Paul Resika’s studio in Truro is strewn with clam shells that he uses to mix his paints — orange ones, turquoise ones, mustard yellow ones. They are like little distillations […]
Provincetown
GALLERIES
Paul Bowen Washes Back Ashore in Provincetown
A show of new work reflects his roots here and abroad
“The beach used to smell like hell,” sculptor Paul Bowen says. He is seated at a workbench in his studio on the top floor of a rugged barn that was […]
QUEER ‘I’
PAPA’s Got a Brand New Gig
The Provincetown Theater strikes the right note during sustained crisis
In the summer season of Covid-19, there’s more drama playing out in the Capitol and White House than on the stages of the Outer Cape. That role reversal is not […]
BACH TO BASICS
Get Ready to Baroque and Roll
Music of the 18th century thrives in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Boston may be a mecca for it, but there is authentic Baroque music happening right here on the Outer Cape. Great Music on Sundays @5 is presenting two […]
ECONOMY
Ranches and Covid Add to Tuna Market Troubles
If you see it on the menu, ask where it comes from
PROVINCETOWN — On a calm, sunny day, the word was out among fishermen: big schools of Atlantic bluefin tuna were active and feeding just a few miles off the backside […]
PUBLIC HEALTH
‘Please Talk,’ Say Coronavirus Contact Tracers
Key Covid containment measure works only if people cooperate
PROVINCETOWN — Massachusetts is ramping up efforts to find positive cases of coronavirus. Asymptomatic screening programs are being expanded around the state, and Provincetown recently announced it will begin a […]
HELMSMEN AT PLAY
Wind Cooperates, at Times, and PYC Gets Back to Racing
‘A bad day of sailing is still a better day than sitting on the beach’
PROVINCETOWN — It’s been a while, but the Provincetown Yacht Club’s summer racing season is back on course. The hiccups started July 11, when excess wind postponed the third leg […]
IN MEMORIAM
The Poet of the Dunes Brought Down to Earth
Recalling Harry Kemp on the 60th Anniversary of His Death
Fewer and fewer people these days have a clear idea of who Harry Kemp was. Some might recognize his name from Harry Kemp Way, the road in Provincetown where Outer […]
WORKOUT WOES
With Gyms Reopened, Fitness Buffs Work Off Their ‘Covid-19’
In Provincetown, no pain meant unwanted gain
PROVINCETOWN — It happened just weeks ago, when he was shopping: Lorenzo Wigfall pulled on a pair of jeans and realized — to his horror — that it was too […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, Aug. 6 Board of Assessors, 9 a.m. Public Pier Corp., 11 a.m. Zoning […]
THE NEW NORMAL
Wait Time for Covid Test Results Presents Challenge
Screening efforts are increasing, but cost and speed matter
PROVINCETOWN — The goal is clear and workable: at some point, we’ll be able to systematically screen for coronavirus, identify asymptomatic carriers early, and effectively squelch community spread. What we […]
LEARNING
No Word Yet on How School Will Work
Alongside fear, there’s also ‘a strong desire to get back to the classroom’
A group of anonymous women have sewn two masks for every Provincetown student for their return to school in September. But whether students will actually come back to wear them […]
BUDGET CHECK
Outer Cape Town Budget Stories Begin to Emerge
Eastham Eastham Is ‘Well Positioned Going Into This’ By Ryan Fitzgerald EASTHAM — The town’s finance director, Rich Bienvenue, presented a revised fiscal year 2021 budget proposal to the select […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Wednesday, Aug. 5 Historic District Commission, 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 Board […]
THE WATERFRONT
Sunken Yacht Nearly Sinks Schooner Hindu
Historic vessel now headed to Maine for comprehensive rebuild
PROVINCETOWN — An evening aboard the schooner Hindu, watching the sun slip behind the monument and clouds light up like giant hydrangeas, has been a Provincetown tradition since 1946. Generations […]
