Month: March 2021

Kenny Chesney’s “Knowing You” Filmed in Gloucester

Posted on by Nichole S.

Check out Kenny Chesney’s most recent Music Video….filmed in part, right here in beautiful Gloucester. (Click on post if video isn’t visible on Facebook.)

In speaking about this video, Kenny Chesney wrote, “One of the things about this video I love is the way you can feel the settings. Whether in Gloucester, Mass. or the Virgin Islands, each location was selected because it feels the way these emotions actually feel. The people who come into your life and then are gone….beyond missing them, you have the opportunity to recognize what they brought to your life and be thankful.”

Mom’s Kitchen One Year Later

Posted on by Pat D

Where are you having breakfast this morning? May I suggest Mom’s Kitchen on Commercial Street? We stopped by this week in a tribute to having been at Mom’s Kitchen one year ago this week (March 12) after they had just reopened, but, ironically, everything else was starting to shutdown due to COVID 19. We have come a long way this year and it seemed logical to start this “new” post vaccination era with our friends at Mom’s Kitchen.

We podcast from there last March with the Mayor, Gloucester Public Health Director Karin Carroll and Sista Felicia. We didn’t intend for it to turn into such the chaos that it did during the podcast with shutdowns being announced steadily as we broadcast. We just didn’t know then where this was all going. Here’s the link to GMG Gloucestercast 387 in case you are interested from March 12 2020.

In the meantime, we visited this past week in cautious optimism that things may begin to look more normal soon. Jim had a veggie omelet, I had scrambled eggs with homemade salsa (excellent). We had a nice chat with Mom herself. The meal was relaxed, easygoing and satisfying, while maintaining necessary protocols. All our restaurant friends have had a heck of a time and we plan to try to support as many as we can as long as we feel safe…..and we have felt safe in all that I have shared with you all.

Gloucester Education Foundation: Parenting Elementary School Children During a Pandemic

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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“It’s safe for kids to do a lot. This is not a pandemic of children. It’s not a dangerous illness for kids this age.” -Dr. Brian Orr

To hear more encouraging news from Dr. Orr and panelists, Lisa LaBella of West Parish and Ben Lummis, Superintendent of Gloucester Public Schools, watch Gloucester Education Foundation’s “Parenting Elementary School Children During a Pandemic” discussion below.

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MARCH Drive-Thru Food Pantry!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Let food be one less thing to worry about. The Open Door is hosting a Special Drive-Thru Food Pantry on Saturday, March 13, at The Open Door on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM.

Bags include all the basics and milk, eggs, meat, fruits and veggies, coffee, olive oil, baking mixes and more.

The Drive-Thru Food Pantry is open to anyone who registers–it might be your first time, or you may have already used the pantry. We are asking for a registration so we know how many people are coming. https://bit.ly/3i0wqrI (FOODPANTRY.org) 978-283-6776

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INTRODUCING THE BON VIE PRIVATE DINING SUITE AT BEAUPORT!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

JOIE DE VIVRE & BON APPETIT

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“Bon Vie” means Good Life, and it’s back to it in our new Private Dining Suite, a pop-up dining venue available exclusively through the spring season. Ideal for an intimate birthday dinner celebration, small family gathering, a date night or girls’ night fête, the luxurious 2nd floor suite has transformed into an elegantly decorated dining pied-à-terre, available for private group dinner parties of up to 6 guests. Considered the “ultimate social distanced dining,” our re-imagined suite-turned-dining-space offers the highest level of safety and seclusion for indoor dining, with the added comfort and privacy of your own space a floor above our main dining room. In the Bon Vie Suite, guests enjoy a celebration setting that is lavish, intimate and totally unique.

Enjoy your own dedicated server, customized menus from 1606 Executive Chef John Welch, full bar offerings with Bon Vie signature cocktails, and tableside cocktail service.  View Details & Sample Tasting Menus.
Menus may be customized for group preferences.

MORE DETAILS

  • Reservations available from 6-9pm, 6 guests maximum  
  • Rental Fee – $250 Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday $300 Friday & Saturday 
  • Price does not include tax and gratuity
  • Rental deposit required for booking 
  • 48 Hours advance notice for reservations
  • If also booking an overnight stay, guests will receive 20% off Best Available Rates
  • Covid dining regulations apply

Bon Vie Private Dining Suite guests can also book a Beauport Hotel overnight room and receive 20% off best available rates for their full stay. The Bon Vie Private Dining Suite is for dining only, if you wish to do an overnight stay, you will be accommodated in a separate guest room or suite. 20% off not valid on previously existing bookings, new bookings only, not to be combined with any other promotional offer.

Get In Touch
​Contact BonVie@BeauportHotel.com or 978-491-5055 for more information and to book Bon Vie Suite private dining reservations.

Check it out: “How a New England Retiree Who Calls Himself the ‘Ice Man’ Found a Second Career Photographing Winter Frost in Awe-Inspiring Detail”

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

From Artnet

For Len Burgess, it’s the ephemerality of ice that makes it so beautiful.

Sarah Cascone, February 8, 2021

Some of Len Burgess's ice crystal photography. Photo courtesy of Len Burgess.

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Enjoyed visiting and feeding these cute ducks

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Please make sure you do not feed the ducks bread, it is not good for them.  Here is a list of food that is ok, these cuties loved the peas

  • Cracked corn
  • Wheat, barley, or similar grains
  • Oats (uncooked; rolled or quick)
  • Milo seed
  • Birdseed (any type or mix)
  • Grapes (cut in half or quartered if very large)
  • Nut hearts or pieces (any type but without salt, coatings, or flavoring)
  • Frozen peas or corn (defrosted, no need to cook)
  • Earthworms (fishing bait or dug from the garden)
  • Mealworms (fresh or dried)
  • Chopped lettuce or other greens or salad mixes
  • Vegetable trimmings or peels (chopped into small pieces)

Vaccine Preregistration Link Available

Posted on by Pat D

I promised I would include a live link to the new Massachusetts preregistration website when it became available this morning and it is: https://www.mass.gov/covid-19-vaccine This link can be used to request to book an appointment at one the the state’s mass vaccination sites. It will put you in line when you are eligible and notify you when an appointment is available. It further promises to keep you updated on a weekly basis as they warn it may take several weeks to secure a slot.

Preregistered people are encouraged to check the “vax finder” website here to book appointments at sites other than the state mass vaccination sites. This could mean getting an earlier appointment. You can work both tools to locate appointments. Preregistration does not exclude you from booking sooner at a different location when possible.

We are making progress toward a more normal daily routine!

Coming Home, Heading Out

Posted on by Pat D

It’s been busy on the water these last several days and we enjoy watching some crews return to the harbor and others leave, presumably with high hopes for a good day. Among others, here we see Marissa & Julie meet William E.; Cat Eyes and Allison-Carol.