People & Businesses
2020 Visionaries: Jonathan Thompson
Unofficial Mayor of Cape Cod; Instigator of Positivity “One love. One family. One community.” “I really mean that,” says Jonathan Thompson, who coined the slogan to describe his motivational journey—one…
A Letter to Papa on the Cape
We received this lovely letter from a young woman who is currently living in Switzerland with her husband. We thought her thoughtful memories of times together captured the emotions associated…
The Cape House
Such a simple phrase, yet such a depth of memory and meaning. The following three homes are great examples of the peace and serenity that can be found in the…
Vintage Soul
Vintage is in! Artist Jeff Dinardo pulls from a fascination with history and a background in art to create striking vintage signs. Just inside the entrance to Cotuit Harbor sits…
Collective Collaboration
Designer Cathy Kert assembles a dream team for a seamless addition to her historic farmhouse in Pocasset. Shy has never been a word anyone would use to describe interior designer…
Vermont Pure, Cape Cod Quality Service
At JMJ Beverage, customer service is the family business For 20 years, JMJ Beverages has been providing Southeastern Massachusetts with fresh, clean drinking water. Vermont Pure water is bottled straight…
The Next Wave: Allen Furman
When a path was unclear, Allen Furman took action to pave his own way in the building industry. After creating his own major at UMass Amherst, Furman constructed hundreds of…
A New Spin on an Old Classic
Sudbury Design Group took a unique approach to a Cape Cod favorite in Chatham. There’s something so quintessentially Cape Cod about an outdoor shower. It’s perfect for leaving the beach…
The Delight is in the Details
Osterville’s JuliaGarden Design is creating gardens that live, breathe + inspire For Julia Esteves, founder and garden designer of JuliaGarden Design in Osterville, the path that has led to the seaside…
The Next Wave: Zachary Bannon
From a young age, Zachary Bannon has witnessed the visions of architects and builders coming to fruition in homes across the Cape and Islands. His journey began as a laborer…
The Best Neighbors Ever
Local fence purveyors and builders offer their collective wisdom on the right fence for anyone’s home. In Robert Frost’s poem, Mending Wall, Frost tells the story of his springtime ritual…
Welcome One & All
2020 welcomes the second year of the Universally Designed McGraw Family Garden of the Senses at Heritage Museums & Gardens Strolling through a garden, basking in the warming sun, and…
The Color of Linen
Leveraging old world sensibilities and a solid understanding of design, interior designer/textile artist Beth Odence creates a cozy home in Cotuit. Flax plants flower in pentamerous petals, delicate as silk,…
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
In response to a global emergency in recycling, Cape Cod is working to find destinations for its recycling closer to home, eliminate contamination, and reduce plastic use overall. Do you…
Photography for Good
“Small Works, Big Cause” helps photographers of Nantucket give back to the beautiful community that inspires them The Nantucket Daffodil Festival weekend is known for its bright flowers, brighter outfits…
Let Them Eat Cake (and pastries and cookies!)
After four years, Brewster hot spot Eat Cake 4 Breakfast has a new home, and owner/chef Danielle Nettleton shows no sign of slowing down Julia Child said, “To be a…
2020 Visionaries: Changing the Cape and the World One Person At a Time
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.” -John F. Kennedy The dawning of a…
Forging Past Fifty
For a half century, Ross Coppelman has been crafting jewelry for the ages. What does a life’s passion look like? For those who are fortunate enough to create, it can…
