Business
“He’s food, I’m house,” April Levandowski said of her husband, Michael, and the way they have successfully run LeRoux at Home, one of the longest running and most successful businesses on Main street, Vineyard Haven.
Mrs. Levandowski laughed as she explained their division of labor: she is responsible for the domestics (linens, curtains, pillows, etc.) while Mr. Levandowski takes the kitchen side of things.
Could it be that western system of market capitalism has broken down so badly that its failings present a threat to democracy itself?
That was the question left ominously hanging at the end of a presentation by three eminent economists — two from the Harvard Business School and one private forecaster — at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center on Thursday night.
Remembering Cee Jay Jones, the unofficial summer ambassador in Oak Bluffs, who died Oct. 9 at the age of 100 in Winston Salem, N.C.
Two Island businesses have this week been awarded $2,500 grants by the Martha’s Vineyard Women’s Network.
Holly Bellebuono, director of Vineyard Herbs, Teas & Apothecary, and the Martha’s Vineyard Arts and Culture Collaborative chaired by Featherstone executive director Ann Smith, received the second annual awards by the women’s business group. The official presentation of the grants will be made Tuesday, May 17, at the network’s final meeting of the 2010-2011 year featuring best-selling author Liz Murray.
Island resident Brie Barstow has opened a new business, Sleep Tight Mattress and Sanitizing Systems, offering mattress cleaning and sanitizing.
Her company offers free in-home allergen and mattress contamination tests that take only a few minutes to perform, as well as an all-natural, chemical free, dry treatment using UV-C (germicidal) light safe for treating all types of mattresses.
Allergy sufferers may find a new source of relief in this home treatment, she says.
Custom Interiors
Martha’s Vineyard Interior Design is opening a new retail store, Bespoke Abode, at 53B Main street in Vineyard Haven. Opened by local interior designer Liz Stiving-Nichols, Bespoke Abode is a home furnishings boutique offering custom furniture, rugs, lighting and a wide variety of home accessories described as “a perfect mix of reclaimed and refined.”