PROVINCETOWN — Bill Meadows, who owns Ptown Bikes on Bradford Street, has sold 26 e-bikes since July. That’s many more than he would have sold, he said, had it not […]
Archives for 2022
SYMBOLISM
Wellfleet Select Board Says ‘No’ to a New Town Seal
The board saw the effort as a waste of time and money
WELLFLEET — An appeal from Wellfleet Select Board Chair Ryan Curley to replace the town seal was quickly quashed at the board’s Nov. 1 meeting. “I don’t know where to […]
CELEBRATIONS
Leading With Warmth
Janet Lesniak, Wellfleet Preservation Hall’s first executive director, retires
WELLFLEET — Even before this town’s Preservation Hall officially opened its carved and painted doors in 2011, its mission was to be, above all, a welcoming place. And when its […]
FROM THE LARDER
Conjuring the Coziness of Choucroute Garni
Homemade sauerkraut is Alsace’s counterpoint to smoky braised pork
The change of seasons has been gentle this year, but with Thanksgiving ahead my mind roams to cold weather meals. And especially to ones that overcome loneliness as much as […]
MEET THE MAKERS
Practicing the Ancient Art of Pyrography
Ellen Adamson and Rob Richardson turn and burn their designs into wood
Maybe you’ve seen Ellen Adamson playing her nyckelharpa at one of the local farmers markets. The instrument, which looks like a cross between a fiddle and an autoharp, is the […]
GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK
A Late-Season Bounty of Blooms and Seeds
With Paula Erickson, in a garden that’s still coming into being
Text and Drawings by Abraham Storer Paula Erickson recently moved from Wellfleet to Truro, where establishing a garden has been a priority for her. It’s an expansive plot and has […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
Leaning In for a Closer Look at Spiders’ Worlds
Orbs, funnels, and tangles made by nature’s master weavers
This is the season of misty mornings. The air is heavy with moisture that settles into the fields and forests as the sun rises. As this veil of dew comes […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Soccer Boys Upset Billerica in Tourney Play
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High boys soccer team, ranked number 22 in postseason play in its division, upended 11th-ranked Billerica Memorial 2-1 on Saturday to reach the Round of 16 […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
Picture Perfect
Fifth-grade students at Truro Central School created a mural to cover a boarded-up broken window while the North Truro Post Office awaits a replacement. Left to right: Elle Stanley, Rylee […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 8 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Scorpio Season Is Revelatory
To thine own self, and to the world, be true
It’s time to shed your husk as the Sun reaches its zenith in zany Scorpio. The seasonal shift and fall of foliage mirror our own internal, natural transformations. Scorpio energy […]
REMEMBERING
Veterans Day Ceremony Schedules
The Outer Cape honors those who served
In Provincetown Provincetown’s Veterans Day program will be held on Friday, Nov. 11 beginning at 11 a.m. at the Memorial Wall next to town hall. At the 11th hour of […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Dune Project Gets State Funding
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Save Some Minutes for Surveys
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Nov. 10 Taxation […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Court to Issue Limited Injunction
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the […]
