Cathleen Vincent believes people have an inherent ability to heal themselves. “You already have all the key ingredients in your body,” the acupuncturist said from her studio at the Yoga Barn in Chilmark. “It’s up to me to hear it and recognize it and hopefully activate it so your body can do what it needs to do to become more balanced.

George Bernard Shaw once said, “You see things, and you say, Why? But I dream things that never were and I say, Why not?” For Kimberly Cartwright, founder and owner of the indoor cycling studio Om of Motion, the quotation carries weight. “Om is my Why not?’” Ms. Cartwright states on her website, omofmotion.com.

Last October, hair-stylist Seniel Hannagan shaved her head.

These days she has long red hair that falls well below her shoulders.

“I’ve had every hair cut but I hadn’t shaved my head yet,” Seniel said. “But that growing out phase is never good. I got to the point where I was like, what am I going to do, wear a hat all summer?”

When it comes to food, language is never a barrier for Aaron Oster. It’s the reason he became a chef and it’s what has drawn him to Slow Food Martha’s Vineyard. “Everywhere in the world there is a Slow Food group of people who want the same thing.

Construction is scheduled to begin this week on a new liquor store near the airport.

Brion McGroarty, who has operated Town Provisions in downtown Edgartown for 23 years, plans to move the store to a new 2,700 square foot building that will be an addition to the Flatbread Company, a family pizza restaurant on Airport Road.