Martha Rothman recalls the awe of first encountering E-1027, the sprawling modernist villa that Irish architect Eileen Gray designed for herself and her lover in the south of France. Built […]
DEVELOPMENT
Walsh Committee Votes to Study Plan for 252 Housing Units
With ‘consensus’ out of reach, the group votes 7-3 to proceed
TRURO — The Walsh Property Community Planning Committee, which has been meeting regularly for two years, took its first actual vote on Jan. 18. By seven votes to three, with […]
HOUSING
Revised Plan at VFW Prioritizes Lower-Income Units
To qualify for state funding, the number of middle-income units is reduced
PROVINCETOWN — In an emergency session on Jan. 17 the select board approved a revision of the planned mix of units at the affordable housing development to be built at […]
THE BREAKFAST BEAT
Good Morning, Shakshuka
Starting the day right with garlic, tomatoes, spices, and eggs
Starting my day with pancakes always put me in a moody, sugar-laden stupor. And I never could get behind a bowl of cold cereal for breakfast. Even when I was […]
TAX RELIEF
Taxation Aid Committee Makes Applying Easier
Truro fund could help more than the 5 or 6 who apply each year
TRURO — The town’s taxation aid committee has begun accepting applications from residents who need help paying their property taxes this year — and, working with the town’s finance office, […]
HEART ATTACK
Cape Cod Hospital Suspends Cardiologist’s Privileges
Dr. Richard Zelman blasts ‘sham peer review’
HYANNIS — Cardiologist Richard Zelman, who says he was fired by Cape Cod Hospital after he wrote a letter expressing concerns about patients’ safety and loose credential requirements, has now […]
WALSH PROPERTY
Committee Considers Mixed-Use Development for Truro Tract
Food insecurity and housing insecurity are related, advocates say
TRURO — Wendy Lurie, a founder of the Truro Community Kitchen (TCK), proposed to the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee on Dec. 14 that a “food security joint facility” for […]
ON THE ROPES
Rope Reduction Seen as Best Hope to Save Whales
Each disentanglement matters, but rescues are no match for the problem
PROVINCETOWN — In late May, the Marine Animal Entanglement Response Team at the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) got a call on their emergency hotline, which runs all day, all […]
MEET THE MAKER
Building Around Constraints Is a Crossword Constructor’s Pleasure
Sophia Maymudes enters the debates on grids, clues, themes, and symmetry
Sophia Maymudes has always had her own, perhaps odd, way with words. She remembers defining the word ungulate for her parents when it appeared in a clue of a crossword […]
TOWNIE CHRISTMAS
Kook Toy Drive Funds the Season’s Essentials
Pogo sticks and tricycles, but also groceries and heating oil
PROVINCETOWN — Taped to the walls at the Crown & Anchor for last Wednesday’s 24th annual Kook Toy Drive were images of pogo sticks (available for a donation of $50), […]
PLANNING
Housing Production Plan Takes on a Crisis
Truro incomes and home prices continue to fly apart
TRURO — Four committees — the town’s select board, planning board, housing authority, and conservation commission — all got a look at a draft version of Truro’s Five Year Housing […]
WE THE PEOPLE
Nonprofit Helps Green Card Holders Become Citizens
The Cape’s distance from services makes a bureaucratic journey harder
WELLFLEET — Burchelle Edwards, who works at the Wellfleet Shellfish Company, became a citizen in November after being a permanent resident or “green card” holder for eight years and a […]
MUSIC
Celebrating 50 Years of Sweet Honey in the Rock
Voices and musical styles come together in an ensemble’s dedication to song and social justice
“Music does everything for me,” says Aisha Kahlil. “It heals me. It uplifts me. It has brought me back from the brink of despair.” Kahlil is a vocalist in the […]
TRURO TREASURES
Recreational Shellfishing Opens at Pamet Harbor
Truro has its pickers and scratchers — and one new applicant for a commercial spot
TRURO — Recreational shellfishing opened for the season at Pamet Harbor on Dec. 4 after a month of delays due to water quality issues. The water had tested high for […]
WE THE PEOPLE
New Citizens Say Naturalization Is About Community
Passing the test and putting down roots on the Outer Cape
“I had never pictured myself living in the U.S.,” said Sandra Paredes, who grew up in Colombia. But then she fell in love with an American man, and it made […]
