Tara Gayle, owner of Gayle Gardens Landscape Design, bought the 3.2-acre parcel on State Road last week. In an interview with the Gazette, she said she plans to continue running a nursery there with hopes of including more organic and native plants. 

Canieka Fleming recently opened Loud Kitchen, the new restaurant at the Ritz Cafe that serves classic bar food with a Southern twang.

Geoff Rose, the owner of Island Time dispensary in Vineyard Haven, submitted a citizen petition to the Oak Bluffs select board Oct. 10 requesting amendments to bylaws that regulate the location and operations of marijuana businesses. 

Atwood Company, a regional developer founded by private equity investor William Cumming, is putting together an application to build 64 apartments on three acres on Upper Main street, where Donaroma’s Nursery, Landscaping and Floral Design currently operates.

Leif Iversen, founder and owner of the Martha’s Vineyard Coffee Company, doesn’t remember exactly when he took his first childhood sip of coffee, but he certainly remembers where it happened: Costa Rica.

As development has spread on the Island, yard and garden services have exploded, employing a growing segment of Vineyard residents.