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Home Prices Continue to Show Seasonal Strength
Data through July 2011, released recently by S&P Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed a fourth consecutive month of increases for the 10- and 20-City Composites, with both up 0.9% in July over June....Read more
After Irene
Courtesy of MV Times:By Nelson Sigelman, August 29, 2011 Photo: J.B. Riggs Parker
A boat broke free of its mooring during the storm and beached itself on the shore of the lagoon adjacent to the launch ramp. The boat appeared perfect.
The Steamship resumed regularly scheduled service Monday, at about 8 am.
The Chapaquiddick ferry began operating as of 8 am.
Atlantic Drive has reopened to traffic. South Beach is still closed for swimming, but the beach is open. Read more
Martha's Vineyard Feels Obama Effect: The Ticker
Courtesy of Bloomberg By Caroline Baum - Aug 22, 2011
What happens when the president of the United States descends on an island in the height of the summer tourist season? Crowds, gawkers, gridlock, fund raisers. But there's also a bit of economic stimulus.
It's hard to tease out the amount of revenue President Barack Obama's third visit to Martha's Vineyard will bring to the island -- Obama's vacation coincides with such August highlights as the county fair, the fireworks and illumination night in Oak Bluffs. Some store and restaurant owners claim to be so busy this time of year they don't notice any impact. Still, the Chamber of Commerce expects the visit to be a net positive.Read more
Martha's Vineyard prepares for Mr. Obama, first family, many more
President Obama greets crowds in Oak Bluffs during the first family's vacation last summer.President Barack Obama and his family are scheduled to arrive on Martha's Vineyard Thursday, August 18, for their third summer vacation on the Island. A vacation may be welcome relief for Mr. Obama, who was buffeted in the month of August by a bruising political battle over the federal debt limit. The first family will once again spend about 10 days at Blue Heron Farm, a luxury retreat on Tisbury Great Pond in Chilmark. Read more
The Most Eventful Week of the Summer
This is one of the most exciting weeks of the summer. Here are some of the highlights courtesy of the chamber of commerce.
Grand Illumination: Wednesday, August 17, 2011: One very special highlight of the summer season on the Campground is Grand Illumination. The cottages are adorned with colorful Chinese and Japanese lanterns, and both a Community Sing and a band concert are held in the Tabernacle. Grand Illumination started in Oak Bluffs over a century ago and was initially intended as a way of marking the visit of the Governor of Massachusetts. Click here for more info.
150th Annual Agricultural Society Fair August 18-21: Come to the Fair!! It just wouldn't be a Vineyard summer without the Ag Fair! The four- day fun begins Thursday August 18 at 10 am -11 pm on the fairgrounds in West Tisbury.
Agricultural Hall, West Tisbury. Click here for more info.
Fireworks at Ocean Park by the SeaSponsor: August 19: Benefit for Oak Bluffs Fireman's Civic Association. Enjoy a sensational fireworks display at Ocean Park by the sea in Oak Bluffs. Known for it’s sea views and distinctive architecture, Ocean Park provides the perfect setting for an evening of fireworks and music.
After dark Ocean Park, Oak Bluffs
Enjoy !
Fourth of July Martha's Vineyard
Island Fourth of July Festivities
Island Fourth of July Festivities: By TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG MV Gazette
There are always the telltale signs this time of year: tourists crowding sun-drenched streets, flags flying proudly above every doorway and red, white, and blue everywhere you look. The Fourth of July is nearly here, and with it comes the official start of summer on the Vineyard.
And Edgartown is a classic place for a Fourth of July celebration. Its perfect white houses, each a marker of the town’s rich history from the days of whaling, neatly frame the Island’s annual Independence Day celebration, watching over the parade and its revelers as they wind and weave through town. Read more
Bruins Stanley Cup will visit Martha's Vineyard Sunday
There is no historical evidence that Lord Stanley ever visited Martha's Vineyard, but his Cup is coming to the Island this Sunday, and Bruins fans are reveling at the prospect of seeing, and maybe even touching, hockey's Holy Grail. The Boston Bruins captured the Stanley Cup, symbolic of the National Hockey League championship, after a grueling and exciting seven-game final series against the Vancouver Canucks that concluded last Thursday night. Full story...
Preserving Martha's Vineyard's Gay Head Light
The venerable Gay Head Light is in need of rehabilitation.The Gay Head Light has provided a guiding beacon of light for generations of Island residents and visitors. A symbol of the Island and link to its nautical past, the venerable Gay Head Lighthouse on the western tip of the Island is quietly in need of help. Not immediately, but over the long term if its beacon is to provide a marker for future generations. Read more...
Martha's Vineyard Living: Social Circuit for the Soil Set: Real Farmers, Eaters Go to Market
Considering the chilly spring, some might have made dour forecasts for the West Tisbury Farmers’ Market season opener, but they would have underestimated the resilience and enthusiasm of both this Island’s growers, bakers and artisans, and the community that supports them.Saturday dawned grey, but the rain held off for the morning, allowing vendors and visitors alike to buy, eat and socialize at the first meeting of this annual summerlong institution. Read more...
