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Economy

After 34 years under Luke Tedeschi, this summer marks the end of one of Nantucket’s defining waterfront institutions, a sprawling harbor-front restaurant and open-air bar operation woven into the rhythm of arrival, work, dining, and summer life on Straight Wharf

Community | History

Community

The Crown That Stays Casual

For 50 years, The Rose & Crown has held onto something downtown Nantucket keeps losing: a place that still feels open to almost everyone

Real Estate | Development

Nantucket, The Strip, Broad Street Real Estate, Steamship Authority

The Broad Street Reset

A $35.9M price tag and expiring leases clear the way for a new corporate gateway

Environment

Nantucket, ponds, harbors, eelgrass, development, building, sewer, algae

Nitrogen Island

The invisible ecological pressure underneath Nantucket

Workforce

Governance

The Last Catch

How Nantucket’s fishing industry slipped away and the high-speed plan that almost saved it

Is Nantucket Outgrowing Town Meeting?

A proposal to replace direct democracy with a Town Council heads to the floor

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