Just a few weeks ago, we were talking about the start of the summer as if it was never going to come. Now, we reach the height of it. As […]
Archives for 2023
STATE HOUSE
Fiscal 2024 Budget Passes on Beacon Hill
Mental health court in Barnstable; ice machines in Wellfleet
Gov. Maura Healey finally signed the Commonwealth’s 2024 budget on Aug. 9 — more than a month into the fiscal year, which began on July 1. The governor had already […]
TURTLE WATCH
Warmer Waters Put Sea Turtles on Collision Course With Humans
More turtles on Cape Cod’s shores means a higher risk of boat strikes
WELLFLEET — Rising North Atlantic Ocean temperatures are causing increased numbers of threatened and endangered sea turtles to migrate through Massachusetts waters — heading north in search of food, then […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Fire and EMS Staffing
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
Walsh Property Survey
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. Friday, Aug. 18 Board […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
What Makes a Contractor’s Yard?
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are online only, but some are hybrid with an in-person option. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Police Academy X
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 […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
Images That Capture What Is Almost Lost
Susan Mikula’s work illuminates moments just as they slip away
“I was raised in a family that loved art,” says photographer Susan Mikula. “When somebody opens that door and does not say, ‘Don’t go through it,’ that makes all the […]
THEATER REVIEW
In ‘The Thin Place,’ Believing Is Seeing
The Harbor Stage’s new production aims to lift your spirits
Do you believe in ghosts? In Lucas Hnath’s play The Thin Place, at the Harbor Stage Company in Wellfleet through Sept. 3, that question is equated with a theatergoer’s suspension […]
THEATER REVIEW
‘The Pickleball Wars’ Are Unleashed at WHAT
Big laughs are the collateral damage
They don’t come more homegrown than this. Kevin Rice’s The Pickleball Wars, which is having its world premiere at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater through Sept. 9, is a comedy […]
BOOKS
Escaping Virginia: The Education of Drew Gilpin Faust
Harvard’s first woman president talks about her about-to-be-published memoir
“Dear Mr. Eisenhower, I am nine years old and I am white.” These were the opening words of a letter protesting racism in American public education that Catharine Drew Gilpin […]
PERFORMANCE
Singer, Actor, and Activist LaChanze Is Coming to Town
The Tony Award winner will be at town hall with Seth Rudetsky
“She’s one of those rare people who is not only an incredible actress but there’s that shocking voice,” said Seth Rudetsky when asked to describe LaChanze. “Sure, there are records […]
MUSICIANS
The Gospel According to Suede
An Outer Cape legend has learned to get out of her own way
Suede the fabric is a velvety, pliable kind of leather made from the underside of animal skin. But Suede the musician is not so easily defined. An independent artist through […]
DISMANTLING FATPHOBIA
Anastasia Kidd Preaches Fat Liberation
The author of Fat Church sees the industrial diet complex as a system of oppression
Anastasia Kidd’s new book, Fat Church: Claiming a Gospel of Fat Liberation, fearlessly tackles the American industrial diet complex and unravels the threads of structural fatphobia. With persuasive data and […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for August 17, 2023 through August 24, 2023
Calexico Brings Desert Vibes to the Outer Cape The style of Tuscon, Ariz.-based indie rock band Calexico has been described as “desert noir” — their music is inspired by the […]
