PROVINCETOWN — On foot and by bike, scooter, and car, some 400 people made their way along Commercial Street to town hall on Monday evening, headed to what turned out […]
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
71 Years Later, Fred LaPiana’s Dream May Come True
Eastham is now owner and landlord of the Town Center Plaza
EASTHAM — Fred LaPiana Sr. had a vision for the property along Route 6 that he bought in 1951. He wanted it to be the hub of the Eastham business […]
BUZZ KILL
Just in Time, Seashore Greenlights Larvicide Application
Mosquito Control may be a step ahead of the bloodsuckers this year
WELLFLEET — Last summer, the part of the Herring River estuary near Duck Harbor Beach became the epicenter of a miserable mosquito outbreak. Cape Cod Mosquito Control, following discussions with […]
IN STITCHES
Nauset Yarn Club Pulls Students Together
Seed-stitchers to sweater-makers find handwork eases the mind
EASTHAM — It’s an almost-balmy Monday in March, the kind of day that signals the end of sweater weather is nigh, but the students at the Yarn Club meeting at […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 5 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
The Gems of the Morning Twilight
April mornings give early risers a glittering spectacle
Astronomy rewards early risers. In the chilly hour before sunrise, darkness gives way to ghostly yellow along the eastern horizon. Look a little higher and the sky is blue. Straight […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Pickleball Won’t Sour East End
Some meetings in Provincetown are in person, some are online, and some are both. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a link to an […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Boathouse Limbo
Most meetings in Truro are remote. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, April 7 Economic […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
A Permitting Marathon
Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only and can be watched online. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Election Preview
Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting […]
WHO?
FAWC and WHAT in Joint Venture
Outer Cape arts organizations to team up this summer
PROVINCETOWN — Since 1968, the Fine Arts Work Center here has welcomed artists and writers to its prestigious winter fellowship and hosted summer workshops led by an impressive faculty. Likewise, […]
REPORTER'S SCRATCH PAD
Reimagining T-Time
‘All you have to eat’ will defeat Stop & Shop’s covenant
T-Time Development Committee chair Karen Strauss has announced that the former driving range will become a driving range again. That’s a fine idea. Maybe golf and antique arcade games are […]
RIGHTS
Suit Stalls Underground Housing
Neighbors oppose ‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’ project
TRURO — In spite of the signs in residents’ yards and on windowsills proclaiming that “Housing Is a Human Right,” efforts to create an underground campsite as a solution to […]
FORE!
T-Time Will Become T-Time Once Again
'Golf will bring youth back to town,’ says Eastham planner
EASTHAM — Three years after the town’s purchase of a parcel of rough at 4790 State Highway from Stop & Shop, and more than 10 years after the last bucket […]
FAKE NEWS: THE SLUDGE REPORT
Muddy Dog, a New Spa, Will Open in Wellfleet
The harbor’s black custard fuels town’s cool vibe
WELLFLEET — A new business in town will take advantage of one of the town’s more pervasive resources: black sludge. While some of the silt was recently exhumed from the federal […]
