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Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s new, state-of-the-art facility features an expanded interventional services area, including two operating rooms, as well as a procedure room. Our team of board-certified surgeons, nurses and anesthesia personnel perform over 700 surgical procedures every year right here on-island, and our operating rooms are staffed 24/7. From routine procedures like colonoscopies and endoscopies, to hernia repair, or shoulder and knee arthroscopies, our surgeons are trained and certified in both general surgery and minimally-invasive laparoscopic techniques. Dr. Frank O’Connor, the island’s newest addition to the surgery team, complements NCH’s longtime surgeons Dr. Tim Lepore and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Rocco Monto, allowing more patients to stay on-island and take
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A statistical snapshot of Nantucket in the winter.
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How photographer Lauren Marttila is making holiday gift giving a snap.
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The ultimate rundown of events for this year's winter festivities.
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What went viral on #Nantucket this fall?
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Just in time for the snow, island-based interior designer Kathleen Hay reveals her work on a majestic mountain property in Woodstock, Vermont.
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Retired Patriots star Rob Gronkowski shows off his post-football physique for the cover of this winter issue.
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Nantucket’s favorite bookworm Tim Ehrenberg recommends six reads for winter.
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Trainer Christian Rivera gives his top tips for building a strong mindset.
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Why Petrichor restaurant and wine bar is the perfect place to sip into the winter.
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Sharon Quigley wants to throw the ultimate tea party.
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The new campaign to cement Fred Rogers’ legacy on Nantucket.
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How Bill Bishop’s Blue Buffalo dog food company fetched billions.
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CONTRIBUTORS ELLIE GOTTWALD Ellie Gottwald has been coming to Nantucket since she was six years old. When she’s not on Nantucket, Gottwald splits her time between Ojai, California and New York City. Gottwald is a film actress and works closely with Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, an institution near and dear to her heart. She is also a watercolor painter and owns Front Porch Studio on Easy Street. Her whimsical painting style is a reflection of her love of place. Ellie is the proud mother of Grace and Rose. For this winter edition, Gottwald contributed to the “Off the Beaten Path” travel section by profiling the off-season hotspot of Nosara, Costa Rica. JONATHAN SOROFF After growing up in Newton, MA and graduating from Duke University, Jonathan Soroff began his journalism career at The Boston Herald. For twenty-eight years, he was the lead columnist for The Improper Bostonian Magazine, writing the social column and a celebrity interview in every issue and contributing numerous features. He’s written for a variety of publications, ranging from People Magazine and London's Royal Academy Magazine, to Elle Décor South Africa and The South China Morning Post. In 2013, he published his first novel, Crimes of Fashion, and for several years, he co-hosted a weekly radio program, “Status Report,” on Boston Herald Radio. He serves on the Board of Overseers at The Boston Ballet, the Advisory Board of the Trustees of the Reservations, the Board of Corporators for Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill, MA, and is a director of the NET Research Foundation, which funds research into carcinoid cancer and related tumors. He lives in Newton, MA with his
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Events take place during Stroll weekend.
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Number of additional street signs that the Department of Transportation proposed to Nantucket’s Select Board.
150 Feet Distance hunters need to stay from paved roads and walkways.
55.5% Residences on Nantucket that are vacation homes.
3,600 Miles Distance cycled by Rob Lea from Washington State to Sconset, completing his self-titled Ultimate World Triathlon.
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The number of years the Pearl has been in operation.
Cost of National Grid’s new Tesla-manufactured batteries, the largest in New England, located at Nantucket Memorial Airport.
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MATILDA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 VARIOUS TIMES, BENNETT HALL
Though she be but little, she is fierce! Roald Dahl’s beloved tale about magical Matilda comes alive on stage this winter. Families with children of all ages will love this story of learning, bravery and the power of kindness. For tickets and more information, visit theatrenantucket.org.
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18TH ANNUAL COLD TURKEY PLUNGE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 10:00 AM CHILDREN’S BEACH
Get those warm blankets ready—the 18th annual Cold Turkey Plunge is back! Join hundreds of participants in supporting the Atheneum with a frosty swim Thanksgiving morning. To donate and register for the plunge, visit nantucketatheneum.org.
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ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 5:00 PM MAIN STREET
O come, all ye Nantucketers to sing “O Christmas Tree” at the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. Nantucket High School’s a cappella group will be on hand to sing carols as attendees drink hot chocolate and join in the merrymaking spirit. For more information, visit nantucketchamber.org.
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26TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TREES PREVIEW PARTY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 6:00 – 8:00 PM WHALING MUSEUM
The Whaling Museum’s winter wonderland opens to the public and kicks off Stroll weekend with the fabulous Festival of Trees Preview Party. Enjoy seasonal libations and exquisitely decorated trees all while supporting the NHA. Can’t make the preview party? Not to worry, the festival runs December 6–31. For more information, visit nha.org.
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A NANTUCKET CHRISTMAS CAROL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 7:30 PM WHITE HERON THEATRE
The only reason you’ll be saying “bah, humbug” this season is if you miss A Nantucket Christmas Carol! Charles Dickens’ holiday classic is back with a Nantucket twist: Ebenezer Scrooge as a whaling captain. For tickets and more information, visit whiteherontheatre.org.
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SANTA ARRIVES ON NANTUCKET
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 12:00 PM STRAIGHT WHARF
He’s making a list and checking it twice to see if you’ll be there when he arrives on Nantucket! Catch Old Saint Nick as he kicks off the holiday season with this treasured island tradition. For more information, visit christmasstroll.com.
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NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL YULETIDE FAIR
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL
We’re fairly certain that you’ll find an incredible array of handcrafted holiday items and heirloom quality gifts at this year’s Yuletide Fair. Savor treats at the holiday bake shop as you enjoy delightful musical entertainment at this cherished community event. For more information, visit nantucketlighthouseschool.org.
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AAN’S COOL YULE HOLIDAY PARTY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 5:30 – 7:30 PM CECELIA JOYCE & SEWARD JOHNSON GALLERY
You’ll not want to miss this jolly yuletide fête! This festive follow-up to the Holiday Small Works Show features pieces by AAN’s many local members. Take home a piece of art for yourself or pick up a special something for your holiday gift list. For more information, visit nantucketarts.org.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 4:30 PM THE DREAMLAND
You know and love the Boston Pops in August, now enjoy the Cape Symphony’s Holiday Pops concert this December. For the first time, the region’s largest holiday celebration will play on Nantucket, featuring a special tribute to the great Christmas specials of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. For more information, visit nantucketdreamland.org.
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NEW YEARS EVE GALA DINNER & DANCE PARTY
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 6:30 PM NANTUCKET HOTEL
Coast your way over to the Nantucket Hotel and wave hello to 2020 at its New Year’s Eve Under the Sea Gala! Matty B will be spinning a mix of party tunes as guests dive into a delicious dinner, with plenty of dancing to follow. Resort-chic and ocean-inspired attire is encouraged. For tickets and more information, visit thenantuckethotel.com.
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WAUWINET · WAUWINET ROAD · $9,950,000
CLIFF · LINCOLN AVENUE · $15,995,000
TOWN · WEST CHESTER STREET · $4,695,000
SCONSET · LOW BEACH ROAD · $6,799,000
MIACOMET · SOMERSET ROAD · $1,795,000
TOWN · INDIA STREET · $11,000,000
Harbor front retreat. Abutting 2+ acre lot $13,950,000.
Luxury and location at this breathtaking home with unparalleled water views.
Sophisticated and stylish fully renovated home moments to downtown.
Grand east end estate with pool and tennis courts overlooking the Atlantic.
One of the largest parcels in the Old Historic District, being offered as a whole or three lots.
Nantucket compound abutting over 32 acres of conservation land.
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EYE OF THE STORM
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The @BrantPointCG proved they’re no dummies when it comes to saving lives in treacherous storms – but it does take a dummy to learn how to do it! The brave weather warriors tested their man overboard skills this past hurricane season with a doll named “Oscar.” Despite whipping rain and rocky seas, the officers safely brought Oscar aboard, and brought in over 34,000 views of the rescue at the same time.
Islanders were flying high in their flannels for @levitatebrand’s first annual Flannel Jam this past October. Featuring performances by Trampled by Turtles, Ballroom Thieves, Liz Cooper & The Stampede, and Nantucket’s own Buckle and Shake, the afternoon party at @ciscobrewers celebrated all things fall as part of a weekendlong festival across New England. Concert-goers were almost unanimously dressed in plaid getups, tagging countless photos of the event with the hashtag #flanneljam. Trampled by Turtles (@tbtduluth) also posted a video of the fun to their 45,000 followers, thanking all attendees for a “wonderful weekend of shows.”
Social butterflies and island mainstays Elin Hilderbrand, Linda Holliday, Jane Deery, and Dr. Susan DeCoste rocked hot pink hues this past October for a cause: the Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s Hot Pink Luncheon. The fundraiser, which took place at Boston Harbor Hotel, featured journalist Joan Lunden and a panel of medical experts to discuss the latest developments in breast cancer research. Hilderbrand’s post may have brought in over 2,000 likes, but more importantly, the Hot Pink Luncheon raised over $400,000 for breast cancer research.
