Jan 17, 2020 | News, History, Homepage Display
On May 15, 1602, English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold dropped anchor in a broad harbor he called “Shoal Hope,” meaning “shallow harbor”; we call it Provincetown. (Ironically, it’s one of the world’s deepest natural harbors; what did Gosnold know?) While he and four...
Jan 14, 2020 | Homepage Display, New to Provincetown 2019, News, Weed Extras
Curaleaf is on the Licensing Board meeting for January 28th to get their retail license for marijuana. The meeting is at 5:15 at Town Hall. This seems to be one of the final steps and they hope to be open by February 1st. The staff has been hireds and has gone through...
Jan 13, 2020 | Homepage Display, New to Provincetown 2019, News
The Baker-Polito Administration has announced a $1.9 Million in funds for the Collaborative Workspace Program, which will go towards helping 31 local businesses in 22 communities around the Commonwealth to build new work spaces or expand existing ones. Provincetown...
Jan 10, 2020 | History, Homepage Display, News
Charles W. Hawthorne was the son of a Maine sea captain who arrived in Provincetown in 1899 after studying painting in New York; he was attracted to the light. Living here was cheaper than New York: fishermen’s wives and widows were renting rooms and sheds for minimal...
Jan 7, 2020 | Homepage Display, Marijuana in Provincetown, New to Provincetown 2019, News, Weed Extras
Dozens of job-seekers wanted to see at Monday’s job fair what the new Curaleaf marijuana retail shop was all about, and were looking for work in the winter. “I like the idea of full-time year-round employment with stable hours, which is kind of a rarity around these...
Jan 2, 2020 | Homepage Display, News
Food for Fines Every Day in January and February at The Provincetown Library Food for Fines enables patrons facing overdue fines to get a fresh start and directly benefit members of our community by donating food or personal care items in place of Library late fees....
Jan 2, 2020 | Homepage Display, New to Provincetown 2019, News
JANUARY in Provincetown can’t promise the carnival sizzle of summertime. But with the population whittled to around 1,000, and only 20 or so restaurants and bars open, the tip of Cape Cod offers, instead, “a wonderful, quiet romance,” says David Drake, artistic...
Jan 1, 2020 | Homepage Display, News
JANUARY in Provincetown can’t promise the carnival sizzle of summertime. But with the population whittled to around 1,000, and only 20 or so restaurants and bars open, the tip of Cape Cod offers, instead, “a wonderful, quiet romance,” says David Drake, artistic...
Dec 31, 2019 | Homepage Display, News
PROVINCETOWN — Frederico “Freddie” Rocha Jr. has died, family attorney Bruce Bierhans confirmed Tuesday. Rocha was a fixture for decades in Provincetown, walking Commercial Street daily, often asking people for cigarettes or money. Born in Rhode Island, he spent most...
Dec 29, 2019 | Homepage Display, News
PROVINCETOWN — It’s been a winding road for Curaleaf, one of the largest marijuana businesses in the country, as it is poised to open the Cape’s first recreational dispensary. But that day seems to be at hand. The company got its final license last week from the...
Dec 24, 2019 | Homepage Display, News
Provincetown, MA: Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) and Perry’s Fine Wines and Liquors are thrilled to announce the winner of the Cuvée Helltown label design contest. Terry Porter, a PAAM member from Norwalk, CT, submitted the judges’ winning...
Dec 20, 2019 | Homepage Display, New to Provincetown 2019, News, Weed Extras
“Provincetown is poised to become the first town on Cape Cod to have a retail marijuana store. On Thursday, the company Curaleaf, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, announced it had received final approval for a storefront on Commercial Street. Massachusetts began...
Dec 20, 2019 | History, Homepage Display, News
Provincetown’s fishing fleet has traditionally gone after tuna, cod, haddock, and striped bass, but for many years it’s mackerel—a migratory fish arriving off the Cape in summer—that was one of the area’s primary catches. The mackerel industry developed more slowly...
Dec 19, 2019 | Homepage Display, New to Provincetown 2019, News, Weed Extras
Yes folks, we think there is light at the end of the tunnel…..or pipe. Curaleaf just received their State approval yesterday, so they now plan to submit to Licensing for a hearing at the end of January. Here is the reason for a hold up. The local Provincetown...
Dec 16, 2019 | Events, Homepage Display, Music, News
Well-Strung, the singing string quartet that mixes classical with pop music and got its start in Ptown, will be back on December 29 for one show only at Town Hall. In advance of the show, ptownie caught up with Daniel Shevlin, cellist, for a chat. 1) Tell us a little...
