PROVINCETOWN — The Linchris Hotel Corp., a multi-state hotel management and investment company based in Plymouth, has bought the 102-room Provincetown Inn from the Evans family, who have owned it […]
HIGH HIGH
Eastham Bylaw Linking House Size to Uplands Isn’t Clear
What’s safe from flooding at high tides? It depends.
EASTHAM — Town meeting voters approved a bylaw change last spring that linked the allowed size of a proposed house to the size of contiguous uplands on the property rather […]
PRESSURE-TREATED
A Move-In Is on Hold After Conservation Commission Objects
The dispute is over the kind of wood used in pilings on Harmes Way
EASTHAM — The owners of a new $1.8-million house overlooking Cape Cod Bay at 345 Harmes Way were waiting for an occupancy permit before moving in. Instead they got a […]
AMPLIFICATION
Brewing Co. Gets Permit for Outdoor Entertainment
New speakers at lower volumes, limited hours, and one year to see how it goes
PROVINCETOWN — The owners of the Provincetown Brewing Company apologized to neighbors for past nuisances related to entertainment at the popular Bradford Street gathering place at a Dec. 7 hearing […]
STATE GOVERNMENT
Housing Bill Is Still on Track, Say Cape Legislators
The ‘most significant housing legislation since 40B’ will go to hearings in January
PROVINCETOWN — The state legislature has been roasted by the Boston Globe and WBUR for its slow pace of lawmaking this year — the first in which Democrats have held […]
HOUSING
Workshop Offers a Preview of Town Meeting Agenda
Zoning changes and a ‘Lease to Locals’ program are on the docket
PROVINCETOWN — The town’s “housing workshops” — periodic joint meetings of four committees plus town staff that began in 2021 — have become a kind of drafting room for town […]
ACCOMMODATIONS
Seeking: An Accessible Two-Bedroom Rental in Provincetown
For Patricia Ainsworth, waiting for a move is taking its toll
PROVINCETOWN — Patricia Ainsworth came home to 288A Bradford St. the day she married Victor Alexander in 1982, and she never left. For 41 years, she has lived in the […]
HOUSING MARKET
Year-Round Trust Debates Rent Hike at Harbor Hill
‘Market-rate rent’ is hard to pin down, and estimates spark disagreement
PROVINCETOWN — After discussing how quickly to raise rents at the town-owned Harbor Hill apartments at their meeting on Oct. 30, the members of Provincetown’s Year-Round Market-Rate Rental Housing Trust […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Two Small Housing Projects Make Slow Progress
Properties bought by the town 18 months ago need at least another year
EASTHAM — It will be at least another year before two properties the town voted to buy in May 2022 and convert into affordable housing will be ready for tenants, […]
DUNE SHACKS
2 of 8 Leases May Go to Local Applicants
But one previous dune family gives up, worn down by the process
PROVINCETOWN — The National Park Service’s public leasing contest for eight dune shacks in the Cape Cod National Seashore took a major step toward resolution on Nov. 15. The right […]
LANDSCAPES
Fisher Beach House Plan Is Back Before Board
Right-of-way would cut through the beloved ‘Hopper landscape’
TRURO — The owners of 3 pristine acres overlooking the bay at Fisher Beach are making another attempt to build a house there despite opposition from neighbors and concerns over […]
STEEL TURKEYS
French Chef Returns With New Eiffel Tower Plan
A judge rules it’s not a sign; a lawyer argues it’s ‘a thing of interest’
WELLFLEET — Most everyone is familiar with the Eiffel Tower, which soars more than 1,000 feet above Paris. But the Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals wants to have a better […]
STEEL TURKEYS
French Chef Returns With New Eiffel Tower Plan
A judge rules it’s not a sign; a lawyer argues it’s ‘a thing of interest’
WELLFLEET — Most everyone is familiar with the Eiffel Tower, which soars more than 1,000 feet above Paris. But the Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals wants to have a better […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Settlement Puts Old Reliable Project Back in View
But it’s not clear who owns the land under the once-and-future wharf
PROVINCETOWN — Just days before the start of a trial on legal challenges to the proposed multimillion-dollar development of the property where the derelict Old Reliable Fish House stands, the […]
ON THE BEACH
Fishing for Solace in the Cold Months
With the sun fading, a fisherman winterizes his psyche
The semiannual changing of the clocks couldn’t come at a worse time — just after the fishing has slowed to a near stop, when the days are getting colder and […]
