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Kitchen Wishes
One of the most popular chef/influencers today, Meredith Hayden of Wishbone Kitchen, draws inspiration from her local ties.
Holding On, Letting Go
M. Duffany Builders renovates a century-old home and adds a guest house in a newly-acquired adjacent lot.
Life in the Bike Lane
Take the scenic route and explore four of the Cape’s most beautiful bike trails, wending your way along coastlines and classic landscapes. Legend says that when the first Europeans arrived in North America, a squirrel…
Stories In Salt Air
With most events free and open to the public, the upcoming Nantucket Book Festival offers an engaging weekend for anyone who loves books and storytelling.
The Symphony of Design
Famed interior designer Corey Damen Jenkins appoints a sea captain’s home for a dynamic couple.
A Century on the Shore
A thoughtful transformation to The Beach Club in Centerville, preserves the beloved, generations-old character.
A Heady Brew
In its new location, The Daily Brew continues to be a gathering place where locals and visitors come together as a community; free of judgment, rich in humor and fueled by creativity, and of course, caffeine.
Special Spaces: A Room with a View of Provincetown
LaBarge Homes unveils a new, compact yet refined, workspace that radiates purpose.
Savor the Season
Check out these local restaurants that really embrace the spirit of the season by inviting you to eat, drink and be merry!
Harbor of Dreams
Hutker Architects and Cataldo Custom Builders create a home that became a reality from a decades-long evolution of ideas.
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New Exhibit at Falmouth Art Center
The summer might be winding up with bustling roads and jammed intersections, but a new exhibit at Falmouth Art Center at 137 Gifford Street is a microcosm of what it means to live in the…
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“Luxe In Lore is a curator of the fine goods of Ireland introducing exceptional brands, founders, and artisans—and the must know products they’re creating,” shares owner Erin Madden Cox. Explore her handpicked Spring product spotlight below. ~ Digital Editor’s Note
Online Exclusive: From Four Friends to Founders
Young entrepreneurs create a drink inspired by summers on Cape Cod.
Online Exclusive: Heating Up
Pain D’Avignon celebrates new Chatham, Hyannis and Osterville locations with flair.
Online Exclusive: Love, Cranberry Bogs, and Murder… Oh My!
Local author, Lenore Bavota, writes a gripping tale based in Sesuit Harbor.
Online Exclusive: Coastal Hospitality
Michael Martir, CEO and Managing Partner of Coastal Hospitality, Cape Cod’s newest hospitality group, is making waves in the local restaurant industry.
Girls Got Gills
After nearly 10 years of coordinating programming for young girls interested in sharks and marine life, coordinators of the Gills Club are seeing their efforts pay off in incredible ways.
Away in Autumn
Enjoy your next off-season vacation or staycation at AutoCamp Cape Cod! This fall we were lucky enough to enjoy a staycation at Falmouth’s newest attraction: AutoCamp Cape Cod. Upon our arrival, we were greeted by…
Back to the Garden
At Chatham Bars Inn Farm, June represents the culmination of renewal and the first Farm-to-Table Dinner of the year.
Coast Versus Coast
Local chef and restaurateur Ben Porter takes center stage on the Food Network’s new show, Beachside Brawl.
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CAPE COD LIFE
Celebrating Her 80th Anniversary in Provincetown, the Schooner Hindu Sails Again
This majestic beauty is celebrating her 80th year of chartering and 101 years sailing and how lucky we are to be her home harbor.
Kitchen Wishes
One of the most popular chef/influencers today, Meredith Hayden of Wishbone Kitchen, draws inspiration from her local ties.
The Tides of Tradition
Learn about the documentary that brings attention to the hearty and dedicated men and women who fish our waters.
Destination Dining
It’s not just beaches the Cape is known for, read about some of the food and drink items that have the internet buzzing and lines forming.
Three Nights at Dune
There’s no shortage of panoramic ocean views and opportunities to make memories at this two-story beachfront venue in Harwich Port.
Where Past Becomes Present… and Future
As a historian and a jewelry designer, Alyson Iarrusso brings a unique perspective to her collection in tribute to America’s 250th.
Set in Stone
The Ocean Club in Martha’s Vineyard is set to create new traditions born out of time honored ones.
LIFE’s Canvas: Jonathan McPhillips
Jonathan McPhillips’ work entreats us to pay attention to the natural beauty we often take for granted.
The Night a Boy Saved Falmouth: A Cape Cod’s Revolutionary War Story
Learn how the town of Falmouth played a role in the American Revolution with their commitment to independence.
Best-selling author, and local Cape Codder, Lisa Genova owns the story-telling space between intellect and intrigue.
But if you teach a man to fish… he’ll write a book about it. For fishermen and best-selling authors Adam…
Witches on the Water rings in the spookiest time of year with their annual paddle for charity.
CAPE COD HOME
Rooted by the River
East Orleans has always held a special place in the heart of this family who creates a home for the future with the help of Laplante Construction.
Holding On, Letting Go
M. Duffany Builders renovates a century-old home and adds a guest house in a newly-acquired adjacent lot.
Three Generations, One View
Osterville’s Sea View Builders joins forces with Joyce Landscaping and creates a resort-inspired backyard for one lucky family.
