Around Town

19 May 2015

Stop and Gawk on Nantucket

The famed American Humorist Erma Bombeck once said, “The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are 3 billion to one.” Those odds are now 4 billion to one on Nantucket with the much anticipated opening of the new mid-island Stop and Shop. The…

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05 May 2015

Nantucket Daffodil Festival

The Beach Boys insist they weren’t braggin’ when they noted they had the “fastest set of wheels in town.” They seemed confident in both her performance and appearance as they assured listeners, “you don’t know what I got” when referring to their Little Deuce Coupe by the song and album of the same name. I’m…

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21 Apr 2015

Be Our Guest On Nantucket

Walt Disney cornered the market on hospitality when he issued the invitation to the world to “be our guest” at his legendary and renowned Disneyland parks. From the moment guests enter the grounds of any of the Disney properties, they are instantly made to feel welcome and special. With Mickey, Minnie, Pluto and the gang…

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07 Apr 2015

Sinkhole On Nantucket

Photo Courtesy of Nicole Harnishfeger of The Inquirer & Mirror In the 1960’s TV series Batman, the superhero’s sidekick Robin cleverly expressed his shock and amazement toward any given situation by inserting the word “holy” before the subject matter of the day. From “holy jailbreak!” to “holy fork in the road!” we knew that when…

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24 Feb 2015

Steak Night On Nantucket

It was the winter of 1984 when a simple question sparked a nationwide meat-craving frenzy. Thirty-one years ago last month, fast food chain Wendy’s debuted their now-iconic “Where’s the Beef?” commercial starring Clara Peller as an old lady demanding more meat from her fast-food hamburger. While Wendy’s ultimate intention was for the ad to boost…

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