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This majestic log house sits on the highest point in Woodstock, Vermont. The impressive structure, which blends perfectly with the natural beauty of the wooded hills, enjoys unobstructed 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape. The bones of the house existed, but the property had been unattended for several years and needed updating and refreshing. We were tasked to design a clean-lined interior — a foil to a typical log house. The materials chosen are complementary to the copious amounts of wood: fresh and updated while adding warmth to the soaring spaces. We quickly learned the challenges of redesigning a log house, which does not allow for easy changes to plumbing or electrical locations. However, the inherent texture of the wood and chink made up for the difficulty on the technical end. We enjoyed immensely working on a site that is the antithesis to our usual beachy locales.
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While Nantucketers are well accustomed to throwing serious parties, summer residents Roy and Manisha Kapani have taken the concept of entertaining friends and guests to an entirely new level. As chairs of Washington, D.C.’s prestigious Meridian Ball, the Kapanis hosted hundreds of guests for a black-tie affair that raised more than $1.3 million for the Meridian Center. The sixty-year-old organization is described as a nonpartisan center that strengthens engagement between the United States
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This fall, the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce hosted its first annual Pitch Competition, a “Shark Tank”-style event created by the Chamber’s Nantucket Island Center for Entrepreneurship. Held at the Dreamland, eight local entrepreneurs were given two minutes to pitch their startups to judges Bruce A. Percelay, Darya Gault and Peter Barnes. The startups ranged from tasty existing businesses like The Beet to more fantastical ideas like Sharon Quigley’s tea room, which won the People’s Choice Award as well as second place overall. Taking first place and the $7,500 cash prize was Thomas Holt with his e-bike company Sandy Pedals. A former longtime employee at Young’s Bicycle Shop, Holt wants to bring customdesigned, dock-less electric bikes to Nantucket. As has been seen with scooters in major cities, these bikes would be operated on-demand by a phone app. Thanks to the cash prize, Holt will be able to pedal his startup idea to the next phase.
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and the world by connecting global leaders through culture and collaboration. Given the state of global relations these days, their efforts could not have come at a better moment. The honorary guest committee included nearly 250 names along with a ball committee of more than 150 volunteers. The guest list seemed to include practically the entire U.S. government and exceeded the population of Sconset. For those who question Washington’s effectiveness, there is no question that they know how to throw a party. If you are considering inviting the entire island over to your house for a cookout next summer, you may want to consult with the Kapanis first.
SHIPS AWAY!
Construction on the USS Nantucket officially began with the keel-laying ceremony in Marinette, Wisconsin, this October. Slated to launch in the spring of 2021, the USS Nantucket is a littoral combat ship (LCS 27), whose sponsor is longtime island resident, Polly Spencer. The wife of Richard Spencer, the Secretary of the Navy, Polly had her initials welded into the ship’s keel plate in the Navy tradition. “The USS Nantucket will confront many complex challenges,” Secretary Spencer said. “It will confront humanitarian relief all the way to ‘great power competition,’ drawing on the strength of every weld, every rivet applied by the great people here.” Marking the first ship named after Nantucket in 150 years, Nantucket Historical Association Gosnell Executive Director James Russell was also in attendance and made remarks at the ceremony. “Following her sea trials, many of us hope that the USS Nantucket will visit Nantucket in the fall for her ‘commissioning,’” Russell said after the ceremony. “Should this happen, it will be a true island-wide occasion to partner, participate and celebrate this island’s proud naval tradition with the U.S. Navy.”
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Nantucket has a new claim to fame thanks to National Grid and Tesla. This October, the largest battery in New England was installed in a location by the airport. Known as a battery energy storage system, or BESS, the Telsadesigned battery pack will serve as a fail-safe if Nantucket were to lose power from the two undersea cables that connect it to the mainland. Thirteen hundred homes on Nantucket could receive around eight hours of electricity from the giant battery pack. BESS is the first step in coming up with a solution to Nantucket’s long-term energy woes. National Grid projects that the island will need a third underwater cable within the next twenty years should energy demand continue to increase. In hopes of avoiding the $200 million project, National Grid sees solar-powered batteries as a more effective way to keep the lights on in the future.
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The sixth annual Nantucket Shorts Festival served up another entertaining lineup of locally shot films this fall. This year’s winner was a hilarious docu-comedy called TIOLI Revolt: We’re Not Going to Take It (Or Leave It!) created by Janet Forest and NCTV’s Andrew
Cromartie. The short film centers on the Nantucket landfill’s Take It Or Leave It and is reminiscent of the comedic styling of such side-splitters as Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. NCTV took home another notable win by way of lead editor and videographer Dee White, who helped Penny Dey win Best New Filmmaker for Dr. Winslow’s Heart. For those who missed the sold-out show, you can now watch all these shorties at nantucketshorts.com.
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TAKEOVER This holiday season, one of N Magazine’s longtime chief photographers Kit Noble will be showcasing his work at an exclusive show in the Samuel Owen Gallery on 46 Centre Street. The exhibition runs from Thanksgiving to the Stroll with his art on sale at competitive prices perfect for gift giving. New to Noble’s fine art collection is a series he photographed on Nantucket that pairs classic cars with the laid-back surf aesthetic. Another series, “Perfectly Imperfect,” takes a dramatic look at beach finds, and his series, “Waterproof,” brings viewers directly into the swells that crash on Nantucket. Whether you’re a private collector or an interior designer in search of inspiration, Noble’s gallery takeover will be worth a stop on your Stroll downtown.
MUSKEGET MYSTERY
On the evening of October 20th, the tiny island of Muskeget had an unexpected visitor when a single prop plane crash-landed in its grass. According to the National Transportation Safety Board accident report, the Maule MX7 landed on the island’s tiny grass strip at 5:39 p.m. and then “went off the end” of the island. While Muskeget, which is owned primarily by Crocker Snow, has a rough airstrip, it is intended only for emergency landings. While the reasons for the landing were unknown at press time, the plane was sufficiently damaged during the touchdown, requiring it to be returned to Nantucket in pieces by way of a barge. Thankfully, no one was hurt during the accident.
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N’s resident bookworm Tim Ehrenberg shares six of his favorite reads
ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS BY JAMI ATTENBERG Nicknamed the “poet laureate of difficult families,” author Jami Attenberg delivers another gorgeously-written family saga. My favorite aspect of this novel, and what sets it apart from other books of its kind, is the random peek into the lives of perfect strangers: the person you stroll by in the park, that woman who sells you a book or the man who takes your ferry ticket. Everyone has a story. Our main characters here find themselves in the web of a toxic husband and father who is on his deathbed. New Orleans is a great setting for this novel of secrets, drama and human interaction. Jami Attenberg will be joining us for the 2020 Nantucket Book Festival June 18–21.
THE BODY: A GUIDE FOR OCCUPANTS BY BILL BRYSON Who knew that the greatest mystery I would read this year would be a true head-to-toe tour of the human body. As Bill Bryson writes, “We pass our existence within this wobble of flesh and yet take it almost entirely for granted.” Almost every sentence had me tapping people on the shoulder to tell them a bit of information I had just learned. For example, you blink fourteen thousand times a day, which adds up to almost twenty-three minutes of every waking day. My mind was blown with this statement on the paradox of the brain: “Everything you know in the world is provided to you by an organ that itself has never seen that world.” Or there’s the fact that about a second after you started reading this sentence, your body had produced a million red blood cells. I feel like every human would enjoy this book!
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THE EDUCATION OF AN IDEALIST: A MEMOIR BY SAMANTHA POWER
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From 2013 to 2017, Samantha Power served in the Cabinet of President Barack Obama and as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. She had previously worked on Obama’s National Security Council as Special Assistant to the President for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights. In her memoir, The Education of an Idealist, Pulitzer Prize-winner Power intimately answers the question “What can one person do?” Her story is one of an immigrant, a wife, a mother, a government insider and a profound writer. — Time magazine named her one of the world’s most influential people. In honest and humorous prose, Power gives us a political memoir that is as well-written as it is insightful and moving. Samantha Power will also be joining us for the 2020 Nantucket Book Festival.
CHRISTMAS SHOPAHOLIC BY SOPHIE KINSELLA Don’t be a Scrooge and judge me, but one of my favorite guilty pleasures are Sophie Kinsella novels. They make me laugh and help me not take the world so seriously all the time. Beloved shopaholic character Becky Bloomwood is hosting Christmas this year and we can all relate to her trying to juggle it all: decking the halls, making those lists and checking them twice, trying to cook and accommodate all of your family’s dietary restrictions, finding the best sales, making it to all the parties, all while trying to keep the true spirit of Christmas alive. This light-hearted, humorous holiday romp might just help you get through the season ahead.
CHRISTMAS ON NANTUCKET BY LESLIE LINSLEY I’m checking off every Nantucket lover on my shopping list this season with Leslie Linsley’s gorgeous coffee table book—Christmas on Nantucket. She begins with declaring that in December, “the island looks like an old-fashioned Christmas card.” The pages that follow prove this sentiment by offering stunning photography, island traditions like Christmas Stroll Weekend and the Festival of Trees, beautiful island home decorations, Main Street holiday windows and Linsley’s own ideas for recreating a unique Nantucket-style Christmas.
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Get excited for another great year of reading ahead with this upcoming novel by Ann Napolitano to be published January 6, 2020. Dear Edward is the coming-of-age story of Edward Adler, sole survivor of a plane crash claiming the life of his family and 183 other passengers. That’s not a spoiler alert. You know it from the publisher’s blurb. What keeps you reading are the connections Edward has with his fellow passengers, those who step in to raise him and all of the people whose lives are affected by the crash. The result is a moving novel of discovering hope, learning to find joy again and realizing what it means to truly live. It’s a great read and the perfect one to start your #ReadMoreBooks New Year’s Resolution.
