The March 17 edition of the Independent had an important story about the Americans with Disabilities Act, “On the Outer Cape, the ADA Doesn’t Change Much,” by Michaela Chesin. Many […]
Archives for April 2022
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 7, 2022
From Susan Baumgarten, Deb Magee, and Ronald A. Gabel
Restoration or Sinkhole? To the editor: Who could possibly resist a project promising to enhance the environment and restore a vital resource? Back in 2008, that promise won the Herring […]
OBITUARY
Roy Jackson, 93, a Yorkshireman Who Loved Provincetown
When Roy Jackson and his wife, Patricia, first came to Cape Cod in 1962, they were drawn by the names on the map. Yarmouth and Truro reminded Patricia of her […]
CLASSIFIEDS
Classifieds April 7 – April 13, 2022
Neighborly connections about all kinds of stuff
THE ARTS Monumental Art and the Figure. Online/in-person (hybrid) class M-F June 13-17, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Each day includes a presentation/demonstration, working from a model, and critiques within a compassionate and […]
Real Estate Transactions
for the week of March 28, 2022
PROVINCETOWN March 29. Linton C. Watts to Tree Holdings Alden LLC [Eric D. Shapiro, agent]. 100 Alden St., Unit 201. $389,000. March 31. Juna LLC [Stanley A. Sikorski and Eva […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Town Meeting Time
It’s town meeting season, time for that strange civic ritual we like to think of as an exercise in pure democracy. This spring’s turnout looks good so far: 448 voters […]
Indie’s Choice
Indie's Choice for the Week of Thursday, April 7 to Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Working Wonders (Thursday, April 7 – Friday, April 8) Poets Tiana Clark and Major Jackson kick off Opening to Wonder at the Fine Arts Work Center, 24 Pearl St. in […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Historic District Commission April 20, 2022 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in […]
WHO?
FAWC and WHAT in Joint Venture
Outer Cape arts organizations to team up this summer
PROVINCETOWN — Since 1968, the Fine Arts Work Center here has welcomed artists and writers to its prestigious winter fellowship and hosted summer workshops led by an impressive faculty. Likewise, […]
REPORTER'S SCRATCH PAD
Reimagining T-Time
‘All you have to eat’ will defeat Stop & Shop’s covenant
T-Time Development Committee chair Karen Strauss has announced that the former driving range will become a driving range again. That’s a fine idea. Maybe golf and antique arcade games are […]
RIGHTS
Suit Stalls Underground Housing
Neighbors oppose ‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’ project
TRURO — In spite of the signs in residents’ yards and on windowsills proclaiming that “Housing Is a Human Right,” efforts to create an underground campsite as a solution to […]
FORE!
T-Time Will Become T-Time Once Again
'Golf will bring youth back to town,’ says Eastham planner
EASTHAM — Three years after the town’s purchase of a parcel of rough at 4790 State Highway from Stop & Shop, and more than 10 years after the last bucket […]
FAKE NEWS: THE SLUDGE REPORT
Muddy Dog, a New Spa, Will Open in Wellfleet
The harbor’s black custard fuels town’s cool vibe
WELLFLEET — A new business in town will take advantage of one of the town’s more pervasive resources: black sludge. While some of the silt was recently exhumed from the federal […]