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Coastal Hospitality manages five restaurants on Cape including: Chatham Cut, Pates, The Doghouse, One Stop Market and Chapin’s Bayside. It was Michael’s firm beliefs in investing in his employees that inspired him to embark on this business venture.  In 2019 Martir purchased the Doghouse and transformed the Cape Cod classic into a well-oiled machine. He used his 30 years of experience in the fine dining industry, to rework the systems in place and make the...

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Layers of Time

Marc Kundmann did not initially intend to fall in love with the Cape. In 1995, his partner, now husband, “dragged” him along to a family event in Truro. Kundmann was quickly immersed in the Cape’s natural beauty, which overwhelmed him with unexpected familiarity and nostalgia. Growing up in Chicago, Illinois, his childhood scenery was marked by family trips to the sandy dunes, pine forests and grand bodies of water that characterize the shores of eastern...
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He was in the Room

Local photographer Jack Bradley spent much of his career quietly capturing some of jazz’s greatest musicians.

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The Bucket-Listers

Retirement agrees with these local gentlemen who finally put pen to paper.

Jazzed Up

Entering its 20th year, the Provincetown Jazz Festival brings community together with another lineup of powerhouse performers.

Cape Cod Icons

A legendary illustrator creates a timeless lithograph to raise funds for local nonprofit Tommy’s Place.

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From the Ground up

When a family felt the growing pains of their older house, they enlisted a dream team comprised of Patrick Ahearn Architect & McPhee Associates of Cape Cod to update & recreate the home for future generations to enjoy.

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A Lasting Legacy

A3 Architects, Inc. gives a West Barnstable home an update that preserved its historical integrity while modernizing it for today’s homeowners.

Out To Sea

The challenging task of preserving what could be lost was expertly tackled by the team of Bilek Builders and architect Peter McDonald in this Eastham project.

Up, Up, and Away!

Looking to build a home that was FEMA compliant, deMartin Dunham Builders skillfully designed an innovative and stylish coastal home for a Dennis family.

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Our feelings of support and gratitude for what the art community contributes to this unique landscape are deep. Therefore, all the content in this year's Cape Cod ART is available for everyone to read!

2024 Artist Profiles

Artist Profile: Tom Odell

Tom Odell’s most recent public artwork, Wind Dance, has the natural effect of oxidation which behaves in some ways like…

Artist Profile: Scott Panuczak

Some artists are identified by the color palette they use, others by the brush strokes or how they make their…

Artist Profile: Steve Bowersock

“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”  – Aristotle People…

Artist Profile: Mary Nolan

In the world of the chicken or egg question, is it an artful life or a life lived with art?…

Artist Profile: Marie Fischer

Marie Fischer was born with a passion for art, but it wasn’t until she was in the ninth grade that…

Artist Profile: Jennifer Odell

Goldsmith Jennifer Odell’s journey as an artist channels a bit of Circe—the goddess of magic and transformation from Greek mythology.…

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By King or Storm

Two Cape growers, Sandwich’s Bob King and Provincetown’s Stormy Mayo, share the straight scoop on growing magnificent Dahlias.

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Sea & Soil and Frost & Found

Two floral designers interpret their passion for flowers and the natural world with unique perspectives.

Blooming at the Water’s Edge

Landscape Designer Maria Hickey sets a seaside embankment ablaze with blooms!

Encompassed by Nature

Sudbury Design Group transforms a tranquil property on Fox Island in Osterville, a project that reflects the natural allure of this Cape gem.