The luck of the Irish was with the St. Patrick’s day parade Saturday as the sky was clear and the air balmy. Grand marshal John Murray and his assistant Ryan Murray led the shortest parade on the Vineyard, currently in its fifth year.

Turning the seasonal economy of the Island into year-round industry could mean looking toward the ocean for a so-called blue economy, representatives from the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce said this week.

Racing to the Dairy Queen in Edgartown on opening day is a time-honored tradition. And the first ice cream cone (or blizzard or milkshake) is as much a marker of spring as the pinkletinks.

The Martha's Vineyard Film Festival opens its 16th straight year on March 17 with a free screening of Heroin: Cape Cod USA and runs through Sunday, March 20.

Appalled at the state of the town dog park, Tisbury selectman Tristan Israel called on dog owners and walkers to abide by posted regulations.

The Everett Company is bringing their latest work, Freedom Project, to the Vineyard on Saturday as part of the Yard's winter dance program.