It is shaping up to be a big week for Vineyard birders.

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Minnesingers are taking more than a few extra steps to reward audiences at their spring concerts on May 12 and May 13.

A planned Mexican restaurant on Union street in Vineyard Haven took a giant step toward opening this summer when the Tisbury planning board voted 4-1 Wednesday to allow a special permit for the operation.

Clearly, this isn’t a book to curl up with at bedtime or for beach reading.

Crafted from 10 years of essays written for the Gazette, at its heart Bill Eville's new book is a memoir about fatherhood.