PROVINCETOWN — Eighth-graders and their families and friends came together in the school cafeteria on Saturday, Jan. 28 for a drawing workshop with artist Mark Adams. The class will travel […]
Visual Stories
PROGNOSTICATION
Cape Cod (Mostly) Doesn’t Love a Groundhog, Whistlepig, or Woodchuck
Phil and Ms. G, relying on intuition alone, are often divided on the forecast
On Feb. 2, all eyes are on the groundhog, that burly member of the squirrel family who is known as the predictor of whether we will have six more weeks […]
DIY
Lily House Adopts a Barn Raising Approach
Community workdays make it ‘a home that belongs to all of us’
Dawn Walsh and Paula Erickson are standing in an unfinished space with no interior walls aside from studs that frame the two bedrooms at the Lily House on Wellfleet’s bay […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Wreck of the Ardent
Though news reports were made, a Provincetown survivor never told his story
When Philip Smith Rich died in Provincetown in 1879, he took details of surviving a harrowing shipwreck to his grave. Writer Herman Jennings, in his classic Provincetown Or, Odds and […]
POP-UPS
At The Painted Lady, Don’t Hold the Onions
The couple behind Local 186 get to do their own happy off-season thing
Heather Edwards and Todd Jansen are general manager and chef, respectively, at The Painted Lady — a pop-up making its debut in the space that otherwise belongs to Local 186 […]
STREET FASHION
High Heeled Coffee Run
Nyx Smith, a senior systems engineer for Deloitte and Truro year-rounder, was on the run — grabbing coffee at Chequessett Chocolate between Zoom meetings. There was no time for chitchat, but […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Swimmers Are League Champions; Another Hat Trick for Poulin
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset boys and girls swim teams each locked up Cape and Islands League championships as well as post-season titles during a busy week for Nauset sports. The […]
WHAT’S OPEN
A Deep Winter Outer Cape Dining Guide
The Independent’s February update on where to eat
Cozy homemade suppers sound romantic in December, but by February the search is on for somewhere to go or at least something good to order in. We found plenty of […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 31 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Float Your Boat Under a Full Moon in Leo
Shake out that lion’s mane and express yourself
Step into the limelight this week with a full Moon in the pert and perky sign of Leo. Full Moons shine a light on intentions we’ve previously set — and […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
In Winter Buds, an Offering
Swaddled on sleeping branches, the gift of next season’s green
Imagine for a moment the view outside your window a few months from now. The sun moves higher across the sky. The trees are waking up. Delicate creased forms break […]
THE BREAKFAST BEAT
Good Morning, Shakshuka
Starting the day right with garlic, tomatoes, spices, and eggs
Starting my day with pancakes always put me in a moody, sugar-laden stupor. And I never could get behind a bowl of cold cereal for breakfast. Even when I was […]
MEET THE MAKER
The Craft of the Clam Rake
The R.A. Ribb Company continues a family tradition, making bull rakes to fit each fisherman
HARWICH — There are half a dozen bull rakes lined up outside the door of the R.A. Ribb Company waiting for pickup by A.R.C., the Dennis-based shellfish hatchery and grower. […]
IN THE POOL
Erin McFarland: Swimming With Passion
The ‘welcoming culture’ of the team is most important, says the Nauset sophomore
EASTHAM — There is a calmness about the way Erin McFarland glides through the water. There is no panic. There is no wasted movement. There is just a desire to […]
CROSSWORD #38
First Light
