PROVINCETOWN — Coyotes have been in the news here recently, and wildlife experts say the trouble they sometimes cause is the result of uninformed human behavior. A three-year-old girl was […]
Provincetown
DEMOGRAPHICS
2020 Census: Big Population Increases Here
Wellfleet grew 30%, Provincetown 25%, in 10 years
PROVINCETOWN — The first tranche of data from the 2020 U.S. census was released last week, and it shows something new for the Outer Cape: substantial population growth. The 2010 […]
PROBATE
They Worked for Napi for Years; Now They’re Being Evicted
After being fired by new management, they say, Jamaican workers must leave longtime homes
PROVINCETOWN — Anton “Napi” Van Dereck Haunstrup, the late art collector and owner of Napi’s Restaurant, had no children. But Ellis Wilson, he often told friends, was “the son he […]
CONNECTIONS
Jeff Peters Wants to Introduce You to the Writer Next Door
At East End Books, on a mission to keep it personal
PROVINCETOWN — Jeff Peters is a bit of a name dropper. Eileen Myles, Michael Cunningham, Christina Clancy. “Do you know Christina?” he asks. “Well, she’s the author of The Second […]
ON THE WATER
Joel Shaw’s Selma Rose Takes Race Series
PROVINCETOWN — The Provincetown Yacht Club’s racing series was delayed on Saturday, Aug. 14 at the last minute by a short period of high winds from about 12:45 to 1:30 […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Aug. 25 Deadline for Sal’s
Meetings Ahead
Some Provincetown meetings are in-person only, some are remote only, and some are a hybrid where you can choose to participate in person or through a remote link. Go to […]
ECONOMY
Jamaican Business Owners Come to the Front of the House
After decades of hard work and saving, a few have managed to succeed
PROVINCETOWN — When Omar Neil first arrived on the Outer Cape in 2001, he shared a three-bedroom house with 19 other Jamaican temporary visa holders. Every day, a truck picked […]
THE CRISIS
Year-Round Rental Housing Melts Away as Real Estate Booms
New ideas for preserving existing rental units emerge on Nantucket
PROVINCETOWN — Early in the morning of June 11, seven Provincetown residents received the email that every renter here fears: “It’s been wonderful being your landlord, but I’m getting older […]
BUSINESS SCENE
Restaurant Relief Fund Brings Almost $9 Million to Outer Cape
23 P’town restaurants, plus one each in Wellfleet and Eastham, get funding
PROVINCETOWN — The Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), created by Congress in March of this year to help restaurants and bars that suffered extreme loss of revenue due to the Covid-19 […]
SQUID INK
Squidding With Ish and a Sea of Sweet Mystery
A too-early curfew, a secret spot, and a shower of ink
PROVINCETOWN — “Call me, Ishmael,” I said, as Ish walked to his parked car. “Otherwise, I will pick you up just before sunset.” “I’ll text ya,” he yelled over his […]
BEACHHEAD
Judge Awaits Facts Behind Sal’s Legal Argument
The restaurant continues to serve on the beach behind neighbor’s house
PROVINCETOWN — Judge Michael Vhay of Mass. Land Court told the owners of Sal’s Place last week that they needed to come up with some evidence soon to justify the […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Carnival, Vaxxed
Meetings Ahead
Some Provincetown meetings are in-person only, some are remote only, and some are a hybrid where you can choose to participate in person or through a remote link. Go to […]
BICYCLE SAFETY
Cycling Accidents Plague Outer Cape’s Bike Paths and Trails
Helmets and better etiquette are both needed to prevent injuries
PROVINCETOWN — “Most of the townies I know don’t have cars, they just have a bicycle,” says Ptown Bikes mechanic Silas Barrepski in between oiling a chain and pumping a […]
COVID ECONOMY
Provincetown Businesses Reel After Outbreak of Virus Infections
‘It’s like February’; the stream of summer visitors slows to a trickle
PROVINCETOWN — Even though the number of new cases connected to July’s Covid-19 outbreak here continues to drop, businesses are seeing the booming sales of early summer take a nosedive. […]
BREAKTHROUGH
Covid Cluster Puts Provincetown on the Bleeding Edge
By some measures, the outbreak peaked here on July 19
PROVINCETOWN — The entire nation got a new universal indoor masking advisory last week, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put Provincetown squarely in the middle of their […]
