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 Fall 2024
Upstairs, Downstairs
Going big on design gives a small house room for entertaining and for retreat
Provincetown is a high-density town. Case in point, what once was a small home in the East End with two buildings on a narrow lot recently became three condos … ▶
In Truro, Memories of Old Provincetown
At home with Nate McKean and Braunwyn Jackett
Braunwyn Jackett and Nate McKean describe their North Truro house as having an “old-school Provincetown” aesthetic. “This is how we grew up,” Jackett says. The … ▶
Scratch Circles
Stories of the winter wind, the compass grasses, and the sand
We stood on the steps of the dune shack, chipped enamel cups full of strong coffee in our hands, and looked out over a world made clean and new. The footprints we … ▶
Blurring the Edges
A landscape architect’s advice on how to help your garden — no matter how big or small — fit in an Outer Cape setting
Keith LeBlanc has focused for years on designing landscapes and gardens that eschew suburban ideals of clipped lawns and formal flower beds while seamlessly blending … ▶
A Craftsman Finds the Power of Punk in Plywood
Thomas Moses builds his own riffs on Cape Cod modern design
When the Cape Cod Modern House Trust was a fledgling organization, Thomas Moses signed up to advance its mission to restore the Outer Cape’s modern houses, many of … ▶
Kitchen Conundrum
Small changes with big results for when a space doesn’t suit your style
I knew I would have to make compromises when I was in the market to buy a house here a little over a year ago. Along the way, I saw more than my fair share of awful … ▶
On a Former Gravel Pit, a Healing Garden Grows
Fiona Mulligan is wearing a shirt that she hand-dyed using indigo she grew herself. The color is a dusty purple-blue that stands out against her deeply suntanned … ▶
