We often think of our gardens as a collection of plants. They are leaves, stems, forms, and flowers, all interacting with the wind, rain, and sun. They are colors and […]
Visual Stories
BACKYARD KITCHEN
The Secret to Chicken That’s Grilled but Not Charred
Listening to Johnny Cash leads a cook to build a ‘ring of fire’
Grilling is one of the great joys of summer. There’s that distinctive smoky flavor, that primal connection to the live fire outside, drink in hand. Not to mention no hot […]
THE FRISBEE COLLECTIVE
Outermost Ultimate Promises Intense Fun for Everyone
Weekly games of pickup ultimate frisbee attract a unique community
EASTHAM — An odd group of locals and visitors convenes on the infield of Nauset Regional High School’s track every Monday evening. Outermost Ultimate is their name, and ultimate frisbee […]
CAPE BASEBALL
Firebirds Win Two and Lose Two
ORLEANS — The Orleans Firebirds split four games during the past week to bring their record to 9-9-2 on the season. They stand at third place in the Cape Cod […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
It’s Looking Like an Epic Summer
The harbor returns to normalcy for a classic Fourth of July
The waterfront looked very much as it did in pre-pandemic days for Monday’s Fourth of July celebration, as both wharves were packed with cars and people waiting for the fireworks. […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, July 5 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
It’s All Uphill Together
Seeing both limitations and the long view under a full Moon in Capricorn
With the Fourth of July behind us, let’s take a moment to step back from the patriotic and traditional to cultivate a more forward-looking perspective. Fireworks aside, we find ourselves […]
SHARING THE HERITAGE
Celebrating the 75th Blessing of the Fleet
and the 26th Portuguese Festival
A percussionist with the Highland Light Scottish Pipe Band, which normally practices in Wareham, proves you don’t have to be Portuguese to join in Provincetown’s festival. The band is named […]
STREET FASHION
How’s My Makeup?
Cassandra Levine emerged from a smoothie bar on Commercial Street in Provincetown wearing a long, boldly worded T-shirt. “I am not being rude,” she said. “Your Makeup Is Terrible,” is […]
DUNE SHACKING
Forty Hours in the Dunes
At Peg, a collective memory of the uncluttered life
TRURO — Mary DeAngelis had a few things to tell me as she drove me two miles into the Province Lands. She wanted me to know the story of a […]
BACK TO THE GARDEN
Letting Go of a Grudge Against Roses
All this tough, beautiful plant needs is a little care
For a long time, I held a resentment against roses. I liked to see them, but I wouldn’t plant them. I didn’t want them in my garden. They are too […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Finding His Marbles: The Art of Oliver H. Linnell
Only a few of his distinctive headstones have been inventoried
Even on an overcast day in Truro’s Pine Grove Cemetery, a small marble headstone glows with an other-worldly presence. A beautifully rendered hand clutching a simple flower points downward to […]
FROM THE LARDER
Neighborly Recipes for Midsummer Parties and Family Visits
Cold carrot soup and pound cake as a palette for berries from a community cookbook
Almost everything seemed to go quiet as those early days of the pandemic unfolded. But messages kept coming from Wellfleet Preservation Hall. Word from there was a comfort, reminding me […]
SCHOOL'S OUT
In View this Week
MIDSUMMER Asher Austin, age six, of Wellfleet befriends a frog at Gull Pond. (Photo by Agata Storer) HONORS Three students from the Provincetown Schools were awarded the National Junior […]
TO THE MAT
Moving Into Balance for Summer
‘Empty coat sleeves’ is a gentle twist that warms up the body and clears the mind
“I am letting go to the right. I am letting go to the left.” These few words coax me along as I swing into a simple standing movement that has […]
