The ptownie Dispatch: August 15, 2018
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Deep Sea Dispatch: Cape Cod’s Cutest Creatures
Are you planning on taking a trip out to Provincetown, but arrived WAY too early for your ferry? Don’t worry, it happens to the best of us and there’s plenty to do in Boston while you wait. My particular favorite is to walk just one mile to the New England Aquarium...
Provincetown History Snippet: What’s That Tower on the Hill, Anyway?
It’s the Pilgrim Monument, built by Cape Cod’s oldest not-for-profit organization to commemorate the Mayflower Pilgrims’ first landing in November of 1620. President Theodore Roosevelt laid the cornerstone in 1907 and three years later President William Howard Taft...
Law and a Little (Dis)order: The Deer and the Antelope at the Harbor Stage Company
It’s Law and Order viewed through a slightly skewed lens. It has a little of the old Dragnet and a lot of humor and some interesting afterthoughts. Brenda Withers’ new play, The Deer and the Antelope, offers a look at a community reacting to a sudden and personal act...
Ferry Tales: Sister Clare’s Ocean Adventure
I first took the ferry from Boston to Provincetown when I was twelve or thirteen… what I remember most about it was that it was the best day of my life! My father had made some sort of sale and wanted to celebrate, so we all (my parents, my brother Alan and I) boarded...
Week of August 15th. The ptownie Dispatch!
Northern DecaDance at Town Hall Featuring Betty Who! August 15, 2018 from 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm at Provincetown Town Hall 2018 Carnival events continue this week! Join Betty Who at Provincetown Town Hall for Northern DecaDance on Wednesday night. All proceeds from the...
ptownie’s 2018 Provincetown Bar Poll!
ptownie is back with an all new summer poll to determine Provincetown’s best bars. We asked ptownie followers their favorite spots to grab a drink, and they cast their votes! When it comes to the best Provincetown watering poll, who took the crown? Here...
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