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THE Place to Shop for Kids For nearly 30 years, Pinwheels has been known as the premiere shop for kids on Nantucket. Parents shopping there in 2019 once wore the fun summer sets and party clothes they are now buying for their children. This one-stop shop for clothing, toys, and […]
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) has partnered with Congregation Shirat HaYam to present a special exhibition entitled Strangers to Neighbors: Jewish Life on Nantucket in the Research Library’s Whitney Gallery this summer. This exhibition is in conjunction with the Congregation celebrating its 36th anniversary on Nantucket in 2019. Strangers to Neighbors explores the history […]
This fall, Vice President Joe Biden will travel the nation for his American Promise Tour, a series of conversations that will go beyond the 24-hour news cycle and 140-character arguments to connect friends and neighbors around the topics that matter most. Vice President Biden will reveal the big political moments of […]
• by C. Oscar Olson • I love my morning commute. The 3 mile bike ride from the South Shore to downtown Nantucket on a beautiful summer morning is truly a pleasure. The benefits are numerous: No traffic, easy parking, exercise, and it’s good for the planet (not to mention […]
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) is collaborating with Nantucket Cottage Hospital (NCH) on new series entitled “A Night of Stories: Tales from Cottage Hospital Nurses” on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 6 pm in the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. This historic look back at our island’s hospital will feature […]
What do you appreciate most about your mom? “Her sensitivity and the way she taught me that it’s okay to be different.” -Jim Sulzer, author of The Voice at the Door and teacher at Nantucket New School “My mom is still with us at 91, and just as sweet and […]
Now that Nantucket’s tourist season has slowed to a trot, year-round working people on the island have a little bit more time to relax and a lot more room to breathe. At the same time, this means that the lucrative part of the year is yielding to the leaner months. […]