8/15/26: In honor of our Nantucket package, we are re-sharing this story about the special relationship between Bunny Mellon and her Nantucket carpenter and eventual close friend, Henry Bancel La ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s been one year since a beloved street vendor – known as the “Watermelon Man” – was shot and killed during an attempted robbery. This Saturday, his family is honoring his memory.

In the late 1980s, Bunny Mellon, whom we only ever called "Mrs. Mellon," hired my dad, Henry Bancel La Farge, always known as "Bam," to build her a home on Nantucket Island. He became her Nantucket ...