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2014 - Issue 3 - Summer

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Close to Midnight VINEYARD HAVEN'S MIDNIGHT FARM DELIVERS THE GOODS FOR ISLAND HIPSTERS AND THEIR HOMES. BY MEAGHAN AGNEW Midnight Farm's eclectic wares nurture "home, body, and spirit." T here are a few summer must-dos on Martha's Vineyard: climb the Edgartown lighthouse, grab lobster in Menemsha, and indulge in a shopping spree at Midnight Farm, the indie-chic boutique owned by Tamara Weiss with singer-songwriter Carly Simon as a partner. For more than 18 years, the Vineyard Haven hipster magnet has lured in every man- ner of island visitor—including celebrity regulars like Meg Ryan, Spike Lee, Diane Sawyer, and Steven Tyler—with its homey vibe and eclectic collection of seen-nowhere-else clothing and artisanal home wares. Weiss remembers the exact moment her career path made an unexpected left turn into retail. "I was living in a loft in Tribeca and had just had twins," the former movie producer recalls. "Right after a double-decker bus spritzed its fumes on my stroller, I went home crying and said [to my husband], 'I don't want to live here anymore.'" Committed to a cha nge in life a nd scener y, t he fa mily t ra nspla nted to a fa r mhouse in Chilma rk. Weiss, a Ha mpshire College g radu- ate a nd lifetime Vineyard visitor, then began PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERIC LEVIN 82 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM SECRET CITY

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