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Have you ever heard of Plum TV? Plum is located in incredible spots around the U.S. and helps those of you who don’t live somewhere like Martha’s Vineyard, Aspen, Miami Beach or Telluride get a dynamic bite of what’s happening around town. I talked to Tina Miller, the General Manager of Plum’s Martha’s Vineyard branch [...]
This week, I decided to stroll over to the other side of our Sandpiper office and talk to my colleague, Elaine Miller, about the state of the housing marketing – buyers, sellers, on the Vineyard and across the U.S. Anne: What’s your take on the national housing market? Elaine: The housing market escalated in a [...]
Spring, April and the Ospreys are just around the corner – and we’re ready for them. Every year at this time, Felix Neck Sanctuary holds the Osprey Festival. Besides a craft tent, guided walks, live raptor demonstrations and live music, the main stage is really held by the Osprey. Everything at the festival is pointed [...]
So…in case you haven’t noticed, things are looking quite snazzy around this place. Sometimes, towards the end of winter, us islanders go looking for a little pick-me-up, and this year, I found mine in the guise of a blog redesign by the phenomenal Shauna Callaghan. Not only does this format give us all access to [...]
Image by Kevin Dooley Casting for 19 to 28 year olds is in full swing for a Docu-Soap coming to Martha’s Vineyard. This is big news, as the L.A. production company is planning to air this show on primetime via the CW network this fall after filming this summer. According to the Martha’s Vineyard Times [...]
While information about this recession is blaring all over the news, I wanted to give you an honest look at how our current economic situation is affecting vacation rentals on Martha’s Vineyard. The fall of ’08 lost booking momentum with the turn of the stock market. It coincided with the usual post-season slowdown, but, of [...]
Martha’s Vineyard has long been a haven for artists and writers. The beauty and the magic of the place lend themselves to the romance of art and creativity, for sure. And, I have a good friend here that is not only writing creatively from a cozy shack in the woods – she’s also running a [...]
One of the surprising things about social media and social networking is that while they’ve broadened my reach to a global audience and helped me connect with all kinds of people – they’ve also strengthened some of my bonds right here on Martha’s Vineyard. Case in point, I’ve recently hooked up with Carol McManus, the [...]
Image by sgibbons While the economic forecast for 2009, has many people tightening their belts, movie ticket sales are still going strong – and so are our vacation rental bookings. What we’re seeing is that people are re-prioritizing, and for many, a summer without the Vineyard, just isn’t the summer. One of the best features [...]
