Retail Heads Down; For Sale Signs Rise

What These, and Other Numbers, Say About the Future of the Vineyard Is Subject of MVC Forum

By NIS KILDEGAARD

The Island economy is changing dramatically, a panel of business leaders told a forum of the Martha's Vineyard Commission last week, and in a discussion that was both frank and wide-ranging, they shared numbers to back up their claims.

It's Preseason: What's in Store? Around Island, a Retailer Shift

By NIS KILDEGAARD

You need a scorecard to keep track of the preseason business shuffle in downtown Vineyard Haven.

Minnesingers Bring Broadway to Island

By NIS KILDEGAARD

It's been a common shorthand for years to describe the Minnesingers, the elite performing ensemble of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, as a singing group that also dances. This past weekend's show at the Performing Arts Center left fans groping not only for new superlatives but even for new ways of describing the group. Perhaps it's best to call Minnesingers a powerful weapon of mass entertainment, and leave it at that.

Vineyarders Join Faiths to Offer Holiday Thanks

By NIS KILDEGAARD

"For the beauty and wonder of your creation, in earth and sky and sea," read Varian Cassat from her place at the pulpit, and the congregation sent its response echoing from the high ceilings of Grace Church: "We thank you, God."

The litany of gratitude found its cadence and continued:

"For our daily food and drink, our homes and families, and our friends:"

"We thank you, God."