My mother loved the holidays. Her big splurge meal was always on Christmas Eve, when she’d proudly serve red and green in the form of lobster with spinach salad on […]
Archives for 2023
CROSSWORD #47
True Love’s Gifts
TO THE MAT
Stoking Your Inner Fire for Winter
Kapalabhati breathes energy into mind and body
With the shortest day of the year approaching, we feel the cold and dark of winter wrapping around us. There is no better time to harness the power of the […]
WARRIORS WATCH
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset boys and girls hockey teams picked up wins to start their seasons, while the boys and girls swim teams placed first at the Cape & Islands […]
PARTY HARDY
Winterberry Celebrates December Her Own Way
A festive specimen of winterberry holly marks the season, in this case from the ditch between Shore Road and Route 6 in North Truro. While its spiky evergreen cousins are […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Dec. 12 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Sun and Mars Ignite Sparks of Adventure
Stay practical if you want this sleigh ride to go smoothly
As we delve deep into December, the Sun and Mars, both in the expansive Sagittarius, ignite a spark of adventure and thirst for knowledge, fueling our desires to explore and […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Psilocybin in the Legislature
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
After School Is Back
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. Thursday, Dec. 14 Other […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
New Year, Same Powers & Sullivan
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
Putting a Price on Public Pickleball
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All […]
PRISMATIC
Mike Sullivan Wears Many Masks
An artist in multiple disciplines moves inward for the winter
When you step into Mike Sullivan’s winter studio in the grand living room of the house he’s renting in Provincetown’s East End, three things hit you right away. The first […]
MARQUEE
Lea DeLaria Rings Out the Old
The co-owner of The Club will celebrate New Year’s Eve here
Lea DeLaria may be recognized around the world for her portrayal of Big Boo on Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black, but in Provincetown she’s a local legend, as synonymous […]
EPISTOLARY
Woodard and Zinn to Read ‘Love Letters’ at Preservation Hall
The two actors and friends will collaborate in the 1990 Pulitzer Prize drama finalist
A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters is a play about love and connection, regret and missed opportunities, memory and reflection. But mostly it’s about two childhood friends sharing more than 50 years […]
LONG PLAY
Dolly Parton Does Rock and Roll
Rockstar is like a party with all the most famous rockers
Dolly Parton is already a rockstar? Or is she a pop star? Or a country icon? The 77-year-old, who has been performing since she was 10, has proved she can […]
