So long Aquarius and hello Pisces. As the Sun transits from one to the next, you’ll notice a shift away from the power of the thinking mind to that of […]
Visual Stories
A PROPOSAL
Linguine to Fall in Love With
‘Marry Me Pasta’ might solve all your romantic problems … or not
When I was growing up in Mississippi, it was common for folks to talk about young women in terms of their marriage prospects. Despite any number of role models out […]
READING ROOM
A Bittersweet Story’s Winning Artwork
Students pick The Yellow Bus for the 2025 Mock Caldecott award
A yellow bus is a familiar sight parked outside the Truro Public Library — and a fond one, to be sure. Besides taking them to school, a yellow schoolbus delivers […]
DANCE
Lessons From the Wider World
Paulette Durazo’s class moves to traditional West African and world beats
Paulette Durazo started taking dance lessons when she was five years old, and since then her explorations have spanned dance traditions from around the world. She grew up in a […]
MORNING FLIGHT
Bird Love Knows No Bounds
Sex and mating stories in the bird world appear to be as diverse as they are in the human one
Though winter’s grip has not loosened on the Outer Cape, the birds are already signaling the changing season. Chickadees, song sparrows, and house finches are beginning to sing more frequently, […]
MEET THE MAKER
In a Wellfleet Workshop, Vintage Silver Transcends the Table
Alan Hight cuts, bends, and hammers silverware into jewelry
Sitting at a workbench in the basement of his Wellfleet house, Alan Hight runs a hand over a glittering pile of dozens of silver spoons and forks. He’s searching for […]
D.I.Y.
A Cover Story for That Warm Friend in Your Bed
How to hand-knit a sweater for your hot water bottle
I fell in love with my hot water bottle when I was in college. And I’m not your granny’s age — I’m talking about last year. I had moved into […]
FOOD MEMORIES
An Epic Hunter’s Stew
Poland’s sweet, sour, meaty, zingy winter meal
I grew up in 1980s Poland, where my mother and father took an old-school approach to parenting — meaning tough love and a lot of faith in our abilities. This […]
LOVE NOTES
A Pop-Ups Crush
The simple magic of a Valentine is in the cards
When I was a child, Valentine’s Day was one of my favorite holidays. But I’m not sure I understood that the theme was primarily about people in love. I was […]
GROWING WILD
Starting Native Seeds From Scratch
It’s not too late to coax purple poppy mallows and pussytoes through hibernation
The bounty of our native flora, with all its beauty and ecological benefit, is available to home gardeners at quite an inexpensive price — if we can just figure out […]
DISNEY DISPATCH
At Home Away in Tokyo
At DisneySea, Cape Codde Village is one strange place to be
Tourists flock around the shoreline, snapping photographs of rowboats and lobster traps. “Youkoso, Keipukoddo e,” a restaurant worker shouts: Welcome to Cape Cod. But I’m not on Cape Cod: I’m […]
GIRLS HOCKEY
Nauset-Monomoy Warriors Victorious on the Road
Sophie Eldredge scores 30 seconds into overtime to seal win over Pope Francis
SPRINGFIELD — “Looks like we are a little more consistent today,” Coach Zach Wells of the Nauset-Monomoy Warriors remarked to a bystander with a slight grin as he approached the […]
NATURAL SELECTION
The Birches Stay Forever Young
You can spot plenty of native gray birch trees in the brush next to Bound Brook and Pole Dike roads in Wellfleet: just look for the chalky bark with the […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 4 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Warriors Turn In Valiant Effort in Loss to St. John Paul II
Team displays grit and character in midst of losing streak
EASTHAM — All you need to know about the Nauset Regional High School girls basketball team’s heart can be summed up by the reaction to Kendall Faley’s three-pointer at the […]
