The sun brightens the table at the front window of Liz’s Café in Provincetown as Anne Stott, an actor and musical performer, and her girlfriend, production designer Ellen Rousseau, chow […]
Visual Stories
LOST & FOUND
A Project for Doing Projects
A kit house for the messy business of making things
Being an artist is a messy business. After a day of work, I end up with paint on me, the ceiling, the floor, the dog, and every doorknob in the […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
The Zen of Moss
Vibrant magic in the gray winter woods
The woods are a thousand tans, reds, and browns. Furrowed bark every shade of charcoal. Snowfall in the woods, in the low winter light, a cast of blue. The muted […]
DOVETAIL JOINT
Build a Better Chicken Coop
How to keep your chickens from becoming takeout
The Question: I’d love to build a chicken coop in my yard so we can have fresh eggs, but I’m afraid of rats — not to mention foxes, coyotes, and […]
THIS THING CALLED LOVE
A Hermit, a Dancer, and a Vintage Romance
Casey Clark and Desirée Revoir fill each other’s dance cards
Casey Clark grew up in Provincetown, and Desirée Revoir is from the other end of the Cape: Sandwich. He left Cape Cod to pursue a career in acting and filmmaking […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
A Village Gathers
JODI BIRCHALL | MUSICIAN & TEACHER | WELLFLEET Text based on interviews with Jodi Birchall; listen to Jodi here: This is a really special place to me because I […]
SCHOOL BREAK
Exploding Seed Balls
Hey kids — do try this at home
In nature, seeds get dispersed by wind or rain or they get eaten and then pooped by animals. Seed balls are probably an ancient farming idea. But these seed balls […]
AT THE LIBRARY
Books for School Vacation Reading
School librarians share their favorites
We asked Outer Cape school librarians for some good reads for next week’s school vacation. Their recommendations span preschool to grade nine — and there are some grown-ups will like, […]
REC ROUNDUP
February Vacation Recreation Activities
Provincetown Programs for children from Pre-K through Grade 6, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Community Center. Registration forms can be found at provincetown-ma.gov. Tuesday, Feb. […]
KITCHEN TABLE
Homemade Ravioli with Spinach and Ricotta
Love lessons learned from making fresh pasta
Making pasta can teach you a lot about love. Like relationships, fresh pasta requires both enthusiasm and patience. It certainly can be frustrating. Primarily, though, pasta’s lessons concern the development […]
GALLERY
Roadside Finds That Fit a Small Space
Setting the scene in 700 square feet
Saudade is a Portuguese word that roughly translates as “yearning for a lost time.” Marisa Felton uses the word as she describes gatherings at her childhood home in Provincetown, now […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 11 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass. Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Track Championships This Weekend
A weekly preview of Nauset High sports
Note: Team records are listed of the Independent’s deadline Thursday, Feb. 13 Boys basketball: The Warriors (9-7) host Senior Night against the Cape Cod Academy Seahawks at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, […]
FAST LANES
Warriors Prevail Despite Loss of Pool
Nauset High swimmers competed in the state sectionals this past weekend
EASTHAM — The Nauset High swimming and diving team has been without its home pool at Willy’s Gym for most of the season, but that hasn’t stopped it from competing […]
MOVEMENT
The Last-Minute Pre-Ski Workout
Feel better on the slopes and afterwards
One way I cope with February is to plan an annual trip up north for skiing. This time, I had a moment of doubt as I recalled day two of […]
