Business
Consistency, dedicated workers, quality product and a good value are required to make a restaurant work. But for restaurant owner J.B. Blau it all comes back to putting the customer on the pedestal, and on the Vineyard, that means putting the year-round population first.
Though Vineyard harbors are empty of most boats, and the North Wharf boat lift is quiet, George J. Rogers Jr. and his wife Sheryl, owners of Edgartown Marine, have been working through the winter, morning until night.
While the state unemployment rate fell last year, the economic picture on the Vineyard remains a bit more muddled, with some reporting that workers in this seasonally-driven economy are in a mighty struggle to make ends meet during the winter months.
La Choza, a new burrito shop, will open Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 11 a.m., with a grand-opening celebration that day from noon to 2 p.m. at 4 Main street Vineyard Haven. Owner Seth Gambino said complimentary food will be served at the two-hour celebration. For the rest of the off-season, La Choza will be open Monday through Saturday.
The Edgartown selectmen Monday approved a proposal from the Chappaquiddick Beach Club to pave a small turnaround area at the club entrance on the Chappaquiddick Road.
Club manager Peter MacRae said the area is used as a turnaround point for the club’s shuttle van; he said sand and gravel have both proved to be ineffective paving materials over the years, adding wear to the club van’s tires and spilling out onto the road.
New Nutrition
Josh and Prudence Levy of Edgartown are the new owners of Vineyard Nutrition. After 24 years, Denise Guest has sold her practice to focus on her Be My Guest Granola product line development.
The Levys recently moved back to the Island to raise their two young boys close to family. “It has always been our dream to own a private nutrition counseling practice together. Buying Vineyard Nutrition has brought us back to family and community and the kind of life we were yearning for,” Mr. Levy said.