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Christian Rivera gives his top tips to tying mind and body
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1 BE CONSISTENT The hardest part of reaching your ultimate fitness goals is consistency. But there’s a secret to being consistent: the 80/20 rule. Eighty percent of the week, I try my hardest to be mindful of what I eat and how I work out. Twenty percent of the week, I indulge. So if I accomplished my 80 percent rule from Monday to Saturday, I go all out at Sunday brunch with a stack of pancakes, French toast, extra bacon, and eggs fried in bacon fat. If you want rock-hard abs, maybe that 80/20 rule isn’t for you. But if you want a happy and healthy journey to overall fitness, then small, mindful changes are huge.
2 BE PATIENT Being patient is the key to reaching any goal. If you’re consistent and disciplined, results will come over time. When you are patient, goals are earned and you achieve a new healthy lifestyle, rather than just a quick fix. Taking time with your health and fitness journey is the only real way to achieve long-lasting succes.
3 START WITH THE BASICS Don’t get too caught up in the fitness “influencers” on Instagram doing back flip burpees or one-handed pullups. Start with the basics. Most of your results come from doing the basics really well. Stick with the old school exercises and you will see results faster than ever. But be sure to mix it up as well. One day do body weight workouts, then another day some strength training, another day bike, swim, run or simply walk. The key is to keep your body guessing.
4 GET A FITNESS BUDDY Having a friend along with you on your fitness journey makes a huge difference. You will push each other till you both reach a goal. You will show progress together. One day they will have more motivation than you and will push you to walk that extra mile or get that extra rep.
5 PRACTICE MINDFULNESS The brain is a powerful tool. It can bring you down if you let it, but if you tap into a good, patient, disciplined mindset, it can open up endless possibilities. Be aware that you control everything around you. It’s not an easy thing to do these days, but if you tune into what your mind is telling you, you can accomplish anything. You are your own coach, the strongest voice on your fitness journey.
6 HAVE PMA (POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE)
There was a study on Major League Baseball players vs minor league players. In that study the things that made the difference between both leagues were mental toughness, confidence, dealing with failure, expectations, and positive self-talk. Having an optimistic outlook on life will change how you see the world in general. Thinking positive — having confidence in yourself, getting up off the ground when you're down, and believing that there are endless opportunities out there for you — is a major game changer in life.
7 BE HAPPY Remember that health and fitness is different for each individual person. This list is what makes me happy in my health and fitness journey. But we all have different goals. Health and fitness can be anything you want it to be. A walk in the park. Playing with your kids. Going on a bike ride with friends. And as far as diet, just being mindful of what you eat each day will make a huge difference. Take it day by day and everything else will follow. Embrace the moment and embark on your own epic journey.
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Christian Rivera has been a trainer for nearly seven years at Nantucket Cycling and Fitness. He also works as a personal chef, catering private parties. Follow him on Instagram @cr_fit_food.
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WINE DOWN WRITTEN BY JOSH GRAY
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he name of the newest wine bar on 130 Pleasant Street—Petrichor—is one of those whimsical words meant to conjure the senses. While the dictionary defines it as the scent that lingers in the air after the first rain, oenophiles have adopted “petrichor” to describe a particularly aromatic wine. But for Petrichor’s owner, Jill Viselli, the word also embodies a lifelong passion for food and wine that she’s now pouring into the new year-round restaurant and bar. “We’re not pretentious and don’t have that ‘upscale wine bar’ feel,” says Viselli, who is a sommelier by training and a veteran of such fine-dining establishments as the Galley Beach and the Nantucket Golf Club. “We’re casual in here and we want our patrons to feel they can come in that way as well.” That being said, Petrichor has a serious wine list at its heart, complemented by a wide variety of foreign and domestic whiskeys, a full cocktail list and plenty of great food. The extensive wine list caters to just about every taste, from Provence to Napa Valley and everywhere in between and beyond. “Having worked as a sommelier on the island for so long, I know well what Nantucket wants to drink,” Viselli says. “We carry the favorites as well as a rotating list of diverse selections.” For those not in the mood for wine, the curated list of whiskeys contains a number of exciting selections, including several from Japan.
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Petrichor’s kitchen is led by Chef Tyrone Williams whom Viselli recruited through a friend and colleague in Miami. “Tyrone has expanded the menu extensively since he’s arrived and he’s really very creative,” Viselli says. The menu smacks of global influences, from the hearty trattorizza in Italy to the crowded, narrow streets of Paris. Some of Petrichor’s
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most popular dishes include generous cheese and charcuterie boards; deep-fried, locally made burrata; succulent short ribs; and flavor-filled lamb lollipops. “We play with ingredients to create elevated comfort food that is unique and delicious, but also incredibly fresh,” says Viselli, who sources her fish and produce locally. “As someone who has traveled a lot and dined at some of
the best restaurants in the world, I’m very involved in the process and know what I want—and our chef delivers every time.” For dessert, Petrichor has a rotating selection of decadent, homemade staples such as key lime pie and New York-style cheesecake. And, of course, there’s always wine. Open year-round—seven days a week in the high season, and Tuesday through the weekly Sunday brunch the rest of the year—Petrichor is available for private parties and has “We just want people plans to offer paired wine dinners in to be able to come in as the near future. Comfortable and inthey are and have some viting, the wine bar and lounge are great food and drink.” an ideal hot spot to warm your bones — Jill Viselli throughout the winter. “We just want people to be able to come in as they are and have some great food and drink,” Viselli says. “I’ve listened to people in restaurants for years talk about their experiences, and I’ve tried to run my restaurant based on the way I like to be treated when I go out.”
“We’re not pretentious and don’t have that ‘upscale wine bar’ feel...We’re casual in here and we want our patrons to feel they can come in that way as well.” — Jill Viselli
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Sharon Quigley thinks it’s high time to bring back high tea
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“I think I was born in another era,” says Shahile the Boston Tea Party may have garron Quigley, who recently won the People’s Choice nered all the headlines, Nantucket’s history Award at the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce’s with tea is equally steeped in tradition. During the inaugural N.I.C.E. Pitch Competition with her idea heyday of whaling, teas from around the world for a teahouse. “I’ve always loved the whole theater found their way back to Nantucket aboard ships reof afternoon tea with beautiful pastries and delicious turning from far off hunts. Women effectively ran finger sandwiches.” Quigley the island at that time and local wants to recreate this experience teahouses offered them a rare “To create a successby opening a teahouse in the hisreprieve from their many responful new business, it toric district. Named in honor of sibilities and a chance to taste takes unwavering one of Nantucket’s most colorexotic teas from abroad. This passion, combined ful and controversial characters, largely untold history of tea on with a great idea Kezia Coffin’s Tea Room will be the island has stirred the imagithat fulfills an unmet whimsically designed with nods nation of one local woman who is consumer need— to the colonial and Victorian-era currently brewing a plan to bring Sharon has both.” styles, and feature raised whiteteahouses back to their former paneled walls adorned with an glory on Nantucket. — Karen Macumber
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array of eclectic items that you could imagine whalers could have brought back on their many journeys. Quigley also envisions a mural honoring notable Nantucket women stretching back through history to the tearoom’s namesake Kezia Coffin, who gained fame and infamy as a British sympathizer that amassed a fortune through smuggling during the Revolutionary War. Waiters dressed in period costumes will serve tea, cucumber sandwiches, scones, smoked salmon, cheese, along with a variety of deli-
“It’s not just a restaurant... It’s entertainment.” — Sharon Quigley
cate, handcrafted pastries that hark back to simpler and slower times. “I want to hire actors over traditional servers,” she says. “I want them to pick a historical character, learn about their history and develop a persona so they can create an immersive, entertaining and historical experience.” Entering the evening hours, the tea room will be less buttoned-up, with jazz playing, cocktails served and the wait staff wearing “Steampunk-inspired” costumes. Along with serving everyday diners and tourists for a leisurely lunch, Quigley envisions the tea room hosting bridal showers, birthdays and even bachelorette parties. “It’s not just a restaurant,” she says. “It’s entertainment.” Quigley first became enchanted with Nantucket as a little girl vacationing on the island with her family in the ’60s. More than the beaches or sailboats, she fell in love with the quaint charm of the island’s historic downtown. “I remember going to the old Sweet Shop on Main Street and loving all the candies and fine pastries,” she says. “I have had a dream of having a tea room on the island since I was a teenager dining at the Mad Hatter, staring at the beautiful
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of Commerce and ReMain Nantucket. “To create a successful new business, it takes unwavering passion, combined with a great idea that fulfills an unmet consumer need—Sharon has both,” Macumber says. “In our work together at the Center for Entrepreneurship she has shown she has the determination, ingenuity and business background necessary to make the tea room a big hit and a sustainable downtown business.” Last October, Quigley went public with her idea at the inaugural N.I.C.E. Pitch Competition, a Shark Tank-style event that offered cash prizes to local entrepreneurs. “It was the most terrifying and thrilling experience,” she says of the pitch competition held at The Dreamland where the three judges included local entrepreneur Darya Gault, entrepreneur and journalist Peter Barnes, and N Magazine publisher Bruce A. Percelay. Although Quigley came in second in the overall competition—earning an overof the concierge team at The Nantucket Hotel and Resort. “As Nantucket is sized check for $3,000—she won the People’s getting a little more upscale, I’m trying to bring back those nostalgic, quaint Choice Award voted on by the many members elements of our island that differentiate us from other beach destinations of the public in attenlike the Hamptons,” she says. dance. “That was even While Quigley’s idea for the tea room “To have the community say, more gratifying than the might seem out of a fairytale, she's taking ‘Yes, we think this would be cash prize,” she says. serious steps to making it a reality. “This past a good idea’ was the biggest “To have the commuFebruary, I went to London and hired a tea compliment and gave me a lot nity say, ‘Yes, we think expert to train me in all aspects of the history of confidence and hope.” this would be a good of afternoon tea, the baking techniques for — Sharon Quigley idea’ was the biggest classic tea fare, the ceremony of traditional compliment and gave afternoon tea,” she says. “We traveled all me a lot of confidence and hope.” Quigley over London analyzing various tea services and approaches to tea.” is currently seeking investors and a location Upon returning to Nantucket, she started pulling together idea boards within Nantucket’s historic district where she and developing a business plan with the help of Karen Macumber can continue to pour her passion into Kezia at the newly-founded Nantucket Island Center for Entrepreneurship Coffin’s Tea Room. (N.I.C.E.), which was founded in a partnership between the Chamber
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the hands of another notable Nantucket summer resident, Seward Johnson. “Hopefully, we can inspire more people like Mister Rogers through this sculpture,” says Keeler, who grew up watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and whose idea for the statue was inspired last fall after watching the documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? “If somebody is walking by and feeling mad, they can look at the sculpture of him sitting there and calm themselves. His legacy will live on in this statue for future generations to come.”
