Revised Yellow House Plan Attracts Lone Bid
A sole applicant is in the running in Edgartown’s second search for someone to lease and renovate the Yellow House.
Sara Brown
Citing fixed costs associated with experienced teachers and the uniqueness of the Island’s school, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School presented its budget this week at $16.9 million, an increase of $307,300, or 1.85 per cent, over last year.
Noting that the high school is unique as the only Island school that offers a comprehensive program, principal Stephen Nixon said the school tried to cut costs where it could while maintaining “the quality of education we’re used to here.”
While stores and shoppers brace for Black Friday, the day when crowds clamor for “door-buster” deals and shops open to crowds at midnight, some Vineyard businesses are embracing the ideals behind a day better suited to the Island: Small Business Saturday.
This weekend marks the second annual Small Business Saturday, a movement sponsored by American Express to promote small businesses on the busy shopping weekend.
At her Vineyard Haven art gallery, Louisa Gould hurriedly unwrapped a framed acrylic painting of cherries in a bowl by artist Maya Farber.
“Isn’t that sweet?” she said, admiring the $200 painting. Unwrapping artwork makes her feel “like it’s Christmastime, almost,” she said, as she gets a close look at the art for the first time.