PROVINCETOWN — The large, decaying buildings that formerly housed fish-processing businesses, an industrial freezer, a pair of restaurants, and several apartments at 227, 227R, and 229 Commercial St. are mostly […]
THE WHITE PARTY
Provincetown Celebrates Summer’s End With Flair
The benefit for Outer Cape Health Services raised $170,000 this year
PROVINCETOWN — There was no shortage of spectacle at the 36th annual White Party on Aug. 31, where 800 people gathered to admire each other’s white outfits and raise money […]
FASHION STATEMENT
Le Grande Tour: Destination Whimsy
Jimmy Lee Curtis’s fourth annual fashion show is eccentric for art’s sake
Designer Jimmy Lee Curtis has some answers to all the nostalgia for a Provincetown that was more outlandish and subversive than it is now and where eccentricity and whimsy were […]
FLOATS
An Artist Paints for the Parade
‘Renaissance x Revolution’ comes to town for Carnival
PROVINCETOWN — With one week to go until the Carnival parade sets out on Commercial Street, Mark Adams is working late in his Miller Hill studio, painting the author’s name […]
HOUSING
Provincetown Aims to Lure Landlords to Year-Round Rental Market
‘Lease to Locals’ has helped secure 15 properties for 27 tenants so far
PROVINCETOWN — When Steven Rayl and Scott Presley purchased a gallery space at 352 Commercial St. with an attached apartment in 2017, they planned to rent out the one-bedroom unit […]
WORKING LIFE
Provincetown’s Commuters Have Miles to Go
Many workers make a daily trek from beyond the rotary
PROVINCETOWN — After an eight-hour shift at Tin Pan Alley, Isheka Morgan sits on a bench on MacMillan Pier waiting for the Flex bus to take her home to Eastham. […]
CIVICS
Worries and Waves at the Fourth of July Parade
Sidewalk talk with the crowd in town to celebrate
PROVINCETOWN — The Fourth of July parade unfolded with the usual pomp and circumstance last Thursday. The town crier and a drum corps led the procession down Commercial Street. Weary-looking […]
TRANSPORTATION
Proposed ‘Walk Zone’ Revives a Rider’s Conundrum: Commercial or Bradford?
Both streets present hazards, but Bradford has alarmed riders for decades
PROVINCETOWN — Standing at the crosswalk on top of the hill where Bradford Street meets Prince Street, Michael Hart observes the flow of car traffic. “I’m never going down that […]
SNAPSHOT
Kingsley Samuel Recycles It
PROVINCETOWN — In morning’s early light, Kingsley Samuel, known around town as KG, loads recyclables into the bed of his Chevrolet low cab forward parked outside Spiritus Pizza. KG handles […]
FILM FESTIVAL
Ahmed Ibrahim’s Work Refuses Categorization
The director’s A Chair for Her will premiere at the Provincetown Film Festival
Under the pergola of his friend’s house on Bangs Street in Provincetown, filmmaker Ahmed Ibrahim sits hunched over his MacBook typing an email to his manager. Bo, a border collie-black […]
ROAD SAFETY
Opinions Collide on Rules for Electric Vehicles on Commercial Street
Three select board members favor a ‘walk zone’; public hearing set for June 24
PROVINCETOWN — Disagreement about public safety on Commercial Street kept the select board from finding a consensus on May 13, with three members supporting a “walk zone” that would require […]
FIELD DAY
A Glimpse of the Past at Motta Field
With major renovation approved, a look at the Motta Field that was
PROVINCETOWN — Many town residents are familiar with the name Motta — either because they have used Motta Field, the town’s 4.5-acre, rather antiquated sporting green, or because they have […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
Travelers and Townies
Michael Joseph photographs wanderers at home and on the road
Michael Joseph’s first visit to Provincetown left him underwhelmed. “I don’t understand it,” he thought. “Why do people love this town?” The photographer made the requisite stroll down Commercial Street […]
THE SEASON
Spring Shuffle Has Become an Anxious Scramble
Keeping the faith during Provincetown’s annual housing shift
PROVINCETOWN — Time is running out for Borislav Ivanov and his family. On May 15, the lease expires on the Commercial Street apartment where he, his wife, Iliana, and their […]
SNOW DAY
A February Tour in Provincetown
Finding the bright spots after a storm
Photos by Elias Duncan
