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One of the Top Beer Gardens in the U.S. is a Popular Spot Here in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has lots of amazing spots to stop in for a cold one. As we have hit the Summer months, it's time to enjoy the warmer (and not so hot as its been) weather and stop in at a great spot to enjoy a drink possibly on the patio, out in a courtyard, a balcony or a terrace, or perhaps even up on a rooftop. In fact, there is one particular Massachusetts spot that was selected as one of the top 10 best beer gardens throughout the entire U.S.
Ellen Elizabeth Sollows
Ellen Elizabeth (Cassidy) Sollows passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at the age of 80. Born on September 1, 1943 in Lawrence to Henry and Bertha Cassidy, Ellen cherished her time on Nantucket, where she helped her mother run Haddon Hall, a welcoming guest house for travelers, now the Nantucket Community Music Center. She and her children spent many joyful summers there, embracing the beauty of Nantucket's beaches with family and friends.
Luxury Housing Markets Are Losing Value Fast Due to Climate Change
Markets once sought after due to their coastal environments are now being reevaluated as climate change intensifies. According to CNBC, sea level rise, flooding, and erosion are changing perspectives about luxury coastal housing markets such as Dana Point, Calif., and Nantucket, Mass. Along the East and Gulf Coasts, 33 ZIP codes have a median home value of at least $1 million, and in these areas, a combined 77,005 properties are at risk of flooding.
Greydon Hotel Group Unveils Newly Renovated Nantucket Property
Situated in Nantucket, a tiny island off the coast of Massachusetts, The Martin by Greydon House is a 15-key property set within a newly renovated historic inn. Originally built in 1803 as a home for Nathaniel Sherman and his wife, Hepsabeth, the property was transformed into a guesthouse in the 1920s.
Cruising Nantucket
Cruisers planning their summer family sojourns are guaranteed a whale of a time on historic Nantucket, Massachusetts. Nearly 30 miles of paved bike paths make it easy to explore the island’s riches, from endless beaches to harborside restaurants to a picturesque downtown. History. The Nantucket Historical Association’s Whaling Museum...
Despite Market Turmoil, One New Nantucket Vacation Rental Is Going For $100,000 Per Week
Nantucket’s short-term rental market has been thrust into turmoil this year after several major developments. There was the bombshell Land Court decision in March that could mean hundreds of island properties are being rented illegally. Then came the Town Meeting votes in May when a bid to nullify the court ruling by allowing short-term rentals in all residential districts was rejected, while a ban on corporate ownership of vacation rentals was approved. Last month the largest operator of short-term rentals - The Copley Group - put nearly its entire Nantucket real estate portfolio on the market. Rentals are reportedly down again this summer, with one long-established island real estate office telling the Current that it is off by 19 percent compared to last year.
Tripadvisor names 2 Mass. hotels among 25 ‘best of the best’ in US for 2024
Two Massachusetts hotels are among the best in the country, according to Tripadvisor. The travel research site announced its 2024 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Hotels Awards in April, including a list of the top 25 hotels in the U.S. The Nantucket Hotel and Resort on Nantucket ranked...
A Nantucket High School Sophomore Helped Discover What Could Be A Previously Unknown Parasite Infecting Bay Scallops
A Nantucket High School student may have discovered a new parasite infecting the island’s bay scallops. On her final day of studying Nantucket Bay scallops with Dr. Valerie Hall and the Maria Mitchell Association, 16-year-old NHS sophomore Dalena Garcia-Sosa found what appeared to be a strange parasite in a specimen’s digestive tract. It was like nothing Hall had ever seen before in her years studying bay scallops.
Penny Dey's "Lost In Nevers Land" Recounts Disappearance Of Margaret Kilcoyne At Nantucket Film Festival
The island's greatest unsolved mystery - the disappearance of Dr. Margaret Kilcoyne in 1980 - will be retold on the big screen this week at the Nantucket Film Festival. Island resident Penny Dey spearheaded the short film that will screen on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. as part of the festival's "Shorts: Views From Nantucket" program at The Dreamland theater.
NOAA Researches Encounter Over 160 Whales During Aerial Survey
S MARTHA’S VINEYARD/NANTUCKET – Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, were treated to a fascinating sight this month when aerial crews sighted over 160 whales during a flyover above Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. During the flyover, the team recorded dozens of sei whales, humpback whales, and fin whales, as well as […] The post NOAA Researches Encounter Over 160 Whales During Aerial Survey appeared first on CapeCod.com.
Nantucket's forever shifting sands
Birdsong, five in the morning. A sign that my neighborhood — a relatively new affordable housing subdivision — has matured. My neighbors’ trees provide plenty of places for songbirds to perch. My own trees are less inspired, their thinning leaves looking instead like they are permanently on the cusp of an invisible autumn. The rosemary I planted six years ago towers over the deck, thriving on a steady diet of sandy soil and benign neglect.
Police Investigating Unattended Death On Tuckernuck Island
The Nantucket Police Department is investigating an unattended death on the remote island of Tuckernuck, located east of Nantucket and accessible only by private boat. The Nantucket Harbormaster's staff transported Nantucket Police Department and Nantucket Fire Department personnel to Tuckernuck late Monday night to investigate the unattended death, which occurred at a residence, according to Lt. Dan Mack.
The 29th Nantucket Film Festival Kicks Off Wednesday
The 29th edition of the Nantucket Film Festival runs from June 19th -24th, highlighted by a number of notable films and special guests, including documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. Among other films, the opening day of NFF is set to feature the festival’s 13th-straight Disney/Pixar film, “Inside Out 2,” and Josh Margolin’s critically acclaimed “Thelma,” starring Academy Award nominee June Squibb as the 93-year-old Thelma Post.
Historic Nantucket Dildo Coming To The Big Screen At Film Festival
In the winter of 1979, Nantucketer Barry Thurston was working inside an old house on Pine Street that dates back to the 1700s when he made a startling discovery. “He called up my parents and said ‘I found something in your chimney,” recalled Lizzie Congdon, whose mother Connie, and late father Tom Congdon bought the home that year. “They said ‘What is it?’ And he said… ‘I’ll show you when I see you’.”
Current Athlete Of The Month: Shea Dwyer
The 2023-2024 high school sports year has come and gone. The year came to an exciting end following the boys lacrosse team’s first state championship in program history and the first state title for a Nantucket sports team since 2011. But now, all eyes will shift to the 2024-2025...
Deed Restrictions Or Bust
To the editor: Nantucket has one of the most advanced housing crises in the country. The Steamship Authority is cutting service by 7 percent, all five of the firefighters hired in 2018 left, and the latest wave of teachers are leaving the public school. Employers of critical services can't find housing for their staff. It’s one thing for a restaurant to close on Mondays. It’s another for the ferry to drop a trip. Migrating whales aren’t the only threat to ferry service. We don’t have the benefit of a cautionary tale pushing us in the right direction on housing policy. If we don’t figure it out, we will be the example others point to.
NPD liquor-license compliance checks coming
(June 18, 2024) The Nantucket Police Department will conduct compliance checks at businesses holding liquor licenses over the next several months. The department's alcohol enforcement program includes service-compliance checks and reverse stings. Those found in violation will be charged criminally.
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