Planned just in time for spring to really blossom on the island, Jan Buhrman, Localvore Educator and Chef extraordinaire and John Bagnulo MPH, PHD, are offering an amazing Living Local experience called Cooking for Vitality. It’s a great opportunity to visit the island and enjoy as the crops and flowers are bursting through. The Vineyard [...]
Village Spotlight: Menemsha
April 22, 2009 by 1 Comment
For all of the ‘glitz’ the Vineyard offers…(and by ‘glitz’ I mean manicured, rose covered streets in old whaling villages)…the village of Menemsha offers the most charming absence of glitz this side of the Mississippi. It starts with a long ride down Chilmark’s North Road winding by farms, up and over gently rolling hills. And [...]
Is Obama Coming to Martha’s Vineyard or Not?
April 20, 2009 by 1 Comment
There is so much speculation surrounding President Obama’s summer plans. Will he come to Martha’s Vineyard? Will Michelle, Malia and Sasha spend a month here and will the girls go to camp? Will they stay in Edgartown or on East Chop? Is Washington saying ‘no’ because they’re trying to keep it a secret? Or because [...]
The Martha’s Vineyard Vacation Rentals Market, 2009
April 15, 2009 by 1 Comment
Have you ever noticed how we all get caught up in what the news media is telling us and forget to check in with what’s actually happening? In the case of the current vacation rental market on Martha’s Vineyard, the truth is much brighter than the fiction. Yes, there was some fall off in rental [...]
Economic Trends for Martha’s Vineyard Vacation Rentals
February 20, 2009 by 3 Comments
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 [...]
