The new restaurant will occupy the space that formerly housed Lattanzi’s. Edgartown selectmen approved a liquor license transfer last week. The primary owner and manager will be Nick Sullo, who owns Rocco's pizza in Vineyard Haven.

At its annual meeting Saturday afternoon, the Island Housing Trust reported a year of growth from both a financial and housing development perspective. The keynote speaker was Joe Kriesberg of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations.

David Burstein, a 24-year-old author and documentary filmmaker, told his story to Vineyard youth at the YMCA Friday night as part of the Project Next speaker series. “We have never seen our world at its best, which makes us want to make it better,” the young scholar said.

The Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development will host a public hearing at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center in Vineyard Haven. The public is invited to talk about arts and culture as they relate to the Island economy.

The last one of the season, this dinner and lecture benefiting Sail Martha's Vineyard features Tim Fallon of Falmouth who will present the story of Kathleen, an experiment in re-creating one of the fastest racing catboats ever.

A group of Blacksmith Valley residents are now proposing an alternative plan to one that was negotiated by the town of Chilmark over several months. At the annual town meeting two weeks from today, voters will be asked to decide on a direction for the town.