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  • CAPeCONOMY

    Cape Cod Seasonal Rentals Strong and Steady

    Teresa Martin

    July 10, 2026
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    10 July 2026 – CAPE COD, MA – The 2026 season is here – and If you thought you saw more people and cars on […]

    A colorful stack of water rings stacked six tall at the top of the stairs leading to a beach in Eastham, MA on Cape Cod o a summer day. Cape Cod Bay lies in the background.
  • ArtsLight

    Songbird Collective Sings Original Songs

    Rebecca Rapacz

    July 10, 2026
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    09 July 2026 – FALMOUTH, MA – When Lily Rapoza returned home from college in Nashville, she was underwhelmed by the Cape’s music scene.

    While […]

    Music duo Wayside Sound perform at a Songbird Collective show in Falmouth MA on Cape Cod.
  • Lifestyle

    Cape Cod Postcard: Independence Day 2026

    Susan Bloom

    July 10, 2026
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    04 July 2026 – CAPE COD, MA – Towns across Cape Cod celebrated the 4th of July with parades, history, music and fireworks – and a […]

    Text reading Celebrating 250 Years with dark sky and close up a firework in mid-bloom
  • ArtsLight

    Artful Tuna, Sharks, and Whales

    Teresa Martin

    July 4, 2026
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    03 July 2026 – CAPE COD, MA – This summer tuna, sharks, whales and more – as imagined by artists – fill the region’s downtowns, bringing a sense […]

    Close up of folk art style design from one of Chatham's Art in the Park whale in Cape Cod, MA.
  • Education

    Giant Fish Splashes Down at Nauset Middle School

    Teresa Martin

    July 3, 2026
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    01 July 2026 – ORLEANS, MA –Bracketed by a giant 22 foot fish sculpture on one side and a new pollinator garden on the other, Nauset Regional […]

    22-foot wire fish sculpture outside near entry doors to Nauset Regional Middle School in Orleans, MA, Cape Cod
  • Columns

    Matters of Opinion July 2026: Playing with Fireworks

    Ira Wood

    July 1, 2026
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    July 2026 – Why do people drink too much on New Years Eve? Why do they eat way too much on Thanksgiving? And […]

    Ira Wood, black and white close up