17 Jun 2014
In his Billboard hit “The Downeaster ‘Alexa,” Billy Joel reminds us of the magnetic pull of our little island as he sings “I have charted a course to the Vineyard, but tonight I am Nantucket bound.” With the summer season now upon us, thousands of friends, family and first time visitors are experiencing the euphoria…
Read the Article03 Jun 2014
The heartbreaking news last week of Maya Angelou’s passing brought to mind one of her most famous quotes, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” I have no idea if Dr. Angelou ever visited Nantucket, but I’m…
Read the Article20 May 2014
Nantucket Island is still basking in the after-glow of another wildly successful Wine Festival. With dozens of culinary and tasting events that spanned every sandy corner of the island, thousands of residents, visitors and the winemakers themselves had the opportunity to sample new vintages, nibble on some gastronomic masterpieces and pop the cork on a few…
Read the Article06 May 2014
In her 1970’s blockbuster hit “Anticipation,” Carly Simon paints the perfect word picture of the struggle we all face to live fully in the present, while dreaming of and planning for tomorrow. “We can never know about the days to come,” she sings, “but we think about them anyway.” The Nantucket harbor, filled with its recently set moorings, is…
Read the Article22 Apr 2014
There was no Bert Parks crooning “There She Is” from the sound system (in his place was Barbara Streisand, aka Bill Farrell “singing” People), nor was there an elaborate runway for the beauty queens to sashay down, but there certainly was plenty of pomp, circumstance and a whole lot of fun at The Faregrounds Restaurant last Monday…
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