News and Events for Nantucket Island
In the sweat of August, my Boon Companion and I retreat to the quiet places. For most of the year, he can run about unleashed in some of the most dog-friendly parks and play areas, but when the summer comes the existing rules are reposted, underlined, and enforced by the sad, angry, and afraid.
Nantucket’s natural light can be extraordinary. From the gentle glow of an island sunrise to the “golden hour” just before sunset, the light is soft and diffused, thanks to the clear air. Other times of day, when the sun is lower in the sky, the light takes on a warm, […]
Nearly 30 years ago, a small group of volunteers joined forces to create a very special event for Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Led by Kathryn Clauss, Nantucket Cottage Hospital Board of Trustees members Margaretta Andrews and Charles Balas, and others, they brought the hospital community together to raise funds and popular […]
His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue, and Jon is still waiting tables and trying to write the great American musical. Tick, Tick… Boom!, the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony […]
Eye on Style: Respoke by Suzanne Daub Chris Bartick describes the path he’s followed from art, graphic design, sailing, fashion, and back to art as a “wild and winding road…nomadic, yet rich in beauty and experience.” Bartick has recently become the sole owner of the unique luxury brand Respoke upon […]
Nantucket’s famous sea monster visits our island again this week when the Nantucket Historical Association celebrates its “Summer of Sarg” on Monday, August 5 with a free Community Day from 10 am to 3 pm. The re-creation of Tony Sarg’s 75-foot sea monster balloon will be on display for all […]
A Slate of Signings at Mitchell’s by Suzanne Daub This August, Mitchell’s Book Corner at 54 Main Street is the place to be for book lovers and literary enthusiasts. This independent bookstore will be buzzing with excitement as it welcomes a stellar lineup of authors for book signings that promise […]
It’s around 7:00 am on Friday morning, July 26, and I’m ankle deep in the beautiful water of Nantucket’s south shore. I hear an unusual sound over my left shoulder. I turn and see an oddly familiar object coming towards me, low and slow over the beach. I recognize that it’s the 11 million dollar helicopter that Vineyard Wind CEO Klaus Moller uses to pop over here when he is forced to put on his oh so sorry face and address his victims—you know us: the people who live, work, visit, and cherish the island of Nantucket. It was as if Klaus (or Hans Gruber, as some of my buddies refer to him), was trying to figure out what those of us who love the Nantucket shoreline might be thinking of his problematic but highly profitable wind turbine scheme. Well, folks, don’t you worry, your buddy Stevie let Klaus know that he was still Number One in my book. Had I not been reeling in my lure, he would have got the message in stereo.
essay by Robert P. Barsanti He was the only man on Main Street wearing a tie. She straightened it. The two of them were standing at the head of Main Street. The evening light was drifting down from the Pacific National Bank, through the elms, across the cobblestones, down to […]