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Michelle Keeler and Joe Hale behind The Dreamland where a sculpture of Mister Rogers by Seward Johnson might someday live in a new pocket park. (Photo by Kit Noble.)
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hile seeking to honor the memory of Fred Rogers, who summered in Madaket for more than fourty years before his untimely passing due to stomach cancer, Keeler also sees the sculpture as a nod to her own father whom she lost to Alzheimer’s last fall. “My dad not only looked like Mister Rogers, but he had that same conversational style—docile, kind, loving,” she says. “The more I see Mister Rogers, the more I am reminded of my dad, so I’m doing it for both of them.” When Keeler first had the idea for the statue, the celebrated artist and longtime Nantucket summer resident Seward Johnson immediately came to mind as who should sculpt it. Johnson had met Rogers on a number of occasions during his decades summering on Nantucket. “I can especially recall how kind and open he was to my two children,” the artist said. “When we happened to be in the North Shore Restaurant that we both loved and frequented, he would invite my son and daughter, about ages seven and ten, over to his table and speak
with them—this made a big impression on me.” Johnson has immortalized many historic figures in his statues, from Albert Einstein to a twenty-sixfoot rendering of Marilyn Monroe, but capturing the essence of Mister Rogers poses unique challenges to the storied artist. “I hope to convey the genuinely kind
“Hopefully, we can inspire more people like Mister Rogers through this sculpture.” — Michelle Keeler
nature of the man – his innate gentility,” Johnson said. “Fred Rogers represents for us an honest expression of respect for one another…I feel it is important in these times to bring our focus to how we treat one another — with respect and with care and with humility. And Fred Rogers was a beautiful example of this. We can all take our cue from him.”
To donate to the Mister Rogers statue and pocket park campaign, please contact Joe@NantucketDreamland.org
The sculpted head of Seward Johnson’s Mister Rogers life-sized sculpture. ©2019 The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc.
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Johnson’s work has been on display downsents an endowment dedicated to the long-term care town this summer through a partnership between the and upkeep of the statue and the park. Artists Association of Nantucket and the Nantucket “We’re asking for the community of Nantucket Historical Association. While these sculptures will to step forward,” says Hale, who has also submitted eventually return to his studio, the proposed sculpture a grant application to the Community Preservation of Mister Rogers would be permanently on display Committee for the project. “I don’t care if somebody on the island. “I was delighted this summer to have gives $5, $50 or $5,000, we really want that sense ten of my sculptures hosted by the Nantucket Hisof ownership and engagement from the community toric Association, and viewable throughout town,” because this is for the people of Nantucket, so we resays Johnson. “Having this permanent ally want the people of Nantucket to have some skin sculpture will complete the circle. in the game.” If all goes to plan with the fundI couldn’t be happier.” raising campaign, which formally launched The statue of Miswith the showing of the feature film A ter Rogers, which is still Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood at in its earliest phases of deThe Dreamland, as well as with Historic velopment, will serve as the District Commission and Town approvfocal point of a new pocket als, Keeler and Hale hope the park will park located directly behind be completed by next August. The Dreamland on Easy Street. “If you’re on Nantucket for a day Set on a slightly elevated stone or live here your entire life, at some platform etched with quotes from point we want everyone to have their Mister Rogers, the statue will sit on photo taken on the bench next to Misa bench facing the theater so that peoter Rogers,” says Hale. “We want it ple can take photos with him with the to be one of those iconic ‘must harbor in the background. Keeler condo’ activities when you’re on sidered a number of private and public island.” Keeler agrees: locations for the statue, but ultimately “My goal is to sit The Dreamland’s rear brick patio on the bench with emerged as the optimal location. him and watch “[The Dreamland’s executive people be surdirector] Joe Hale met my prised and have enthusiasm immedithose same feelately,” Keeler says. “He ings of watchwas so excited about the ing his program idea and is just a force to be reckoned with.” growing up.” Keeler has been in direct contact with “This statue would become the catalyst to Rogers’ family—his widow Joanne is ninety-one create more green space that would be a gift to the and his two sons still own their family’s legendary community while “Crooked House” in also paying tribMadaket—as well “If you’re on Nantucket for a day or live ute to somebody as with the McFeelyhere your entire life, at some point we whose values, in Rogers Foundation. want everyone to have their photo taken my opinion, our She’s had their blesson the bench next to Mister Rogers." country could use a ing every step of the — Joe Hale little more of these way. “This is the first days,” says Hale. time I’ve ever done Together, he and Keeler have already raised over anything like this,” says Keeler, who works as a sales $200,000 in private donations for the project, which associate at the Tile Room. “I may not be rich, but is estimated to cost in the neighborhood of $800,000. you don’t need money to dream big.” Mister Rogers Hale indicates that this fundraising goal also reprewould have agreed.
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Solar-powered e-bikes roll onto Nantucket to curb traffic and climate change
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“but you go about twice as fast for half the effort.” or more than a decade, Zach Dusseau and ToPopular among seniors and those recovering from inbias Glidden searched for a compelling way to juries, these motorized bikes allow people to cruise teach people about the true power of solar energy. around the island in the sun without ever breaking After moving to Nantucket in 2007, Dusseau went a sweat. “That is why we call them ‘Wheels of Dedoor to door trying to convince businesses to conlight,’” Dusseau says. “Because they are a delight to vert to LED light bulbs. “I’d just walk in with light ride, and they are powered by the light.” bulb samples and run Excel spreadsheets showing Available for rent and purchase (retail prices how much money and energy they would save,” he range from $1,500 to upwards of explains. “Then I started slowly $5,000 depending on the model), building up the solar business from Glidden and Dusseau’s e-bikes there.” Glidden joined Dusseau’s “Energy is an issue logged fourteen thousand miles this ACK Smart solar company in 2011, here. You might not summer, an impressive number conknow it yet, but it is.” helping install solar panels around sidering the island is only fourteen the island, but the two friends were — Tobias Glidden miles long. “The average car trip is still looking for a way for solar to less than two miles,” Glidden says. gain some real traction on Nan“If we could use an e-bike for half of these trips, we’d tucket. Enter Wheels of Delight. cut our traffic down by fifty perfect.” And unlike a "We’re showcasing renewable energy,” Glidden moped, an e-bike keeps you safely off the road and on says, gesturing to a gleaming fleet of bicycles in ACK the bike path, at a speed that also flows with in-town Smart’s headquarters, a ten-by-fifteen-foot shop off traffic. “It’s much safer, and you’re having fun, and of Easy Street that was once his family’s scalloping you get some exercise from it,” Dusseau says. “So shanty. But these aren’t just regular bikes. Powered many people have come to us and said that they’ve by solar panels on the shanty’s rooftop, Dusseau and been coming to Nantucket for thirty years, but after Glidden’s electric bikes can cover forty to fifty miles riding our bikes they have re-fallen in love with the at a comfortable speed of twenty miles per hour on a island.” single charge. “You still need to pedal,” Glidden says,
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hile creating what they hope will be a successful bike rental outfit, Dusseau and Glidden ultimately want to raise awareness around the need for renewable energy. “We have to go a hundred percent renewable,” insists Glidden who formerly served on Nantucket’s select board and has been a vocal champion of alternative energy within the community. “Energy is an issue here. You might not know it yet, but it is.” Nantucket receives electricity by way of two undersea electric cables from the mainland, the “The average car trip sources of which are natuis less than two miles. If we could ral gas, hydro, solar and use an e-bike for nuclear energy. And alhalf of these trips, though a fleet of sophistiwe’d cut our traffic cated Tesla-manufactured down by 50 percent.” batteries were recently — Tobias Glidden installed on the island to help store energy, according to National Grid, due to Nantucket’s ever-increasing demand, the need for a third cable in the next ten years may still be imminent. Dusseau and Glidden believe this can be prevented by way of solar energy. “Solar actually pairs really well with Nantucket’s energy demand as a simple, holistic solution,” Dusseau explains. “In the summer, Nantucket has a specific high demand as our population swells and our electric use coincides with that.” And with modern advancements in solar technology, energy can now be stored in sunnier months and used in later seasons. On a grander scale, the two men are also taking aim at global warming. They don’t have to look any further than their own doorstep behind the Juice Bar to see the threat of sea-level rise. Projections show that their shop, along with all of the surrounding businesses, may be under water by 2100. “We all know the climate crisis is happening and the number one thing people complain about is traffic, so we’re just boldly going after trying to solve those two problems, traffic and renewable energy,” Glidden says. “We offer all the solutions here.”
