People & Businesses

Would you like to live with this view?, November/December Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Would you like to live with this view?

By Matthew J. Gill | October 11, 2016

New Cataumet condos to offer one-of-a-kind views of Red Brook Harbor and Buzzards Bay Are you in the market for a brand new home? Are you looking for something with…

May we always have general stores, November/December Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

May we always have general stores

By Brian Shortsleeve | October 11, 2016

My first trip to Cape Cod was in 1955 just after finishing second grade, for the second time, in Elmira, New York. My father’s family is from Elmira, and for…

Warm memories, quality goods & community spirit, November/December Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Warm memories, quality goods & community spirit

By Sara Hoagland Hunter | October 11, 2016

These beloved country stores offer gifts and goodies, and make for friendly gathering spots Scouting a variety of country and general stores on the Cape and Islands made me happier than…

Three Cheers for Cape and Islands Volunteers, November/December Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Three Cheers for Cape and Islands Volunteers!

By Nancy White | October 11, 2016

Karen Townsend never thought she would find another role as fulfilling and meaningful as the 35 years she spent at the head of the class teaching high school English in…

This holiday party never ends, November/December Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

This holiday party never ends!

By Ellen Albanese | October 11, 2016

Monty’s of Provincetown sparkles with dazzling Christmas ornaments, Yuletide nostalgia, and holiday cheer all throughout the year He grew up poor in a housing project. His father died when he was…

Presidential visits to Cape Cod and the Islands, November/December Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Presidential visits to Cape Cod and the Islands

By Ellen Albanese | October 11, 2016

From Grant to Obama, Presidents have been traveling to the region since the 1870s When the President of the United States goes on vacation, it’s big news. This past summer…

Rise and Shine Its Game Time, November/December Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Rise and shine, it’s game time!

By Joe O'Shea | October 11, 2016

The Dennis Women’s Flag Football League offers competition, camaraderie, and some early morning exercise on the gridiron When watching members of the Dennis Women’s Flag Football League (DWFFL) in action,…

Hitting all the high notes, November/December Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Hitting all the high notes

By Marina Davalos | October 11, 2016

The Falmouth Chorale’s members enjoy performing and improving—but most of all they just love to sing! In the orchestra pit, the musicians, all dressed in black, tune their instruments. The…

Celebrating Cape Cod HOME’s 20th anniversary (1996-2016), Autumn Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com

Celebrating Cape Cod HOME’s 20th anniversary (1996-2016)

By Haley Cote | September 19, 2016

On the shore of Nantucket’s Sesachacha Pond, just a few hundred yards from the ocean, sits a 1,500 square-foot beachside cottage that is tucked away in its own private world,…

Boiling down to the details, Autumn Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com

Boiling down to the details

By Laurel Kornhiser | September 19, 2016

Homeowner and mason team up to render the ultimate outdoor dream kitchen It is said that too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the broth, but when building a dream outdoor kitchen,…

The world is their alphabet, Autumn Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com

The world is their alphabet

By Ashley Owen | September 19, 2016

Husband-and-wife team finds and photographs ‘Letters from the Cape’ A different perspective on the world can yield beautiful results, as Jan and Chris Capece know well. From subtle shapes made…

Turn-ons Aplenty, Autumn Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com

Turn-ons Aplenty

By Marina Davalos | September 19, 2016

Cape Cod’s kitchen and bath showrooms offer countless faucets and fixtures to try first-hand Fixing your eye on a farmer’s sink, or a funky but functional faucet? Browsing for some new…

A celebration of nature, Autumn Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com

A celebration of nature

By Libby Ellis | September 19, 2016

Architect designed this Martha’s Vineyard home with sea and sky in mind Up-island, beyond the blueberry ridges and the remains of a 19th-century brickyard on the north shore of Martha’s…

A colorful collaboration along the Brewster coast, Autumn Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com

A colorful collaboration along the Brewster coast

By Carla Belkin | September 19, 2016

Architect, builder, and a team of vendors join forces to create clients’ dream home Perched high on a hill overlooking the breakwater in Brewster is the latest combined venture for…

Living where the sea meets the sky, Autumn Cape Cod Home | capecodlife.com

Living where the sea meets the sky

By Carla Belkin | September 19, 2016

A Chatham home channels its dream-like surroundings Aptly named by its owners, “Sundowner” in Chatham is perched on a sand ridge overlooking Nantucket Sound and against a golden backdrop of…

Taking Flight, Sept/Oct Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Taking Flight

By Joe O'Shea | August 31, 2016

Craft beer brewing is alive and well on Cape Cod and the Islands   As of August 2015, seven brewers claim Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, or Nantucket as their home,…

Celebrate the harvest at Sustainable Nantucket’s Farmers & Artisans Market, Sept/Oct Cape Cod Life | capecodlife.com

Celebrate the harvest at Sustainable Nantucket’s Farmers & Artisans Market

By Catherine Kierce | August 30, 2016

Locally grown produce, freshly baked treats, and handmade crafts and products are just a sampling of what can be found at Sustainable Nantucket’s Farmers & Artisans Market, held downtown on…

Chappaquiddick—an island that’s tough to spell but hard to forget

Chappaquiddick—an island that’s tough to spell but hard to forget

By Catherine Kierce | August 30, 2016

If you want to get away from it all this fall—if only for a day or a few hours—the Martha’s Vineyard island of Chappaquiddick may be just the place for…