On Wellfleet’s saltwater marshes, at low tide, the grasses stand high over a vast, muddy plain. Six hours later, those same grasses are half-submerged, or standing on islands with deep […]
Archives for 2023
THE FLAVOR PURPLE
Inspired by a Drag Star, a Noncook Ventures Into a Blueberry Bar
One bit of advice: if you’re going to zest, spring for a zester
I’m not a cook. I can follow a set of instructions, but I’m at peace with the fact that I have lazy tastebuds. Do you remember when you were a […]
GREAT PLANES
As Long as There’s No Wind, Kenny Dutra Flies
A flyer of radio-controlled aircraft takes to the skies in Truro
Photos by Nancy Bloom TRURO — As Hurricane Lee grazed Cape Cod, Kenny Dutra watched high winds whip at branches in the woods outside his Truro home. It sent his […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Nothing but a Nor’easter Without the Snow — This Time
What the fishing’s like before, during, and after a storm
We certainly dodged a bullet last week with Hurricane Lee. The storm passed just to our east and brought us huge waves on the ocean side and some rain and […]
ON THE BEACH
Advice Opens the Way to Experience
‘Can I ask what lure you’re using?’ and other questions fishermen here will answer
I’m sure I have forgotten more about fishing than I now know. Every time I go, I find myself remembering, usually too late, that I should be using a different […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Girls Soccer Gets 2 Shutout Wins
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Senior Olivia Avellar propelled the girls soccer team to a pair of wins during a busy week for Nauset sports. The Warriors defeated St. John Paul II High […]
DUNE SHACKS
As Leasing Deadline Nears, a Glimpse Into NPS Reasoning
‘Have some confidence in the process,’ Carlstrom told one family
PROVINCETOWN — The National Park Service’s effort to write new 10-year leases for 8 of the 18 dune shacks in the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District on the back shore […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Sept. 19 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Going Deep in the Space In-Between
Maybe time is the longest distance between two seasons
There’s a particular beauty as summer waves its final goodbye, urging us to pause and reminisce. As I tread down Commercial Street on a mid-September day, I hear an undying […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
ZBA Questions
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
Community Vaccine Clinic
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, Sept. 21 Pamet […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Eastham Is Here to Help
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
Nova, the Police Dog
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 are […]
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
Sofia Cabanas Is in Hyper Focus
Mastering the intricate fonts found on labels is ‘like solving a puzzle, only with shapes’
Sofia Cabanas was cooking for friends one night a couple of years ago when she pulled out a tin of nutmeg from 1987. Just before she tossed it in the […]
BOOKS
Alice Hoffman Sounds an Echo of Hawthorne’s Warning
Her latest novel is a meditation on The Scarlet Letter
Alice Hoffman’s short story titled “Property Of” was published in the prestigious literary journal American Review: The Magazine of New Writing in 1975 when Hoffman was 23. I read the […]
