Cape Wind has officially pulled out of its bid to develop a wind farm in Nantucket Sound, bringing an end to the controversial project.

A few years ago, after completing his biography of Carly Simon, author Stephen Davis was considering his next book. When he decided it would be a woman again, there was only one name that came to mind: Stevie Nicks.

Ruth Epstein, 92, says she likes the challenge of learning something new, which is why every 10 years she switches art forms — completely. One decade was all about black and white photography, then came quilting, weaving, dollmaking. Currently, collage takes center stage.

In general, Martha’s Vineyard schools did well, in particular the Tisbury School which scored at least 20 percentage points above the state average in all grades and subjects for meeting or exceeding expectations.

A few years ago, Basia Jaworska was working on a screenplay about her parents, who lived through World War II in Poland.

Music journalist Holly Gleason's new book contains 27 essays written by women about a female country singer who changed their lives.