Art Alfresco

For a Good Cause

The cause for affordable housing is important, indeed vital, and many good people have been hard at work on this cause for a number of years now. Millions of dollars have been raised, countless hours of volunteer labor has been donated, housing has been built, and untold numbers of deserving Islanders who need the housing have benefitted.

Small Turbines: Where to Put Them

Everybody wants one but nobody wants one in their neighbor’s back yard. This is the common theme when it comes to small wind turbines, which are starting to pop up all over the Island landscape.

And for those who can afford it, why not? Doing something that is good for the environment and good for your pocketbook in the long run is smart, sensible, and of course green.

Sunday To-Do List: Call Mom

Just as there are stages of child development, there are stages of development in every child’s appreciation of her mother.

A Different Tune

The sound of whistling in the street is a rare, sweet pleasure.

Eschewing headphones rather to entertain strangers, the whistler and her clear and human music are a precious gift to passersby, who are irresistibly cheered.

“How lovely!” cried one listener on the streets of Edgartown recently, and the bold whistler pulled back her eager pooch to pause and say admiringly, “You should hear my father.”

A New Beginning

After sixty-two years of ownership by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Katharine M. Foote Memorial Shelter in Edgartown quietly changes hands today. And so begins a new era of public-private ownership at the Island’s only animal shelter. A nonprofit organization has been formed, a board of directors has been appointed, and for now Dukes County will oversee the administrative duties of the shelter and help with funding for operations. In a couple of weeks a grand opening will be held.