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IS THERE A KEY TO SOLVING NANTUCKET’S SUMMER GRIDLOCK?
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ou didn’t have to be hovering over Nantucket in a news helicopter to see that traffic hit an all-time high this summer. Come July and August, navigating through downtown could eat up your entire lunch break. Like a bad cold, this congestion spread to the rotaries, intersections and other traffic pressure points around the island. Addressing this rise in gridlock has plagued town planners for more than a decade. Theories abound. Do we need to increase the number of parking spots? Should we limit the number of vehicles allowed on the island? Or is summer traffic yet another inevitable consequence of an increasingly popular tourist destination?
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or Alan Worden and his team at the Nantucket Data Platform (NDP), addressing these questions comes down to crunching the numbers. Since launching two years ago, NDP has tackled some of the island’s biggest mysteries—such as how many people actually live on Nantucket—by aggregating, sorting and studying data. Over the course of this year, NDP has turned its attention to traffic through a multipronged approach. “We haven’t done a historical analysis where we have directly measured congestion from previous years; however, our indicators are confirming everyone's experience that it has gotten worse over the last five years,” says Anna Tapp, the lead data scientist at NDP. “The volume of cars and people have both gradually climbed each year since 2014, with the summer of 2019 being worse than the summer of 2018.” Lack of available parking appears to be one of the leading causes of downtown traffic. Cars drive around aimlessly searching for spots, creating congestion at intersections and parking lots. When analyzing the downtown parking lots by the Stop & Shop and the Harbormaster, for instance, NDP discovered that cars were ten times more likely to pass through those lots without ever finding a spot in August compared to January. To alleviate this congestion, the Town of Nantucket has a long-term goal of creating a fifteen percent surplus in available parking spots. The question then becomes: How many additional spots will be needed? The answer has been a moving target. In 2010, for example, the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission hired Tetra Tech Rizzo, a global consulting and engineering firm, to determine how many more spaces were needed to meet the rising parking demand at that time. Tetra Tech came back suggesting a range between seventy-seven and 671 additional spaces, depending on which method they used
to determine the demand. Today, NDP hopes to come up with a more accurate number by observing activity in the various parking lots and counting the number of cars seeking spots that never find one. Adding parking spaces downtown is not a new idea. In 2007, a proposal was submitted to the Select Board for a multistory parking garage to be built on land located behind the downtown Stop & Shop. Since the 1960s, Harbor Fuel Oil Corporation has operated a tank farm on that land through a long-term lease with Winthrop Management. The proposed development known as Wilkes Square included a four-story parking garage abutting mixed-used buildings. Yet, the idea of replacing an unsightly tank farm with a perhaps equally unsightly parking garage was met with mixed re-
"OUR INDICATORS ARE CONFIRMING EVERYONE'S EXPERIENCE THAT [TRAFFIC] HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS." — Anna Tapp, NDP's lead data scientist
views, leading the proposal to evolve at least two times over the ensuing years. In 2017, the Town of Nantucket signed an agreement with DESMAN Inc.—a national design corporation that specializes in parking facilities—to evaluate the structural, functional and fiscal feasibility of a new development in this tank farm location that would include green space, mixed-use buildings and additional parking. The plan for the
Harbor Place Intermodal Transportation Center has been nurtured through a public-private partnership between the Town of Nantucket, National Grid, New England Development, Winthrop Management and ReMain Nantucket. This November, the first major step toward making Harbor Place a reality occurred as Harbor Fuel’s license to operate downtown officially ended and the company began relocating its tank farms to a new location out of town. Assuming the old tank farm is removed from downtown, the next steps to creating substantially more parking might finally get moving. In the meantime, the Select Board is targeting next summer’s traffic by installing a new paid parking system downtown. Using a smart phone app and on-street kiosks, motorists will pay for parking by the minute. The hope is that paid parking will increase the turnover rate of spaces while also discouraging motorists from parking in a spot all day. The money brought in by this paid parking will be directed toward bolstering Nantucket’s public transportation (NRTA), another long-term strategy in reducing traffic. While some on the board are optimistic that paid parking will reduce traffic, others remain skeptical and see the only solution to come by way of increasing spaces. Another theory to curbing traffic is to simply limit the number of cars allowed on the island. “Obviously the more vehicles on the road, the more congestion,” Anna Tapp writes. “The more vehicles on the island, the higher the potential
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congestion. However, is the number of vehicles on the island the best predictor of congestion?” In other words, will reducing the number of cars on the island effectively reduce traffic? The short answer, according to NDP, is no. “We found that the number of vehicles that come and go from the island does not well account for the variation in congestion,” Tapp writes. “However, the number of people on the island at any given time is a stronger predictor of congestion than anything else.”
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selves, carried to and from the island on the ferry, do not directly lead to the traffic congestion,” Tapp writes. “Rather, it is the changes in population and behavior between summer and winter that cause the drastic changes islanders experience.” NDP’s data scientists also monitored twenty-seven intersections to see if it was possible to create a model that could predict congestion at these specific locations. “The sample included both major arteries and residential intersections across the
actually improve the traffic situation. The one unifying takeaway from the years of traffic studies and proposals is that there’s no quick fix. Like addressing sea-level rise and the housing crisis, summer traffic is yet another monumental challenge facing this small island. The good news is that whether sought through effective paid parking strategies or a dramatic new parking structure, solutions to summer traffic might not be much further down the
island,” Tapp writes. “The pilot test was successful [as] we were able to predict the congestion at these 27 intersections based on a model.” This data was used to create a key performance algorithm that could eventually help determine whether future changes to infrastructure and behavior
road. “It feels like the town is willing to try a variety of tactics to alleviate the problem and that's great,” says Alan Worden. “But to understand the efficacy of any initiative you need base data that is regularly updated. Without that, it's mostly anecdotal and that's a ‘four letter word’ at NDP. Data and analytics lead to evidence-based decisions. As we like to say, ‘Critical policy decisions shouldn't be anyone's guess.’”
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“Our key takeaways are that vehicles, in and of themselves...do not directly lead to the traffic congestion.” — Anna Tapp, NDP's lead data scientist
In fact, during the depths of winter in December, when traffic is at its lightest, NDP found that there are 6,700 more cars on the island than there are people. Meanwhile, in August, there are 12,700 more people than there are cars. “Our key takeaways are that vehicles, in and of them-
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GRONK INC. HOW ROB GRONKOWSKI HAS TURNED RETIREMENT INTO BIG BUSINESS WRITTEN BY ROBERT COCUZZO
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nlike other high-profile athletes and celebrities who quietly seek anonymity while on Nantucket, when Rob Gronkowski first made landfall on the island during the summer of 2016, the entire sports world heard about it. With Patriots teammate Julian Edelman in tow, Gronk did what Gronk does best—he partied. In true Figawi fashion, he slid behind the bar at Cisco Brewers, danced up a storm in the Figawi race tent and took full advantage of every opportunity to whip off his t-shirt. While this fun-loving, partying persona never overshadowed Gronkowski’s dominance on the playing field, it did distract from his lesser-known endeavors off of it. Now in his first year since retiring from football, Rob Gronkowski is proving that, beyond the party buses and infamous booze cruises, he’s a surprisingly savvy entrepreneur whose moves off the field have set him up for a highly profitable postNFL career. In fact, evidence of this can be found right here on Nantucket.
