A mini murmur of more than fifty zig zags above. Pulsing, pendulously swinging as wide as their instincts allowed. Bombardier wings and double knife-point tails. Black silhouettes against the pink […]
Archives for 2023
QUEER ‘I’
At My Doorstep
On reconciling fear and pride
I first saw Provincetown when I was 16. I came for a few hours with my parents on my father’s highlighter-yellow boat, a midlife-crisis acquisition we rarely made use of. […]
THE INTERVIEW
Cherie Mittenthal Expands a Tiny World
Managerial know-how turned a barn into a castle
Cherie Mittenthal arrived at the sedate Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill 21 years ago. She’d left a job in Hartford heading up educational and arts programs for […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for November 23, 2023 through November 30, 2023
‘Hope for the Holidays,’ a Zany Christmas Cabaret It’s 1962, and a clueless television hostess is surrounded by bigwigs and Christmas cocktails while competing with her friends for a lover. […]
VIGNETTE
Change of Seasons
STEAMERS
Pilgrim Envy
VOICES OF FAITH
Let Us Put Away Violence
Standing in support of the suffering innocent
Certain dates remain etched in our minds for years because of what happened on those particular days. For many of us, Nov. 22, 1963 and Sept. 11, 2001 are two […]
HORRORS
Thanksgiving, the Slasher Movie
A holiday film in which consumers are terrorized
In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, perhaps your mind strays toward violent-enough thoughts about your own family, and you’re not feeling the need to see a new horror film […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Standing Together
The news from the Middle East has been unbearable, and I have avoided writing about it here. There are days when I cannot bring myself even to read the latest […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, November 23, 2023
From Ronald A. Gabel, M.D., Christian Charette, Mike Rice, Zygmunt J.B. Plater, and R.J. Bardsley
Medicine and Politics To the editor: The well-researched article “For the Young, Gender-Affirming Care Is Scarce” (Nov. 2, front page) raises larger issues regarding health care on Cape Cod. Until […]
IN MEMORIAM
Bob Oberding Services Saturday
A celebration of the life of Bob Oberding, who died on Nov. 11, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 25 at the Wellfleet Congregational Church, 200 Main […]
OBITUARY
Gail Sparks of Provincetown and Truro Dies at 83
Longtime Provincetown and Truro resident Gail A. Sparks died on Nov. 12, 2023 at Cape Cod Hospital. The former owner of Salt Air Cottages in Truro, she was able to […]
OBITUARY
Adoption Advocate Nancy Roderick Dies at 68
Nancy Roderick died on Nov. 16, 2023 at her home in Mashpee, surrounded by her family, after a brief struggle with cancer. She was 68. The daughter of Richard G. […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, November 23, - Thursday, November 30, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
Real Estate Transactions
for the week of Nov. 13, 2023
Real Estate Transactions Recorded at the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds from Nov. 13 to Nov. 17, 2023. PROVINCETOWN Nov. 13. Christopher James Mathieson to Xavier Antonio Palmer Cocard Trust […]
