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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

New In Town: Porto Pizza in Vineyard Haven

Porto Pizza is a new pizzeria in Vineyard Haven located between Stop & Shop and the Steamship Authority.

Porto Pizza has only been open for 16 days, but owner, Jiri Pavelka has had years of experience in the pizza business. "I used to work in some other place making pizza," says Pavelka who has been living and working here for the past 14 years. He and a friend decided to start the own business because, "why not? It just came across our way one day. The location was the best we could find in the last four years." And a better location Pavelka couldn't ask for. Porto Pizza is in an ideal spot behind the Main St. shopping area, next to Menemsha Blues across the parking lot from the Vineyard Haven Stop & Shop. It is the first dining option you see as you get off the boat in Vineyard Haven. The menu is simple. Cheese, Pepperoni, Whole Wheat, and …

Monday, July 16, 2012

Juliska: New to the Neighborhood

New high-end tableware store on Main Street takes over Bramhall & Dunn space

After Bramhall & Dunn, a high-end women's clothing store, closed last winter after being a Main Street mainstay for over 30 years, many wondered what store would fill its shoes. This spring, Juliska took its place on Main Street. Employee Dorothy Gould explained that it isn't just a regular store, "It's more like an 'everything you need to make an amazing meal' type store," she said. "We have tons of accent pieces, candles and jewelery." For some people, the new store still comes as a shock. "People are very disappointed that Bramhall & Dunn is gone," Gould explains. "We get that quite a bit." But Retail Sales and Events Coordinator, Andie Lyons, explained that there exciting events for people to look forward to. "We're having a lot of …

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