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Hey Joey!
Saltwater Massage Studio is up and running at 65 Pleasant St (formerly Mamie’s Kitchen)! We’re having a little “studio warming” party this Friday night from 7-9. Stay and mingle, or stop by for a quick peek – either way I’d love to show you the transformation! ALL ARE WELCOME.
Like all good events – there will be wine, cheese, and a few raffle prizes…
Gretchen
ps Hey look – the massage room came complete with a GMG sticker!
pps Check out the latest Gloucester T/tank now for sale at the shop!
The Vietnam Memorial Wall is coming back to Glouceter for the first time in close to 20 years.
Dates: July 9th – 12th
Times: Opening 10:00 am July 9th – 5:00 pm July 12th
Location: The Fuller School, 4 Schoolhouse Road
(Off Route 128 at Blackburn Circle, Gloucester, MA)
In support of this event, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary is hosting a Paint Nite Fundraiser on Saturday May 16th, 2015 at 7pm.
At Piant Nite, a master artist (James A. Fox) will give you step-by-step instructions to create a work of art of your very own! All supplies are provided! Cash bar, light food and Raffles! Invite your friends!!!
30% of the ticket price will be benefit the “Wall that heals”
Only 13 Tickets left!! Don’t wait and miss out on this fantastic night out!
Back In January we were there when Brian’s Solar Advisor Kevin Prickett came by to look at Brian’s house and make recommendations. Here is what he had to say back in January-
Hi Joey, Just a quick follow on Brian and Diane O’Connor’s Solar evaluation. Brian and Diane’s home has qualified and they have decided to put rooftop solar on their home in Gloucester. (Only 15% of homes in MA are eligible.) Because of their home’s orientation to the sun and other factors, their entire cost will be covered by various federal, state and utility incentives. In fact they will actually be making money over and above their cost. And getting 90% of their electricity for free. If anyone else would like to find out if their home qualifies, I just need their contact information and our techs will initially rate the home via satellite. If it qualifies, we can up with a time for us to talk about how it all works. (About 90 mins.) I am in the process of working with several other Gloucester residents and will keep you posted on their progress. Many thanks for your continued support, Kevin Prickett Solar Advisor
As you can see it’s all come to fruition!
If you would like a completely free Solar evaluation to see if your house qualifies for the crazy amount of incentives and as Kevin states potentially 90% of your electricity for free, Fill Out The Form and They Will Contact You To Set It Up-
From just a few months ago in the snow for the evaluation when we took the video, to an Earth Day install, Brian’s gotta be psyched! Looking at the installation it looks like a super clean job.
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Last Week’s Podcast Subscriber Contest Winner Won Two Free Tickets At The Shalin Liu For The Miranda Russell Band’s May 7th Concert and The Winner Is- Tim Parker
Tim Please Contact Me So I can Let Miranda Know To Leave Your Tickets For You!
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A native of upstate New York, Feather moved to Cleveland as a teenager and graduated from Western Reserve University in 1910. He was a reporter for The Cleveland Plain Dealer for several years before starting The William Feather Magazine with a friend who owned a print shop. He later married Ruth Presley and borrowed against her inheritance to buy out the friend. As sole owner and publisher, he used the magazine to gain a national reputation as a “benevolent iconoclast” writing on business, taxation, and philosophy. He often sparred verbally with H. L. Mencken on issues such as a flat tax and advantages for businessmen. He remained editor of the magazine until his death at 92.
Recently I’ve been spending time researching the history Gloucester, and have come across many photos of the fish drying yards that once covered the Gloucester Waterfront before the days of the modern refrigeration like this one circa 1906. There was always something about these photos that I found disturbing, and never figured out why until recently. Looking at the photos, it occurred to me that there is one ubiquitous element of Gloucester Harbor that is hauntingly absent… The gulls. Where are they? What is keeping them from the feast waiting right there on the wharf? If anybody knows the answer, please share.
Last weekend, a dedicated group of volunteers and staff from Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary took to the coastline to clean up the coastal and marsh areas of Eastern Point, where Mass Audubon has 53 acres that support large numbers of seabirds and waterfowl. Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary also oversees Mass Audubon properties on Cape Ann including 35 acres at Norman’s Woe Wildlife Sanctuary and 32 acres on Straitsmouth Island. Photo shows the debris that accumulated over the harsh winter this year.
Sue Ann Pearson Development Assistant Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
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(SPECIFICALLY THE $20 TOTAL POST-WINTER DOUCHING PACKAGE)
Self admittedly my truck hasn’t seen the car wash for an exterior or interior cleaning since fall.
I’ve been waiting for a few good rain storms to get the salt off the road.
I’m basically doubling down on what Paul Morrison had to say in his praises of the Maplewood Car Wash a couple of weeks ago.
Just do it, and spring for the $20 works package. Interior vacuum, Windows, the whole works. Is it a real deal detailing job that pros charge over a hundred bucks for? No, but I’ll take five of these over the course of the year over one good detailing any day.
The guys are courteous and do a great job.
Best $20 I’ve spent in a long time!
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Can’t make it on the the 25th? WatchTo Hear the Music, a documentary film by Dennis Lanson. Learn about the art of pipe organ building and the life and legacy of our founder, Charles Brenton Fisk. To Hear the Music is available on DVD & Blu-Ray
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“Scenes of Cape Ann” At Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Through the generosity of the of the local photographers and the beautiful work by James and Anna Eves from Cape Ann Giclee, pictures on canvases of familiar places and events on Cape Ann are on permanent display bringing memories and comfort to the residents on the memory impaired unit of Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation.. The unit looks like a museum of fine art and the residents love it!
It has been a year since the beatiful images have been hung on the walls.
These images have provoked memories, conversation and comfort to the residents on a daily basis as they are surrounded by images of places and events they know and love.
Many thanks to all the photographers who participated in this project making this memory enhancement program a huge success. Carl Gustin, Cathy Chapman, Charlie…
Good Morning Gloucester! We skied Rockport and Gloucester 32 days this winter and shoveled till our backs hurt – but look at all that snow we shoveled! We are silk screening t shirts to commemorate the snow. The shirts are available at John Tarr and Our Three Sons in Rockport:)
Sincerely, Cathryn Clark and John Gates 35 High Street Rockport 978: 290-6486 🙂
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Now through the end of April enjoy half off the entire menu* at The Rudder & The Studio (*excluding sushi). The Studio opens for a new season at 11:30am on Thursday, April 23rd. The Rudder will also be open at 5pm for dinner. Join us from Thursday through Saturday throughout the Spring. See you there!
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