My introduction to bonsai was an encounter with a collection of straggly little junipers in pots in a friend’s yard. The plants were root-bound and malnourished, and they had taken […]
Archives for May 2021
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
A Short Course on Dorsal Fins
How to tell the great white shark’s fin from the others
We’re getting closer to our local waters being invaded by striped bass. An abundance of 20-to-24-inch bass have been in and around the Race, being caught on SP Swimmers, yellow […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 11 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
THE PICKLEBALL CRAZE
Pickleball Players Bring Their Passion, and Their Nets
An out-of-town trend gains a growing local following
PROVINCETOWN — The Outer Cape community likes its own local vibe. But some out-of-town trends might be healthy ones. Case in point: pickleball. The sport, which is a mix of […]
KITCHEN TABLE
A Cook’s Conversion to the Side of Radishes
Three ways to bring out the best in an early crop
Radishes used to bug me. Why were these harsh bitter discs arbitrarily added to my salad? What was the point of carving them into “roses” that would only be left […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
With the Sun in Taurus, a Piña Colada
A week for ‘makin’ love at midnight in the dunes on the Cape’
With the Sun and Uranus both in Taurus, you may be feeling the need to escape from the same old routine. No need to take out a personal ad, however. […]
UP A CREEK
The Post-Pandemic Classifieds
Where else can you find out so much about your neighbors?
Provincetown: Six Williams-Sonoma loaf pans, gently used; one 50-lb. bag of Sir Galahad Artisan Flour; and a 32-oz. bottle of commercial-grade vanilla extract. All items available for $35. Buyer may […]
BODY/MIND
Whose Pose Is It Anyway?
Stop worrying about what your asana looks like and try to notice what it feels like
Have you ever been in a yoga class and thought to yourself, “I don’t look like the teacher or the person next to me — I must be doing this […]
COVID-19
Walk-In Vaccine Clinics Now Available
Everyone is eligible with a valid I.D.
PROVINCETOWN — Good news for the technologically challenged and the bad-at-planning: three vaccination sites on the Outer Cape are now offering the Covid-19 vaccine to walk-in patients. All you need […]
In View This Week
Wellfleet’s Main Street. (Photo Marnie Crawford Samuelson) On Commercial Street, May 8, 2021. (Photo Nancy Bloom)
WARRIORS WATCH
Spring Sports Are Back
Nauset Regional High School spring sports teams are taking to the field, track, course, and water for the first time since 2019 after the 2020 spring season was lost due […]
COURT REPORT
Kicking Off the Crime Season, an Alleyway Armed Robbery
Cowboy boots are the ‘dangerous weapon’ in felony attack
PROVINCETOWN — Police Sgt. Kevan Spoor and Patrol Officer Michael McCauley went searching for a wanted man — Richard Neal II, 35, of Montana — on the morning of May […]
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This Week In Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Due to the pandemic, meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, May 13 Water & Sewer Board, 2 p.m. Bicycle Committee, 2 […]
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This Week In Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to truro-ma.gov, click on the meeting you want to watch, and open its agenda for instructions on how to watch or take part online. Thursday, May 13 Climate […]
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This Week In Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in to open its […]
