PROVINCETOWN — Laurie and Edgar Miranda were married on Oct. 8, 2022 at the Provincetown United Methodist Church, where Edgar serves as pastor. Their good friend Clarence Stukes of Arlington, […]
Visual Stories
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 15 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Mahoney and Crowell Pace Cross Country Squads
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High cross country team had a strong showing at the Division 2 State Tournament as the Warriors’ fall sports season nears its end. Sophomore Madeline Mahoney […]
CELEBRATIONS
Leading With Warmth
Janet Lesniak, Wellfleet Preservation Hall’s first executive director, retires
WELLFLEET — Even before this town’s Preservation Hall officially opened its carved and painted doors in 2011, its mission was to be, above all, a welcoming place. And when its […]
FROM THE LARDER
Conjuring the Coziness of Choucroute Garni
Homemade sauerkraut is Alsace’s counterpoint to smoky braised pork
The change of seasons has been gentle this year, but with Thanksgiving ahead my mind roams to cold weather meals. And especially to ones that overcome loneliness as much as […]
MEET THE MAKERS
Practicing the Ancient Art of Pyrography
Ellen Adamson and Rob Richardson turn and burn their designs into wood
Maybe you’ve seen Ellen Adamson playing her nyckelharpa at one of the local farmers markets. The instrument, which looks like a cross between a fiddle and an autoharp, is the […]
GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK
A Late-Season Bounty of Blooms and Seeds
With Paula Erickson, in a garden that’s still coming into being
Text and Drawings by Abraham Storer Paula Erickson recently moved from Wellfleet to Truro, where establishing a garden has been a priority for her. It’s an expansive plot and has […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
Leaning In for a Closer Look at Spiders’ Worlds
Orbs, funnels, and tangles made by nature’s master weavers
This is the season of misty mornings. The air is heavy with moisture that settles into the fields and forests as the sun rises. As this veil of dew comes […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Soccer Boys Upset Billerica in Tourney Play
A weekly wrap-up of Nauset Regional High School sports
EASTHAM — The Nauset High boys soccer team, ranked number 22 in postseason play in its division, upended 11th-ranked Billerica Memorial 2-1 on Saturday to reach the Round of 16 […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 8 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
NAVIGATING BY THE STARS
Scorpio Season Is Revelatory
To thine own self, and to the world, be true
It’s time to shed your husk as the Sun reaches its zenith in zany Scorpio. The seasonal shift and fall of foliage mirror our own internal, natural transformations. Scorpio energy […]
OLD EXIT 12: REDESIGNS
Brewster Slows Down Wing Island Boardwalk Plans
Select board agrees to request further study and revisions
BREWSTER — Stiff public opposition has prompted town officials to hit the brakes on a plan to connect an island purchased by the town in 1961 to the mainland via […]
COOK’S KITCHEN
Election Day Cake
Boozy, nutty, and not too sweet: a recipe made for the midterms
The Puritans were not a fun-loving bunch. Case in point — this declaration posted in Boston in 1659: “Public Notice: the observation of Christmas having been deemed a sacrilege, the […]
ON THE LANDSCAPE
The Fort Hill Cottonwood Speaks
Resting on her side, a tree downed by a storm still has a story to tell
EASTHAM — The road to Fort Hill winds through low, rolling fields. Just before it climbs the last hill to the parking area overlooking the inlet, it passes something that […]
HOBGOBLINS
On Commercial Street in a Sweetly Mischievous Mood
Halloween brings out a friendly mix of fantasies
Photos by Nancy Bloom Nurses to remind you to get that booster, bumpkins with pumpkins for heads, groovy paisley-wearers, and plenty of folks who slipped into sequins strolled Commercial Street […]
