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CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Firebirds Halt 3-Game Slide, Remain 3rd in Standings
Oyama is now second in league batting
ORLEANS — The Orleans Firebirds ended a three-game losing streak with a win over Cape Cod Baseball League East Division foe Brewster on Tuesday night at Stony Brook. The Firebirds […]
PICKUP GAME
A Summer Evening at the East End Basketball Court
Happenstance and the love of a game unite locals and visitors on the court
Photos by Elias Duncan A three-on-three full-court pickup game is underway at the East End basketball court on a balmy Friday night in July. The air is dense, salty. The […]
INCIDENTALLY
Beach Rescue
I sat in the dark with two friends on the wet sand at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet on the evening of July 4th. To our left, fireworks lit up […]
WE LOVE A PARADE
The Outer Cape Celebrates the Fourth With 3 Parades
Pedalers, drummers, protesters, jugglers, drag queens, flag wavers, and pirates celebrated their freedoms at three different Outer Cape parades this week. In Eastham, Sheila and Ralph Holcomb, in collaboration with […]
CENTENARIANS
On July 4, Joseph Pellegrino Turns 100
A World War II veteran and Wellfleet legend reflects on a life well lived
WELLFLEET — Joseph Pellegrino, the World War II veteran, former selectman, and builder who turned 100 on July 4, can recall the milestones of his life with striking accuracy. Aug. […]
A TIME TO SOW
In Wellfleet, Hats Are a Summer Tradition
Oyster farmers set out cement-coated contraptions to catch the season’s larvae
WELLFLEET — When those perfectly shucked oysters show up at your table, and you lift the shell, tilt your head back, and let that sweet, briny bivalve slide between your […]
NIGHTLIFE
Undeterred by Ubiquitous Ursines, Sappho Comes to Bear Week
New York’s Cubbyhole will pop up in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Since the Pied Bar at 193A Commercial St. closed in 2018, this gay mecca has been without a dedicated lesbian space. But for one night only on Monday, […]
CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Firebirds’ Oyama Paces League With .365 Average
Olmstead’s single gives Orleans a walk-off win over Wareham
ORLEANS — The Firebirds were hovering just below .500 with a 9-10 record on Monday, which put them in third place in the Cape Cod Baseball League’s East Division behind […]
WE LOVE A PARADE
The Outer Cape’s July 4th Parades
Eastham, July 3 Wellfleet, July 4 Provincetown, July 4
EVICTION
Del Deo Refuses Order to Quit His Dune Shack
Markey, Warren, and Keating ask Park Service to let him remain
PROVINCETOWN — Sal Del Deo, 94, who has spent 77 years caring for and seasonally inhabiting the dune shack he still calls “Frenchie’s” after his friend Jeanne “Frenchie” Chanel, refused […]
ZONING
Eastham Takes Another Step Toward Its ‘Village Center’
Zoning reform will be key to getting developers on board
EASTHAM — Land acquired by the town over the past four years has opened the way to a vision for development that strives to create a walkable small-town center, in […]
PARADES AND FIREWORKS
The Outer Cape Celebrates the Fourth of July
On the morning of July 4, residents and visitors will have to decide between parades held in Provincetown, Wellfleet, and Orleans. Those without a town allegiance might want to know […]
PORTUGUESE FESTIVAL
Provincetown Celebrates the 76th Annual Blessing of the Fleet
Photos by Agata Storer
ARCHITECTURE
A Fun House and Modernism Inspire a Designer to Turn to Blueprints
In Wellfleet, Malachi Connolly builds big openings for landscapes and light
It was in Wellfleet that Malachi Connolly first became conscious of architecture’s potential effects. When he was growing up, his family spent summers in a Greek Revival house on Holbrook […]
