Has anyone else noticed the total power revitalization going on in the Middle of the City?
You suddenly have these big time community oriented businesses setting up shop and THRIVING in a neighborhood which in the past had been not feeling as much love as what is going on right now.
Let’s start with Burnham’s Field and the Community Garden as well as the recently announced a big grant to further make that inner city park even better.-
#BOOM! Gloucester wins big grant to fix up Burnham’s Field
Posted on September 27, 2012 by Joey C
Then right behind there is Alicia and Chris DeWolfe’s Mamie’s Kitchen which holds the meetings for the Burnham’s Field group and has been bustling as a breakfast joint. Alicia and Chris frequently invite other businesses in like Glosta Joe’s coffee and Dinner Dealer and host community dinners at Mamie’s Kitchen.
Mamie’s Kitchen Posts
Next to Mamie’s Kitchen you have Savour Wine and Cheese and Beach Gourmet who invested a shit ton of money into the space former occupied by Connors Pharmacy. They are holding open table meals, and if you haven’t been into that space you will be amazed at the renovation.
Behind St Ann’s Church you have our friends James and Anna Eaves at Cape Ann Giclee who decided to make central Gloucester home for their fine art reproduction company and turned their work space into a community Art Gallery opening it’s doors for artists shows and gathering of creative people to explore what is possible in digital reproduction.
Why Having Your Digital Images Reproduced At Cape Ann Giclee Is A No-Brainer
Posted on December 12, 2012 by Joey C
The owners of the local McDonalds spent a ton of money investing to build a beautiful McDonalds on Maplewood Ave.
More Photos From Inside and Out At The New Gloucester McDonalds From Ron Gilson
Posted on July 12, 2012 by Joey C
Big Mike’s Bikes opens it’s doors and recently upgraded to a larger space on Maplewood Ave as well.
Big Mike and his wife Kathleen are offering repairs and are huge into the local Bike scene.
Welcome to Big Mike’s Bikes, Gloucester, MA’s only full-service bike shop! We offer full bicycle repair services, rentals, and accessories and have pick up and drop off services available.
Big Mike’s Bikes Getting Bigger New Shop In The Works!
Posted on February 25, 2013 by Joey C
Hey Joey! Good news! After months of cramped quarters overstuffed with bikes, we moved into the space directly next door that was Miguel’s and before that, Enterprise Car Rental. So our address and everything is staying the same. How easy … Continue reading
Norm’s Auto Repair set up shop at the Former Tri-Angle Motors and is doing expert repairs. The shop is meticulously maintained and Normand his wife are making a go of auto repair business when many smaller shops are folding.
It’s like there’s a complete power move in this Central Gloucester neighborhood of creative community minded people.
That’s not a slight in any way to the already great old school businesses that have been operating there for decades like The Yellow sub Shop or Joe Mondello The Cobbler.
But to not recognize that there is something significant going on in Central Gloucester you’d have to be deaf dumb and blind.
Kudos to all those people who are investing in making Gloucester even more dynamic than it already is (and that’s pretty damn dynamic to begin with)
Good Morning Gloucester 
This is all very good. Every effort in downtown supports us all, uptown and downtown. Burnham’s Field and the new businesses will certainly buoy the area up, similar to what our great restaurants do for the West End. Kudos to all the restauranteurs and business owners who invested in Middle G-Town! Tomorrow, I’ll be stopping by Mamie’s for the $5 bacon burger.
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Wonderful post–all super businesses. Love, love the Burnhams Field sign (and all the good things they are accomplishing at the field)! And love Mamie’s Kitchen sign, too, and Alicia and Chris, and James and Anna at Cape Ann Giclee, and Savour Wine and Cheese–it’s all about great people creating fantastic new businesses and exciting new endeavors–and we are all the beneficiaries!!
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Fantastic my neighborhood is welcoming in new business. Uncle Moe’s in still waiting to be occupied by a wonderful eatery, any takers.
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Awesome!
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The surfeit of riches we have here on Cape Ann and we are getting totally spoiled. Savour Wine and Cheese, Mike’s Bike Shop and MacDonalds I have never been in. Rubber Duck is doing two out of three this weekend. My Sumo Wrestler Bike Horn is fading.
Evvy and I might finally make the “One Hour at a Time” gang on Saturday at 8AM. Do we meet at St Peter’s Square or go directly to Burnham Field? Got my rake and clippers.
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This is a terrific post, Joey. There definitely is a surge in energy and involvement in the neighborhood. By the way, notice how many of these businesses and downtown efforts get the word out via GoodMorningGloucester? GMG is such a rallying point for people in every neighborhood in Gloucester – thank you for providing that. Bringing the people together and lifting ’em up — it’s what you do.
This neighborhood momentum ain’t over, either. The plans for the renovation of Burnham’s Field are moving forward, with a third community meeting in the works for next month and construction to happen this fall or early next spring. And my neighbors and family are already teasing me for planning the first ever Allen Street Block Party this June. It’s so on.
Now all we need is a name for the neighborhood that’s as awesome as the area itself …
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Thanks for mentioning us, Joey. We picked our spot because we believe in this part of Gloucester. We live here, too, behind Maria’s Pizza, in a house that Big Mike’s family owned since the ’60s. We renovated and added onto the house instead of selling and moving away when we had children, because this place is great. We absolutely love the walkability – within a minute or two I can get to a grocery store, MBTA station, Chinese food, four pizza places, a bunch of variety stores, paint shop, graphics shop, Jim’s, the list goes on. We have great neighbors at home and at the shop. This area gets some flak, but aside from a few bad eggs, it’s an awesome spot.
(by the way, here’s an image of the new workshop if you want to substitute it for the screenshot of our website) http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/efdccdfe9dbc11e29df022000a1fb07c_7.jpg
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Cool! We’re happy to play our part – the stronger all neighborhoods in the city are the better for all of us, we’re happy to be listed with the other businesses mentioned and to anyone thinking of locating a business to our neck of the woods come on down! We also have to say that, for us, GMG and Joey play a big part in the revitalization of middle Gloucester and the whole city really, you let people know we are here and bring people in the door and are so welcoming to new businesses and new ideas, it really helps.
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That’s my ‘hood! I also want to add the Gloucester Rental Center. They have everything you need to get construction, yard and party jobs done. You don’t have to buy the big expensive tools that’s you’ll only use once. Just rent! They are also super nice and helpful.
http://www.glourental.com/
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I agree that Gloucester Rental Center is nice and very helpful. When we had the Massachusetts Cultural Council here in the gallery for a round table meeting after their downtown site visit, they generously delivered and picked up about 25 folding chairs. Thank you!
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We’ve also personally rented from the rental center – chairs, tables, a tile cutter, a floor fan when our basement flooded – it’s the kind of place we need to support because when you need them they are there and they are very nice and helpful.
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great post joey! we feel we are making the community better “one coffee roll at a time”
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