Around Town

06 Oct 2015

Dancing On Nantucket!

In the 1980 big screen hit “Caddyshack,” the outrageous and irreverent Al Czervik (played by the hilarious icon Rodney Dangerfield) is seen schooling his caddy on the fairway in the fine art of “not whimpering” about the heavy bag he’s carrying. Fed up with the lecturing, the caddy stops cold and retorts, “so what?” To…

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21 Sep 2015

What’s Brewing On Nantucket?

In their 2009 hit single “Chicken Fried,” the country sensation Zac Brown Band considers there just might be nothing better than a “cold beer on a Friday night, a pair of jeans that fit just right and the radio up.” If Zac were to visit Cisco Brewery on Nantucket, he might twist those lyrics just…

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07 Sep 2015

A Nantucket Cat Nap

Inspirational author and speaker Martha Beck provided some encouraging food for thought when she said, “Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else.” For many of the visitors and seasonal residents of Nantucket this mantra is what summer is all about…the island is the place…

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25 Aug 2015

Nantucket Reaches Up

Photo courtesy of The Tulgey Wood In the inspiring theme song, “Reach Up,” composed exclusively for the 2015 Special Olympics, singer and songwriter Siedah Garrett says “the whole world is here standing for you, to witness and cheer and support you.” She spreads further sunshine and optimism as she concludes, “there ain’t nothing we can’t…

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11 Aug 2015

Nantucket Latitudes and Attitudes

Never one to mince words, Jimmy Buffet gets right to the point in his blockbuster hit from his 1977 album of the same name, “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes.” He reflects on the brevity of life as he considers taking off for a weekend to try and recall the whole year…and then wonders where…

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