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Gronkowski announcing his partnership with CBDMEDIC
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had a great career and will always remain thankful that’s when I knew it was time.” After nine years in to the NFL, my coach and my teammates for the the league, Gronkowski had blown out his ACL and opportunities afforded to me, but it was time for me to MCL, undergone three surgeries on his back and four retire and invest in my recovery,” Gronkowski said in on his forearm, and endured an untold number of conan exclusive interview with N Magazine. “I am very cussions. “I was in near constant pain and needed to happy right now and enjoy watching the game now as make a change,” he said. “I decided to walk away from a fan.” When Gronkowski announced his retirement the game because I had to find new ways to fully refrom football this spring, he cover.” So as spring turned to was leaving at the top of his summer and preseason footgame. Fresh off his third Super “I was taking constant hits, ball kicked off, Gronkowski Bowl victory, during which he remained on the sidelines, dewhich combined with the surgeries made a record-breaking numspite constant speculation that were adding up...I had massive amounts ber of catches, Gronkowski he would make a dramatic reof inflammation in my body had cemented his legend as turn to the game. and I wasn’t performing at my best. one of the most dominant tight In August, GronkowsThe injuries were starting to ends of all time. Nevertheki called a press conference, affect my spirit and that’s less, questions quickly swirled sending this speculation into when I knew it was time.” around why this twenty-ninea fever pitch. Yet instead of year-old was hanging up his announcing a return to foot— Rob Gronkowski pads so early. ball, the future Hall of Famer “I was taking constant declared that his next big play hits, which combined with the surgeries, were adding would be in CBD, the non-psychoactive compound up,” he explained. “I had massive amounts of inflamderived from cannabis that has exploded in popularity mation in my body and I wasn’t performing at my in recent years as an all-natural treatment for anxiety, best. The injuries were starting to affect my spirit and depression, nausea, arthritis and pain. Gronkowski’s
father had introduced him to CBD after he jammed three toes while playing soccer some months into his retirement. “They were black and blue and incredibly painful,” he said. “I applied CBDMEDIC, found immediate pain relief and was able to put my shoe on and go on with my day. I was blown away by how well it worked [that] I had to get involved with them.” So it was that standing on a stage in New York City with a backdrop covered by cannabis symbols, Gronkowski announced that he had partnered with Abacus Health Products, who makes CBDMEDIC, one of the few CBD lines on the market to be registered with the FDA. “These products have helped me safely manage pain better than anything else I’ve tried,” he said. “For the first time in more than a decade, I am pain-free.” Gronkowski with Perry Antelman, Abacus Health Products CEO
marketer’s dream, Gronkowski amassed a dizzying array of endorsement deals during his time on the field, serving as the face of Dunkin Donuts, Monster Energy,
“These products have helped me safely manage pain better than anything else I’ve tried... For the first time in more than a decade, I am pain-free.” — Rob Gronkowski
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Much like former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce who launched his own CBD line in June, Gronkowski stands to profit by joining the CBD “Green Rush,” which some project will hit $20 billion in sales in the next five years. “I’m excited to begin this next chapter of my career as a businessman and investor working with Abacus Health Products,” Gronkowski said. “We are in the midst of developing a range of new fitness-oriented products that I can’t wait to launch early next year.” CBDMEDIC is just the latest page in a portfolio of business endeavors that Gronkowski had been cultivating since well before his retirement. A
Tide, Jet Blue and half a dozen other big name companies. He lived entirely off the money he made off these endorsement deals, famously never touching a penny of the $53 million he earned during his nine seasons playing for the New England Patriots. This fiscal savviness perhaps came from his father, who actually took out an insurance policy on his son during college. If Gronkowski retired from football at the age of nineteen, the insurance policy would have paid out $4 million. "I could retire and collect the $4 million insurance, tax-free, at the age of 19 . . . but that would mean I couldn’t play
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Gronkowski and his father and brothers have a line of fitness equipment, which was recently installed in the new Nantucket Fire Department.
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to four retail locations dotting the northeast. As Gronkowski’s NFL fame took off, the father and sons developed a line of Gronk-branded fitness equipment, the sales of which grew by a reported 200 percent in its first two years. Most recently, Gronk Fitness equipment was installed in the new Nantucket Fire Department. football anymore,” Gronkowski wrote in his 2015 Gronkowski and his brothers have also autobiography, It’s Good to be Gronk. (That’s been touring the country with their own race cirright: you can also add New York Times bestselling cuit called Stadium Blitz, in which they set up author to Gronk’s resume.) “I did the calculations, Spartan-style obstacle courses in football stadiums and at four percent annual interest I could make for the public to compete in. Gronk himself has competed in a number of “If I were to make the decision to return to the NFL, I would truly these races, revealing a much different physique than a year ago. “I’ve have to feel ready to come back, both physically and mentally. I’m remained very active since my retireenjoying watching the game as a spectator, and continue to love and ment, working out almost every day,” respect the action and glory of the game - now from the sidelines.” he said. “I also follow an all-natural — Rob Gronkowski diet that includes organic food and juices. As a result, I am leaner, faster and sharper than I was eight months ago.” $160,000 a year without touching the $4 milIndeed, it’s impossible to watch Gronkowslion principal. But I didn’t want the easy money. ki sprinting around a football field during one of I wanted to earn it, playing football." This obvihis Stadium Blitzes and not wonder whether he’ll ously turned out to be the right play. Beyond Suever come out of retirement and play professional per Bowl glory and his NFL salary, Gronkowski’s
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endorsement deals alone covered what he would have earned through the insurance payout. Not to mention the fact that after two years with the Patriots, he inked the most lucrative contract for a tight end in the history of the game at that time. Along with his partnerships with companies like CBDMEDIC and endorsement deals with brands like Monster Energy Drink and Tide, Gronkowski is also heavily involved in more homegrown businesses with his family. He’s partnered with his father and four brothers—three of which also played in the NFL and one in the MLB—in at least seven companies, selling everything from insulated, spill-proof protein shaker bottles to Gronk-branded fitness equipment. In the 1980s, Gronkowski’s father Gordy started a fitness equipment company with his own brother that expanded
“I’ve remained very active since my retirement...I am leaner, faster and sharper than I was eight months ago.” — Rob Gronkowski
football again. “If I were to make the decision to return to the NFL, I would truly have to feel ready to come back, both physically and mentally,” he said. “I’m enjoying watching the game as a spectator, and continue to love and respect the action and glory of the game—now from the sidelines.” Whether he decides to throw on his pads again or not, one thing’s for sure: Rob Gronkowski has many more pages left to write in his playbook.
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From Madaket to Mexico, one man’s mission to survive the world’s most dangerous motorcycle race
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n the pantheon of motor racing, few contests compare to the Baja 1000. Covering around a thousand miles through the Mexican desert, where vigilante spectators are infamous for setting booby traps to ensnarl drivers, the Baja 1000 is widely considered to be the single most dangerous off-road race in the world. Since its founding in 1967, the race has lured NASCAR legends, stuntmen, motor heads, adrenaline junkies—everyone from Steve McQueen to Mario Andretti—to test their mettle amid the
dust of the Baja desert. Souped-up cars, trucks, ATVs, buggies and motorcycles—some costing millions of dollars—set out on a largely unmarked course for up to thirty-four hours. Most teams split up the journey, with drivers switching off every couple hundred miles as chase helicopters hover overhead. The ultimate gauntlet, however, what’s known as the Ironman, is for a single driver to race all those miles alone on a motorcycle. And that’s exactly what Nantucket native Dave Dunn set out to do this November.
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ave Dunn doesn’t fit the ways intimidated by mold of a motorcycle that, but eventually I racer, certainly not the just forced myself to breed of testosterone-fueled alpha do it because this has males buzzing through Baja each always been a dream of November. The soft-spoken thirtymine.” His mild temperament year-old grew up on Nantucket and aside, what makes Dunn an even works as one of the managers of the more unlikely competitor for the Sconset Casino. “Country club life Baja 1000 is his training ground. certainly doesn’t translate to highAfter all, how does one prepare to speed desert racing,” he quips. ride a motorcycle for a thousand Dunn first learned about the miles through the desert—what Baja 1000 at the age of fifteen when amounts to manning a jackhamhe rented a documentary called mer for twenty-four hours—on a Dust to Glory from the old video tiny island like Nantucket? store on Or“The terange Street. rain here is “There’s 800 miles of “That movie obviously chances of getting lost. was truly much difThey mark the course otherworldy ferent than with arrows, but for me,” he the desert those arrows could said. “Here and there’s get booby trapped.” I was a kid only so — Dave Dunn living on many ridean island able miles,” in New England watching a race Dunn describes, “but we’re lucky through a desert in Mexico.” Dunn to have a motocross track out by the racked up a string of late fees and airport.” Along with the track and watched the movie obsessively, lifting weights at the Sconset Casidreaming of one day competing no gym, Dunn has trained by riding in the race himself. Now, fifteen his fully-loaded motorcycle along years later, his dream is finally the beaches, through the Moors and coming true. up and down Milestone Road while “There’s definitely a type of wearing a weighted vest. Off the isperson who races motorcycles land, he has competed in hour-long who is a little more aggressive “Hair Scrambles,” as well as crissthan I am,” says Dunn, who will crossing the country six times. Yet, be competing in the professional no matter how many hours he logs motorcycle category. “I was alon the island or off, there’s only so
much he can do to prepare for the most lawless race on the planet. The course for the Baja 1000 changes from year to year, either running in a loop or a point-to-point for a distance ranging between 700 and 1,200 miles. Always starting in Ensenada, Mexico, the course snakes across the Baja peninsula, connecting stretches of desert wilderness with open highways where everyday traffic is allowed to drive among the racers. “High-speed desert racing is dangerous—people have died,” Dunn says. “There’s eight hundred miles of chances of getting lost. They mark the course with arrows, but those arrows could get booby trapped.” As if driving a motorcycle for upwards of thirty-four hours across ditches, through deep sand, around cactuses and stray dogs, and amid commuter traffic wasn’t hard enough, ill-mannered spectators are known to sabotage drivers for the joy of watching them crash. “There is a contingency of people who just want to see you crash and burn,” he says, “but I’m hoping it’s not as pervasive as it has been made to seem.”
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will serve as the crew chief, while Nantucket-based photographer Jonathan Nimerfroh will document all the action with his camera. Rounding out Dunn’s team, which he has dubbed Mystery Moto Racing, is his wife, Emily Dunn, who will serve as his race coordinator. Dunn proposed to Emily during a cross-country motorcycle adventure two years ago. She shares in his love of speed, the roar of an engine and the thrills found on the open road. Nevertheless, Dunn admits, “she is petrified but knows this is something that has meant a lot to me for a long time.” So it is that on November 24, as most families are preparing to sit down for their Thanksgiving dinners, Dunn will be straddling his motorcycle in the Mexican desert, finally fulfilling his childhood dream.
