Opinion
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STEAMERS
Governor’s Orders
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
The Bradford Street Wave
Are we destined to descend into tribal warfare?
PROVINCETOWN — Walking along Bradford Street with my dog, I see the DPW truck coming down the hill. I know many of the DPW guys, and one of them, Paul, […]
UP A CREEK
Winter Wanderland
Fun-filled activities for a dark time of year
Cheers, community, from the Lower Cape Outdoor Winter Activities Council! Oh, what a year we’ve wassailed! We hope your holidays were abundant, yet realistic, and that you rejoiced in a […]
FROSTBITE
Stopping by Woods in a Plague Year
Who hung this here I do not know. He must be from the village, though, And must have brought […]
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Staying Curious
Late on a Tuesday night, with the paper close to being finished, I’m doing the final top edit — the last review, to find any gaffes that have gotten by […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, January 7, 2021
From Shirley Spatz
Parking Lot Relief To the editor: Regarding the plan for solar panels in Provincetown’s historic district that Michael Rodgers referred to in his letter in last week’s Independent: If not […]
VIGNETTE
Annual Family Meeting
CELEBRATION
Four Weddings and a Funeral
In 25 years of event planning, this year’s have been especially moving
This fall, I designed four weddings and my best friend’s funeral. Planning a memorable gathering in a pandemic may sound impossible. In reality, all five events were experiences I will […]
DOCTORS’ ORDERS
A Global Pandemic Sparks Historic Worldwide Collaboration
Citizens of many countries are working together
The administration of the first safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines is reason for hope and celebration. The pandemic is global and the effort to combat its devastation must be international. […]
CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK
Playing for Keeps
In the same week that we were gathering the work of local artists for this special Art & Photography issue to kick off 2021, an article in the New York […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, December 31, 2020
From Frank Barringer, Michael Rodgers, and Thom Schwarz
Are More Hotel Rooms Needed? To the editor: I am writing in support of Mr. Scott Ravelson’s, Mr. Robert Anderson’s, and Mr. Patrick Patrick’s effort “to annul the variances and […]
