A large part of our back yard is a former dog run, which looked fairly bleak when my husband and I first laid eyes on it on a March day […]
Visual Stories
KITCHEN AIDS
Chef’s Knives, Granny Forks, and Other Must-Haves for the Summer Kitchen
Two shops cater to those searching for the practical and the beautiful
A memory: the shady kitchen in a summer rental house in Wellfleet, cavernous — not due to size but to a feeling of emptiness. A single large knife faces off […]
KITCHEN TABLE
Redefining the Green Salad
Three ways to change up your house special
A person can get stuck in her ways about what constitutes a good salad. Last time we were in Oklahoma for a family visit, my cousin Marge had everyone over […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
The Member of the Firehouse
ROGER MARTIN / CAPTAIN, FIRE ENGINE 5 / PROVINCETOWN
Roger Martin has been called a Renaissance man. He’s been a filmmaker, boat captain, musician, architect, carpenter, and plumber. And for more than 20 years, he’s been captain of Pumper […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
The Ups and Downs of Temperatures and Fishing
Behind a line of thunderstorms, cooler water, for now
What an up-and-down week this was for fishing. For days, the water temperature climbed, making it back to the mid-70s, and fishing for the most part was good for striped […]
CROSSWORD #44
Message Transmitted
CAPE BASEBALL LEAGUE
Firebirds Win 4 Straight in Title Run
Orleans clinches a playoff spot as season closes
ORLEANS — The Firebirds (24-19) secured a berth in the Cape Cod Baseball League playoffs with a win over Falmouth on July 26. The team has a shot at the […]
PADDLING
On the Pickleball Circuit
A nationwide obsession has made landfall on the Outer Cape
PROVINCETOWN — A light mist hangs over the 20-odd people who have decided to spend an overcast Saturday morning playing pickleball in Provincetown. Periodic exclamations cut through a rhythmic thwack-thwack […]
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. 1 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
It’s a Retrograde-a-Palooza!
The planets test the strength of our relationships
It’s August, and wouldn’t you know it, we’re entering the dreaded retrograde season. Even if you’re a normie who pays little attention to astrology, you’ve surely heard of the dreaded […]
THE FLEA
The Market Where Mermaids, Whales, and Birds Abound
Sunglasses and the sacred, for sale at the Wellfleet Drive-In
WELLFLEET — A cool wind blows across the drive-in parking lot, and the flea market is a frenzy of sellers simultaneously talking to customers, packing up, and glancing at the […]
SEEING SPOTS
Clarice, the Calico Lobster
Lobster with mottled shell is a one-in-30-million rarity
WELLFLEET — In his 15 years of commercial lobster fishing, David Stamatis says he’s never seen a lobster like the one he pulled out of his trap in Cape Cod […]
THE THREAD
Craft Becomes Art in Gretchen Romey-Tanzer’s Weaving Studio
A room full of looms is classroom, workshop, and gallery
BREWSTER — Eight big floor looms stand in various stages of use in Gretchen Romey-Tanzer’s studio. The walls are lined with vibrant spools of wool and cotton and with the […]
POSITIVE AGING
A World Traveler Finds His True Home in Provincetown
Larry Moodry is Provincetown’s Senior of the Year
PROVINCETOWN — Larry Moodry first came to Provincetown in 1960, hoping to spend a college summer waiting tables. He got more than he bargained for. “Provincetown,” he says, “became my […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
The Stripers Are Here. Light Up the Grill!
To add to the thrill: a gingery peach salsa and fresh corn with miso butter
Our black wall phone rang — yes, this happened that long ago — and I heard my husband’s cousin Edward Redonnet’s excited voice on the other end. Edward is a […]