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How Bill Bishop fetched his fortune
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N MAGAZINE: What’s your connection with Nantucket? BISHOP: I discovered it by accident. I was account supervisor at Ted Bates, and the guy who worked for me had rented a house on Nantucket in the summer for a week. He had a family problem and he couldn’t use it and asked me if I wanted it. So we went up there for a week back in 1973. My son Billy was three, my son Chris was one. We loved it. We’ve come back every summer since and rented all around the island. Then in 2001, we sold SoBe Beverages and finally were able to buy a house in Sconset.
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Back then Pan Am and the MET Life building had a bunch of payphones. So every morning I’d go down there with a pocket full of dimes, and I tore out the Yellow Pages on advertising agencies that I started cold-calling beginning with the A’s. I eventually got a job as a trainee. From there, I worked at a bunch of different advertising agencies through the years, working my way up to the position of management supervisor. But then, back in 1995, I spun off on my own. I was tired of making money for other people. I was fifty-six at that time and started my own advertising agency called CR Communications, which we later sold to True North in 2000.
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first job? BISHOP: I graduated from college in 1961. I had been at Ohio Wesleyan and played basketball and lacrosse. I had a journalism degree, but I started as a mail boy in an advertising agency in New York. I actually pushed around those little shopping carts of mail back in the Mad Men era. I did that for a year, then I joined the Marines because of the Vietnam War. I joined the Marine Reserves, and thank God, we were never called up. I came out of the Marines and wanted to get back in the advertising business but not pushing a cart.
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advertising to the beverage business? BISHOP: In 1995, I was also one of three founders of SoBe Beverages. It was actually an idea of a friend of mine who worked for me at General Foods in the old days. We were the first brand to add herbs and supplements, and name our products for functions. We had brands like “energy,” “power,” and “wisdom” that were herb-enhanced fruit drinks. I did the marketing and product development. Both my kids graduated from college while we were running SoBe, so they joined that company.
N MAGAZINE: Explain the name SoBe. BISHOP: A friend of mine named Johnny Bello came to me with a brand named South Beach Beverages. That was his idea. Because back in the mid-nineties, brands like Nantucket Nectars, Clearly Canadian, Arizona Ice Tea were all destination-based brands. South Beach in Florida was a hot destination back then. We introduced it in 1996 as South Beach Beverages and failed miserably. We were running out of money. Bishop at Nasdaq We raised $2 million but spent it all. We thought we’d make one more try. The locals down in Florida call South Beach “SoBe,” so we changed the name and focused on the lizard logo.
"...animals who can’t care for themselves and disabled veterans who have given so much for us —are the causes that really resonate with us on Nantucket." — Bill Bishop
N MAGAZINE: The soft drink business is incredibly competitive. How did you break into this from a standing start?
BISHOP: We ended up with 310 distributors all around the country. This is where my partner John Bello was really superb. We would go into a small market like Columbus, Ohio, or the Pacific Northwest. We’d go up and down the street like a SWAT team, entering all the mom-and-pop shops and delis. We’d give them a free case and say we’d be back in a week. If they didn’t sell anything, we’d pick it up. The stuff sold really well. Back in the day, we had these great glass bottles with the lizard embossed on them. And it just took off. We sold it to Pepsi in 2001 for $370 million.
N MAGAZINE: How did Blue Buffalo come to be? BISHOP: In 2002, after selling SoBe, my sons and I went to a bar and had some beers. I talked to them about how they needed to keep working and asked them what they wanted to do. They wanted to start a business. Our dog Blue had cancer at the time. We started looking at his food and thought we could make better food than was out there. This was the start of the natural pet food revolution. A bunch of other brands were growing fast. We saw that as an opportunity, so we developed a superior product that was two parts: kibble and supplements in cold form.
N MAGAZINE: How did you come up with the name? BISHOP: We named our brand Blue after our dog. We added the “buffalo” because we found through SoBe that people remember symbols a lot more than they remember names. Nobody had a symbol in the pet food business, so we brought in the buffalo. It’s a symbol of back when things were toxin-free, and toxins are the causes of pet cancer. The Plains Indians also considered the buffalo as the protector of wildlife because of their size and mass. We thought it fit well.
"We started in a barn with eight people and developed it into an incredible company." — Bill Bishop
N MAGAZINE: How did you grow the company? BISHOP: We went to PetSmart in 2003. They gave us a 240-store test. We rode that up. The first year we did $700,000 in revenue. This year, our retail sales are well over $2 billion. The big thing with Blue Buffalo is that we have a motto: “Who you ride the river with is just as important as where you’re going.” We started in a barn with eight people and developed it into an incredible company that we sold to General Mills for $8.1 billion, which was nice.
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My son Billy and I took a van loaded with cases of our product and drove down from Connecticut to the big trade show in Houston. We had the worst positioning in the convention center. They had us back by a men’s room. We built a booth out of cases and a ten-foot-long table and put up a little basketball hoop. When guys came back from the men’s room, if they could make the shot, we’d give them a t-shirt. We won the beverage of the show award.
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Band, got to our hearts immediately. Holidays for Heroes became something we rephilanthropic component? ally wanted to support. We can’t do enough BISHOP: We established the Blue Buffalo for these guys. That’s when we also met BJ Foundation in 2003 devoted to raising Ganem who started Sierra Delta: Service funds for pet cancer because our dog Blue Dogs for Heroes, which was a perfect link died of cancer. We declared May as Pet for Blue Buffalo. So we became a big supCancer Awareness Month—we invented porter of that, too. Also on Nantucket, we it ourselves. Over time, we’ve raised over supply all the $30 million for pet cancer re“You can’t just sit back and hope food for the search. We have that someone’s going to discover dogs and cats at NiSHA. So over forty studies you. You’ve got to go out there going at nineteen and make it happen. You have to animals who can’t care for universities and be very, very proactive.” themselves clinics. I think — Bill Bishop and disabled we’re making a veterans who big contribution have given so much for us are the causes to that, which is very important to us. that really resonate with us on Nantucket.
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N MAGAZINE: What do you do for leisure on Nantucket?
BISHOP: I play golf and I drink. To me the best people on the island are the caddies. I belong to the Nantucket Club. The caddies are some of the best people. The bartenders are some of the best people. And the contractors are some of the best people. You can meet a lot of interesting people on
N MAGAZINE: You’ve had three successful companies. Is there another act in store? BISHOP: We’ll think about it. There may be another act, even though I’m too old to even think about that. But we’re not in a big rush.
N MAGAZINE: What advice would you give to a young entrepreneur who may have a product or a service that they’re passionate about and want to launch it? BISHOP: I’ve met a bunch of guys who have some neat ideas but who are afraid to get out there and meet with the trades. Right now, in almost every category, retailers are looking for new products. They want something new. They want something different. The advice I would give them: If you’ve got a good idea, make a prototype, get off your behind and start calling on people. You can’t just sit back and hope that someone’s going to discover you. You’ve got to go out there and make it happen. You have to be very, very proactive.
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meaningful to you on Nantucket? BISHOP: On Nantucket, supporting disabled veterans is very high on the list. When Tom McCann was first founding Holidays for Heroes, he called up Blue Buffalo. We became the big sponsor for the first gala and that’s when I met some of these veterans. To see someone like Tim Donelly, who leads the MusiCorps Wounded Warrior
Nantucket, but I love the caddies and the bartenders. That’s what we do: play golf with family and drink well.
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FIELD OF DREAMS INTERVIEW BY ROBERT COCUZZO
Sconset summer resident Field Yates breaks down the NFL and his life at ESPN In the eyes of many sports fans, Field Yates is living the dream. At the ripe age of twenty-six, he became one of the youngest on-air talents at ESPN. Today, Yates is not only a trusted source of breaking NFL news, but he’s also widely regarded as a fantasy sports savant, making predictions on his daily ESPN podcast. Come football season, Yates spends his Sundays watching games in ESPN’s fabled “War Room” with the likes of NFL legends Randy Moss and Boomer Esiason and renowned ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman. N Magazine caught up with Field Yates to hear his thoughts on the future of the NFL, the inner workings of ESPN and whether the Patriots are headed to another Super Bowl.
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expert. What was a critical building block for you in understanding the game? YATES: I spent four summers with the Patriots coaching and scouting. It was like my football Rosetta Stone. Before I could scout players competently, I had to understand the traits that you were looking for in a player. It’s one thing to be able to say that Tom Brady is an outstanding quarterback and another thing to be able to explain the specific traits he has at this high level that make him an outstanding quarterback. That was my introduction in speaking the language of football and it catapulted me to the next stages of my career.
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Yates with his wife Chapin during their wedding on Nantucket (Photo by Rebecca Love Photography)
to improve as the season has gone on, which gives me confidence that they will continue to make adjustments in both personnel and schematically in offense to continue to maximize that offensive performance. It would not surprise me if we see them playing in the Super Bowl. I have incredible and immense respect for their daily determination to consistently compete for championships.
N MAGAZINE: With more and more parents prohibiting their children from playing football, are you worried about the future of the game? YATES: I certainly don’t believe that there’s any impending demise of the sport of football. I don’t forecast that. I don’t know that it will ever
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ple who have been behind closed doors with Bill Belichick and his coaching staff, what’s the secret to the Patriots’ perennial success? YATES: The Patriots have a willingness to sacrifice. And I think if you’re consistently willing to sacrifice, there’s a chance to build something special. It starts at the top with Bill Belichick and trickles down to his coaches, his scouting staff and his players. That’s the fulcrum to their success.
