KILLER INSTINCTS
A Nantucket resident travels to the Arctic Circle to swim with apex predators. Every fiber of Eric Savetsky’s being was screaming: Do not get…
CASE COUNT
A new online database tracks the impact of the coronavirus on Nantucket. Wrapping your mind around the enormity of damage caused by the coronavirus…
USE YOUR NOODLE
“Sushi Sean” Durnin rolls into winter with a new noodle shop on Surfside Road. In the face of one of the most challenging times…
BEST IN SNOW
Vaillancourt Folk Art has the perfect Nantucket stocking stuffer. In many ways, Nantucket is an island of collectibles. From scrimshaw to lightship baskets, there’s…
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
As he departs his post at Brant Point this month, Coast Guard Master Chief Chris Swiatek reflects on his career on the water. Born…
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
Vicki Kennedy and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute launch a nationwide Just Vote campaign. One of Victoria Reggie Kennedy’s earliest memories is of listening…
ADVOCATING FOR JUSTICE
Nantucket Equity Advocates fight structural and systemic racism on Nantucket. Long before the nationwide demonstrations prompted by the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor…
YOU’VE GOT (NO) MAIL
The national controversy over the U.S. Postal Service arrives on Nantucket. Historically, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has been synonymous with dependability. As…
FOSTERING CHANGE
How Jamie Foster kept kids playing at the Boys & Girls Club through the pandemic. When it was announced this May that Jamie Foster…
RAISING THE BARCODE
Happy Place’s Holly Finigan reinvents the restaurant guide with Flowcodes. Of all the industries that have been forced to reinvent themselves amid the coronavirus…