The cost of a Summer vacation rental on Martha’s Vineyard is about to take an automatic 10% to 15+% jump, thanks to a new short term rental tax. Beginning in 2019, the new vacation rental tax is slated to go into effect across Massachusetts, and it will be added onto all vacation rentals on Martha’s Vineyard. However, the exact de...

The Lambert’s Cove Inn, Farm & Restaurant in West Tisbury has new owners, Keya and John Cain. This young, dynamic couple is really mixing things up at the inn. Over the Summer months, they have hosted a series of pop-up dinners with chef Gavin Smith, Wine and Oyster evenings, and are now hosting Poolside BBQ Concert Series on T...

Introducing Martha’s Spiked, a new bottled cocktail collection born on Martha’s Vineyard. Martha’s Spiked is named for the person some historians believe the Island is named for, Martha, the daughter of British explorer Bartholomew Gosnold. Martha’s Spiked is inspired by the spirit of the Island and made will all natural ingr...

For years I have driven home down Vineyard Avenue in Oak Bluffs, passing by the monthly fish fry sign at the Portuguese American Club. My interest also piqued, but I never stopped in. However, on a gorgeous Thursday evening in July, it was time to go make it happen. I had no idea what to expect of this very popular night at the PA...

They are one of the great sights of Summer on Martha’s Vineyard. The Black Dog Tall Ships sailing in and out of Vineyard Haven Harbor. The Douglas family owns and operates two of them — the Alabama, the 90-foot white schooner, and the black 108-foot Shenandoah. Long before The Black Dog became an iconic brand known the world over,...

Rewind to couple years back and think about what the old Hot Tin Roof building and surrounding area looked like. Fast forward to 2018, and what a change. With MV Wine & Spirits, the new Black Sheep Mercantile, and now The Fish House, it’s a whole new world. It’s literally one stop shopping in the middle of the Island. You can ...

Martha’s Vineyard is home to some really great flea and farmer’s markets. Some that have been around for a long time, like the West Tisbury Farmer’s Market and the Chilmark Flea, and some that are still relatively new to the scene, like the Oak Bluffs Open Market. I often drive by the vendors setting up on Sunday morning in Washin...

Behind every great store is a story, and Chappy Happy has one that starts in tragedy and ends happy. Hilarie Lally DeNoon started her day as she would any other on January 24th, 2013, to work, kids to school, just another Winter day in Clinton, NY. She called her mother as she did often, and learned that her dad was not feeli...

You read the title right! Now you can get breakfast at Nancy’s on the Oak Bluffs Harbor! Not the usual bagels, eggs, muffins etc., but beautiful fruit packed Açaí bowls. Now I have to admit that I am yet to have had a South American super fruit based Açaí bowl, so this was my first one. First I have to say it felt a...

Chances are if you’ve been to any of the the flea markets this summer, you’ve seen the Yommi trailer. It’s hard to miss, baby blue, a surf board on top, and a smiling face behind the counter. You can’t walk by without checking it out. It just looks like some good is about to happen. Last year, Adrian Johnson and Nicole Corbo opene...