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"I certainly don’t believe that there’s any impending demise of the sport of football. I don’t forecast that. I don’t know that it will ever come. I’m not saying it can’t, but I’m not expecting that in any way." — Field Yates
Yates on the set of NFL Live
N MAGAZINE: Do you think the Patriots will take home another ring this season? YATES: I think they have so many of the right ingredients to make a deep playoff push into January and even early February. They are outstanding defensively. And one thing about the Patriots is that they’ve always had a unique ability
come. I’m not saying it can’t, but I’m not expecting that in any way. The amount of knowledge we have on the impact playing football can have on your health, specifically what football can do to you neurologically, is not exclusive to football. There’s a lot of research now that displays the various risks associated with a lot of sports. I am certainly mindful of the
"I still enjoy the games so so much, but it’s just different. Rarely is there a game where I just sit down and not spend time thinking about the consequences of what’s taking place on the field." — Field Yates
impact playing football has had on those who have played the game. I am hopeful that the research of countless people will allow us to continue to find ways to make the game safer. The NFL has always put the health of its players as its top priority. I believe that although it will probably never be perfect, the NFL is going to do its best to mitigate risks in any way that it can.
N MAGAZINE: If you could instate a new rule to make the game safer or more exciting, what would it be? YATES: There have been a number of instances recently where teams have been down late in the game and have had to attempt an onside kick to try and mount a miracle comeback. Evidence shows us that onside kicks are borderline impossible to execute. While I don’t have a perfect solution, I’ve heard a lot of suggestions [on how we can make those games more competitive,] one of which is having one opportunity for the team that’s down to convert a fifteenyard play that would result in them retaining the football. That is an example of something that I think has some merit.
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ESPN changed how you watch sports? Can you sit back and just enjoy the game? YATES: Yes and no—because I still enjoy the games so so much, but it’s just different. Rarely is there a game where I just sit down and not spend time thinking about the consequences of what’s taking place on the field. In a lot of cases, I am on the clock at ESPN during
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these games. But let’s say I’m off the clock, watching a game on Thanksgiving, and something of note takes place—all of a sudden people might want me to account for that, whether that’s reporting on it, analyzing it or adding some level of context. There are a lot of things that people might want out of you, even when you’re not expecting it.
ing to being a public figure? YATES: You sign up for everything— not just the good stuff. And that’s one thing I’ve learned about having a platform. You’re putting yourself out there, which can result in plenty of people showing admiration and respect, which you are grateful for. But you have to be prepared that people aren’t always going to feel that same way about you. In fantasy football, my job is to make calls, in theory, for thousands of people each week. So there may be many, many people who could feel let down by my decision to have players ranked in a certain way. There will always
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life like during football season? YATES: Although my title includes a lot of different responsibilities—reporting, analyzing, writing and being active on social media—a lot of my attention during the season turns toward fantasy football. I do a podcast on fantasy football five days a week. To use Friday as an example, I’ll do a SportsCenter fantasy sports segment prior to the podcast in the morning, and then when the podcast is over, I take off the fantasy football hat momentarily and put the “real football” hat back on, and head over to NFL Live, which is our ninety-minute daily show
on ESPN. The evening is a blend of monitoring news and furthering news. With thirty-two teams, you have thirty-two injury reports and thirty-two head coach press conferences that span across all time zones. It can be kind of a twenty-four-hour news cycle, not always necessarily at a hundred miles per hour, but you’re always monitoring for the next bit of activity.
be flack, and it’s ninety-five percent innocuous, but there are some people who are a bit more mean-spirited. At the end of the day, although it’s my job, fantasy football should be something that you enjoy, something that you look forward to. *This interview has been edited and condensed due to space limitations.
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housands of visitors every season stay in hotels in Boston to see the sights but the new Revolution Hotel in the city’s South End is an attraction in and of itself. According to developer Bruce A. Percelay, the hotel reflects the concept that the American Revolution did not stop in 1776 but was just getting warmed up. As it turns out, there have been more new innovations, products, movements, inventions and thought-leading pieces of literature created in Boston over the last several hundred years MASSACHUSETTS than perhaps any city in the world. Recently named by Condé Nast Traveler as the top-rated hotel in Boston, the Revolution thoughtfully showcases hundreds of life-changing innovations throughout the property. A ninety-foot-long mural done by America’s top graffiti artist Tristan Eaton wraps around a thirty-foot-tall “Innovation Tower” and features everything that originated in Boston from the telephone and typewriter all the way to Bose
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headphones and the iRobot. In a city that often sees hotel rates above $600 per night, the Revolution also has revolutionary pricing starting as low as $150 for admittedly small, compact rooms but offset by some of the most visually interesting common spaces of any hotel in the city. Some of Boston’s best restaurants are located nearby on Tremont Street, including the popular Beehive Restaurant. And now the hotel itself is home to a new Mexican restaurant from the Beehive team: Cósmica, which features a large private outdoor patio. If you’re into staying at a cool hotel at a reasonable price—and one that might teach you a thing or two about Boston’s history—the Revolution is the perfect choice.
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be missed is the two-day polo match held during low tide on Second Beach, which draws hundreds of spectators and some of the world’s greatest polo players and their Thoroughbreds. For those looking to be treated like royalty during their time in Rhode Island, check in to The Chanler, one of the most historic mansions in Newport perched at the very beginning of the legendISLAND ary Cliff Walk. This regal Relais & Châteaux property, which Condé Nast Traveler recently declared the No. 1 hotel in New England, boasts classically appointed rooms, warm staff and a cozy restaurant and bar that will make you feel a king or queen for the day.
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osara is off the beaten path by design. It’s a place that could easily be ruined by overzealous fans of its beauty. Instead, those early admirers of this Costa Rican town had the wisdom to keep it low-key and preserve its original simplicity. In a bold and visionary move, the town’s patrons designated miles of the beautiful shoreline as a protected nature preserve. Everyone can enjoy the beach equally, and the result is a palpable sense of harmony. Thus, many choose to stay at the Harmony Hotel, a small, quaint eco-lodge owned by Nantucketer John Johnson that offers the comforts of an elegant
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any hidden gems in the once wild west are now overrun with tourists come ski season, making it harder and harder to find mountain towns where you can still smell the rawhide of its cowboy roots. One exception to this trend is Alta, Utah, which has literally excluded half of the snow-riding population by upholding a ban of snowboarders and only allowing skiers on its slopes. Located in the hard-toreach crook of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Alta is an old mining town whose main riches now come from 500 inches of deep, light powder snow that falls each winter. While the mountain itUTAH self might still be rough around the edges, a slope-side lodge reopening this January will bring a level of luxury never seen in these parts. The Snowpine Lodge originally began as one of the first structures built in Cottonwood Canyon to house miners before later becoming an army barracks. In 1938, the lodge started hosting pioneering skiers. Now after a complete redevelopment, the reimagined Snowpine Lodge boasts cushy amenities, five-star dining, and a heated pool and hot tub that look up at the mountain. After a day skiing some of the most exquisite snow in the American West, guests at Snowpine can grab a cold one at the rustic Gulch Pug and then retreat to The Nest, the first fully-stocked game room in Alta where the fun continues.
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years ago. Cap off the adventure in Queenstown on the South Island. The birthplace of bungee jumping, this lakeside town bustles with adrenaline. The newly opened QT Queenstown offers the perfect jump-off point for adventuring—quite literally. Guests can walk directly out the entrance to the trailhead leading up the Ben Lomond, the 5,735-foot peak looming over town—where the legendary Ledge Bungy Jump is located. For a cushier adventure, hop on the Fiordland Jewel, a luxury liner equipped with on-deck hot tubs, threecourse dinners and nine king cabins that will tour you from Queenstown to the mesmerizing natural wonder of Milford Sound.
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initiatives that protect and preserve the locals’ way of life. As a result, guests experience the Kenya of Karen Blixen, Ernest Hemingway and Beryl Markham, walking out on the plains accompanied by a Masai guide or exploring by four-wheel-drive the hidden corners of one of Earth’s last great wildernesses. After exploring Kenya’s interior on safari, there’s no better way to unwind than a few days on Lamu, an island off the northeast coast of Kenya. Family owned and operated, the remote resort of Kizingo is a toes-in-the-sand, ends-of-the-earth eco-nirvana with twelve kilometers of untouched beach fronting the Indian Ocean. For aspiring Robinson Crusoes only. — Jonathan Soroff
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PAGNAM: The opportunity to be involved with an institution that’s going to be a hundred years old in 2021 and to continue the stewardship of those who were involved before me, nurturing it and seeing it remain the same while at the same time changing as things change.
N MAGAZINE: How did you first get involved with philanthropy? PAGNAM: I had just gotten out of college and met someone who was working for Yale’s capital campaign. Two weeks later, I was working at Yale and spent twenty-eight years there. I started out as an intern. Twenty years later, I was the vice president.
N MAGAZINE: What is your biggest tip for successful fundraising? PAGNAM: You need to learn what the interests of the donor are. You also need to remember that just because someone has the capacity to make a gift, it doesn’t mean that they have the inclination to make a gift. My job is to try to heighten that inclination. I didn’t do anything to help that person get that money, so they’re the ones that make the final decision.
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N MAGAZINE: How would you describe your ideal day on Nantucket? PAGNAM: Golf in the morning—early. Go home, catch up on some things and then get to the beach late, probably 4:00 or 4:30, read a little, have a beer, get some fish at the market and grill at night with some friends.
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