Andrea Dello Russo, owner of Andrea’s Auto in Edgartown, said she has no choice but to close her shop by the end of September.

As August makes way to September and the Vineyard readies its goodbye to summer, businesses are reporting mixed results even though preliminary data show more traffic on roads, runways and ferries.

Eliete da Silva moved from the state of Espírito Santo Brazil to the Island in 2021 and worked as a house cleaner and manicurist. She opened her own store, Gata Fields, in April.

The world has changed in the three decades since Elaine Barse opened The Green Room, the Vineyard Haven mainstay offering surfing supplies, skating gear and clothing.

A man should be able to lose his suitcase and pick up everything he needs at Dune. This is the mantra co-owners Annette Luna and Jamie Kiersted had in mind when planning their new men’s clothing store.