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Steve Myrick died last week. A gifted journalist, he had endured a long and debilitating battle with cancer. I had the pleasure of working as a reporter with Steve for eight years after he joined the Martha’s Vineyard Times staff in 2007, and we’ve been friends as well as colleagues ever since.  A bearded, bearish […]

After two years of no August fireworks in Oak Bluffs, town leaders put together a committee to spark the event back to life. Traditionally the Oak Bluffs Firemen’s Civic Association plans, fundraises, applies for permits, executes, and cleans up the popular end-of-summer event, all with volunteers. But the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with a lack of […]

Offshore Ale Co. is set to get new owners, with a sale of the Kennebec Avenue staple and building to close next month. Colleen and Phil McAndrews, who have owned the business since 2006, have an agreement to sell the restaurant to William and Susan Honeycutt of Medford for an undisclosed sum. The Honeycutts own […]

The Marthas Vineyard Times Gouache on paper. — Darya Shelby Gouache on paper. — Darya Shelby The 2020 exhibit featured art with a political message. — Darya Shelby "Quarantine. The Beginning." — Darya Shelby "Sassy Lad." — Darya Shelby "Diner 2020." — Darya Shelby It was a moment of serendipity that reinvigorated Darya Shelby’s pursuit of art. Last summer the 27-year-old former art student was approached by Meredith Aldrich of Mocha Mott’s to fill in at the last minu...