People & Businesses
Coming of Age
Twenty-one creative and artistic women have spent one week together every September for twenty-one years The natural notions of nostalgia often include a yearning for the things that made memories…
Next Wave: Jen & Nick Crawford, Jenick Studio
Nick and Jen Crawford, two ‘washashores’ from the Midwest, bring their kindred care for wildlife conservation into their two meaningful businesses on Cape Cod. The pair met working for the…
Doing Their Part
As the world retreats to shelter at home, some heed the call to step up and help. When the world hit the pause button to combat a global pandemic, it…
Glass-like Clarity
Artistic duo Lauren DiFerdinando and Luther Bates bring fresh perspectives to The Nines Art Gallery in their signature paintings and photographs Along Harwich Port’s shoreline, natural light peeks through a…
Heart on the Plate: The Family Table Collaborative
More than ever, food is bringing people together, whether that takes the form of supporting local businesses through take-out or commiserating over a failed sourdough starter. But for many, this…
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,…
