The Island Gossip: Erosion Drama, $50 Coffees, and Spring Chaos

April 29, 2026 · ACK Deals

So apparently someone's out here causing millions in coastal damage for fun? The Wall Street Journal is writing about our erosion drama like it's the Hamptons, complete with a $10,000 bounty. Nothing says 'peak Nantucket' quite like wealthy people fighting over sand while offering more money than most islanders make in months to catch a vandal.

Meanwhile, the Select Board blessed us with more liquor licenses this week because what we really needed was another place to spend $18 on a cocktail. Faregrounds is now Fairgrounds — apparently one letter makes all the difference when you're trying to justify charging tourists $50 for avocado toast.

The town's finally acknowledging that people who work here might want to, you know, live here too. There's a Zoom meeting Thursday about workforce housing on Waitt Drive. Revolutionary concept: maybe the folks serving your morning latte shouldn't have to commute from the mainland.

Daffodil Weekend brought 110 antique cars to Main Street, which was adorable until you realized half of them cost more than most island homes. At least our baseball team kept things real by losing to O'Bryant 6-4 — proving that even our high schoolers understand Nantucket's commitment to expensive disappointment.

Weather's doing that classic April thing where it's 50 degrees and raining, perfect for contemplating whether that $200 raincoat was worth it. Speaking of worth it, our ACK Deals vendors are already gearing up for another season of actually reasonable prices. Imagine that.

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