• by Sarah Teach • “All I’ve ever wanted to do is make people laugh.” Stand-up comedian Brian Glowacki, a 6’1” cue ball, is an elm of a man. He takes the stage like your dad does the barbecue: ready to crack a brew and hang, but also itching to […]
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Devil’s Snare on Nantucket
• by Dr. Sarah Oktay, Director, University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station Summer and early fall apparently are a Nantucket playground for the Devil’s snare plant. If you are a lover of the Harry Potter books you may remember Devil’s snare as a large strangling, treacherous plant that Harry, Hermione, […]
Nantucket Maritime Festival September 20
Ahoy, islanders! All sorts of maritime-related activities will take place from 10 am to 4 pm at Children’s Beach and the nearby Brant Point. Perhaps best of all, every activity is absolutely free! Just once a year, the Coast Guard opens up the Brant Point Light to the public. This […]
A Yankee Myth
• by Robert P. Barsanti • I left the island for supplies last week. My island economy is hard fought and learned from years of stepping into an on-island hardware store or a clothing store for “just one thing…” and emerging with five things, each one markedly higher than their […]
Hidden Downtown, Master Perfumer’s Natural Scents
• by Julianne Adams • It’s amazing how scent can transport you—a whiff of waffle cone and you’re back on island for the summer. Scent is an extremely powerful and often very personal sense. Years disappear and emotions can fly up when a single fragrance is unleashed. The image of […]
A Snippet in Time – Donn Russell
• by Sarah Teach • After decades spent traveling the globe, serigraph master, satire sculptor and painter Donn Russell chose to make his home on Nantucket. Long-time island art enthusiasts may recognize Russell’s work from his eponymous gallery on Old South Wharf, which was active from 1978 to 2001. The […]
Nantucket Preservation Trust Announces Scholarship Recipient
The Nantucket Preservation Trust (NPT) has awarded their first full-time scholarship totaling $47,736 to Nantucket resident Chris O’Reilly who will attend the North Bennet Street School’s two-year preservation carpentry program. The Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship will allow O’Reilly to begin his education at the Boston institution this September. […]
Practical & Exquisite: Baskets by a Master – Paul Willer
Blue eyes sparkling, with a mischievous grin, Paul Willer explained how he fell in love with Nantucket: “Oh, it was right away…I fell in love with the island as the boat was coming into the harbor…the next day, Peter said ‘Let’s go to the beach,’ and I said ‘No, let’s […]
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