Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 16 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
Visual Stories
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
How to Navigate a Power Imbalance
Take your wins where you can. Or start a revolution.
Though the retrograde may have seemed rough at the start, it’s a best-case scenario, as these transits go. Mercury continues its retrograde into next week as it enjoys a little […]
CONGREGATIONS
Conservation Trust Is Ready to Make Offer on Chapel
For now, Pastor David Brown’s congregation is worshipping in Wellfleet
TRURO — At the instruction of property owners Bob and Kathy Valleau, Pastor David Brown and his parishioners moved out of the Chapel on the Pond before the month of […]
THE HERRING COUNTERS
On a Voyage with Captain Richard Bailey
A Wellfleet sailor travels the world by tall ship and is back in time for the herring count
WELLFLEET — Capt. Richard Bailey was fascinated as a child by two oil paintings that hung side by side in his great-aunt’s cabin on Chequessett Neck Road. On occasion, he […]
FERMENT
Getting Pickled With Garrett Smythe
A cook fills his pantry with pickles and kimchi
Pickles can be polarizing. There are those who favor the fresh crunch of half sours and others who hew to the notion that its sweet edge makes the bread-and-butter pickle […]
MORNING FLIGHT
The Sora on the Roof
And other rare birds that turn up when you least expect them
PROVINCETOWN — It’s hard to predict when you might find a rare bird. You might try after a hurricane, a good night of migration, or some other event that seems […]
CROSSWORD #51
Making Local Change
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Striped Bass Are Stopped Cold for Now
Reading the rules while waiting for warmer water and pogies
The striped bass spring migration has come to a screeching halt for now. There has been no evidence of any significant movement north in the past week. It seems that […]
DO NOT DISTURB
Mayflower Compact
At first glance, the native evergreen Epigaea repens looks a bit haggard. Its rough, leathery leaves, which have bite marks and brown spots left by the visiting insects it hosts, […]
ON SERVE
Nauset’s Nicole Boyce Says Tennis Has Made Her Tenacious
A senior finds ‘joy and love for the game’ at school
EASTHAM — Nauset High School senior Nicole Boyce comes from a tennis-mad family. Her dad plays, her mom plays, and her grandparents play. For them, the sport truly is a […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Spring Sports Weather April Storms
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The weather continued to disrupt early spring sports at Nauset Regional High School. But it didn’t stop boys lacrosse (2-1) from picking up a pair of wins, including […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
The Moon Turns the Sun Into a Sliver
Eclipse watchers on the Outer Cape
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, April 9 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Caution: Fire Signs and Hot Tempers Ahead
It’s going to be easy to get signals crossed, so keep calm and … shh
I’d love to tell you it’s going to be a smooth week astrologically, but that would be a lie. Mercury is retrograding, forming a cazimi with the Sun on April […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Can Cape Cod’s Namesake Fish Come Back?
NOAA says there are signs of hope for cod, but a recovery still seems daunting
Cape Cod is named for the fish that for centuries was extremely abundant in these waters and became the focal point of a major fishery that is no more. I’ve […]
