EASTHAM — For the Wellfleet Breakers Soccer Club, the playing field is reshaped every summer. Each year, the team welcomes local players new and old, be they college athletes or […]
Local Journalism Project
THE LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECT: 2022 SUMMER FELLOW
Seeking the Truth Through Stories
Emma Madgic, San Mateo, Calif.
Emma Madgic San Mateo, Calif. Brown University, Class of 2023 English and public health Before arriving at the Independent this summer, I gained some reporting experience writing for my college […]
THE LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECT: 2022 SUMMER FELLOW
Women Around the World
Greta Magendantz, West Hartford, Conn.
Greta Magendantz West Hartford, Conn. Northeastern University, Class of 2025 Journalism and political science During this first year at college in Boston, I have been writing for the Huntington News […]
THE LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECT: 2022 SUMMER FELLOW
Creating a Sense of Place
Nora Markey, Springfield, Mass.
Nora Markey Springfield, Mass. Wesleyan University, Class of 2023 English and environmental studies Last week, I floated down the Pamet River, tugged along by the cool current as the tide […]
THE LOCAL JOURNALISM PROJECT: 2022 SUMMER FELLOWS
Community Can Be Found Everywhere
Isabelle (Izzy) Nobili, Eastham, Mass.
Isabelle (Izzy) Nobili Eastham, Mass. Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2026 Environmental and international studies A neat stack of El Llanquihue rests on the counter. Behind it, a man slices triangles […]
LONGING
A Journey Back to Portugal With Sonia Bettencourt
The award-winning fadista channels heartbreak, joy, and her home country in song
PROVINCETOWN — At the start of each performance, Sonia Bettencourt, dressed to the nines, takes center stage with a warm smile. But as soon as she opens her mouth, she […]
JUNETEENTH
For Queer Men of Color, a Homecoming in Provincetown
Lamb Rahming has designed a weekend of coming together
PROVINCETOWN — “Queer people of color deserve nice things,” says Lamb Rahming, the man behind Men of Color Weekend, which happens this year from June 16 to 20. It coincides […]
ROUND TRIP
Who’s Driving This Bus?
A shortage of school bus drivers reflects the Cape’s changing demographics
TRURO — Perched on the driver’s seat of a 2009 Blue Bird front-engine school bus, Julie Packard checks the lights, dials, and gauges of her rig. Packard, who has been […]
MORE THAN A GAME
Wellfleet Residents Play Ball Again
WELLFLEET — Fans of civic life here paraded, sun hats in hand, onto the baseball field across from the elementary school for their annual (or semi-annual, in this case) town […]
FISCAL CRISIS
Free Cash Won’t Be Certified by Town Meeting
Finance review shows chronic depletion of reserve funds
WELLFLEET — The town’s free cash account won’t be certified by the state in time for Saturday’s annual town meeting because the books for fiscal 2020 and 2021 are still […]
CO-OP KITCHEN
At Home With the Vegans
Salty, smoky, subtly sweet tempeh ‘bacon’ makes a meatless brunch less naked
The first time I ever cooked, I cooked for 25 people. I made a borscht that stained my hands purple for a week. During the school year, I live with […]
VOICES BIG AND LITTLE
The Sweet, Absurd, Yet Serious World of Jenny Slate
A Next Wave Award winner at this year’s film festival
After a wedding one night over a decade ago, Jenny Slate, the actress, comedian, and writer, packed into a hotel room with a bunch of friends and her now ex-husband […]
HOUSING
Slow Process Means Some Affordable Units Sit Empty
Lack of staff is creating further delays
PROVINCETOWN — On the Outer Cape, it’s not uncommon for people to be on affordable housing lists for years, waiting and hoping for a unit to call home. So, when […]
STITCHES
The Surprising Feminism of Men Who Knit
A show at Bowersock invites a look back at knitting’s nuanced history
John Crane answered the phone to find a friend in crisis — before you get too alarmed, it was a knitting crisis. Beth Brown-Reinsel, a celebrity within the insular world […]
WASTEWATER
A Dive Into Cesspools on the Outer Cape
All four towns have them, but removal strategies vary
TRURO — All four Outer Cape towns are focused on wastewater management, and for good reason: our drinking water comes from the same narrow sandbar that we live on, and […]
