PROVINCETOWN — When 243 swimmers dove into the Swim for Life and Paddler Flotilla on Saturday, “It was a joyful return to the water,” said Jay Critchley, creator of the […]
Visual Stories
MEET THE MAKER
Lisa Ventre Is Provincetown’s Accidental Hatmaker
Evolving designs in a place for playing with mistakes
“I call myself the accidental hatmaker,” says Lisa Ventre. Ventre is renowned in Provincetown — and beyond — for her original hat designs. But she never meant that to happen. […]
FROM THE LARDER
It’s a Big Year for Beach Plums, So Don’t Be Shy
Pick all you can, then put a little bit of summer in a jar
People on the Outer Cape can be secretive about their go-to stands of beach plum. But not this year — one of abundance for the wild shrubs named Prunus maritima […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Football Falls Hard to Pembroke
A weekly roundup of Nauset High sports
EASTHAM — It was a beautiful night for football at Nauset Regional High School on Friday, Sept. 10 — the first fall football game for the Warriors since 2019. 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, Sept. 14 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
COMEBACK
How Janet Benjamins Became a Buffalo Bills Fan
She never cared much for football; then she witnessed one of the greatest games of all time
EASTHAM — Sunday, Sept. 12 marked Week 1 of the 2021 National Football League season, so, naturally, many New Englanders were sitting in front of their televisions watching football. They […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
Zen and the Art of Raising Goats
SADIE HUTCHINGS / VETERINARIAN / WELLFLEET Sadie Hutchings is a native Wellfleetian, living with her husband and their toddler and baby in the house where she grew up. There’s a […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
A Full Moon Shines on Summer’s End
Light for the harvest, and for the transition from Virgo to Libra
At summer’s close, a full Moon shines from the final degrees of Pisces, the last sign of the zodiac. Full Moons generally signify endings, and the finality of this one […]
LISTINGS
The Week Ahead in Provincetown Drag
Crown & Anchor Uptown Girls, “Illusions,” Sat. at 6 p.m., $39 Dina Martina, “Chariots of Failure,” Sat. at 7:30 p.m., $44 Pilgrim House Paige Turner, “Joy Ride,” Fri.-Sat. at 7:30 […]
SAVASANA
Wednesdays With Janis
Sometimes a student is the best teacher
It was in some ways not an unusual invitation, from one yoga teacher to another: “I have a really special client that I’d like you to meet,” my colleague wrote. […]
BACKYARD FARM
How to Milk a Goat, Maybe
Even with massage and sweet nothings, Buttercup won’t be milked
I think goat kids are among the cutest creatures on Earth. But most backyard farmers are more interested in goat mamas — does. That’s what happens when you’re keeping goats […]
95 lawrence road
Initial Reviews Completed, Task Force Readies Its Questions
Three would-be housing developers will be asked for details on Friday
WELLFLEET — The three developers who have submitted affordable housing proposals for six acres at 95 Lawrence Road should be ready to be grilled on Friday by members of a […]
FROM THE LARDER
The Salty, Sweet Taste of a Wild Garden’s Possibilities
Gilded with honey and transformed by heat, feta becomes a luscious spread
I tend to look at things and see not only what they are but what they might become. It drives Christopher a little crazy, since it means that the check […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Sept. 7 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
'B' IS FOR BOCCE
A Truro Bocce Ball Tradition Continues
For 31 years, Maria Redo has hosted happy hour games at the family home
TRURO — If there’s a red flag with a “B” waving in front of Maria Redo’s house off Old County Road on Sunday, it means there will be a bocce […]
