TRURO — At a groundbreaking ceremony for the 43-unit Cloverleaf affordable housing project on April 11, the mood was equal parts festive and frustrated. Construction is expected to be complete by February 2027, according to project developer Ted Malone — but plans to build affordable rentals on the surplus state land date all the … ▶
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THIS WEEK ON THE OUTER CAPE
TRADITIONS
A Last Minute Pisanki Party
Sometimes, putting your eggs in one basket is just fine
SPRING BREAK
A Practical Baker’s Strawberry-Rhubarb Tart
It’s OK if the magic of your mille-feuille is store-bought
MORNING FLIGHT
Nesting Instincts
In the birds’ realms, construction gets underway
THE SCUTTLEBUTT
Bonito and False Albacore Put Up a Fight
Surfcasting for bluefins: a thrill, then a buzzkill
MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
In Jupiter’s Moons, a Chance to Wonder What We’d Defend
Science denial is nothing new. Just ask Galileo Galilei.
GRAVEYARD SHIFT
The Little-Known Origins of Wellfleet’s French Cemetery
Acadian and Portuguese immigrants built the town’s first Catholic chapel
WARRIORS WATCH
Baseball Falls to St. John Paul II at Home
Emmet Blatz pitches 6.1 innings in solid outing
WARRIORS WATCH
Girls Tennis Tops Falmouth 3-2
Hayley Jackson wins deciding match in three sets
ON TO BOSTON
Four Locals Will Toe the Starting Line Monday
Braving the Cape’s weather to train for the 129th Boston Marathon
NATURAL SELECTION
The Stink of Spring
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
ASTRAL PROJECTIONS
Taurus Needs to Go Out and Play
The world’s problems can’t be solved by you alone
BEACH/HOUSE Spring 2025
A Cottage Garden in the Dunes
Spring blossoms brave a windy perch above the bay
[Hidden behind a rustic wooden fence tiny spring treasures abound: Nodding bluebells, arching ferns, dainty forget-me-nots, and self-sown alexanders in a glowing … ▶
In the Mood for Wallpaper
Letting layers, textures, and scale deliver design that feels just right
[311 words + long captions/callouts for each of 4 groupings] [Photo grouping #1 “Pretty Perennials” run #1 in situ larger; #2, #3, #4 as … ▶
A Lofty Lineage in North Truro
How a space once used for storing sails came to house an artistic legacy
Sometimes you just know when a place is the one. It was 1978 when Anne Webb Johnson and her husband, David, found themselves looking at an unusual house on Hughes … ▶
One Strong Table
Peter McMahon’s design can be as fancy or plain as its materials make it
Peter McMahon is not going to brag about his tables. They are what he calls “a Flintstones solution” to a practical problem. After McMahon founded the Cape Cod … ▶
Bathtime Under the Stars
Old clawfoot tubs find new purpose nestled in open-air oases of ferns and succulents
Kai Potter discovered outdoor bathing at 13, when he visited friends who lived in Harwich. “They had this bathtub out in the woods,” Potter says. A fire under the … ▶
Mini Makeovers
Deep colors and a warm glow bring calm to children’s bathrooms
Kids’ bathrooms are surely not at the top of most people’s home-improvement wish lists. As long as it’s a room that’s functional and ready to withstand some wear and … ▶
The Tire Swing Grows Up
Jeff Soderbergh’s ring chair is made of history
The wood floors of Jeff Soderbergh’s furniture workshop in Portsmouth, R.I. were salvaged from the box cars of old freight trains. The beams that support the … ▶
