A summertime Oak Bluffs taqueria is moving and expanding. Midnight Taco, a takeout place located at 6 Circuit Avenue Extension, will be moving to 7 Circuit Avenue Extension to become a sit-down restaurant capable of seating 49 people. According to restaurant operator Jordan Wallace, the restaurant would be open from 8 am to 1 am. […]
To the Editor: My inquiring mind and environmentalism have combined once again. Why is the Oak Bluffs planning board attempting to steamroll through zoning changes in an important district of critical planning concern (DCPC)? The MVC website clearly delineates the Edgartown–Vineyard Haven from Oak Bluffs to Tisbury a DCPC. Why, oh why, would one want […]
To the Editor: The Field Fund prefers to focus on the benefits and feasibility of grass playing fields, and the work our nonprofit does to support natural playing surfaces on the Island. We wish we had good news to share now, but we don’t. For more than eight years, a 5-4 majority on the MVRHS […]
There are several takeaways from the Steamship Authority’s internal investigation into the untethering of the Sankaty at its Woods Hole slip one that uncorked a not-so-flattering narrative of the SSA. The response so far in addressing some of those issues has been flat. The Steamship seems to be focused on protecting policies and procedures, […]
The field case is headed back to court. During a Tuesday afternoon meeting, the Oak Bluffs planning board decided in a split 2-1 vote to appeal a Massachusetts Land Court judge’s decision. Board chair Ewell Hopkins and member JoJo Lambert voted in favor appealing, while board member Sean DeBettencourt voted against the motion; board member […]