With the books closed on 2022 and town clerks across the Cape working on their annual town reports, the Independent took a look at the birth and death records for […]
Visual Stories
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Celestial Dances in the January Sky
Conjunctions come into view in the winter sky, no telescope needed
The Moon and four bright planets put on a playful show this month. No telescope or binoculars are needed, and, fortunately for us during this cold winter stretch, the action […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Hockey Teams Sweep Codfish Cup
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset Warriors and Cape Cod Furies hockey teams swept the Codfish Cup with wins over Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School on Monday to cap off the week in […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
Dune Walk
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 17 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
With A New Moon in Aquarius, Go Ahead and Get Eccentric
As Uranus leaves its retrograde, you should feel less stuck in the mud
Set to occur at an auspicious one degree in Aquarius, this month’s new Moon on the 21st sets us up for radical new beginnings. It’s time to set fresh intentions, […]
DOVETAIL JOINT
Five Ways to Improve Your Home’s Accessibility
Ramps and other elements of universal design can be beautiful
Ed McPartland is a retired carpenter living in Wellfleet who bemoans the fact that traditional Cape homes — and new houses that replicate their style — are not well adapted […]
JUSTICE
MLK Day Art Show Is a Call to Action
This year’s theme is a response to instances of racism in Cape schools
WELLFLEET — Sara Blandford wanted this year’s theme for the Martin Luther King Day Youth Art Show to be more than just a feel-good truism. She saw it as a […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
A Painter’s Eyes on Nature’s Winter Palette
Against the gray are rare hues best seen up close
Driving north on Route 6 toward Provincetown on a midwinter day some years ago with my radio tuned in to an interview, I heard a painter talking about how she […]
ECONOMICS
Town Seeks Bidders for Maurice’s Campground Management
Wellfleet will lease the 21-acre site rather than try to operate it
WELLFLEET — The town is now accepting bids for the operation of Maurice’s Campground on Route 6 during the six-year transitional period before construction begins on an affordable housing development […]
THE ESSENTIALS
One Chicken, Three Dinners for Two
Rice and greens transform broth into a fine Italian soup
I remember my grandmother — all four-feet-eight of her — standing tall before the grocer, as he rang up her order. “No, sir! I will not pay 59 cents a […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Swimmers Sweep Cape & Islands Classic
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset Warriors swim team capped a strong week for the high school’s athletics program by sweeping the Cape and Islands Classic at Sandwich High School last Saturday. […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 10 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
POP UPS
Pizza Spinello Gets Hot in Wellfleet
A spot for bagel hounds by day serves Wednesday night pies al taglio
WELLFLEET — John D’Aponte grew up traveling back and forth between two pizza meccas: Naples, Italy, and Brooklyn, N.Y. A New Yorker, D’Aponte often visited the southern Italian city where […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
A Time to Be Wise With Your Words
As Mars and Mercury station direct, you could look to be less so
Hold your horses, space cowboys and queens. Both Mars and Mercury are exiting their respective retrogrades this week, which could have you bucking right out of the gate. Take a […]
