The month of July will go into the record books as a warm one nationally, with mean temperatures across a large swath of the Lower 48 well above long-term averages. […]
Visual Stories
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, July 29 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
FOUND AT THE FARMERS MARKET
Trust Your Roots
July 28, Truro Roots are up! Some of the most satisfying crops to harvest are those that grow underground. Farmers just have to trust that those beets, carrots, and potatoes, […]
DATE AND TIME
The Ways of the Denizens of the Deep
From the Aug. 2, 1890 issue of the Provincetown Beacon, selected and edited by Kaimi Rose Lum A more discouraging outlook for trap or weir fishing than the present could […]
VIEWFINDER
Dog Days of Summer
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Traffic Jam en Route to Summer Fun
Find ways to enjoy this fleeting time
Leo season should be full of fun in the sun, right? In some ways it is, but there seem to be a few things standing in the way of our […]
FLAVORS
America’s Culinary Revolution Was Certainly Queer
John Birdsall’s new book reveals the defiance and nurturing that changed American tastes
For John Birdsall, the confluence of cooking and queerness goes way back. Birdsall started his cooking career at Greens, the restaurant that originally opened as part of the San Francisco […]
THE WHOLE TABLE
There’s Meditation in Making Nori Rolls at Home
Colorful vegetable sushi made with playfulness and precision
My first experience of sushi was on a trip to San Francisco with my parents. We were at a sushi restaurant where would-be eaters watched the edible options go round […]
MAKERS
A Strandbeest Appears on Corn Hill Beach
Dutch artist Zach Jansen helps a group at Castle Hill bring a whimsical kinetic sculpture to life
When Theo Jansen, an artist who lives and works in The Hague, Netherlands, created his first Strandbeest in the summer of 1990, he had a vision: his wind-powered moving sculptures, […]
STREET STYLE
The Man in the Big Hat
Gene Fedorko says he’s a medical professional but also an activist and curator. He’s outside MAP, the Commercial Street shop, wearing a large hat and yellow-and-green striped pants. I love […]
CROSSWORD #65
Closing Time
DESIGNER’S EYE
The Slipcover Solution
Withstanding sandy-footed visitors in ‘coastal grandma’ or crisp linen style
When we bought our Truro cottage in 2021, the world was still pandemic-stricken, and no one was sure what would happen next. My world of interior design was in some […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Bass, Blues, Fluke, Squid — We’ve Got Them All on the Bay Side
So far, Chatham’s the hot spot for Atlantic white shark sightings
Fishing really ramped up this week. Two conditions coincided to make that happen: we got a stretch of good weather, and the fish cooperated in a big way. Striped bass […]
BIRDWATCHING
Lament for the Heath Hen
Imagining a grouse that once lived in our oak forests
Imagine these woods as they were before Europeans arrived. Trees were not easily felled. Instead, fire was used to clear land, allowing roots to survive and new growth to easily […]
CAPE BASEBALL
East Tops West 13-8 in All-Star Slugfest
Seven Firebirds made the roster
YARMOUTH — Everyone from fans to managers at the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game knows the final outcome means nothing. They watch from their lawn chairs, red visors tipped […]
