Ivy R. Ashe

Features

“Beadniks For Sale, But Bead Goes On From Virginia Beach” [pdf] After nearly 20 years in business, Sally Roesler sells her flagship bead store on Martha’s Vineyard.

“Heath Hen Debate Contains Vineyard DNA” [pdf] Discussing the de-extinction of a game bird.

“Menemsha: Catch of the Day, and Every Day” [pdf] The ebb and flow of a fishing village in the 21st century.

“High School Culinary Arts” [pdf] Inside a vocational training classroom at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.

Seasick? Me? I Mean What the Fluke!” [pdf] The author recounts a magazine assignment at sea.

“Wind at Her Back, Full Sails Ahead” [pdf] Casey Blum is the first woman to captain the schooner Alabama.

Vineyard Springs Eternal at the Sochi Olympics” [pdf] Islander Andrea Silva’s unusual contribution to the Olympic Games.

“New Tick on the Rock”  [pdf] Even as Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses increase on Martha’s Vineyard, new arrivals present different challenges.

“Having Whale of a Time at Work, Brothers Made Wearing a Tie Fun” [pdf] Vineyard Vines co-founders Shep and Ian Murray celebrate the business’ 15th anniversary.

“They Came, They Saw, They Moved In; Exploring the Vineyard’s Counterculture Roots” [pdf] How the wash-ashores of the 1970s shaped the current landscape of Martha’s Vineyard.

“Passage to Paradise, Bridge to America; Steamship Sails On” [pdf] On board the Steamship Authority fleet during its busiest weekends of the year.

“IMP Troupe is Bound for Windy City”  [pdf] The best improv actors on Martha’s Vineyard are teenagers.