Bob Keary and Peter Sullivan tied the knot on Oct. 16, 2021 after 14 years together. “We prefer not to rush into things,” Keary said. The wedding was celebrated on […]
Visual Stories
MODERNISM
On a Tour, Glimpses of How Architecture Inspired a Way of Life
At the Kepes and Hatch houses, brief encounters with modernism’s inhabitants
WELLFLEET — Down a sand road along the back of a kettle pond sits an austere one-story plywood-skinned rectangle on low stilts. Barely discernible from its surroundings, it was designed […]
KITCHEN TABLE
Pork Butt, Bistro Style
A gentle braise in red wine makes pork and beans seem fancy
Thoreau got lots right. An end-of-August journal entry he made in Concord in 1853 still resonates: “Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Oct. 19 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Celebrates Homecoming With Golf, Soccer, and Football Wins
A weekly roundup of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — It was a busy Homecoming Weekend for Nauset sports across the board. The boys golf team finished in the runner-up spot in the MIAA South Sectional Championship at […]
ANIMAL CLINIC
Please Don’t Eat the Ivermectin
Your dog may need it for fighting heartworm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently sent a notice to veterinary clinics and retailers and asked them to post it for the public. The sign said, basically, “People, please […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Brace Yourselves. The Sun’s Heading Into Scorpio.
Just remember all things come in cycles
Brace yourselves, star grazers. The Sun enters the intense sign of Scorpio on Oct. 22. You’ll be feeling all the feels and uncovering truths about yourself you’ll wish you could […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
On Seeing Saturn’s Icy Rings
Get a look now, as they’ll be around only for another 300 million years
Saturn was a god of ancient Rome. According to myth, he was usurped by his son, Jupiter, and wandered across land and sea before founding a new kingdom and giving […]
CROSSWORD #26
Round and Round
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ENGAGEMENT
It’s Mostly Love: A Funk Bus Story
A shoulder-season day trip on a pink and purple ride
TRURO — On a sunny Saturday in early October, Kevin Clayton begins driving the Funk Bus at noon and doesn’t quit until 4 a.m. [or 16 hours later]. During the […]
SKATEBOARDING
Wentzle Ruml Is Along for the Ride
The professional skateboarder-turned-fisherman sets up shop for the next generation
WEST HARWICH — Wentzle Ruml has many stories to tell. In the 1970s, he was a member of the legendary Zephyr skateboarding team, known as the Z-Boys, in Santa Monica, […]
HOUSING COMPROMISE
Long-Delayed Affordable Development Takes a Step Forward
Zoning board set to consider amended Paine Hollow plan
WELLFLEET — A longer driveway with a gentler slope, some beefed-up buffers, and a promise to sink new wells should there be water contamination issues are among the concessions that […]
BODY/MIND
Remixing the Basics
When the source of pain is hiding in old routines, it’s time to get out of the groove
After 15 years of both classical and new-age yoga training, I still find my home practice beginning the same way. Somewhere in the first five minutes: tabletop, on hands and […]
MEET THE MAKER
Agostino DiBari Molds Beeswax Into Light
In the end, even for a mold maker, it’s not the shape of the candle but its glow
The air in Agostino DiBari’s shop on Main Street in Orleans smells slightly sweet. But not in that Jolly Rancher way that can make scented candles so fearsome. It’s a […]
FROM THE LARDER
Jazz and Oysters Bring Two Festivals Home
Homemade salt pork meets Wellfleet oysters for a soup from the Mosquito Supper Club
In south Louisiana, where I come from, if you can eat it or dance to it, there’s probably a festival for it. We have festivals celebrating crawfish, gumbo, catfish, soybeans, […]
