Circle by the Sea returns for its 37th summer season on June 14. The summer monthly camp fire and musical gathering at Sandy Neck Beach will open from 7 to 10 PM with a musical song circle featuring Karen Woodhall, David Jackson and friends. Future events include musical entertainment by singer songwriter Dawna Hammers on…
The Town of Bourne is a medium-sized community at the gateway to Cape Cod. You must pass through the town to get over the Cape Cod Canal and anywhere else on Cape Cod. Bourne is a quiet community, without the continual summer tourist crush experienced by some of the other Cape communities, which makes it…
In the 21st century we are ruled by technology. There are few places left that hearken back to simpler times, making it difficult to unplug even if we wanted to. For those willing to put in the leg work though there is an area on Cape Cod that remains the same as it has for…
Whenever you sell property in Massachusetts, the state makes you pay an excise tax. On a $500,000 home, that comes out to just under $2,300. But now Gov. Charlie Baker has proposed increasing that tax to raise another $137 million each year, for the purpose of strengthening the state’s defenses against climate change. “It’s pretty…
Details on the New Massachusetts Short-Term Rental Law Governor Baker signed into law a bill regulating and taxing short-term rentals. The timeline for implementation of the law will pose significant challenges for Realtors® conducting short-term rentals in 2019. We have assembled a detailed chart highlighting the components of the law as well as some Frequently…
FACT: many Cape homeowners could be underwater & under-insured, the prospect of a hurricane tearing up the East Coast through Long Island and Connecticut, hitting Cape Cod and heading up to Maine “is an event that keeps insurance people awake at night.” BARNSTABLE — The prospect of a hurricane tearing up the East Coast through…
North You say???? l this is Cape Cod: Where Going North is Really East and the Lower is Above the Upper. There are a number of unique things that come with life on Cape Cod that locals may take for granted…scenic views along winding roads, expansive beaches, quaint main streets. Wonderful stuff. However, there are also…
Ten Commandments of a true Cape Codder – Rules that locals live by during the summer months. 1. Thou shalt not leave Cape Cod on a Sunday. The most brutal traffic going off Cape lies within the hours of Sunday from 11 a.m. through 6 p.m. at the earliest. Do not even attempt driving…
It wasn’t easy hitting all of Cape Cod’s Best beach bars and doing “research” for this article, but somebody had to do it. We sought out the best we could find—and lived to tell about it. Some are classics, like the Wellfleet Beachcomber, and some are new, like the Sandbar at Jetties Beach on Nantucket.…
If you have a second home, you may be tempted to rent it out this summer to make a little extra cash. You should be aware, however, that there are some special tax implications. So be sure to check them out below before you sign any rental agreements. 1) The IRS definition of a vacation…
