Last year’s hurricane couldn’t keep people away from the Martha’s Craft Beer Festival, and this year’s weather looks simply perfect, especially for people to enjoy the stunning background of this festival. When you’re not sampling a new favorite, take in the beauty of Inkwell beach. The festival is once again being held across...

Sea Smoke now serves lunch! This is a big deal for all of us who like to go out for lunch, and with cooler days upon us, Sea Smoke is serving up the perfect options. Lunch was always the plan, owner Dan Sauer, told me when I stopped by, but things got a little crazy this Summer. So, it was postponed a bit. To me, I think it’s the ...

The Island has Derby fever — as in the annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby. Everywhere you go, there’s Derby talk – on the boat, on the shore, too small, not big enough. Facebook and instagram are full of locals showcasing their catch. The Edgartown Board of Trade has come up with a fun new addition to the D...

UPDATE: 2022 – Revelry is no long open but in the same spot, you will find Kismet – here you can also rent the paddle boards featured below, click here to learn more. Rev·el·ry – lively and noisy festivities according to Google, something we all enjoy now and then. However it can also refer to the great new spot in Edgartown, ...

With the season winding down, please note that Summer is not over just yet. Martha’s Vineyard jewelry designer, Nettie Kent, has created a series of carefully curated pop-up shops to showcase local artists and other designers/artists that she admires. This series is known as Off Season MV. The launch party featuring Nettie Kent, a...

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,...