One of my off-season research and writing quests started with a question I feel personally: how can artists continue to gain access to this place? Ross Moffett showed up here […]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 25, 2023
From Ronald Gabel
The Cost of Eggs To the editor: I heartily agree with Peter Clemons’s view that the Provincetown Independent is a treasured local news resource that deserves our support [letter, May […]
VIGNETTE
Down at the Pier
STEAMERS
Getaway
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
What Would Dune Charlie Have Said?
The proposed shack leasing rules put profit over preservation
Exactly 50 years ago, I met Charlie Schmid, or Dune Charlie, as he was known. He was what might have once been called a hermit, living by himself with his […]
OP-ODE
Provincetown and the Grecian Urn Dilemma
To a troubled American, the town offers a spiritual gift
Late in Covid’s first October, my wife and I stuffed three days of provisions into a picnic cooler, downloaded two long audio books, and drove from Austin, Texas to the […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Traffic Jam
No one will be surprised to hear that as a kid I was a newspaper junkie. I delivered papers in the New York suburbs: the Times and the Herald Tribune, […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 18, 2023
From Peter Clemons and Stephen Greenberg
Miraculous Dune Shacks To the editor: I sincerely suggest that everyone — locals, natives, and much-appreciated visitors — subscribe to the Provincetown Independent. Not just during the summer months but […]
VIGNETTE
The Chickendales
STEAMERS
Destination Bus Stop
WATERCOLOR
Invisible Family
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
On Reading Moby-Dick
The annual library marathon symbolizes entry into a community of believers
Of all the human shortcomings I can think of, the one that irks me most is complacency. Of course, a healthy sense of self is a positive thing, but being […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Lawyer’s Master Class
Our newsroom had a visit last week from Jay Ward Brown, a part-time Provincetown resident whose other home is in Virginia. Brown reads the Indie as well as his local […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, May 11, 2023
From John Cumbler, Emily A. Boynton, Debra Raymond, and Tom Ross
Wellfleet Scholarships To the editor: At the recent annual town meeting, Wellfleet postponed consideration of a motion to contribute a significant amount of money toward a scholarship fund for Wellfleet […]