Born of Summer Memories
Interior designer Courtney Brunelle and her team at House of Coco Interiors creates a home in Chatham poised to repeat special summer memories.
Beachside Bingo
With a focus on good vibrations, a stay at The Beachside on Nantucket is a transformative experience for mind, body and soul. When we think of the 1960s, we imagine or recall a decade of…
Mastering the Trade: Nick Bowes and Tim O’Neill
O’Neill Bowes Building Company in Osterville brings years of experience and a boatload of smart ideas to the Cape building industry.
The Symphony of Design
Famed interior designer Corey Damen Jenkins appoints a sea captain’s home for a dynamic couple.
A3 Architects, Inc. gives a West Barnstable home an update that preserved its historical integrity while modernizing it for today’s homeowners.
Looking to build a home that was FEMA compliant, deMartin Dunham Builders skillfully designed an innovative and stylish coastal home for a Dennis family.
The challenging task of preserving what could be lost was expertly tackled by the team of Bilek Builders and architect Peter McDonald in this Eastham project.
CAPE COD ART
The Art of Resolve
Provincetown filmmaker, Author Egeli, brings the larger-than-life Anne Packard to the big screen.
A Trail Shaped by Hand
The Cape Cod Pottery Trail offers unparalleled access to artisans across the Cape.
Artist Profile: Del-Bourree Bach
Del-Bourree Bach is a jack of all trades—and a master of several. Painter, illustrator, and opera singer, Del is a lifelong artist whose work has captivated audiences from stage, page, and canvas. It was Del’s…
Artist Profile: Matt Carrano
There is a layered quality to Matt Carrano’s work—both literally and conceptually—that reflects not only his materials, but the way he understands the world around him. Working in acrylic and often incorporating collage, Carrano creates…
Artist Profile: Lyn Coffey
There are approximately 7,170 known languages in the world today. For artist Lyn Coffey, there are 7,171. “Color has become a language of its own for me,” she says. “It’s something I’m always exploring, always refining.”…
Artist Profile: Lillia Frantin
For nearly five decades, painting has been as natural to Lillia Frantin as breathing. Long before she became a professionally exhibited artist, earned a Master of Fine Arts degree, or found collectors from New York…
Artist Profile: Ann Hart
Ann Hart has spent a lifetime observing the natural world, but not simply as a spectator. In her paintings, rabbits become personalities, frogs seem poised for conversation, and birds appear to harbor secrets just beyond…
Artist Profile: David Hills
For more than two decades, photographer David Hills has documented a world that most Cape Cod residents glimpse only from a distance—the working lives of commercial fishermen. His images are not romanticized portraits of life…
Artist Profile: Sharon Lieberwirth
From the time she was five years old, Sharon Lieberwirth knew she wanted to make art. She was the child who was always drawing, always creating. Today, her vibrant acrylic paintings—filled with soulful dogs, elegant…
Artist Profile: Tracey J. Maroni
For Tracey J. Maroni, the Cape Cod family vacations of her childhood weren’t so much a luxurious seaside escape as they were a time to connect with the natural world. Her summers were defined by…
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” – Aristotle People…
When Miriam Voros was growing up in Germany and her parents would plan their family vacations, she used to inquire,…
When Elizabeth Lazeren Daglio begins a painting, she covers the canvas with a dark ochre wash and begins to rub…
CAPE COD GARDEN
Rain Gardens Matter: Simple Steps for the Cape Cod Homeowner
Sandwich’s Horsley Witten Group provides steps and tips for an easy and beautiful way to help the environment.
Sea & Soil and Frost & Found
Two floral designers interpret their passion for flowers and the natural world with unique perspectives.
Blooming at the Water’s Edge
Landscape Designer Maria Hickey sets a seaside embankment ablaze with blooms!
Encompassed by Nature
Sudbury Design Group transforms a tranquil property on Fox Island in Osterville, a project that reflects the natural allure of this Cape gem.
From the Ground Up
Martha’s Vineyard landscape and garden designer, Tara Gayle, has a plan to heal the earth and enhance its beauty.
Building Business: Heirlooms of Passion
The Chatham Bars Inn Farm in Brewster brings the resort’s commitment to quality and locally-sourced produce to their retail farmstead.
Visions of Light, Line & Space
Moving to Cape Cod enabled designer Dorrit Kingsbury to apply her talents to a New England landscape.
By King or Storm
Two Cape growers, Sandwich’s Bob King and Provincetown’s Stormy Mayo, share the straight scoop on growing magnificent Dahlias.
Creating Buzz…
Pollinators are more than a natural addition to a summer garden, they are critical to the food production for every living creature on earth.
Spotlight: Light & Living
Add drama and interest to your landscape with the flip of a switch. Light & Living, now with a third showroom in North Eastham, has become the leader in both interior and exterior lighting excellence.…
Sudbury Design Group transforms a tranquil property on Fox Island in Osterville, a project that reflects the natural allure of this Cape gem.
Moving to Cape Cod enabled designer Dorrit Kingsbury to apply her talents to a New England landscape.
Two floral designers interpret their passion for flowers and the natural world with unique perspectives.