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Living Above The Shop
A dream is a wish your heart makes, and local entrepreneur Kelly O’Connell is making her dreams and wishes come true through her work at Lighthouse Keeper’s Pantry.
Weekend Away: Newport, Rhode Island
Our seaside sister to the west offers an escape to a coastal playground that bridges the gap between history and tomorrow.
Après-Sea
A family enjoys their Soake Pool, ensuring their time outdoors is as special as it is indoors.
Layers of Time
Color and texture guide Marc Kundmann’s quest to find beauty in all of life’s imperfections.
Let the Good Times Roll
When a husband/wife custom builder team create their own home on Nantucket, the sky’s the limit for their creativity and craftsmanship.
Shuck It, Let’s Get Oysters
Local underwater farmers are combining environmentalism and sustainable practices whose results aren’t only beneficial to where we live, but what we eat.
Girl Power
Increased accessibility and new technologies are smashing the gender barriers in recreational boating and fishing.
Passion Project
Interior designer Trevor Fulmer indulges his own sense of style in his Provincetown pied á terre.
The Accidental Gardener
A move from NYC to the Cape sows the seeds for a whole new world of growth and exploration for one intrepid homeowner.
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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.
Remembering a Wash-A-Shore
Cape Cod native Tom Dirsa honors the memory of his late father, Joseph Dirsa.
At The Helm: Meet Sarah Chace
Mashpee Commons was originally conceived by Buff Chace in the early 1980s. Today Buff’s daughter, Sarah Chace, is at the helm.
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CAPE COD LIFE
Weekend Away: Newport, Rhode Island
Our seaside sister to the west offers an escape to a coastal playground that bridges the gap between history and tomorrow.
Making Brighter Futures
The Women and Girls Fund of The Cape Cod Foundation has a worthy champion in their corner: Lisa Oliver of The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod.
The Cranberry: How America’s Native Red Berry Caught a Wave and Still Floats On
Though its dimensions are small, the wee cranberry has a long and notable history on Cape Cod.
Clinging to the Light
For this artist, the Cape’s pull is strong, not just for its unique lighting but also for the fond memories it holds.
Photo Portfolio: Matthew Notarangelo
Capturing Nantucket’s charm through his lens, photographer Matt Notarangelo shares his love of the island with locals and visitors alike.
Across the Pond
Seasalt makes the leap from Falmouth, UK to Falmouth, MA for their first North American store.
Good Reads in LIFE: Heartwarming Stories of A Cape Cod Christmas
These comforting and engaging stories of holidays on Cape Cod provide a cozy escape from the busyness of the season and transport you to a festive place.
Readers’ Resource: Cape Cod Wind & Weather
Give the timeless gift of style and accuracy this season.
But if you teach a man to fish… he’ll write a book about it. For fishermen and best-selling authors Adam…
From college friends to innovators: crafting ice-cream that has a spirited twist.
Witches on the Water rings in the spookiest time of year with their annual paddle for charity.
CAPE COD HOME
‘Tis the Season
Deck the halls and draw inspiration as three unique spaces are made merry and bright for this holiday season.
Living Above The Shop
A dream is a wish your heart makes, and local entrepreneur Kelly O’Connell is making her dreams and wishes come true through her work at Lighthouse Keeper’s Pantry.
Old King’s Cottage New Again
This historic Dennis home gets an upgrade that pays homage to its antique roots while layering in a modern spin.
A Collaborative Process Creates a True Home
Working together, homeowners, builder and interior designer find just the right balance for a couple that loves to entertain and also appreciates quiet time.
Serene Sensibility
Nantucket based photographer Lauren Marttila captures coastal images that enhance your living space and soothe your soul.
Behind Closed Doors
This dreamy South Shore home has everything you’d want in a coastal escape. Even a hidden bar.
Shorelines: Reservation for Two
Marc Sievers cookbook Table for Two is the perfect guide for entertaining you and your plus one.
Mastering the Trade: Steve Rice
With over 40 years of experience in the lighting industry, Steve Rice has compiled a portfolio of work worthy of the title “lighting expert.” In 2020, he opened his first Light & Living showroom in…
Readers’ Resource: Turek Tile
The Timeless Appeal of Tile Whether it’s a tired bathroom that needs some updating, a kitchen backsplash whose design is past its prime, or flooring that longs for a new chapter—tile is a timeless and…
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.
A3 Architects, Inc. gives a West Barnstable home an update that preserved its historical integrity while modernizing it for today’s homeowners.
A robust hydrangea season is upon us! As we delight in their dazzle, read up on how to ensure we experience their magic in the seasons ahead!
CAPE COD ART
Artist Profile: Jeff Adams
Although Jeff Adams has been creating ceramic works of art for decades, in the last four years he has focused his full attention on establishing ANJL Ceramics in North Scituate Village. ANJL Ceramics is an…
Artist Profile: Paul Batch
If Paul Batch’s paintings were compiled into a slide show, sitting in the dark, as the saturated tonal hues of his landscapes progressed from slide to slide, allowing ample time to digest the scenes, one…
Artist Profile: Steve Bowersock
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” – Aristotle People stop to gaze at the piece hanging before them—a red A-Frame house with a kite…
Artist Profile: Elizabeth Lazeren Daglio
When Elizabeth Lazeren Daglio begins a painting, she covers the canvas with a dark ochre wash and begins to rub out spaces she wants to highlight, then begins to compose where the dark areas will…
Artist Profile: Marie Fischer
Marie Fischer was born with a passion for art, but it wasn’t until she was in the ninth grade that she got her start. While she spent a month bedridden with illness, drawing provided an…
Artist Profile: Lizbet Carroll Fuller
Life on an island is many things, and for those who live there year-round while raising a family and making a living, restful and recuperative are probably not adjectives that adequately describe their day-to-day activities.…
Artist Profile: Justin LaRocca Hansen
Justin LaRocca Hansen sat in front of gold-framed watercolors and an unmissable Ms. Pac-Man machine. He held a paintbrush in his left hand while his hair swept to the right side. Balance was everywhere except…
Artist Profile: Whitney Alexanderson Heavey
If you were to close your eyes and someone were to utter the words ‘Daydream’, ‘Summer Surf’, ‘Drift’ and ‘Running Downwind’ to you, what images would you conjure up? Would they be of lazy ocean…
Artist Profile: Sarah Hinckley
It could be said that Cape Cod is in Sarah Hinckley’s bones. Born and raised in Cummaquid, she has an ancestral lineage on the Cape dating back to the mid 1630s. She started painting at…
There’s a quote often attributed to George Eliot that says, “It’s never too late to be what you might have…
Jennifer Odell takes readers on a journey that blends her talent as both a goldsmith and a poet in fantastic style.
Some artists are identified by the color palette they use, others by the brush strokes or how they make their…
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.
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.…
The Chatham Bars Inn Farm in Brewster brings the resort’s commitment to quality and locally-sourced produce to their retail farmstead.
Martha’s Vineyard landscape and garden designer, Tara Gayle, has a plan to heal the earth and enhance its beauty.
Moving to Cape Cod enabled designer Dorrit Kingsbury to apply her talents to a New England landscape.