Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 20 Animal Welfare Committee, 12 p.m., Veterans Memorial Community Center Harbor Committee, 5 p.m., Town Hall Board of Health, 4 p.m., Town Hall Historic District Commission, […]
Provincetown
CIRCUS
Cirque du Soleil Opts Out of Provincetown
Some board members blame a news story; promoter’s tale is contradicted by Cirque spokesman
PROVINCETOWN — Select Board Member Lise King and the Provincetown Independent were blamed by some members at the board’s Monday, Feb. 10 meeting for the collapse of a promoter’s seven-month […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 13 Bicycle Committee, 2 p.m., Maushope Community Room, 44 Harry Kemp Way Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Visitor Service Board, 9:30 a.m., Town Hall Water […]
CIRCUS
Cirque du Soleil Had Rejected Idea of P’town Show Before Complaints
Community's reaction 'did not influence' decision, says Cirque spokesman
Editor’s note: This story has been updated from the version published on February 6 because of late-breaking developments. PROVINCETOWN — A proposal by Truro promoter Eric Martin to mount a […]
ART WORKS
FAWC Fellows’ Protest Pays Off
They get increased stipend after act of ‘art-ivism’
PROVINCETOWN — The current crop of Fine Arts Work Center fellows expressed their displeasure at their $750 monthly stipend in a letter now on display at the annual FAWC exhibit […]
ART OF DYING
It’s Easy to Be Green, Even in Death
Natural burial may soon be allowed in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — Thirty plots in the town cemetery may soon be available for “green burial,” in which a body is placed in the ground without a metal casket, cement vault, […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Feb. 6 Harbor Committee, 5 p.m., Town Hall Other Post-Employment Benefits, 10:30 a.m., Town Hall Recycling & Renewable Energy, 9 a.m., Town Hall Shellfish Committee, 5 p.m. […]
RISING WATERS
Buildings Are Raised Against Future Floods
But for now, only a few will be lifted
PROVINCETOWN — The Old Reliable Fish House property at 227R Commercial St. may be getting rebuilt on piers, and in the applications there’s an eye-popping number for their height: 17 […]
THREE RINGS
Cirque du Soleil May Be on the Way
The circus that dare not speak its name
PROVINCETOWN — The circus is coming to town, maybe. A company calling itself 66 Days LLC agreed on Jan. 23 to pay the town recreation commission $150,000 to rent Motta […]
THE HOUSING PUZZLE
Harbor Hill: Why Provincetown Is Subsidizing Market-Rate Apartments
A bleeding-edge strategy for a pressing housing problem
The housing crisis is so widely recognized on the Outer Cape that it feels elemental, like the sun, wind, or tide. It’s behind the second question most employers ask in […]
CIVICS
A New Tool for Enforcing Rental Rules
It’s not too late to get certified without a penalty
PROVINCETOWN — Since 2005 the board of health has required landlords who rent their property year-round, seasonally, or short-term (fewer than 30 days) to have a rental certificate. These certificates […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Jan. 30 School Committee, 5 p.m., High School Tuesday, Feb. 4 Conservation Commission, 6 p.m., Town Hall Airport Commission, 2 p.m., Airport Conference Room Wednesday, Feb. 5 […]
ECONOMY
Outer Cape Sees Boom in Rooms Tax Receipts
First full quarter of ‘weekly tax’ brings in an extra $1 million
PROVINCETOWN — After a year of commotion and confusion, the expansion of the rooms occupancy tax to cover short-term rentals is beginning to produce its intended dividends. In the first […]
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This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Thursday, Jan. 23 Economic Development Committee, 11 a.m., Veterans Memorial Community Center Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Public Pier Corp., 4 p.m., Town Hall Recreation Commission, 5:30 […]
LEADERSHIP
Robin Craver Takes the Reins in Provincetown
New town manager will get $190K salary plus housing bonus
PROVINCETOWN — Robin Craver led her first meeting as town manager at 9 a.m. Tuesday, just hours after the select board announced on Monday night that they had agreed to […]
