This morning the New York Times posted a story about how the color and name "plum" seems to be popping up more and more in advertising these days. They included a mention of little ol' us, and we're just so darn flattered that we figured we should let everyone know. (...we didn't say we were shy.)
In the latest addition of This Week on the Vineyard at Che's Lounge, Guinevere sat down with Bob Lee from community radio station WVVY to talk about the station's programming, mission, and future events. Tune in on the island at 93.7 FM to check them out, or listen from anywhere at wvvy.org.
Local legends Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish recently played at the Ag Hall in West Tisbury to raise money for the West Tisbury School's new kitchen. They've been playing together for seventeen years, and Plum caught up with Johnny and keyboardist Jeremy Berlin to talk about how they got started playing the blues.
The weather may still be chilly, but the first hints of the season popped up along with the crocuses this weekend. Circuit Ave was not exactly bustling, but pretty busy compared to its typical winter traffic. A couple of early openings brought people (especially kids) out to Oak Bluffs, and Shibori had its grand opening, the tie-dye boutique becoming the first new store on island.
John Clese sits down with
architects Stephanie Mashek and Kenneth MacLean about the plans for the
new YMCA building. Stephanie and Kenneth - a married couple who work
together at the same firm - talk about the new pool, gym, and teen
center. The segment also features some floor plans and a 3D model of what the completed
building will look like.
A recent article in the Escapes section of the New York Times entitled A Soft Market Offers Some Buyers a Second Chance reported on something we here on the Vineyard already knew - the Vineyard market is suffering. However, from the viewpoint of the Times' readers, this is a good thing.
John Clese sat down with Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary Director Suzan
Bellincampi to talk about the sanctuary's programs like Moonlight Meanders, and the
Woodcock Wander. They also talked about the upcoming events for Earth
Hour 2008, which encourages you to turn out your lights to save energy on March 19th.
Vampire Weekend has blossomed. They've now played on SNL, graced the cover of Spin and might just have been this year's "it" band at SXSW. Lucky TV network that we are, Plum packed them in for their first ever TV appearance in a segment of Juan's Basement. Get the kefir off your keffiyeh, and check them out.
Jerry Fritz from Habitat for Humanity talks with Guinevere about the
newest Habitat building project in Edgartown, and
how the selection process works.
