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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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Stories In Salt Air

In her keynote at this year’s London Book Fair, Julie Finch, CEO of Hay Festival Global, a charity that organizes book festivals around the world, made a compelling case for book festivals as opportunities for writers and readers to meet each other and share their mutual love of books, not only for the benefits that accrue to the attendees and their publishers, but for the health of reading a writing more generally: “Festivals introduce readers...

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Dune Pearl

There are few places on Cape Cod where the line between land and sea feels as beautifully blurred as it…

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Old Yarmouth: Life during the American Revolution

Local history enthusiast and protector, Diane Rochelle, chair of the Dennis Historical Society, shares details about Old Yarmouth during the American Revolution.

Photo Portfolio: Alexandra Snow

The vibrant work and soulful approach of photographer Alexandra Snow will capture
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Gather Together

This sprawling Cape Cod home was quite literally designed for big family gatherings—especially the multi-generational kind—where there’s room for everyone…

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A Classic in Full Color

Trellis Home appoints an Edgartown home with a patriotic punch of color.

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Blue Pearl

Shor Home transforms a 350-square-foot waterfront cottage in Provincetown into a spiffy get away.

Mastering the Trade: Mid-Cape Home Centers 

Sea View Builders explains why Mid-Cape Home Centers and Marvin Windows are at the top of their list.

When Green Emerges as White

The Valle Group brings their considerable expertise to a project that is built for the future.

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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!

2025 Artist Profiles

Artist Profile: Philip Dutra

Growing up on the shores of Cape Cod, Philip Dutra channels a lifetime of coastal experiences into his artwork, capturing…

Artist Profile: Derek Macara

So many great artists achieve appreciation and recognition after they have left this earth. Van Gogh, Cezanne, Monet; the list…

Artist Profile: Kenneth Evans

Ken Evans was a young boy in the early 1950s when he received a John Gnagy charcoal drawing set as…

Artist Profile: Joseph McGurl

For artist Joseph McGurl, one of the country’s premier landscape painters, each brushstroke is like a love letter to the…

Artist Profile: Rob Longley

The word Impressionism conjures certain ideas about art–heavy brushstrokes, an emphasis on nature, and a European ideal. In Rob Longley’s…

Artist Profile: Kate Pelletier

In Kate Pelletier’s Nantucket studio, art begins not with a sketch or a plan but with a feeling. Her process,…

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An Artist’s Assistant

With her trusty Golden Retriever by her side, there is nothing artist Meredith Hanson cannot create.

One Wag At A Time

Thanks to their team of dedicated volunteers (of human and canine kind), Hearts and Paws Comfort Dogs is bringing pawsitivity to our community.

Not Ruffin’ It

These accommodations across the Cape & Islands are ready to pamper you and your pup on your next getaway.

A Doggone Good Day

The Daffy Dog Parade, an annual event hosted by the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce in partnership with NiSHA, is a tail-wagging good time.