!!! After all the votes were tallied from Facebook, Twitter, email, Pinterest, and even LinkedIn, Chappy was the clear winner, with TisBeary and Gosnold being favored as well.  We love our bear’s new name! It’s actually quite fitting since our other big, lovable bear is named Edgar. As Scott Tuttle — who was ...

By now, you probably know that our Martha’s Vineyard Teddy Bear Suite is a fundraiser for the Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club. Why is this organization so important to support?  In our second year, I’ve had the opportunity to spend a little more time with some of the kids who belong to the “Club,” and I’ve seen fi...

Look at this adorable face, our new mascot for The Teddy Bear Suite.  From the nearly 50 names suggested for her/him, there are some clear favorites among the voters.  So far, people seem to like Caramel, TisBeary (in the lead), Billy, Chappy and Lucy.  Is one of those your favorites?  If not, vote for yours! Th...

Wow!  What a list of names for our newest cuddly addition to The Martha’s vineyard Teddy Bear Suite!  Almost 50 names, many of which brought a big smile to my face.  Of course, I’m not going to tell you which one is my favorite! Now comes the hard part, picking the one that suits our big, sweet bear.  We need yo...

With Thanksgiving behind us, it’s time to enjoy all things Christmas — Christmas carols, Christmas decorations, shopping for Christmas presents and of course Christmas in Edgartown. And that means it will soon be time for the magical Martha’s Vineyard Teddy Bear Suite.  For our second year, we have lots of new things to ...

I had been curious as to what Island Grown Gleaning was.  I knew it was a program that was part of the Island Grown Initiative, and that they collected produce from farms.  So when I heard that there was going to be a gleaning for the Thanksgiving holiday, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to learn a little more. H...

Tickets are going fast for Saturday night’s satirical comedy “Betrayed on Martha’s Vineyard.” Islander and nationally-acclaimed comedian Louise DuArt is staging the one-woman show (featuring 25 of her celebrity impersonations) at Dreamland, in Oak Bluffs. Described as “a rollicking tale” of how a network of neighborly sleuths rid t...