Archives for 2023
MORNING FLIGHT
Rare Birds in Truro
A blackbird and a lark sparrow illustrate the ‘Patagonia Picnic Table Effect’
Late fall is a good time to find rarities on Cape Cod. A few far-flung birds can be counted on to arrive from the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Streitmatter Is Making an Impression on Court
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
DENNIS — It’s a crisp Friday around 9 a.m. and school is out to commemorate Veterans Day. Most students are probably still in bed or enjoying the start of a […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Leggs Learns That Wild Turkeys Have Wings
A boxer’s run-in with a rafter of clucking freedom fighters
I’d forgotten how hard it can be to cross the dunes. “Cerdded â chŵn,” said Leggs, a boxer. Rhian Cull, one of his two human mothers, is Welsh. Leggs has […]
VELVETY SUCKERS
Pedal Right Past the Staghorn Sumac’s Velvety Antlers
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
The Planets Boost the Mood of Gratitude
To be enjoyed with a side of tart cranberry sauce
The day of thanks coincides conveniently this week with movements that reinforce the mood: as the Sun conjuncts with Mars in spirited Sagittarius, our passion for life is reignited. If […]
PAYING IT FORWARD
As It Prepares to Close, Provincetown’s VFW Puts Funds in Service
Cape Cod Community College and Heroes in Transition receive gifts
TRURO — Founded in 1934 by Provincetown World War I veterans, the Lewis A. Young VFW Post 3152 once operated its own bar and canteen — at first in a […]
STEEL TURKEYS
French Chef Returns With New Eiffel Tower Plan
A judge rules it’s not a sign; a lawyer argues it’s ‘a thing of interest’
WELLFLEET — Most everyone is familiar with the Eiffel Tower, which soars more than 1,000 feet above Paris. But the Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals wants to have a better […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Body Cameras
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Revenue Generation
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Tuesday, Nov. 28 Special […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Dredging Committee Overboard
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 […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Ready for Anything
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. All meetings […]
IN TRUTH
Linda Coombs Wants Young Readers to Know the Past
The Wampanoag author’s new children’s book aims to bust myths about colonization
“Some people think we all disappeared,” says Linda Coombs, a member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah who for nearly 50 years has been a historian and museum curator specializing […]
ARTS BUSINESS
Film Society Looks to Future of Waters Edge
National anxiety about the fate of movie theaters strikes a chord here
The Waters Edge Cinema in Whalers Wharf is the only movie theater in Provincetown and, with Wellfleet Cinemas, one of only two on the Outer Cape. But the Waters Edge, […]
THEATER REVIEW
What’s Wrong With the Rights Stuff
Heidi Schreck’s Constitution play comes to town
Civics is not a course usually taught in schools, and if we ever needed proof that it ought to be part of the curriculum, Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means […]
