It was a vintage tunic that led Michelle Silva to found Amisha, the label she designs in Boston. It was beautifully colored in saturated hues of red and pink, block […]
Visual Stories
MORNING FLIGHT
Eye to Eye With a Catbird
Seeing the soul of the natural world on a banding day at Wing Island
BREWSTER — I pulled into the parking lot of the Cape Cod Natural History Museum at 5:30 a.m. on a mid-August morning that was hot and humid even at that […]
PHILATELY
One Small Impression at a Time, a Big Picture of American History
Hugh Daugherty’s ‘chockablock full’ stamp collection
Hugh Daugherty lingers under the low doorjamb of his 19th-century house in Eastham on a sunlit afternoon before he turns and leads the way through his office — what used […]
LAVENDER & LACE
A Salt Lover’s Life
The intertidal zone around the circular 40-foot-deep Salt Pond in Eastham is divided into strata: the inner ring is composed of the tall saltmarsh cordgrass, which prefers the inundation of […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Aug. 27 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The Invasion of the Dogfish
Schools of small sharks are here, and they’re beating the bass and blues to the bait
As we roll from summer into fall, the fishing, regrettably, remains sporadic and most days just not very good. Bluefish are still hard to find, and the striped bass aren’t […]
CEPHALOPODA
The Kids Will Squid
A newcomer joins a summer night’s ritual on MacMillan Pier in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — It’s 7:30 p.m. and the sky is changing from navy blue to black. It’s squidding time. Squidding is a tradition passed down through generations, says Maxine Meads-Stojiljkovic, the […]
AQUACULTURE
Off the Tides, the Work Goes On for Oystermen
Culling, sorting, tumbling, tagging, and selling are unseen tasks of the trade
WELLFLEET — Jimmy Mulpeter stands under the shade of a patio umbrella on an August afternoon, holding oyster after oyster against a metal gauge before tossing them into one of […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Enthusiasm Abounds. Can You Curb It a Little?
Beware the call to flights of fancy
Virgo season continues, with Mercury finally stationed directly in Leo, leading to a welcome energetic shift. The stars beg us this week to temper action with a healthy dose of […]
AN IFFY LIE
Beyond That Red Barn, Sacro Bosco Revisited
A horticulturalist’s reverie on the mini-golf potential of the world’s great gardens
EASTHAM — As a recent student of landscape design — an endeavor that involves examining the layout and imagery of the famous gardens of the world — I couldn’t help […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
Beyond Remembrance of Tea Sandwiches Past
A cucumber and purslane salad brings home flavors of the eastern Mediterranean
Cucumber sandwiches are one of the indelible memories of my childhood visits to Chatham. My grandmother served them with warm milky tea after sailboat races in Stage Harbor. These were […]
FLOATS
An Artist Paints for the Parade
‘Renaissance x Revolution’ comes to town for Carnival
PROVINCETOWN — With one week to go until the Carnival parade sets out on Commercial Street, Mark Adams is working late in his Miller Hill studio, painting the author’s name […]
CEPHALOPODA
The Kids Will Squid
A newcomer joins a summer night’s ritual on MacMillan Pier in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — It’s 7:30 p.m. and the sky is changing from navy blue to black. It’s squidding time. Squidding is a tradition passed down through generations, says Maxine Meads-Stojiljkovic, the […]
TRADITIONS
A Polish Grandma’s Pickles
In this family recipe, ‘there can never be too much dill’
When I visit my grandma in Poland, she always prepares a meal that’s more than I can eat. Saying no to her cooking is not an option, though: food is […]
ON THE AIR
The Art of the Interview
Ira Wood on crafting a ‘directed conversation’
There are four rules that underpin a good interview, says Ira Wood, host and producer of The Lowdown on WOMR. Maybe the most important one, he says, is this: lavish […]
