Year: 2011

Marigot Bay St Lucia Crab

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

This sucker was FAST! Every time I slowly crept up on him to take the photo he would turn on the afterburners.

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This Weeks Music At The Dog Bar

Posted on by Joanne

The Dog Bar~http://dogbarcapeann.com/welcome1.html

Thursday, 1/13
9pm
Royds and Reardon
Friday, 1/14
9pm
Soul Rebel Project
Reggae
Saturday,1/15
9pm
Phat Maxx
Classic and Current Danceable Rock
Sunday, 1/16
9pm
Ryan and Max unplugged
Tuesday, 1/18
6:00 – 9:00
Cape Ann Skeptics present:
Skeptics in the Pub
9:15pm
Open Mic with Steve Caraway
Wednesday
9pm
Lindberg, Pardee and Cardoza
Bluegrass

GMG Inside The Numbers – Creeping Up On Six Million

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Not sure what’s going on but we’ve been adding subscribers like crazy.

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A True Pub Experience on the North Shore

Posted on by DIY SKI GUY

Bring your kids to most Bars on a Sunday at 4PM and 9 out of 10 people look at you like you are a bookie checking in on the scores. A true Pub to me is one that goes beyond serving drinks and plays a vital social role in the community. It caters to the locals, but welcomes new patrons with open arms. I have not been there at other times, but the Sunday Irish Session (4PM) at O’Neills in Salem fills that void.

Sundays is a time you can come watch the games, listen to some good Irish music and even bring  the kids. I don’t know if the guy who told us to seat ourselves works there or was just part of the welcoming committee.  The wait staff brings a perfectly poured Guinness and dodge the 3 year olds doing the jig. They do this while all having smiles on their face. I like their Irish offerings and recommend their Guinness Stew with a Guinness or a Magners pint!

What other places have a Pub feel around town? I went to Stone’s Pub and immediately felt right at home. They really made us all feel welcome. Kitty O’Shea’s (Beverly) is another favorite Irish Pub in the area. Others?

Thanks – Paddy Ryan

Barbara Bragg McAllister Has Some Nice Things To Say

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,

I have to thank you again for GMG. I am delighted with the City Hall Tower series and Our Lady of Good Voyage Statue series, and thrilled with the pictures you posted of “snowy” Gloucester. I rode with you down Main Street after the storm while it was still snowing. I look at names in your blog such as Lufkin, Ryan and Silva. I know these names and they bring back sweet memories of my childhood in Gloucester. Through your pictures and videos I can experience Gloucester without physically being there (althought I am there in spirit). You bring me the heart of Gloucester and surrounding areas every morning and I adore you for it!

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH and my very best wishes to you and your beautiful wife and daughters and he rest of your family for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2011.

Sincerely,
Barbara Bragg McAllister

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New Coffee Shop in Rockport

Posted on by S.D. Kelly

In a post last week I mentioned Rockport’s lack of year-round restaurant options, especially downtown, so it was exciting to walk along Main Street just a few days later to see that a new coffee shop has opened up  in the location of the old Rockport standby, The Coffee Shop. (I was always so impressed that the owners of The Coffee Shop had the gumption to give their business that name, as though it was the ultimate coffee shop – which actually was the case for many locals and visitors – that I always referred to it as The Coffee Shop).

The new coffee shop on Main Street is named Brother’s Brew Coffee Shop, and is owned by a member of the Brackett family, who have a seasonal restaurant next door.  The highlights about Brother’s Brew, besides the fact that it is extremely charming?

  • The very cool chrome-and-vinyl-stools and laminate counter are still there.
  • The menu includes many old favorites and has expanded.
  • The business is open on Sundays.

That last one is big news y’all.  Locals and visitors can wander in throughout the entire weekend, which is a big deal for anyone paying attention to the dining options downtown, and an expansion of the hours that the previous coffee shop kept.  And there is even the possibility of opening at night when an event is taking place at the Shalin Liu Performance Center a few doors down.  While this won’t solve the problem of lack of adequate places to dine in the evening (or in the daytime),  it will at least contribute to a culture of liveliness downtown, with a few places keeping the lights on, so to speak.Oh – and before you go there in person to buy some coffee and a treat for yourself, be sure to head over to the Brother’s Brew Coffee Shop facebook page and connect with them online.  The page posts daily specials and other coffee shop news, so you’ll be the first to know when the doughnuts are fresh and the soup’s on.

Seth Muise Has Some Nice Things To Say

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hello my name is Seth Muise. I was born and raised in Gloucester. I left there right after graduation in 2000 and joined the Army. All my family still lives there. I absolutely love you blogs and website it always makes me feel like I’m back home! I just wanted to Thank You for all you do! No matter where I am in the country or the world you always give me a piece of Gloucester!

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