EASTHAM — Nauset boys tennis stayed hot last week while boys and girls lacrosse picked up wins as the spring season kept rolling. The boys tennis team improved to 5-0, […]
Visual Stories
FOR THE BIRDS
Adopting a Parrot? ‘Get Out of the Way’
Parrots are smart, funny, loud, and annoying; living with them is a labor of love
EASTHAM — Kerry Reid is conflicted about the fact that she keeps a parrot at her house. “I don’t encourage people to do it,” she says. “It’s a cool thing, […]
GOLDEN HOUR
Sunset Boulevard
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Taurus Means We’re Living in a Material World
But don’t get too comfy — Mercury is headed for another retrograde
A solar eclipse in Aries on April 19 will have lasting effects throughout the week, with the best ones being fresh beginnings. The Sun then moves into Taurus, and how […]
ON THE BEACH
What the Waves Say About Our Impermanence
A 1950s novel reveals the beach as more than sand and surf — it’s what we stand to lose
“On the beach,” was the term sailors once used to describe being on land rather than at sea. Unlike its meaning in our modern beach-and-sun-crazy culture, the original catchphrase had […]
HERRING RIVER RESTORATION
Meet the Man Who Is Mulching Duck Harbor
The machine is loud but the work is regenerative, says Faun Koplovsky
WELLFLEET — Deep into the dense brush of Duck Harbor, a low rumbling sound reverberates off the pitch pines and oak trees. An enormous yellow machine munches through the understory, […]
MEET THE MAKER
A Past in Puppetry Shapes an Artist’s New Works
For Ed Christie, dryer lint lends itself to characters a person can relate to
Ed Christie’s career lending life to fabric started when he was five years old. And he had a following: kids from his Elmont, N.Y. neighborhood would flock to the puppet […]
FOR THE BIRDS
Adopting a Parrot? ‘Get Out of the Way’
Parrots are smart, funny, loud, and annoying; living with them is a labor of love
EASTHAM — Kerry Reid is conflicted about the fact that she keeps a parrot at her house. “I don’t encourage people to do it,” she says. “It’s a cool thing, […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Behind the Bill of Rights, a Woman’s Advocacy
Mercy Otis Warren’s role in defining the course of American patriotism
Mercy Otis Warren was born in West Barnstable in 1728 to a family of patriots. Their names are perhaps not as familiar today as John Hancock’s and Sam Adams’s. But […]
MEXICO CITY DISPATCH
The Art of the Breakfast Taco
In both murals and markets, a culture of corn and chiles reveals itself
I knew a winter trip to Mexico City would be a chance to improve my rusty Spanish and eat (a lot). This time I also found myself learning about art. […]
EGGS IN BASKETS
Bunnies Proliferate, Hunts Ensue
Blustery winds can’t stop the search for spring treasures
Parents on the Outer Cape were busy chasing kids who were chasing rabbits last week, with sightings in Provincetown on April 2 and Wellfleet on April 8. Children braved blustery […]
TENNIS
Nauset’s Rufus McCleery Is Number One on the Court
The senior from Chatham wins by keeping opponents off-balance
EASTHAM — You can’t miss Nauset High senior Rufus McCleery on the tennis court. His shock of red hair is accentuated by his white polo with the embroidered Nauset “N.” […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Lacrosse Teams Remain Unbeaten
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — Nauset boys and girls lacrosse and boys tennis all remained unbeaten during a busy week of action. The boys lacrosse team overcame a two-goal first-quarter deficit en route […]
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Right Whales Are in View From Shore at Herring Cove
Striped bass are migrating now, too, but it’s early to name an ETA
It looks like we’re finally getting the beautiful spring weather that towns inland have been enjoying for a week or two. We have been in an easterly fetch pattern, which […]
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 11 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
