PROVINCETOWN — This summer, a perfect storm — combining sky-high fuel costs, a scarcity of experienced crew members, low wholesale prices, sharp declines in what scallop fishermen are allowed to […]
Provincetown
ON THE FLATS
Where Farm to Table Meets Dogs and Drains
Protecting Provincetown’s oyster flats from dangers ‘real and perceived’
PROVINCETOWN — If you set off from the West End boat ramp at low tide and walk out towards the breakwater, it doesn’t take long to reach the low-slung oyster […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Jill Biden Is Coming to Town
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, July 20 - Thursday July 27, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
Provincetown Legal Notices
Town of Provincetown Historic District Commission Public Hearing August 2, 2023 The Provincetown Historic District Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, in […]
PICKUP GAME
Friday Evening in the East End
Happenstance and the love of a game unite locals and visitors on the court
A three-on-three full-court pickup game is underway at the East End basketball court on a balmy Friday night in July. The air is dense, salty. The players sweaty, smiling, but […]
OPIOIDS
Fentanyl in Drug Supply Spurs Community Response
Contaminated drugs may present dangers for unaware partygoers
PROVINCETOWN — Gwen Kavlouskas-Noyes, who owns Big Daddy’s Burritos in Provincetown, says that though she has long been aware of the problem of opioids, they always felt distant from her […]
DUNE SHACKS
Del Deo Rejects a 2-Year Permit From Park Service
Evicted, the 94-year-old artist seeks to defend ‘the principles of these shacks’
PROVINCETOWN — Artist and restaurateur Sal Del Deo, 94, has rejected an offer from Cape Cod National Seashore Supt. Brian Carlstrom of a two-year special-use permit for the dune shack […]
DEVELOPMENT
Two Inclusionary Bylaw Projects Meet Different Fates
Both are now for sale, but only one received permits from planning board
PROVINCETOWN — A hotly-contested inclusionary housing project at 22 and 22R Nelson Ave. in Provincetown is currently for sale. After securing permits to build 12 townhouse-style condominiums on two adjacent […]
CONGESTED WATERS
Reckless Boaters Increasingly Pose Risk for Whales
Ignoring whale watch rules could deter animals from feeding
PROVINCETOWN — Every summer for decades, the Dolphin Fleet has taken tourists out to Stellwagen Bank, just north of Race Point, where humpback whales, minke whales, fin whales, and endangered […]
THE STORYTELLERS
Look Before You Leap
A collector doubts his ability to assess beauty
I hear my wife, Valerie, calling my name. “Oh, Wi-i-ll,” she sings, in a high, melodious warble reserved to signify the advent of the strange and the amusing. “Look what […]
PICKUP GAME
A Summer Evening at the East End Basketball Court
Happenstance and the love of a game unite locals and visitors on the court
Photos by Elias Duncan A three-on-three full-court pickup game is underway at the East End basketball court on a balmy Friday night in July. The air is dense, salty. The […]
CULTURAL EXCHANGE
5 Students Are Sent Home for Visa Violations
Many were unaware that J-1 visa holders cannot drive pedicabs
PROVINCETOWN — It was news to many in Provincetown — including the owners of at least two pedicab companies and evidently to the town government as well — that the […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Carlstrom Is Coming to Provincetown
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar […]
TIDE CHART
Provincetown and Wellfleet Harbors
Thursday, July 13 - Thursday July 20, 2023
Know when to hit the flats.
