Provincetown News

June 6, 2023

Located in a former boatyard just off the intersection of Routes 6 and 6A in North Truro, Atlantic Spice offers an assortment of spices, herbs, teas, and botanicals from all over the world year-round, both in its retail location and through a flourishing...

A World-Class Marine Research Organization in Provincetown: Welcome to the Center for Coastal Studies!

June 6, 2023

Everyone expects coastal places like Provincetown to offer whale watch boats, seafood restaurants, and fishing charters. What most people don’t expect to find is an absolutely world-class marine research organization. “We’re a hidden gem,” agrees...

Welcome Back to the Boatslip!

June 6, 2023

The 2023 Boatslip Resort Tea Dance schedule is up! May 5th – June 11th Tea Dance is Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sunday is Solid Gold Tea. On MDW, Tea Dance is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Sunday is Solid Gold and Monday is I Love the 90s. We...

Take a Moment for Moment Sailing, 10 Years Young!

June 6, 2023

If you want a more private sailing experience than those offered by the whale watch and the schooners, then Moment Sailing is for you! This beautiful sailboat offers private, captained two-, four- or six-hour sails in Provincetown Harbor for up to six guests...

A (Black) Flash in the Pan: Provincetown’s Boogeyman

June 6, 2023

The 1930s were a difficult time. The Depression which had followed the stock market crash was still a factor. Across the Atlantic, Adolf Hitler was building an evil empire. And in Provincetown, a strange creature was sighted abroad at night: The Provincetown...

Grassroots Radio from Cape Cod’s Only Community Radio Station

June 6, 2023

WOMR/WFMR is Cape Cod’s only community radio station, providing “real radio by real people” since 1982 and operating out of the Schoolhouse building at 494 Commercial Street in Provincetown. WOMR broadcasts at 92.1 FM and a second transmitter in Orleans...

Bay State Cruise Company

June 6, 2023

Provincetown News

Michael Glasfeld, owner of the Bay State Cruise Company, is looking forward to the new season. “After Covid, after all these challenges, I can’t believe we’re still here!” he says. He doesn’t have a lot to worry about. Now in its 51st year, Bay...

The Hometown Diner ptownies love: Welcome to Chach!

June 6, 2023

Viola “Chach” Briseño and her partner, Sharon Bowes were living in San Francisco when they were invited to Provincetown for a working vacation. “We ended up working all around town for the next six years!” Briseño remembers with a smile. “It just...

Elegance, Charm, and Wine (What’s Not to Like?)… Come Visit the Truro Vineyard!

June 6, 2023

Sometimes it’s hard to remember a time when the Truro Vineyard wasn’t on Shore Road in North Truro; the site that used to be a riding stable now looks like it’s been cultivating grapes and creating wine forever. On a summer evening when the outdoor...

Have a Whale of a Time in Provincetown!

June 6, 2023

Provincetown News

Throughout his youth, like many others raised in Provincetown, boat captain Al Avellar was part of the fishing community. He’d gotten his start in deep-sea charter business with the catboat Blue Gull back before World War II, and “he brought the schooner...