WELLFLEET — Sunday mornings on the Outer Cape are, for many people, about relaxing at home or enjoying a leisurely walk on the shore. But for some 20 Jamaicans, Sunday […]
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE
Beauty and Quirkiness in Full Bloom in Eastham
A garden tour that prides itself on being a little on the wild side
Nearly 400 garden lovers turned out for the Eastham Garden Tour on July 13, which benefits the town’s public library. Visitors roamed six gardens that fit the event’s theme: Creative […]
Glory Days
The front page photo this week, taken by Nancy Bloom, offers a different point of view on a beloved high summer scene. You can find that in a few places […]
SINK ME
Old Salts and Scallywags on Wellfleet’s Main Street
When pirates appear, an impromptu parade does, too
Pirates go way back in Wellfleet. And this year, even though there was no official Fourth of July parade, the pirates turned out for a walk to mark the day.
THE SCOOP
Ice Cream, Soft Serve, and Gelato: We Take Our Licks
Our second annual survey of the landscape of frozen pleasures
By the Independent Staff On warm days, when things go slack, there are two possible remedies: a swim or an ice cream, or both — two dips are better than […]
LIBERATION
Juneteenth in Provincetown: Celebration and Education
‘What we asked for is for Black lives to matter’
PROVINCETOWN — Activists, vacationers, local residents, a handful of elementary school students, community elders, drag queens, religious leaders, business owners, and a few politicians gathered at the base of the […]
WEEDEATERS
Goats Eschew Poison Ivy Duty for the Lure of Provincetown
Open space committee to regroup; better fencing a consideration
PROVINCETOWN — A vegetation management project in Provincetown resulted in a community goat herding effort last Friday night, June 11.
BOARD
Surf Shops Ride Out the Slow Arrival of Gear
The supply chain’s still glitchy, but demand is up as more people ‘work from home’
EASTHAM — At Nauset Light Beach, surfers show up in the early morning, chatting with each other as they paddle out into the surf. Riding the crests of the waves […]
ON MACMILLAN PIER
Pirates Move Out, Sharks Move In
Barry Clifford’s Whydah building is for sale for $9.75 million
PROVINCETOWN — Visitors to MacMillan Pier this summer are guaranteed a sighting of a great white shark — 12 feet long and with plenty of teeth. But the toothed creature […]
MODERN LIVING
Truro Adopts New Water Protection Rules
About 200 home owners will need to replace their cesspools
TRURO — The board of health approved a series of updated regulations on May 18 governing cesspools, septic systems, and well-water testing. The most significant change is that all cesspools […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
A Life-Saving Beacon in the Fog of Politics
Nauset Light Society honors the memory of its keepers
EASTHAM — The offshore waters of Outer Cape Cod, with their hidden sand bars, took so many vessels and lives that the stretch from Chatham to Provincetown came to be […]
SHELLFISHING
Wellfleet Select Board to Hear Change in Residence Rule
A stopgap for local shellfishermen who can’t afford housing in town
WELLFLEET — For seven weeks, a proposed exception to the Wellfleet Shellfish Regulations’ domicile requirement has pinballed from the shellfish advisory board (SAB) to the select board and back. But […]
NAUSET WATERFRONT
Eastham and Orleans Officials Will Meet on Estuary Dredging
Select board puts off a decision to pull its support of project
EASTHAM — The select board stopped short of withdrawing its support for the Nauset Estuary dredging project at its May 3 meeting, voting instead to meet for discussions with Orleans […]
COASTAL STUDIES
Lobstermen Fish for ‘Ghost Gear’
For a few hardy crews, it’s time to clean up the seafloor
PROVINCETOWN — Throughout April, a few hardy fishermen have been departing from MacMillan Pier most mornings not to haul in a bounty of fish but instead to haul in lost […]
PERFORMANCE
Thirsty Burlington Prepares for a Post-Covid World
Scott Townsend rehearses a new act for Thirsty — and Cher
“It sounds like I’m singing in the bathroom and you’re singing way over in the kitchen,” says Scott Townsend — better known as the drag queen and Cher impersonator Thirsty […]
