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Got a minute?
Here’s what’s happening on Martha’s Vineyard today.
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On this day in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded after liftoff above Cape Canaveral — a truly horrific day in U.S. history. Today is National Fun At
Work Day. We’re always having fun here at The Times. It’s also National Kazoo Day, which is not how we have fun. Stay safe this weekend and if you get out and have photos to share, send them to photos@mvtimes.com. If your friend sent you this, sign up for yourself here.
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Safe and stable housing is fundamental to our community. Click here to watch our film and learn more about IHT’s work to create year-round housing.
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Ready or not
This would be a great time for the forecasters to be wrong. Overnight Thursday into Friday, the National Weather Service upgraded our winter storm watch into a blizzard warning. The snow predictions haven’t changed much in the past 12 hours. We’re about to get dumped on. You can tell people are taking this seriously by the lines at the supermarket, the gas stations, and, yes, the liquor stores. Here’s that story. Meanwhile, the cancellations are coming in fast and
furiously. The ferries will also be out of service tomorrow. Hope you have a good book and a fine chianti for your weekend.
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Beach weather
Blizzard? Nah, the Tisbury select board is thinkin summer. At a meeting this week, the board agreed to three more years of Beach Road Weekend — the summer festival that brings musicians to the Island. Adam Epstein, the concert promoter, said he hopes to begin earning enough to provide more to local organizations, as well as the town. Reporter Rich Saltzberg has the details.
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Ripped apart The family at the center of an immigration issue we first brought to your attention earlier this week is speaking out about what they went through to go through the process of getting a green card. In the process, the Abreu family was split apart in Brazil — the mom, Jennifer, coming back to the Island and her husband, Jose, stuck in Brazil with one of their children. The family says they feel alone and they’re calling on federal representatives to help reunite them. Reporter Brian Dowd has this story.
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MEETINGS
The Edgartown select board meets at 4 pm Monday. Remote access. Here is the agenda.
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Today: You might as well enjoy a movie tonight, right? Who knows how long it will take to dig ourselves out of this weekend’s forecast. I say go for it. "Parallel Mothers" with Penélope Cruz is playing at the M.V. Film Center. You can read Brooks Robards’ review here. 7:30 pm. –Connie Berry
How about a nice walk through a Sheriff’s Meadow property before it’s covered in white stuff? It’s always a good idea to get out in nature. Good stress reliever. Just ask my family. Anytime. –C.B.
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 This weekend: I’m just going to put this out there folks, at Minute construction time, events were getting postponed or cancelled so best to check mvtimes.com/things-to-do for updated info. Sign up for a slot at the Family Center’s Open Center Time. Enjoy the center with your little ones, which makes the big ones happy too. 9 am to noon. Jannette Vanderhoop leads Virtual Kripalu Yoga for All Ages via the Aquinnah library Saturday morning at 10 am. The M.V. Film Center hosts Met Opera Live with Verdi’s "Rigoletto" 12:55 pm. If you’ve got a writing project of your own in mind, join Tracy Thorpe at the Chilmark library for Writing for Young People, all levels welcome. 2 pm.
The Ice Arena hosts a Public Ice Skating Session in the afternoon. Bring your own skates or rent a pair at the rink. 2:50 to 3:50 pm. Why do I feel like this weekend’s schedule of events just may not happen at all? Have a happy snowzilla, folks. And if it doesn’t happen, I’ll be even happier. Stay safe. –C.B.
Movies! Check out what’s playing this weekend at Island theaters here.
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Real Estate Confidential: It must be condominium season Sponsored
Real Estate Confidential is a weekly chit chat about new listings, sales, or other insider info on the Martha’s Vineyard real estate market, by Fred Roven,
Martha’s Vineyard Buyer Agents. It appears each Friday in The Minute.
This must be condominium season. There have been multiple new listings of small investment-type condominiums and condo hotels. All the condominiums on the market right now I used to consider purely for investment. How times have changed. In order to secure a spot on Martha’s Vineyard, many buyers are opting for a small condominium that can be used for multiple weeks by the owner (investor) without huge investor penalties. There are certainly rumblings that this scenario that certainly favors the investor/owner might change to provide additional profit to the management groups, and so it should.
There are currently six such units available in
Edgartown and Oak Bluffs. All conveniently located to town centers and with plenty of options close by, including beaches, restaurants, and entertainment. One of the primary reasons for owning a unit in a condo hotel is the opportunity to enjoy summer vacations on Martha’s Vineyard, plus an onsite management group to handle all your tenant needs when you are not on the Island.
The Island Inn is a five-acre property on the northeastern shores of Martha's Vineyard, just one mile south of downtown Oak Bluffs. Here on the edge of the Farm Neck Golf Club, you can follow Beach Rd. half a mile south to reach Joseph Sylvia State Beach, and wander one mile up Seaview Ave. to sunbathe at Inkwell Beach in Oak Bluffs. Edgartown Commons is located a short walk from Edgartown’s waterfront, shops, and restaurants, and is the perfect hotel for your Martha’s Vineyard vacation. The studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments are a great value, and they offer all the amenities of home with a pool, playground, and a picnic area complete with barbecue grills.
The Edgartown Commons vacation/rental condo at 20 Peases Point Way, Unit 7 stands out from many others. The unit was fully renovated in 2021 with new granite counters, subway tile, stainless steel appliances, fresh paint, floors, and furnishings with a stylish beach house decor. Edgartown Commons is in the historic heart of Edgartown Village near the harbor, Fuller St., and Lighthouse beach, with many amenities, including swimming pool and patio, pool house with shower and coin-op laundry, BBQ/picnic areas, playground, WiFi, and A/C . . .
For the rest of this Real Estate Confidential, click here. For more Real Estate Confidentials, click here.
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Red, red wine
"Red wine refrigerator 12-bottle, $50. Fancy med cabinet wood and glass, $50. BIKE ECO VELLO, $100. 401-837-5383."Click here for more finds in our Classifieds section.
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Dining out?
The Barn Open for lunch & dinner Tuesday through Saturday 11:30 am to 9:30 pm. Bowling available Tuesday through Saturday at 5 pm. Text Barnmv to 508/696/9800 to receive deals & specials.
The Sweet Life Open year round! Serving dinner Wednesday through Saturday, and brunch on Sunday. Featuring a pre-fixe 3 course dinner for $50 on Wednesdays!
@sweet_life_mv 508/696/0200 sweetlifemv.com.
Click here for more details and specials
Restaurant owners: Are you open? Let our readers know, and support local journalism while doing so!
Contact jenna@mvtimes.com to discuss promoting your dining specials with the MV Times.
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Staying in?
We realize Connie Berry’s Comfort Casserole ala her old Moosewood cookbook does not include a magazine-worthy photo. But we also know that it’s delicious because she’s told us that many, many times. Tonight seems like a very good night to make a big casserole before the storm sets in.
Click here for more Fast Suppers
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Email your answer to newsletters@mvtimes.com, and let us know which day you are guessing about. For previous Do You Knows? see our archive.
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A remarkable Island story
Island-born Sarah "Sally" (Norton) Wilbur led an amazing and difficult life during the decades after the American Revolution. She had two sons and four grandsons in uniform during the Civil War; four of them would die in it. Her grandfather was Major Peter Norton — a storied sheriff, deacon, and county militia officer for whom Major’s Cove is named. This Was Then columnists Chris Baer and Justin Baer describe the impact Wilbur and her family had on Martha’s Vineyard in their latest piece.
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