Martha’s Vineyard Magazine crowned the Best of the Vineyard. Now Boston magazine is getting in on the action, naming some Vineyard establishments to its 40th annual Best of Boston list. The Island winners are included in a special subsection of the awards devoted to the Cape & Islands.

Every bookstore, no matter how old, has a story behind it.

Edgartown Books is no exception.

Last year, after what some thought could be the end of an iconic Island bookstore, Edgartown Books on Main street reopened for business under new ownership. And the denouement is still being written.

So what would you do if the opportunity arose to expand this recently revived and popular Edgartown business?

If you’re Susan Mercier, manager, you open a coffee bar and café directly behind the bookstore, and you title it such, Behind the Bookstore, or btb.

Stepping over the threshold into the low-ceiling wooden enclave of MM Antiques in West Tisbury, one can’t help but feel as though they’ve stumbled upon a comfortably familiar seance.

A well-attended public hearing Thursday night about the proposed expansion of the Vineyard Haven Stop & Shop supermarket focused on plans and concerns about how the expansion would impact already difficult Tisbury traffic.

Moviegoers should not look to Oak Bluffs to catch the latest blockbusters, as both the Island and the Strand theatre are closed until further notice. The historic Island, currently roofless, will most likely not be in commission before next summer. And despite efforts to reopen it, the Strand remains out of use.

The Martha’s Vineyard Museum announces the appointment of Daniel Waters as its new development director effective immediately.

Mr. Waters is a long-time resident of West Tisbury and earned his bachelor’s degree in English at Wesleyan University. He was instrumental in the formation of the Martha’s Vineyard Cultural Council, garnering a 2005 Leadership Circle Award from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. He became a trustee for the West Tisbury Public Library, cowriting a $2.98 million grant for construction of the new library.