PARADISE IN POLPIS
A historic estate becomes an island unto itself. Even before Henry and Savannah Helgeson began an ambitious renovation of their newly acquired summer retreat…
JUST HISTORY
The Museum of African American History champions critical chapters in Nantucket’s history. Most know about the island’s Quaker founders, its whaling fame, its abolitionists…
BOATLOAD OF DEMAND
How a serious boat shortage is rocking the industry. The pandemic has popularized a lot of new phrases. “Reimagined events.” “Virtual learning.” “Social distancing.”…
THE WORLD WAS HIS OYSTER
Nantucket celebrates the life of a true original, Stephen “Spanky” Kania. Attend just about any event on Nantucket and you’re bound to find a…
BODY OF WORK
Priscilla Ryan Graham brings healing through NeuroMovement. Island resident Priscilla Ryan Graham specializes in NeuroMovement, a science-based approach that uses neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to…
LIFE’S DESIGN
The perseverance of Nantucket resident Karli Stahl. Karli Stahl possesses an uncommon kind of positivity. With her radiant smile and upbeat attitude, the mother…
STARRING ROLE
Alicia Carney takes the executive director’s chair at the Dreamland. Few institutions perfected the pandemic pivot last summer better than the Dreamland. With its…
GREAT POINT
Exploring the healing power of acupuncture with Erica Marrero. Erica Marrero has been passionate about acupuncture since she was in her twenties. Through acupuncture,…
Sconset Erosion Control Project in “Failure”
The Sconset Beach Preservation Fund’s erosion control geotube project along the Sconset Bluff was found this week to be in failure of its permit…
BIG SHOT
A cutting-edge Lyme disease prophylaxis enters phase one trials. In the late nineties, a highly-touted vaccine was thought to be the shot in the…