Nat Bull is a master carpenter who learned the trades building custom houses in Chatham and then worked as the shop teacher in Provincetown until the high school graduated its […]
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GOLF LESSON
Getting More Distance off the Tee
PGA professional Gregg Richbourg says it’s all about ‘mindset’
The likes of PGA Tour professionals Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, and Cameron Champ have amateur golfers wanting to gain distance off the tee. And while these athletes have put in […]
WARRIORS WATCH
Six Nauset High Teams to See Action Next Week
EASTHAM — The Nauset Regional High School varsity fall sports schedule gets underway this coming week with teams in six different sports ready for action. Nauset will field teams in […]
ROADSHOW
Why the Byways Bloom in Eastham
150 gardeners keep EFFI growing
EASTHAM — Vida DeMale and her friend Ann Darsie saw eye to eye on their town’s roadside traffic islands: they were awful and overgrown. The two of them gathered six […]
HIT PARADE
Swamp Things and Satyrs Say Carnival Was Swell
Thirty floats and some 60 groups of costumed friends rolled, marched, twirled, and otherwise made their way down Commercial Street on Thursday, Aug. 18 in the first real live Carnival […]
RAD
Skaters Jam at the Wellfleet SK8 Park
Riders from Boston and beyond compete for new gear and good cheer
WELLFLEET — Though the tricks executed at Wellfleet’s annual Skate Jam & Contest on Aug. 20 were serious, the competition was playful and welcoming. Skaters gathered across from Mayo Beach […]
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Freemans of San Francisco and Provincetown
Simple markers belie the dramatic tale of a seafaring family’s adventures, misfortunes, and resilience
The name Freeman looms large in the annals of Cape Cod history. In 1637, Edmund Freeman (1596-1682) was a founder of Sandwich, the Cape’s first town, and later became prominent […]
LEGENDARY
Carnival Brings a Mythic Mood to Provincetown
Local businesses and artists pair up to design floats for Thursday’s parade
PROVINCETOWN — From now through Aug. 20, expect a Commercial Street flooded with Medusas, Bigfoots, and Barbra Streisands. The theme of this year’s Provincetown Carnival, which is organized by the […]
STREET VIEW
Bulgarians Miss Their Cheese
Young Eastern European summer workers adapt to a strange new land
The State Department’s Summer Work Travel program brings tens of thousands of college students to the U.S. every year for a season of work, usually in tourism. The program allows […]
HOT WHEELS
2,950 Cyclists Finish the Pan Mass Challenge in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — The Pan Mass Challenge, which took place during a heat wave on the weekend of Aug. 6 and 7 this year, calls itself a fundraiser first and a […]
SOCCER
Breakers Fall to Harwich in Tourney Semifinal
Four former Nauset players are nucleus for the future
EASTHAM — The Wellfleet Breakers Soccer Club concluded their 12th season on Aug. 3 with a loss to the Harwich Blues in the Cape Cod Amateur Soccer League’s Davis Cup […]
OUT AND ABOUT
Dykes Study the Demise (and Plot the Return) of the Lesbian Bar
What’s needed more than safe spaces are places for pride and connection
PROVINCETOWN — Of all the places where one might expect to find a lesbian bar, Provincetown is surely near the top of the list. But residents and tourists say they […]
RUNNING
Athletes Prepare for Half Marathon on the Beach
The annual Cape Cod Outer Beach Run, Relay, and Walk is this Sunday
WELLFLEET — The Cape Cod Outer Beach Half Marathon, scheduled for this Sunday, Aug. 14 at 7 a.m., is not for the faint of heart. It’s 13.1 miles on sand, […]
CAPE COD BASEBALL
Orleans Swept by Yarmouth-Dennis in Playoffs
Firebirds finish with 18-22-4 record overall
ORLEANS — The number-three seeded Orleans Firebirds were swept out of the Cape Cod Baseball League playoffs by the number-two Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, ending the Firebirds’ 2022 campaign. Orleans finished […]
OUTER CAPE PORTRAIT
So No One Has to Worry About Dying Alone
DAWN WALSH / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE LILY HOUSE / WELLFLEET
DAWN WALSH / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE LILY HOUSE / WELLFLEET Dawn Walsh moved here in 2015 to live and work among artists, writers, and the Outer Cape’s vibrant LGBTQ community. […]
