Is it just me, or are things feeling a bit strange right now? I’ve had this conversation with quite a few people recently, and they all seem to agree something […]
Visual Stories
THE ARBORIST
Eugene Zhukau Eyes Provincetown’s Trees
A walk among favorites and invasives, with pruners in hand
Eugene Zhukau has always been interested in trees. He had a favorite in the neighborhood where he spent his childhood, in Minsk, Belarus. It was a horse chestnut tree, and […]
THE ESSENTIALS
Listening for the Socarrat and Other Paella-Making Secrets
Including (don’t tell Julio) an easy version that captures the essence of the dish
When my daughter Amanda and her son, Orion, started planning their annual trip to the Cape last summer, they told us they’d be traveling with a friend this time. She […]
GADGETRY
Local History, Told Through Tools
Cranberry rakes, asparagus bunchers, and ice tongs tell of a town’s practical past
EASTHAM — As shops and galleries all around scramble to greet the first wave of the summer season, volunteers inside the Chester Ranlett Tool Museum here are doing their part […]
DEPT. OF COMMERCE
What I Did Last Winter: A Pop-Up in W. Hollywood
The fact that Sal’s Place, the Provincetown Italian restaurant owned by Michela Murphy and her mother, Siobhan Carew, is a “very outdoors” restaurant is a plus in summer. But what […]
FIGURE SKATING
Lower Cape Skaters Feel the Music
For the crowd, double-flip jumps, forward illusion-layback spins, and camel catches
ORLEANS — For a split second, Morgan Philbrick is airborne, seemingly freed from gravity. Then, after making one and a half revolutions, she’s back on the ice to resounding applause. […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Lacrosse, Tennis, Softball Teams Headed to Postseason
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Five Nauset High spring teams are headed to postseason play. The boys lacrosse squad defeated Hanover 15-2 on Thursday’s Senior Night to end the regular season with four […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Between High Winds and New Rules, Striped Bass and Mackerel
The state goes with the new striper slot rules, but there’s still a chance to comment
We finally got some guidance from the state about the new emergency-mandated striped bass rules, called for by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Bass Management Board on May […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, May 30 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Strawberry Moon in Sagittarius
A time to live deliciously
The first week of June is a special time of year out here in this little town at the end of a sandbar. The Strawberry Moon — the first full […]
POETRY OF PEACE
Provincetown Students Take Home 11 Poetry Awards
Young poets explore pain and find ‘possibilities of peace’
CENTERVILLE — “Wow,” said Nina Tepper, smiling as she watched a standing-room-only audience fill the pews, balcony, and vestibule of the South Congregational Church in Centerville on May 20, eager […]
CHEF’S REWARD
Alice Gong Rolls Her Own
The perfect rice and economy of motion are all you need for sushi at home
Alice Gong is an accidental sushi chef. “I didn’t set out to do it,” she says. “It’s just one of those things where you get a job, and it allows […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Of Gifts and Promise Gone, and What We Should Know by Now
A memorial in the dunes, surrounded by wild roses, for Charles Darby
Towns have myriad ways of honoring their war dead. Grand monuments, parks, and plazas are built for contemplation and reflection. Street corners named in a soldier’s honor are adorned with […]
STREET FASHION
Rainbow Roller Skates
PROVINCETOWN — Kelly Drew drove to Provincetown from her home in Greenfield for a weekend-long celebration of a friend’s birthday and a chance to be out on the town. “I […]
TO THE MAT
Taking Root in the Tree Pose
Getting grounded before the busy season, in body and mind
If you are anything like me, you suddenly have many things you want to do — too many things. As summer begins, it is easy to become scattered. This is […]
