Back when we rented our house out for summer weeks, we’d drive away with trepidation. There were problems — nothing terrible, but we knew we hadn’t plugged enough of the […]
Archives for 2024
FIXATION
Rewirings of Things Past
A mechanically minded artist builds assemblages by intuition
Jody Johnson is one of those rare people you can turn to when things fall apart. Last February, she was one of the stars of the Wellfleet Fix-It Clinic, saving […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Right Whales Appear to Take a Detour
Aerial teams see the whales over deep canyons at the outlet of the Hudson River
Striped bass fishing has been outstanding this past week as solid catches were reported by the few boats that ventured out. Once again, the area between Race Point Station and […]
MORNING FLIGHT
Breakfast With the Birds
Seeds and suet fuel migrant flocks and year-rounders
A couple of weeks ago, I felt a chill in the air, and I knew it was time. I drove to Orleans, purchased a 40-pound sack of sunflower seeds, and […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Halfway Through Season, Nauset Soccer Teams Lead the League
Boys varsity qualifies for postseason; girls are well on their way
EASTHAM — Nauset High soccer has something of a reputation. The boys varsity won all 23 games in 2016, then did it again in 2018, when they finished third in […]
MIDDAY AT THE OASIS
A Constellation of Cottonsedge
After trudging over the blinding, desert-like mountains of sand that compose the first half of Provincetown’s grueling dune shack trail, a hiker then stumbling across the floating, twinkling hairballs […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Oct. 8 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
The Ups and Downs of Libra
Get ready for a rocky week
The week ahead may be a rocky one. Or maybe you’ll find it particularly rewarding. The way it goes for you might depend on your ability to let go of […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Land Trust Meeting
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Undelayed Demolition
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. Thursday, Oct. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Upping the Ambulance Fees
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are held online and in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Where Are They Now?
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 […]
FACILITIES
An Artist Under the Radar in Plain View
Tending space for the fellows at FAWC, Jerome Greene revels in the newness of it all
Jerome Greene paints what he sees. “I paint from my life,” he says. And although he grew up in Connecticut, studied in North Dakota, and toured New England as a […]
CABARET
James Jackson Jr. Likes to Change People’s Minds
The Broadway star favors the unexpected in music and social activism
Singer-actor James Jackson Jr. doesn’t take well to other people’s preconceptions about what he should and shouldn’t be doing. He’s turned defying expectations into something of a trademark in his […]
BOOKS
Jessica Valenti Is Armed With Fact and Fury
In a new book, fueled by outrage, she takes on the war on reproductive rights
Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, Jessica Valenti began tracking the effects of the court’s ruling. Fueled by outrage, she decided to write […]
