“We prefer to say that we’ve curated a collection rather than decorated a house,” Robert Rindler says about the Wellfleet home he shares with his husband, James Connors. To wander […]
Visual Stories
DOVETAIL JOINT
Built-ins Make the Most of Every Corner
Storage solutions should reflect the way you live
The Question: I need additional storage in my home. I’m tired of the bins and baskets I’ve been piling things into. But the truth is I don’t have a lot […]
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. 18 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass. Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Take a Walk on the Other Side of Town
Provincetown’s cemeteries are an en plein air art gallery
Until summer returns, the art galleries in Provincetown are mostly quiet, though surely planning for next season’s traditional Friday evening strolls. That’s when everyone takes to the streets, zigging and […]
off the avenue
Treasure Hunting at the Methodist Thrift Shop
Pro Tip: Tour the merchandise three times, so you don’t miss anything
PROVINCETOWN — Finding buried treasure, the pearl in the oyster, or spinning gold out of straw — this is what gets me out of bed in the morning. The […]
BABYCAKES
Harper Rose Is Welcomed
Harper Rose Richter was born on Nov. 25, 2019 to parents Vida and Raphael Richter and big brother Mica of Truro. She is the fourth generation of women in the […]
TEACAKE’S TAKE
So Much to Love, So Little Time
“Teacake’s Take on Romance” by Ellen LeBow
THIS THING CALLED LOVE
Buddy and Marla Perkel’s Long Run
After nearly 60 years, the kindest intimacy happens
On Dec. 10, 1960, Marla Perkel arrived at a party in Manhattan with a date named Charlie. There she met Bertram “Buddy” Perkel, a labor lawyer whose blind date had […]
VIGNETTE
Amphibian Love
Vignette by Daniel Dejean
THIS THING CALLED LOVE
Provincetown’s Theatrical Power Pair
For Anne Stott and Ellen Rousseau, a carpentry job set the stage for romance
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 […]
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 […]
