The entrance to Mike Miller’s workshop doesn’t announce itself loudly. There’s a discreet wooden sign at street level, then a brick stairwell leading down to the store. When the store […]
Visual Stories
ON THE GRILL
The Wide World of Green Sauces
Brightly flavored herb sauces bring the savor of the summer garden to the plate
I never met a green sauce I didn’t like. And clearly, a lot of people around the world feel the same, as many cultures have a signature herbal sauce made […]
SURFING
Raising the Kahuna Pole in Wellfleet
An old-time necessity and a ritual for watermen at the edge of a wild and indifferent world
The text came late on a Saturday afternoon in July: “Moving the Kahuna pole around and maybe putting it up if you’re keen.” Eli and I loaded up water, sweatshirts, […]
BIRDWATCHING
A Companionable Warbler
Distracted in the pines, an overheated human hears hope in a bird’s song
The heat was getting unbearable. I tried to visualize the cold water that I would soon be plunging into, but all around the air was baking and even the breeze […]
CROSSWORD #65
Carnival Correspondence
BEEKEEPING
The Swarm Catchers
When honeybees decamp, they have their reasons
There was something amiss in my back yard. It looked, from my third-story West End window, like there was a puddle of tar on the brick courtyard below. Except that […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Star Trek as Refuge for the Science-Minded
Revisiting a series that inspired a generation’s interest in astronomy and the greater good
My parents tell me that I declared my intention to become an astronaut at age four. Books about astronomy, space exploration, and science have always lined my bookshelves. Then, there […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Hungry Stripers and Fluke for the Future
With a tropical storm brewing, it’s best to have a plan
The striped bass have been biting well all day long, defying the usual ways of these fish. They’ll normally hunker down and not eat much when the water gets too […]
CAPE LEAGUE BASEBALL
Overheard at the First-Ever Firebirds Reunion
Fishing, clamming, a change-up, and love change summer players’ lives for good
ORLEANS — The coffee was cold. That was the first indication Bob Zavorskas’s co-workers at Roy Svenningsen’s construction company had that the young shortstop from Connecticut had his mind on […]
NATURAL SELECTION
Call Me Tupelo
If your bunghole needs plugging, you’re going to need a bung. And a beetle to whack that bung with. And to ensure that your beetle is up to the task […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Aug. 19 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
BOUTS
Cape Cod’s Boldest Jammers and Blockers Take to the Track in Orleans
In roller derby, skaters find the power to ‘take up space’
ORLEANS — Take it from Mean Mimi, Devil Velvet, and Tippi Longstocking: you don’t need ice to go skating at the Charles Moore Arena. The skaters, along with the other […]
WEATHER
Rough Seas Guaranteed
The weather world has been closely tracking Hurricane Erin. The system underwent a period of remarkable intensification late last week — exploding in strength from a Category 1 hurricane with […]
FOUND AT THE FARMERS MARKET
On the Fruit (Yes, Fruit) Loop
Aug. 16, Orleans The long-anticipated season for local tomatoes is finally here. At the Orleans market, many stalls are overflowing with shiny red, orange, yellow, and green fruits. Yes, fruits. […]
DATE AND TIME
Roosevelt Declares War on the ‘Bad’ Trusts
From the Aug. 21, 1907 issue of the Boston Globe, selected and edited by Kaimi Rose Lum PROVINCETOWN — Standing on a sandy hill in this historic old town by […]
