PROVINCETOWN — The summer of 2022 has brought a long-awaited but still frustrating event to Cape Cod: a Covid wave that doesn’t include high levels of hospitalization. Case numbers are […]
Provincetown
CRIME
Former Provincetown DPW Employee Convicted of Rape
Walker is sentenced to 10 to 12 years in state prison
BARNSTABLE — A Barnstable Superior Court jury on July 14 found Truro resident Ronnie Walker, 57, guilty of aggravated rape of a child. He was sentenced to 10 to 12 […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
1,400 Monkeypox Vaccines
Meetings Ahead Some meetings in Provincetown are in person, some are online, and some are both. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a link to […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Licensing Board August 9, 2022 The Provincetown Licensing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 5:15 p.m. in the Judge […]
WATERFRONT
Rebuild of Schooner Hindu Hits Halfway Mark
Two winters down and two to go on restoration project
PROVINCETOWN — For almost 70 years, the Schooner Hindu has carried tourists and locals alike through Provincetown Harbor, her afternoon voyages and sunset trips offering glimpses of a time when […]
HOUSING
Units Are for Sale at 30 Shank Painter — Again
Several sales fell through during long court delay
PROVINCETOWN — Sales of the eight new condominiums at 30 Shank Painter Road were going briskly last fall — which was good news for the developers, who had undertaken 16 […]
FAMILY VALUES
For LGBTQ Families, a Week That Brings ‘a Sigh of Relief’
Stacey Stevenson wants to ‘fight for, not fight against’
PROVINCETOWN — When Stacey and Cheralyn Stevenson first visited Provincetown during last summer’s Family Week, their sons Duke and London, who were six, immediately noticed the pride flags, the Black […]
HANDIWORK
Stitching Together a Sustainable Approach to Fashion
Repairing worn garments with style is Evelina Kirgan’s calling
PROVINCETOWN — There is one thing Evelina Kirgan cannot forget from her years as an assistant designer at Ralph Lauren. It’s the time she ordered 50,000 yards of the wrong […]
STORIES
Drag Queen Story Hour Gives Mainstream Songs a Twist
Lil Miss Hot Mess’s joyful approach to challenges
PROVINCETOWN — When she reads aloud to children, Lil Miss Hot Mess often finds herself singing. At first, bursting into song with kids was just a way to make story […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Still Building for Employees
Meetings Ahead Some meetings in Provincetown are in person, some are online, and some are both. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a link to […]
BACK DOOR ART
A Funny, Subversive Show Opens at PAAM
Zehra Khan reimagines art history with bedsheets, glue guns, and Sharpies
To reach Zehra Khan’s zany show at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, one must walk through Philip Malicoat’s impressive exhibition of somber, formally astute paintings, rendered in a narrow […]
THE RECYCLER
Mike Wright Pieces Together Provincetown’s Past
The artist uncovers the town’s history in books, beaches, and dumpsters
In the back yard of her home in Provincetown, Mike Wright opens the doors to her studio. Pieces of wood crowd against the walls, loosely organized by color. A white […]
THE STROLL
Provincetown, Friday Night
Seen and heard on Commercial Street on the weekly gallery ramble
Cortile Gallery, 230 Commercial St. At Cortile, Beth Donovan, a Provincetown local, admires Sunset Sail, painted by Ed Walsh. “I’m pretty sure it’s a rendition of the schooner Hindu,” she […]
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Public Hearing Historic District Commission August 3, 2022 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, in […]
AVIATION
Tailwind Air Aims for Provincetown Harbor in 2023
Seaplane service is currently landing at Provincetown Airport
PROVINCETOWN — Just before Memorial Day, Tailwind Air added Provincetown to its roster of seaplane destinations. The eight-passenger, two-pilot Cessnas fly from the East 23rd Street seaport on Manhattan’s East […]
