EASTHAM — Nauset boys track finished the season undefeated to claim the league championship, while the boys tennis team notched its fifth straight win during a busy week for Warrior […]
Visual Stories
BEHIND THE WHEEL
‘What’s the Best New Car?’
And other questions your mechanic cannot answer
Early in the relationship between mechanic and car owner, the questions a customer will ask are pretty straightforward: “Do you hear that clunk-clunk? What do you think it is?” or […]
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 16 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Gemini Turns Up the Volume on ‘All the Single Ladies’
Sociability, creativity, and passion are in the air
As the Sun moves into lively Gemini on May 21, the energy in the air shifts in a good direction. We can expect to be breathing a more dynamic and […]
SURFING
To Learn to Surf, Leave the Board on the Beach
Watch for currents, feel the waves, and start your relationship with the ocean
Surfing is, in essence, being in a relationship with the sea. Before you learn to surf, you must learn to be close to the water. A learner soon finds that […]
FAMILY RECIPE
Gather Ye Thistles for a Spring Feast
Artichokes filled with the flavors of southern Italy
I always associate certain foods with particular holidays and times of year. Christmas dinner was synonymous with lasagna and my grandmother’s chicken and escarole soup. My birthday in October was […]
MEET THE MAKERS
Building Bouquets Out of Space, Movement, and Color
In a local studio, flower arranging is an art that starts with ‘what nature gives us’
Danielle Sargent and Julia Lund, owners of Honeybee Bouquets, are preparing for their busiest holiday. The two met waitressing at Mac’s Shack, an experience that has proved surprisingly helpful when […]
READING ROOM
Choosing Brave: A Biography of Mamie Till-Mobley
At the Provincetown Schools library, Natoya Hermitt reads about Emmett Till’s mother
When she first picked up Choosing Brave in her school library in Provincetown, Natoya Hermitt thought it was going to be “about a mother and her son, living in the […]
GOLF
Nauset Sophomore Will Forgo $10,000 Hole-in-One Prize
BREWSTER — Nauset sophomore Jack Martin was the first person in Martha White Memorial Tournament history to sink a hole-in-one. It happened on Saturday, May 6, when he aced the […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Lacrosse Boys Are at the Top of Their Division
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Nauset boys lacrosse climbed to the top spot in the MIAA Division 2 power rankings following dominant wins over Sandwich and Canton. The Warriors defeated Sandwich 18-8 on […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Schoolies Arrive. So Does a New Upper Limit.
There are big blues off Montauk and mackerel in our harbor
The striped bass have arrived, and schoolie-size fish, which typically lead the charge north, are all the way up into the Race. That would indicate the keepers are probably not […]
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 9 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Pardon Us While We Imagine a Better Future
Take advantage of your restless energy and new ideas
Let’s all breathe a big sigh of relief as Mercury, which has been in retrograde since April 21, finally stations direct on May 14. This shift in energy will gradually […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
The Astonishing Fact That Trees Flower
Wondering at blossoms on winter-hardened wood
I sit in front of the window to write. A small desk is built into its frame, made from an old slab of maple that was milled with a chain […]
THE COMMUTE
Expanded Local Bus Service Arrives for the Season
Earlier and later trips added to help Outer Cape workers
PROVINCETOWN — About an hour before sunrise on Friday, May 5, a Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority bus will leave the affordable housing complex at Nauset Green in Eastham and […]
