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VIGNETTE
Lost in Translation
STEAMERS
Provincelot
AFTER TOWN MEETING
Why We Have to Talk About Short-Term Rentals
Rebuilding a year-round community requires action on all fronts
I grew up in Provincetown and returned home last year after graduating from college. Though I had no plans to get involved in town politics or government and wondered about […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Aging in This Place
“I’ve always wanted to be older,” said 19-year-old Ella Mae Dixon, the cabaret singer who grew up in Wellfleet, in a recent story. “I can’t explain it.” Jennifer Senior writes […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 20, 2023
From Caroline Carney, Shirley Spatz, Bill Dugan, Mike Rice, Betsy Smith, and Rob Taylor
Where Will Workers Live? To the editor: Re “Barker’s Waterfront Plan Is Deemed ‘Appropriate’ ” [April 13, front page]: The Provincetown Historic District Commission has a reputation for detailed consideration […]
VIGNETTE
Here They Come
STEAMERS
Schedule P
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Dispatch From Lucca
Impressions of a small walled city in Tuscany
I have lived in Provincetown so long, loved it so much, and traveled so little in recent years that I sometimes forget there are other beautiful places in the world. […]
VIEW FROM THE BALCONY
The Tornado at Town Meeting
The short-term rental clash left a bad taste in many mouths
Last week’s annual town meeting in Provincetown was a doozy — an efficient, productive one-night affair punctuated by a 90-minute tornado that swept over the warrant’s three short-term rental (STR) […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A Motion to Divide
Is going to town meeting a waste of time? Is our peculiar brand of local government really an exercise in pure democracy, as we are often told, or is the […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, April 13, 2023
From Ann and Richard Courtney, Stuart Winneg, and Jan Kubiac
Who Should Hire? To the editor: We have been watching the progress of town meeting warrant Article 42 to amend the charter by requiring the town manager to consult with […]
VIGNETTE
Traffic Jam
STEAMERS
Coyote O’Clock
LETTER FROM ACROSS THE POND
Restoring the In-Betweens
In defense of the rhythmic realms where opposites meet
So many things to love in the Book of Genesis; so many things to take exception to. Here’s one of each. Love: the image of the world as being made, […]