PROVINCETOWN — When Stacey and Cheralyn Stevenson first visited Provincetown during last summer’s Family Week, their sons Duke and London, who were six, immediately noticed the pride flags, the Black […]
Happenings / Festivals
STORIES
Drag Queen Story Hour Gives Mainstream Songs a Twist
Lil Miss Hot Mess’s joyful approach to challenges
PROVINCETOWN — When she reads aloud to children, Lil Miss Hot Mess often finds herself singing. At first, bursting into song with kids was just a way to make story […]
FOURTH OF JULY
Fifes, Funk, and Fireworks
Provincetown puts summer traditions on parade
SHARING THE HERITAGE
Celebrating the 75th Blessing of the Fleet
and the 26th Portuguese Festival
A percussionist with the Highland Light Scottish Pipe Band, which normally practices in Wareham, proves you don’t have to be Portuguese to join in Provincetown’s festival. The band is named […]
NEW YEAR
Goodbye 2021
Provincetown sent off the old year with a bang in rainbow colors as fireworks soared over the harbor last Friday evening. (Photo by Jamie Demetriou)
LOVING HANDS
Holidays Gifts That Reveal Hidden Talents
Looking for local crafts, you may learn your favorite bartender also knits
Maybe you’ve sworn off that day-after-Thanksgiving rush. Or was it that second round of pie that kept you from transitioning into the shopping season last weekend? Whatever the cause of […]
HANDSOME ROOTS
When Turnips Were King in Eastham
How Art Nickerson saved the town’s tasty tuber
EASTHAM — One hundred eleven years ago, the sandy fields of Eastham yielded 10,710 bushels of turnips, more than every other town from Provincetown to Yarmouth combined. When local farmers […]
PHOTO FEATURE
Eleventh Hour: Veterans Day 2021 in Provincetown
A solemn gathering on the pier honors all those who served
Provincetown marked Veterans Day this year with a solemn gathering on MacMillan Pier, with Jim Keefe serving as master of ceremonies. It was the 103rd anniversary of the signing of […]
IN COSTUME
Ninjas, Knights, Sharks, Goddesses, and Batgirls About Town
Halloween is ‘for the kids’ — and for candy
Naruto and a Lego Nexo Knight, characters from two different anime shows, fuel up an hour before Monday’s soccer practice with egg and bacon sandwiches and by climbing trees outside […]
TRICK OR TREAT
A Town-by-Town Halloween Guide
Where to find candy caches, parades, pumpkins, spooky stories, and perhaps a bit of the paranormal in your neighborhood
PROVINCETOWN Spook-tac-u-tour The Provincetown Recreation Dept. is offering a “spooky but family-friendly interactive tour of Provincetown.” QR codes the department has placed around town guide the way. Once you scan […]
NAUSET LIGHTS
A Happy Homecoming
The Saturday night scene at Nauset Regional High School
Students in every class and from across the Cape came together to celebrate at Nauset Regional High School’s first homecoming dance since 2019. The event was held outdoors in the […]
ENGAGEMENT
It’s Mostly Love: A Funk Bus Story
A shoulder-season day trip on a pink and purple ride
TRURO — On a sunny Saturday in early October, Kevin Clayton begins driving the Funk Bus at noon and doesn’t quit until 4 a.m. [or 16 hours later]. During the […]
UP A CREEK
An October Guide to Pop-Ups
Who says entrepreneurism is dead?
The Outer Cape is teeming with pop-ups this fall. Pop ups don’t typically post their hours because that would take the fun out of guessing when to go where. In […]
OYSTER WEEK
Mind Over Matter (and Hundreds a Day) Win Shuck Offs
A contender reveals his approach to championship shucking
WELLFLEET — Six-time champion Chopper Young won Wellfleet’s Oyster Shuck Off last year, opening his 24 oysters in a penalty-adjusted time of 3 minutes and 15 seconds. Calen Bricault was […]
LOVE, ACTUALLY
A Wedding on the Beach
Andrea Sawyer and Brian O’Malley
Andrea McCatherin Sawyer and Dr. Brian O’Malley, both of Provincetown, were married on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021 on the beach at the Beachcombers Club on Commercial Street. Guests from California, […]