News and Events for Nantucket Island
Imagine living on this beautiful island but being largely isolated indoors and unable to enjoy Nantucket’s natural beauty. That is a reality for many senior citizens in nursing care here on Nantucket. Nantucket Wheelers is a group of children, grandchildren, and friends who realized that Nantucket has more than 30 […]
• by Sarah Teach • A youth spent on Nantucket sounds divine, doesn’t it? But living on this island is not an everlasting vacation, free of the existential issues faced by people everywhere else in the world. Nantucket native Andrew Cromartie spent the first 18 years of his life absorbing […]
• by Sarah Teach • We all know someone like her: she’s that leggy woman with the long, slender arms, tight abs, and poised countenance. What’s her secret? It very well could be The Figure Method™ of Go Figure Barre Studios. Twelve years ago, classically trained ballerina Cindy Sites opened […]
Massachusetts car owners now have an opportunity to make any car an island car, regardless of where they live. After years of trying to show his island pride on his automobile, Robert Sarkisian, a local businessman and active community member, has received the approval needed to begin collecting applications for […]
• by Sarah Teach • For many Americans, seals are little more than a childhood memory of a visit to the zoo. But for residents of Nantucket Island, the blubbery marine mammals are quickly becoming a topic of discussion saved only for trusted company. At the core of a growing […]
• by Sarah Teach • Island nonprofit science education and research organization, the Maria Mitchell Association (MMA), has welcomed in Dr. Michael West as their new Director of Astronomy. After a 16-year tenure at the helm of MMA’s astronomy program, Dr. Vladimir Strelnitski retired, leaving astronomical shoes to fill. But […]
• by Sarah Teach • Sosebee Studio & Fine Art Gallery has stepped back from the harborfront and forward to a fitting future. The gallery, owned by island artists Deb and Doug Sosebee, has moved to 8 Washington Street, just two blocks from the bottom of Main Street. It retains […]
Mid-May on Nantucket may be devoted to the celebration of wine, but there are those who still think there’s nothing better than sipping a glass of whiskey while watching the sun set over Nantucket Bay. The Wauwinet and TOPPER’S will make this moment extra special this season with the introduction […]
The long winter without the freshly baked donuts, chocolately Magees, tender macaroons, and Bake Shop Portuguese bread is almost over! After more than 3 decades on Orange Street, The Nantucket Bake Shop is all set to reopen for the 2013 season on Friday, April 26 in a new location at […]
