TRURO — There are catalogs full of gardening toys to consider at this time of year. You can start to imagine that, if only you had the right apron, swivel-headed […]
Visual Stories
DIAMONDS
Practice and Patience Pay Off for Nauset Baseball
The team sets its sights on winning the Cape and Islands crown
EASTHAM — The Nauset High baseball team’s first game this season was on May 12, nearly two years since it last took the field in June 2019. “The kids are […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 25 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
By the Otherworldly Light of a Partial Eclipse
Outer Cape sky watchers: mark your calendars for June 10
Over the winter, we’ve considered the Moon’s cataclysmic origins four billion years ago, its phases and visible surface features, and how it creates ocean tides. With a partial solar eclipse […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
A Puzzle: Huge Schools of Very Small Bass
The conditions are optimal, but the big stripers are MIA
Striped-bass fishing has gone from looking like it was going to develop earlier than usual to now looking like it will start a little later than usual. We are wondering […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
L’Optimisme Is in the Air
But a planetary ménage à quatre may rock the boat
Baudelaire once famously counseled his readers on the need to enjoy life despite its pressures: “Whether it be with wine, poetry, or virtue — whatever suits you best, just get […]
CROSSWORD #21
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WARRIORS WATCH
Girls Track Is Unbeaten as Christopher Breaks 3 Records
A preview of this week’s Nauset High sports
Thursday, May 27 Girls golf: The Warriors take to the course against the Barnstable Red Hawks at the Hyannis Golf Club at 3:30 p.m. The team is 3-1 this season. […]
LEARNING
Young Queer People Teach Their Teachers
Getting beyond pronouns, Nauset High students seek more inclusive history and culture
EASTHAM — A weird and difficult and rarely-touched-upon part of being a young queer person is that, often, you have to take on the role of educator. Most obviously, there’s […]
ENVIRONMENT
Critical for Vaccine Production, Horseshoe Crabs Are Threatened
Spawning now on the Cape’s bay side, an ancient arthropod that saves lives
If you’ve gotten your Covid-19 vaccine, give a nod of thanks to the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). This animal is truly a “blue blood” — its blood contains copper instead […]
ECONOMY
The Housing Crisis, Up Close and Personal
Staff members at one small business share a work ethic and worries
PROVINCETOWN — When Relish owner Frank Vasello opened his West End deli and bakery in 2001, attracting customers was his main concern. Now, it’s finding staff. The trouble, Vasello says, […]
ON THE LINKS
155 Hours of Golf. 9,845 to Go.
Practice might not make perfect, but maybe it’s what makes the game
There’s a so-called rule, popularized by Malcom Gladwell in his bestseller Outliers: The Story of Success, that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert at something. The […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Nauset Baseball, Softball, Track Teams Are All Unbeaten
A preview of this week’s Nauset High sports
Thursday, May 20 Girls golf: The Warriors tee off against the Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins at Blue Rock Golf Course in South Yarmouth at 3:30 p.m. The team is 3-1 so far […]
BULLET POINTS
In Eastham, a Second-Amendment Session
‘Ladies’ Day’ at the Nauset Rod and Gun Club includes lunch and ammo
EASTHAM — At the Nauset Rod and Gun Clubhouse in the Cape Cod National Seashore, Jon Green unhooked his mask, uncrossed his arms, and welcomed 18 women to what he […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 18 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
