People & Businesses

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

By Scott Lajoie | April 29, 2020

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

By Elizabeth Shaw | April 29, 2020

“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!)

By Elizabeth Shaw | April 29, 2020

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

By Elizabeth Shaw | March 17, 2020

“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

By Julie Craven Wagner | March 16, 2020

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…

What Dreams are Made Of

By Allyson Plessner | March 16, 2020

Chef Tyler LaChance and winemaker Joseph Carr make a formidable duo, outlining a spirited wine dinner to warm up even the coldest winter night on Cape Cod. It might sound…

Allison Argo

By Elizabeth Shaw | March 16, 2020

Documentary filmmaker  \\  Giving a voice to the voiceless, one film at a time Growing up in Orleans, Allison Argo didn’t have a classic Cape Cod childhood. Her parents rented…

Jitka Borowick

By Stefanie Celata | March 16, 2020

Business owner  \\  Making the Cape green with every clean Jitka Borowick came to the United States in 2003 from the Czech Republic with the goal of becoming fluent in…

Buff Chace

By Julie Craven Wagner | March 16, 2020

Place Maker  \\  Insightful Planner of Mashpee Commons It is a bit of a chicken or egg scenario as far as which has come first: the town of Mashpee or…

Darcy Creech

By Brenna Collins | March 16, 2020

Hat Maker + Philanthropist  \\  Spreading joy on Nantucket and beyond Moving thirty miles out to sea over twenty years ago, Darcy Creech had a vision to open a successful…

Julian Cyr

By Allyson Plessner | March 16, 2020

State Senator  \\  Cape native dedicated to serving his community. “What is it like being a state senator? It feels a lot like waiting on tables. That’s a skill I…

Richard Delaney

By Elizabeth Shaw | March 16, 2020

President and CEO  \\  Center for Coastal Studies “Our mission is to conduct research to better understand ocean ecosystems and coastal environments, and to make that information and understanding available…

Bob Douglas

By Julie Craven Wagner | March 16, 2020

Sea Captain + Brand Guru  \\  Helping keep Vineyard Haven timeless There is something completely unique about entering Vineyard Haven. The harbor, despite the season, possesses a timeless quality as…

Fiona Jensen

By Elizabeth Shaw | March 16, 2020

Founder of Calmer Choice  \\  Planting seeds in a garden you may not get to see.  Calmer Choice is a community-based nonprofit organization, focused on spreading kindness and mindfulness, started…

Cyndy Jones

By Brenna Collins | March 16, 2020

Cyndy Jones turned tragedy into something beautiful with Heroes in Transition, helping veterans and their families on Cape Cod!

Mary LeClair

By Julie Craven Wagner | March 16, 2020

Public Servant + Community Supporter  \\  A lifetime dedicated to the Cape Anyone who knows Mary LeClair immediately breaks into a bright smile at the mere mention of her name.…

Darby Lyons

By Allyson Plessner | March 16, 2020

Filmmaker  \\  Bringing otherworldly adventures to the Cape As an adolescent, Darby Lyons spent his days dreaming up skits with his friends. A childhood rite of passage, he would spend…

Izzy Nobili

By Brenna Collins | March 16, 2020

Nauset High’s Green Club President \\ Igniting sustainable change within the rising generation Izzy Nobili, junior at Nauset High School, is proof that making waves in the community does not…

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