A few weeks ago, we recorded a talk at Children’s Beach (Listen for the kids in the background) with the director of the Nantucket Land Bank, Jesse Bell. We discussed a few of the new projects the Land Bank is taking on, primarily the new NLB rain garden at the corner of Easton and S. …
On this episode, we talk with Emily Molden of the Nantucket Land and Water Council and walk through the organization’s recommendation for key articles in the Nantucket Annual Town Meeting Warrant. The NLWC is an important island environmental watchdog and advocate. And these recommendations have been made with the island’s fragile ecosystem in mind.
If you’ve never been to Nantucket’s Annual Town Meeting or you have, and it just confuses and frustrates you, this podcast is for you. We will talk about what is good about ATM and what is, maybe, not so good. Plus we cover a few things you can do to prepare for ATM — the …
The housing crisis on Nantucket has become more and more difficult and there’s no single way to solve it in one swing of the bat. But one program that has had success in its pilot year is Lease to Locals, a way to convert unused dwellings or short-term rentals into year-round rentals for islanders. The …
The STR debate has raged (And I mean raged) for several years on Nantucket. But there’s a good chance that we might be able to see town meeting agree on a new article that came out of an effort by two citizens (one of whom is our guest) and the Select Board to craft something …
Read more “2. Michael Kopko discusses his citizen’s article on short-term rentals.”
Food plays a more important role in the concept of community than many people know. With 20% of a largely affluent community like Nantucket struggling with food insecurity, the problem could not be more clear. In this episode, we talk to Chris Sleeper about how he got into the food business, what his organization is …
Read more “1. Chris Sleeper of Pip & Anchor and The Nantucket Culinary Center”
Welcome to the Nantucket Owner’s Manual Podcast. What’s it about? It’s about leaving the island better than we found it. And more. Give a listen.
One of the annoying byproducts of having more and more people on Nantucket is that the number of people who do not clean up after their dogs has grown as well. Some walking trails are so covered with dog poop it’s very likely that some of it will go home on someone else’s shoes. This …
Read more “As a dog owner, your number one job is to clean up your dog’s number two.”
A lot of communities around the country are struggling with affordable housing and have come up with some very interesting solutions, so far. But because we are an island, a lot of the solutions or changes that work elsewhere need to be modified to work on Nantucket. Adding more affordable and workforce housing is a …
Ever wonder why the debate around short-term rentals has been so fierce on Nantucket? Because short-term rentals represent a lot of money changing hands. For some, the benefits of short-term rentals greatly outweigh the problems they cause. In fact, short-term rentals represent the economic engine that keeps many island businesses and individuals afloat. If they …