Nantucket

PHOTOS: 4 Gorgeous Spots Along The East Coast

Oyster | Posted 05.28.2012

Oyster

Some of our favorite U.S. hotels on the East Coast have re-opened their doors for the summer season.

David Lohr

Remains Found Of Trudie Hall, A Missing Pregnant Woman Who Allegedly Had 2 Husbands

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.25.2012

Human remains found in Massachusetts have been identified as those of a missing Nantucket pregnant woman whose mysterious disappearance captured natio...

PHOTOS: Springtime In Northeast Resort Towns

JustLuxe | Posted 04.17.2012

JustLuxe

With an early spring bringing unusually warm weather, East Coast resort towns are starting to anticipate their busy season coming right around the corner.

Lost Nantucket Boat Found Off Spanish Coast 3 Years Later

Posted 03.27.2012

A nautical nightmare has turned into a story for the ages for Scott Douglas of Nantucket, Massachusetts. According to the Associated Press, Dougla...

Fashion arbiters who think for themselves and dress like grownups

Cherie Burns | Posted 11.22.2011

Cherie Burns

There once was a woman in Nantucket who had cards printed to hand out to women she considered inappropriately dressed. "Your attire is not appropriate for Nantucket," the recipients were advised.

The Nantucket Film Festival: A Reason to Leave the Beach

Linda Flanagan | Posted 08.23.2011

Linda Flanagan

It's pouring rain on Nantucket, but we don't mind. We're here for the The Nantucket Film Festival, which opened June 22nd with screenings of Cars 2 an...

Stop Kvetching. Self-Publishing Is Here To Stay -- And Vaulting Ahead

Bernard Starr | Posted 05.25.2011

Bernard Starr

Yes, there's lots of junk among self-published titles. Let's be honest though. Traditional publishing also releases a lot of pollution.

Congratulations, America. You Passed Wind.

Ben Carmichael | Posted 05.25.2011

Ben Carmichael

For some, it was with a sense of relief that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar passed Cape Wind. For others, it was the latest in a drama that has lasted nearly a decade. Either way, this is a story that blows.

Five Places to Prolong Summer

Melissa Biggs Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Melissa Biggs Bradley

There are certain American towns that capture the essence of simple pleasures on the water and a slower summertime pace. My favorites all have shingle...

A Very Mighty Wind

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan A. Schein

hat happens when millions of gallons of oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico, threatening environmental destruction and the loss of thousands of jobs? You'd think that a move toward renewable energy would be met with much fanfare.

Mark Madoff, Bernie's Son, Puts Nantucket Home Up For Sale (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Want to own a tiny piece of Madoff family history? One of Bernie's two sons, Mark Madoff, has put his Nantucket home on the market, the New York Times...

Damned Dapper: The Preppy "Go-to-Hell" Look

Christian Chensvold | Posted 05.25.2011

Christian Chensvold

Put on a fresh pot of coffee and settle down for what is, as far as I know, the first-ever history of the whimsical WASP penchant for madras blazers, lobster-embroidered trousers, and sweaters in pink and kelly green.

Reading In Public: Books We've Spotted And What You Might Want To Read In Bed On New Year's Day (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz and Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Reading in public says something about a book--that the reader likes it enough to carry it on a subway, an airplane, to a doctor's office or cafe. Eve...

A Holiday To Hope

Patricia Yarberry Allen | Posted 11.17.2011

Patricia Yarberry Allen

I often tease the husband that over the years of our marriage he fancies that he is a doctor. Well, he was my doctor and guide as I trusted him enough to stop and take time for a holiday.

Bailout Clunkers, not Private Jets

Harry Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Harry Smith

I was in Nantucket over the weekend, and I have to say I was impressed by the large number of private jets parked on the tarmac at the local airport. The rich are still doing okay.

Great White Shark Found On Nantucket Beach

The Boston Globe | Martin Finucane | Posted 05.25.2011

This one was for real. State shark specialists have determined that a big fish that washed up on a beach in Nantucket Monday was a 6 1/2-foot great wh...

Teenage Suicides On Nantucket Bewilder Experts

New York Times | BENEDICT CAREY | Posted 11.17.2011

If the three deaths were connected, no one on the island could say exactly how. The first, a 15-year-old, killed himself at his home near the high sch...