Provincetown News

Rolling Through Time: The Story of Art’s Dune Tours

July 14, 2025

If you’ve ever stood on the edge of Provincetown’s windswept dunes, you know the landscape feels like another planet—golden hills undulating under vast skies, dotted with lonely shacks and bent pines clinging to life in the sand. It’s raw, surreal,...

July 10, 2025. the ptownie dispatch!

July 10, 2025

Boas, Bears & Broadway, Oh My! In Provincetown, July bursts with beards and boas, canvases and choruses! From Bear Week cuddles to curtain calls, art strolls to drag rolls—history, harmony, and hilarity meet at land’s end. The ptownie...

The Mayflower Cafe of Provincetown: A Legacy of Family and Community

July 7, 2025

The Mayflower Cafe, located on bustling Commercial Street in Provincetown, has been a cherished gathering place for locals and visitors alike since it opened its doors in 1930. Its story begins with two Greek immigrant brothers, Mike and Sam Janoplis, who...

July 3, 2025. the ptownie dispatch!

July 3, 2025

Fireworks, Fringe & Piano Fabulosity July in Provincetown brings parades, rooftop beats, art galore, piano sing-alongs, and Sunday Fundays with enough sparkle to make Betsy Ross trade her flag for feathers and a martini. The ptownie Calendar ensures you...

ptownie Real Estate Update June 2025

June 30, 2025

Welcome back! I’d like to offer some personal perspective on the Truro and Provincetown real estate markets in these uncertain times. You’ll find the full analytics below in the market recap—and, as always, I trust you smart folks to interpret the...

Wheels of Time: The Legacy of Arnold’s Bike Shop in Provincetown

June 30, 2025

Arnold’s Bike Shop in Provincetown, is more than a place to rent a bike—it’s a beloved local institution with a legacy that spans generations. The shop was founded in 1937 by Arnold F. Dwyer. It began as a small radio and bicycle business inside a...

We Still Remember: Sacco & Vanzetti’s Divine Comedy at WHAT

June 29, 2025

I first heard the names Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti when I was thirteen years old, through the famous song Here’s to You, written by Ennio Morricone and Joan Baez for a 1971 film about the men. I heard it sung in French by Georges Moustaki (real...

June 26, 2025. the ptownie dispatch!

June 26, 2025

Provincetown Heats Up! Provincetown sizzles with fireworks, festa, and fierce queens—where Portuguese traditions meet star-spangled drag, gallery strolls, and standing ovations. It’s a month-long masterpiece of pride, pageantry, and performance....

Welcome to WHAT’s 2025 Season

June 21, 2025

This summer, WHAT charts a bold path forward with three world-premiere productions, each inspired by a true story. These stories celebrate the power of community, the power of our convictions, and the power of friendship. They speak to the world we live...

Dream a Little Dream of Me: “Midsummer Dreamers” at the Cape Rep

June 21, 2025

Something unusual is happening to me here: I cannot find words adequate to communicate the feeling, the intensity, the sheer beauty of Midsummer Dreamers, now playing through July 13 at the Cape Rep Theatre in Brewster. Kirsten Peacock and Nick...