EASTHAM — Most high-school sports have struggled to maintain a playable season this year, due to strict safety regulations and rescheduled games in a shortened season. But one club sport […]
Visual Stories
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Full Moon in Virgo Brings Clarity to Chaos
A time to find the sweet spot between conflict and change
Ever get the feeling that things might actually go your way if you could just let go and trust in the process of life? Well, now would be a good […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
In View This Week
TOURNAMENT TIME
Nauset Basketball Racks Up More Wins
League tournaments cap the winter season; skaters go virtual
EASTHAM — The Nauset Warriors boys basketball team came away with a win at the buzzer against Barnstable on Monday in the first round of the Cape and Islands League […]
THE YEAR-ROUNDER
Ducks in a Snowstorm
Reflections on Annie Dillard’s ‘great hurrah’
PROVINCETOWN — Within the silence of the snowstorm, I walk the frozen beach, boot-crunch the only sound accompanying me. The muffled white air swirls and eddies. And then I hear […]
VIEW FROM THE TOP
Inclined Elevator Going Up at High Pole Hill
A spring opening is planned
PROVINCETOWN — After years of planning and delays, the “inclined elevator” (which is close to, but not the same as, a funicular), arrived on Feb. 12 from Switzerland, following a […]
CABIN FEVER CURE #1
A Watercolored Return to Beginner’s Mind
I took a luxurious vacation last week into a world filled with lapis lazuli, burnt sienna, and yellow ochre paints; hake, dagger striper, and mop brushes; flat, graded, and variegated […]
CABIN FEVER CURE #2
An Accidental Collage, in New Colors
It’s a Sunday morning and we’ve logged onto Zoom for “Using Color With the Figure,” taught by Laura Shabott and Alana Barrett, via the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. Introducing […]
CABIN FEVER CURE #3
A New Cook Ventures Beyond the Kitchen Basics
Over the course of just two hours last Friday night, I used more pots and pans than I knew my kitchen had — more pots and pans than I think […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Pier Corp. Approves Controversial Fee Hikes
Fees will rise about 50 percent this year
PROVINCETOWN — The Public Pier Corp. has decided to raise the dockage rates at MacMillan Pier by 50 percent for commercial vessels over the next two years. At the second […]
FREE EXPRESSION
National Park Fees for Filming Struck Down
Federal judge finds rules ‘impose a chilling effect’ on free speech
PROVINCETOWN — A federal judge ruled on Jan. 22 that the collection of fees by the National Park Service (NPS) for commercial filming is a violation of free speech. This […]
DOWNHILL SHIFT
Skiing the Slopes for the First Time
Trying not to get squashed on Butternut
Snow sports are not my forte. I don’t ice skate, and I went snowboarding a couple of times on some golf course hills, but that’s about it. I’d never been […]
SCHOOLS
Truro Supt. Mike Gradone Will Retire
A career full of kindness in Outer Cape schools
TRURO — Over four decades ago, Michael Gradone III accepted a job as the Wellfleet Elementary School principal. In June, Gradone, 73, will retire as superintendent of Truro’s one-school district. […]
STAY-CATION
Color Me February
Turn a stroll into a scavenger hunt for a more joyful palette
February is a gray month — there’s no doubt about it. As the thrill of the first truly cold snap, complete with snow flurries, begins to fade, it can be […]
SCORING
Nauset Basketball Keeps Up Its Winning Ways
Girls remain undefeated as boys improve
EASTHAM — Nauset High School’s basketball players kept their success rolling on Saturday, Feb. 13, as both the boys and girls teams defeated the Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins. The boys team made […]
