ORLEANS — The Orleans Firebirds had four players named to the 2021 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Team. Outfielder Chase DeLauter (James Madison U.) and utility player Peyton Chatagnier (Ole […]
Archives for July 2021
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
The Sun and planets provide a swift kick and new resolve
Well, summer was fun while it lasted! These are the lessons we have to learn to live with, I suppose, even with the Sun in frisky fire sign Leo, urging […]
CROSSWORD #23 SOLUTION
Stroke of Genius
GOOD TIMES
Jasper’s Surf Shop Lingers in Memory
Fourteen years after closing, the business remains part of local surfing lore
EASTHAM — The origin story behind the Outer Cape’s most storied surf shop is a simple one. One summer day in 1967, after Kevin “Foggy” Foley ran out of gas […]
ROOMS
Suit Filed Against Patrick’s ‘Barracks’ Plan
PROVINCETOWN — According to documents filed with the town clerk, four abutters have sued to overturn the permit issued by the Provincetown Planning Board to Patrick Patrick for his worker […]
NOT TAKING ORDERS
Judge Fines Sal’s Place $1,000 a Day for Contempt
Select board rejects legal advice and supports restaurant owners
PROVINCETOWN — Seating on the beach is still an option for diners at Sal’s Place in the West End, despite the fact that a Mass. Land Court judge has ordered […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Adams Sentenced to 14 Years
Meetings Ahead
Some Provincetown meetings are in-person only, some are remote only, and some are a hybrid where you can choose to participate in person or through a remote link. Go to provincetown-ma.gov, […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Indoor Mask Mandate Unlikely
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Truro are remote only. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions how to join. Saturday, July 31 Climate […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Herring River Wins State Climate Funds
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Wellfleet are remote only and can be watched online. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
HAWK Signal Eyed for Fixes
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are being held in person. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations and any remote options that may be […]
ARTISTS
The Abstract, Atmospheric Art of Sarah Lutz
She uses joy in her toolbox
Sarah Lutz’s art elicits a rare response in the viewer, who not only enjoys looking at the paintings, but thinks that it might be enjoyable to meet the artist herself. […]
QUEER ART
David Wojnarowicz: From Downtown to Our Town
The late art provocateur makes his Cape debut
Walking by 445 Commercial St. in Provincetown when the shades are pulled down, you’d hardly know there’s a priceless link to queer history inside. Once home to the Kiley Court […]
BACKSTAGE
‘We Take a Step; the Audience Takes a Step With Us’
Brenda Withers reflects on the past year for Harbor Stage
During the height of the pandemic, writers could write. Painters could paint. And even if they couldn’t perform live, musicians could play. But theater actors? Without a live audience, there […]
BOOK REVIEW
William di Canzio’s Alec Meets E.M. Forster’s Maurice
New novel reimagines a queer classic
The Englishman E.M. Forster (1879-1970) wrote six novels and published five of these between 1905 and 1924. Best known and loved are A Room With a View, Howards End, and […]
WHIPPERSNAPPERS
Send In the Cowboys
Saddle Up! is sure to please young and old
Don’t come ’round Payomet Ranch looking for plot-driven drama. But do come, with or without your child, to enjoy masterful displays of acrobatic skill, a live score inspired by classic […]
