Brian Butler’s quest began with the Saugusaurus, a 12-foot-tall fiberglass T. rex looming over a miniature golf course in Saugus. In 2006, while he was studying printmaking at the Mass. […]
People
STREET STYLE
Easy Breezy
I noticed costume designer and film producer Chester Algernal Gordon strolling through the West End on a warm day wearing an easy breezy two piece with an unusual pattern of […]
FLAVORS
America’s Culinary Revolution Was Certainly Queer
John Birdsall’s new book reveals the defiance and nurturing that changed American tastes
For John Birdsall, the confluence of cooking and queerness goes way back. Birdsall started his cooking career at Greens, the restaurant that originally opened as part of the San Francisco […]
STREET STYLE
The Man in the Big Hat
Gene Fedorko says he’s a medical professional but also an activist and curator. He’s outside MAP, the Commercial Street shop, wearing a large hat and yellow-and-green striped pants. I love […]
WATER KEEPERS
Tending the Commons
A group gathers to get rooted in the nature of this place
Under the gleam of the full Moon, the group of 12 women moved at a meditative pace through the woods along Old King’s Highway and past the still ponds of […]
GRACE GOUVEIA SERVICE AWARD
Bruce Mason Goes Forth Into the World, to Rejoice and to Protest
Spreading peace and love, he says, ‘I receive more than I give’
PROVINCETOWN — There were still 20 minutes left of the documentary, and Bruce Mason wanted to know if he could finish it before giving an interview. It was the day […]
GOOD HUMOR
Eastham’s Ice Cream Lady
A jolly jingle electrifies the air in the parking lot at Thumpertown Beach in Eastham. Seconds later, Nicki Waite swings into view, driving her vintage ice cream truck: a 1973 […]
CONSTITUTIONAL
Healing the World, One Stitch at a Time
Diane Midura knits together her love for gardening, birds, and democracy
Diane Midura is still flying her knitted Ukrainian flag outside Ocean Purls, her Eastham yarn shop. “I started knitting it days after the Russian invasion,” she says. She didn’t think […]
FASHION FORWARD
Super Grover in Leather
It’s a warm Tuesday morning in Provincetown and artist Paul Rizzo is wearing knee-high athletic socks with garters, a royal blue vintage speedo, a black leather chest harness, and a […]
SUMMER JOURNALISM FELLOWS
This Year’s Summer Fellows
The Provincetown Independent’s four summer fellows, supported by the Local Journalism Project, have arrived and will be working at the newspaper through mid-August. We invited them to introduce themselves on […]
CENTENARIANS
Truro’s Anne Irwin Turns 100
An Outer Cape life full of books, art, play readings, music, and volunteering
TRURO — Anne Irwin wishes that people were more curious about her living room. After 100 years on Earth, 89 summers on the Cape, and 35 years of living in […]
CLASS OF 2025
Soon-to-Be Graduates Prepare to ‘Fit in the World’
Nauset High seniors look to the future with excitement and apprehension
TRURO — The mood among the members of the Class of 2025 at Nauset Regional High School gathered at Truro Vineyards for the senior banquet on May 30 was, by […]
CONNECTIONS
Familiar Faces
Taylor Fox sets out to document the people of Cape Cod, one portrait at a time
Every Wednesday morning and Thursday evening, Orleans artist Taylor Fox breaks down his studio at The 204 — the cultural center in Harwich — pushing furniture and supplies to the […]
WISDOM
How to Live Through It
Seven women, seven lives: finding grace, joy, and grit in uncertain times
Over the course of four months, I sat with seven women — artists, caregivers, organizers, and revolutionaries — who have spent years living on the Outer Cape. They range in […]
PUBLIC SAFETY
Provincetown Chooses Greg Hennick as Police Chief
A five-month search found the department’s lieutenant was best prepared
PROVINCETOWN — After a five-month search for a new police chief that included several public meetings, a six-person search committee, nine candidates, and two finalists, Town Manager Alex Morse told […]
