Backyard Tacos in Edgartown has a casual style that owners Zared and Evan Shai call a surf shack vibe, with mismatched chairs, a collection of mirrors and decorative lights.

The company that moved the Gay Head Light last year has outlined a major two-phase restoration project for the historic lighthouse, at a cost of about $1.3 million — more than triple the amount budgeted.

Mocha Mott’s, the popular Oak Bluffs coffee shop, is on track to open by mid-October, co-owners Meredith Aldrich and Tim Dobel said Monday.

An Island man was ordered held on $15,000 bail Monday following an alleged weekend crime spree that included setting fires, breaking into houses, and vandalizing gravestones in Oak Bluffs.

A popular longtime math teacher at the high school has quietly changed jobs, citing health concerns from the poor condition of facilities at the high school.

Sometimes you win races by sailing fast. But in the 28th annual Pat West Gaff Rig Race held on Saturday, schooner Juno won the race by not sailing at all.