Feet are unsung heroes. They carry you for thousands of steps a day. And when you walk or run, every time your foot hits the ground, it’s loaded with an […]
Visual Stories
BIG BIRDS
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No, It’s Eversource.
“It was so loud I could not hear myself think,” said Elena Ruehr, a composer who splits her time between Brookline and Wellfleet. “I felt like there was a giant […]
MAYFLOWER HISTORY, PART II
For Some, It Wasn’t a Pilgrimage but Pure Hustle
John Howland’s unlikely rise from servant to patriarch
On Nov. 11, 1620, the Mayflower arrived in Provincetown Harbor. Four hundred years later, we — most of us, anyway, on the Outer Cape and all across the nation — […]
FISHING
Continuing the Family Legacy, Local Lobsterman Gets a Big Upgrade
Covid complicated the arrival of an import from Prince Edward Island
PROVINCETOWN — Jeff Souza came in hot one quiet November evening at MacMillan Pier. He was at the helm of his brand-new lobster boat, Crash, a custom-made Provincial 45’, which […]
MEET THE MAKER
Painting Without a Brush
Fibers make for tactile reflections of nature’s texture and color
WELLFLEET — I am an artist who “paints” with fiber. Inspired by my grandmother’s skilled needlework and embroidery and a lifelong desire to paint, I developed my own technique by […]
ROOTS
Eastham Turnip Festival Week
Just because we can’t hang out in person to taste treats like the famous (or infamous) turnip whoopie pie doesn’t mean we have to miss a day of celebrating Eastham’s […]
SOCCER
Nauset Boys Take Title; Girls Fall Just Short
Bittersweet season endings for two outstanding teams
EASTHAM — After finishing the regular season first in its conference with an impressive 7-1-2 record, the Nauset Regional High School girls soccer team felt like they still had something […]
THANKSGIVING ON THE SIDE
The Relish Tray
Beet-pink pickled turnips bring smiles to the table
When I was a kid, and my mother set out her oval cut-glass platter and assembled a relish tray, we knew a celebration was at hand. Arranged artfully on the […]
THANKSGIVING ON THE SIDE
Like Onions, Only Better
Leeks are brothy, buttery, easy company for potatoes and turkey
In the early ’80s, the local Hamptons farmers around the restaurant where I was cooking used to pay us for our used cooking grease. This was before biodiesel was a […]
THANKSGIVING ON THE SIDE
The ‘I Am Not Bitter’ Salad
Blood oranges counter the bitterness of winter greens
Thanksgiving’s indulgent dishes — stuffing, mashed potatoes, candied yams, and cranberry — might feel like well-earned rewards after this crazy year. But all the rich and sweet sides weighing down […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
The Urge to Merge
In the shadow of last week’s new Moon in Scorpio, truth’s clarion call rises from the depths of our hearts — in animus veritas. Scorpio energy doesn’t tolerate shallow anything, especially […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 17, included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
RINGING TRUE
Wellfleet’s Congo Church Clocks the Day
A timely examination of the local soundscape
For many in Wellfleet, the sound of bells from the First Congregational Church, at 200 Main St., from around 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., frames their day. It is part […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
The Moderator
DAN SILVERMAN / TOWN MODERATOR & WOODWORKER / WELLFLEET Just out of college, Dan Silverman drove to Wellfleet in 1972 for a job interview with a local builder. He’s never […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Turnip Time in Eastham
The lowly crucifer and its legendary local growers
EASTHAM — As the nights chill, the leaves fall, and the holidays approach, our thoughts turn to, yes, the turnip — that ancient crucifer that has, for too long, been […]
