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In an off-season first, the Vineyard and the rest of the region will have access to 20,000 additional H2-B visa workers this winter, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Office of U.S. Rep. Bill Keating, D-Bourne, both announced on Monday. In an interview with The Times Monday afternoon, Keating said his office had […]
State Road Restaurant in North Tisbury has become a beacon for fine dining on the Island over the past five years, but didn’t just appear out of nowhere. The location on State Road where the restaurant stands has had a rich history of restaurants that can trace their roots back to a little ice cream […]
Paula Lyons Sunday, July 4, 2021 - 10:42pm Larkin Stallings has spent 40 years opening and running bars, restaurants and nightclubs, mostly in Houston, Texas. How he arrived on an island off the coast of Massachusetts and how he came to own the iconic Ritz on Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs is a Vineyard story of the best kind. Q. Larkin, when did you buy The Ritz? A. I’ve owned The Ritz going on about six years now. Q. And what made you buy it? A. Well, not great sense! But my wife Jackie and I got a home up here about 15 years ago, so we’ve been living here on and off and in Houston on and...
FARGO, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – From the time he lost a heartbreaking 3-2 decision in the state title match in 2020, Koye Grebel had one thing in mind, get back to the state title match and win. Mission accomplished on Friday. The sophomore defeated William Sprenger of Devils Lake by tech fall at 5:20 (20-4) to win the 106 pound weight class at the state wrestling tournament. Grebel, now 28-0, was joined by seven teammates that placed at state, the second most in school history. Only last year’s ten was better. Grebel would defeated Ben DeForest 12-2 in the semifinals. As a team, the...