As the town gears up for summer, the lineup of entertainment on offer includes a lively array of drag shows — a time-honored Provincetown tradition. But the atmosphere surrounding drag […]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, June 8, 2023
From Rachel White, Rob Swann, Thom Schwarz, Luna Brady, and Susan Reverby
Rachel White’s True History To the editor: Re “Rachel White Remembers” [2023 Summer Guide, page 34]: I thank the author, Michael Gaucher, and the illustrator, Mary DeAngelis, and the paper […]
VIGNETTE
Booked in Advance
STEAMERS
A Head of its Time
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Requiem for the Beech
What will we do when these eminently huggable trees are gone?
There is a sadness in Provincetown’s East End Dwyer Woods today. It is a beautiful morning, with bright sunshine and enough breeze to make the mosquitos work for their blood […]
HEALING
Remembering a Beloved Pediatrician
A bench at the Wellfleet marina stirs thoughts of Henry Seidel
I have planted three pink geraniums in the flower box next to Dr. Henry Seidel’s memorial bench at the marina overlooking Wellfleet Harbor. They are pink because I remember Dr. […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
With the Forests
Dennis Minsky is mourning the impending loss of Provincetown’s beech trees in his column this week. In their case, a tiny nematode seems to be the cause. Scientists don’t yet […]
VIGNETTE
Pollen Angel
STEAMERS
The Province Lakes
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Our Creative Future
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 […]
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 […]
