Both the ancient yogis and modern-day psychologists know the power of the breath in calming the body and clearing the mind — something many of us need as we head […]
Visual Stories
STREET VIEW
What We Are Thankful For
The chance to fly, plant a garden, and have people who know you
Photos by Agata Storer Community. I grew up in South Yarmouth, and I was living in Boston, but I have some friends who own a shop in town and really […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
The Winter Forest Has Its Sounds
Listening to the wind, waves, and the calls and silences of the great horned owl
The cold season has its own aesthetics. Bare. Subtle tones. Grays, browns, tans, blacks, the dormant green of pines. Blue air at dawn and dusk. The sky and ocean wearing […]
THE COMMUNICATOR
Grayson Bolton, Cool Cat
On Roomba rides, imaginary hunting, and owning it all
“Explain it to me again,” said Richard Bolton, allowing his cat, Grayson, to climb from his lap onto the beach next to the West End parking lot. “I will interview […]
WINTER READY
Flying Squirrels Make Themselves at Home
One-way traps won’t do the trick, unless you block critters’ points of entry
WELLFLEET — In the five months since Carl Sussman and Laura Lubetsky first heard the scratching sounds of what turned out to be a populous colony of flying squirrels in […]
LEADERSHIP
Four With Local Ties Are Among the 2022 ‘Out’ Magazine 100
Working to ‘steer the ship through the storm’
PROVINCETOWN — In a year with a record number of anti-equality bills proposed by elected officials across the country, state Sen. Julian Cyr introduced legislation to create statutory protections for […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
GUIDING LIGHT
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s early deadline on Monday, Nov. 21 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s […]
HOCKEY
Lower Cape Coyotes Look to Repeat as State Champs
Coach Barry O’Neill sees ‘a bright future’ for Cape Cod hockey
ORLEANS — The Lower Cape Coyotes ice hockey team captured the Massachusetts Boys U18 Tier III Small State Championship at Murphy Memorial Skating Rink in Boston earlier this year. The […]
VETERANS DAY
Nearing 100, Army Nurse Dana Manoogian Remembers World War II
‘You didn’t have time to think about it being hard’
EASTHAM — The 48th Field Hospital Second Medical Unit of the U.S. Army landed on Utah Beach in Normandy on June 15, 1944, nine days after D-Day. Shadowing the Second […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
On Thanksgiving, the Sides Are Where Things Get Interesting
Serving up something rich, something foraged, and something green
The Thanksgiving menu is a complex one in which each dish fits into a matrix of nostalgia, identity, excess, creativity, and flavor. At the center is that once-a-year big bird, […]
TAKE YOUR PICK
The Other Oyster Fest: Eastham’s Salt Pond Sundays
Here, people follow the tides together, with permits and pails
EASTHAM — First light breaks on a balmy November Sunday. Dried leaves rustle in the steady breeze, but otherwise the waking world is hushed, silent even of birdsong. I have […]
IN VIEW THIS WEEK
Memorials and a Misty Morning
VETERANS DAY 2022 IN THE MIST
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
Watching for Beautiful Bursts of Cosmic Debris
On Friday, Earth will pass through a trail of glimmering dust left behind in 1733
When you think of November, what comes to mind? Gray clouds and biting wind? Thanksgiving? That extra hour of sleep when daylight saving time ends? For me, it’s the annual […]
MEET THE MAKER
Quilting as Biography
Chris Grozier’s handiworks are a family tradition full of memory and feeling
WELLFLEET — At Chris Grozier’s house, every holiday calls for stitching up a change in kitchen decor. She made the zigzag-patterned runner that stretches the length of her kitchen table, […]
