Month: February 2018

ACOUSTIC Brunch AT FEATHER AND WEDGE Sunday, February 18th 10:30-2:30

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro


ACOUSTIC BRUNCH
Sunday, February 18th
10:30-2:30

Join us this Sunday for a special brunch with local musician, Brian Alex!

Brian’s quirky personality and unique pop-savvy style have been a significant and colorful piece of Martha’s Vineyard Island World-Pop act “Entrain” for twenty years. His writing is described as sunshine-y and soulful, merging pop sensibilities with a little rock and a dash of reggae.

We will have many of your brunch favorites on the menu and maybe a surprise or two!

Reservations suggested.
978.999.5917

Just A Few Weeks Ago

Posted on by Marty Luster

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Photographed with Voigtlander-Bessa R3M rangefinder camera, Voigtlander 40mmm lens on Kodak Tri-X ISO 400 film, pushed to ISO 800. Scanned on Plustek 8100 film scanner and lightly edited in Lightroom CC.

Summer Beach Traffic and Parking Part 2 – high tech and common sense Good Harbor Beach, Long Beach, Stage Fort, Great Marsh

Posted on by Catherine

This is a follow up about the public meeting held by Gloucester City Councilor Scott Memhard February 15, 2018 at Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Public Library on beach traffic and parking with a focus on his ward. This post includes Councilor Memhard’s meeting notes, and the Beach & Traffic Ad Hoc committee presentation to City Council. Look for information and maps related to Long Beach, Good Harbor Beach, Stage Fort Park, and more. Chances are your ideas or concerns were mentioned–doublecheck for yourself. Future public meetings to be announced.

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Here’s the presentation packet to the City Council from the Gloucester Beach Parking and Traffic Ad Hoc Committee, January 2017

Here’s Councilor Memhard’s recap of the Summer Beach and Traffic public meeting held at Sawyer Free Library February 16, 2018 (advertised in the Beacon, Gloucester Daily Times, and elsewhere long in advance):

“The Ward 1 Beach Parking Ordinance community meeting last night at the library was well attended. We had a lively airing of concerns and opinions, addressing the specific Parking Ordinance proposed changes, and general, wide-ranging discussion of the problem and various potential solutions, including:

> expanded off-site parking* and trolly/bus service to the beaches;
> better signage notifying drivers that lots are full and closed, with posted directions to alternate parking options; and
> other practical steps to relieve severe safely, access, and disruption from on-street parking congestion in our beach neighborhoods.“

*park n ride options would ease traffic especially with smartphone reservations/options. Locales like Rockport, Manchester, Provincetown limit cars. Several lots mentioned maximizing extant options such as negotiating with Stop&Shop, Shaws, Fuller, Blackburn, schools, etc. Stage Fort Shuttle already established and more train/bike. Train-trolley services have a rich history here.

ENFORCEMENT, HIGHER PARKING TICKETS, JULIE BROE 🙂

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Artist Kathy Roberts

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A FUN CLASS THAT WILL NURTURE YOUR CREATIVE SIDE?
NEW SPRING PAINTING WORKSHOP, STARTING in MARCH 2018, MONDAYS, 6:00-8:00 pm. Ongoing class.
Beginner and Intermediate students welcomed. Sketching and Watercoloring painting will be the
focus in a small group setting. A demonstration will be provided at each class. For more information call 978-853-7825.

 

Fog lifting on the inner harbor

Posted on by Bridgette Mathews

The perks of having an office overlooking the harbor is the ever changing views!  When I came in to work in the morning I couldn’t even see the harbor but by noon the fog was lifting and gave us these ethereal views of the FV My Grace coming by Eastern Point Lighthouse and unique panos of our inner harbor.

Breakfast at home.

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

I added Dijon mustard on the eggs. Really yummy. The start of a new winter diet. I haven’t dieted in years. My goal- limit the empty carbs. No chips, pizza, candy, fries. Breakfasts like this.

Voices from the Past

Posted on by Pat D

I just love the way old signs call to us from the past.  Some of these are current establishments and some are long gone, but they each have their own character and story to tell.

Cape Ann Lanes weekly and February vacation specials

Posted on by Catherine
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go Coehlos 🙂

What’s included…Family deal February vacation
2 hours of bowling on one lane for up to 6 people
Shoe rentals for all bowlers
Large cheese pizza
Pitcher of soda
All for only $59.00   -You save $25!!

Valid anytime. Cannot be combined with other offers.
Reservations recommended. Call to Reserve a Lane 978-283-9753
hours

weekly specials

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Attention Breakfast Joints: Your Home Fries Are Either Crispy Or They Aren’t

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

It’s the barometer.

Soggy fries, soggy hash browns you get a demerit. It’s that simple.

BEAUTIFUL FISH: TOMCOD -By Al Bezanson

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

 

 

They search the bottom by dragging the chin barbel and the sensitive tips of the ventral fins as they swim to and fro, either for food, or to stir up shrimps and other food items. (Herrick)

The maximum size is about 15 inches and 1-1/4 pounds, but few of them are more than 9 to 12 inches long. Most common close to stream drainage.

A delicious little fish that you won’t find in markets.

From Fishes of the Gulf of Maine by Bigelow and Schroeder, 1953

 

 

Good Harbor Beach at low tide

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

It was warm on Wednesday, well it was 49 degrees, so I went for a walk on Good Harbor Beach.  As always it never disappoints.

The Red Seat

Posted on by davefernandes2

The warm weather has given me baseball fever.. spending summer nights at Fenway never gets old. The red seat is supposedly the longest home run hit inside the ballpark,Ted Williams holds this.

Afterglow at Dun Fudgin

Posted on by Bridgette Mathews

Not much of a sunset last night but there was a bit of an afterglow so I stopped at Dun Fudgin to catch a pic!BLM_4006_HDR-Edit

…and while I was there…who doesn’t love a red boat house!BLM_4012_HDR-Edit-Edit

Rare Bluefin Tuna Caught off of the Keys

Posted on by Nichole S.

SportfishingMagazine.com reported this week that a rare (actually “unheard of”) bluefin tuna was caught off the Florida Keys this week.  A 600 pound one at that.  Captain Alex Adler and Mate Rich Hill landed (and released) the giant on Monday on the Kalex.

We visited with Alex and his crew last April down at Bud N’ Mary’s Marina.  My husband used to fish with Alex and the boys were thrilled to meet him and climb around his boat.  While there they fed the tarpon, pet the manatees that were drinking out of the boat scuppers, and watched a shark circle the boat.

Bud N’ Mary’s is definitely our kind of place and we can’t wait to go back.  Congratulations to Alex and his crew on the rare catch!

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

A group of anglers on a day charter to catch king mackerel off Islamorada with Capt. Alex Adler on the Kalex out of Bud ‘n Marys Fishing Marina ended up battling a bluefin tuna estimated to weigh 600 pounds, releasing it at the boat after a 2 ½-hour battle. The fish was hooked in about 50 feet of water on the reef.

This capture, on Feb. 10, of a bluefin tuna on a Florida Keys reef is unheard of in recent times, says Andy Newman, media relations director for Florida Keys Tourism Council, who was at the dock when the Kalex returned.

“Adler has been seeing packs of bluefin running over the reef line for a couple of weeks,” Newman tells SF. “He had the good sense to have a rigged mackerel in the boat’s freezer. After seeing a couple packs of big bluefin today, maybe 100 fish, Adler told mate Rich Hill to get the mackerel out.”