A tradition as old as time. The Annual Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Red Mulch Post From Your Boy Joey Making Gloucester better one less ugly red mulch landscape at a time.

The Blog is 19 years old. Here’s a tradition people remind me about every spring:

2025 edition brings a video:

Be a good friend and spread the word. This is our annual PSA dating back to 2012. This is the 2025 public service announcement.

2020-

Ahhh, a tradition as old as time.

My annual reminder that red mulch is tacky, classless and you need to rethink your whole life if you consciously pick artificially colored red mulch over deep black/dark brown mulch.

According my deep dive investigative reporting, and by deep dive investigative reporting I mean- “I snapped this photo.” Our yearly post deriding the decision of anyone who buys ugly red mulch seems to have made an impact because clearly people are jumping on the dark mulch train in droves this year.

Evidence: Exhibit A

Black Mulch Clearly Outselling Red Mulch In 2020

A retrospective of “ Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Red Mulch” Posts From Past Years-

Surfside Subs and Pizza Tuesday 6/10 🦞🍕🍔

𝓣𝓸𝓭𝓪𝔂’𝓼 𝓢𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓵𝓼
🍕Buy any 18” Pizza get an 18” Cheese for $5
🍕Buy any 16” Pizza get a 16” Cheese for $5
🍕Buy any 12” pizza get a 12” Cheese for $5
🎉Additional Specials for today!

🦞 $13.99 Lobster Rolls w/ Chips & Pickles
🍔 $4.99 cheeseburgers w/ Chips & Pickles

This Week at The Cut!

 ~ THE CUT LIVE ~ 

This Saturday we’ve got Reckoners up on The Cut stage with special guest, Jesse Dee. There are still tickets available for this show. Grab them now or at the door. 

Going forward Little Sister will be open 6 nights a week (closed Tuesdays) for incredible burgers, fried chicken sandwiches, fish sandwiches and so much more through the takeout window. Grab a table, order via QR code, get a text when your food is ready. Play pool or arcade games while you wait. The bar will also be open so you can get a beer or a cocktail to go with your burger, and we’ll have all your favorite sports on the big screens. And remember – you never need tickets to the show to come and have food/hang at the bar/play arcade games.

RECKONERS TICKETS

HOURS: 
MON, WED, THU, FRI, SAT, SUN : 5PM – CLOSE

THE CUT | 177 Main Street | Gloucester, MA

Visit Our Website

Buy Tickets to a Show

The Cahill Girls Rocking Gloucester Caps!!!

Order yours here- https://gloucesterapparel.square.site/

Left: unstructured “HOME” snapback. Right: waterproof performance snapback.

Surfside Subs and Pizza Monday 6/9 🍕🍔🦞

𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨
🍕Buy any 18” Pizza get an 18” Cheese for $5
🍕Buy any 16” Pizza get a 16” Cheese for $5
🍕Buy any 12” pizza get a 12” Cheese for $5
🎉Additional Specials for today!

🦞 $13.99 Lobster Rolls w/ Chips & Pickles
🍔 $4.99 cheeseburgers w/ Chips & Pickles

Cape ann Animal Aid Pet(s) Of The Week

Meet Patches, this adorable 2 year old girl who just wants to hangout with her people. This sweet gal is a package deal and must go home with her sibling Pumpkin. Not only will Patches win you over with her pretty markings but her personality will shine bright as well. She loves getting chin scratches and enjoys following the humans around while they clean her condo here. Patches is a special needs adoption because she originally came from a multi-cat household where some of the other cats were diagnosed with kidney disorders that may have a genetic component. Patches has not shown any signs or symptoms and may not be genetically related to the previously affected cats. If you believe Patches and Pumpkin will be great additions to your family, apply online today!

You can apply for Patches here: capeannanimalaid.org/catapp

BreedDomestic Shorthair/Mix Age2 years 3 months 30 days GenderFemale SizeMedium ColorWhite/Brown Spayed/NeuteredDeclawedNo HousetrainedYes Special NeedsAdoption Price$175.00 

Meet Pumpkin, this lovely boy and his sister are looking for their forever family. Pumpkin is more reserved than Patches and will often be laying in his bed during the day and will make his way out to hangout with Patches later on. He’s been coming out of his shell more and more each day and will look around for his human friends now for some attention. Pumpkin is looking for a very specific home with a family who are understanding of his special needs. This boy came from a multi-cat home where some of the cats were diagnosed with kidney disorders that may be genetic. Pumpkin has not shown any signs and symptoms and may not be genetically related to the affected cats. This boy has also had some blood in his urine previously and while in our care. This has been evaluated and does not appear to be associated with bladder stones or crystals in the urine. We have started him on a special diet and are more than willing to discuss all of this further if you’re interested in adopting this sweet boy.

BreedDomestic Shorthair/Mix Age2 years 3 months 30 days GenderMale SizeMedium ColorWhite/Orange Spayed/NeuteredDeclawedNo HousetrainedYes Special NeedsAdoption Price$175.00 

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Cape Ann Animal Aid

Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter
4 Paws Lane
Gloucester, MA 01930

(978) 283-6055

www.CapeAnnAnimalAid.org

www.facebook.com/CapeAnnAnimalAid

Hey Y’all Did You Know That There’s An Operational Scooter Rental Company Working Out Of Downtown Gloucester They Have 110 Followers On Insta Let’s Change That!

Follow them on Instagram at this link-

https://www.instagram.com/saltisland_scooterrentals?igsh=MWxjZ2xuNGJ3YzlxaA==

Get it done!!! Father’s Day Is June 15th Here are some great Father’s Day gift ideas: Fiesta Caps, Lobster or Terrycloth Polos, 01930 Caps, Cape Ann Nautical Chart Coozie Sets, Don’t Feed The Locals SPF Hoodies, Gloucester Golf Caps, Lobster Caps- More Than I Can List! All Under $35

Shop-

https://gloucesterapparel.square.site/

American Eagle

Congratulations to Capt. Tyler King. The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce has a great story in the current issue of Northshore Summer Weekend featuring Capt. King on acquiring and preserving American Eagle. This photo shows Eagleleading Ernestina-Morrissey during the 2023 Schooner Festival.  Two historic Glocester vessels keeping history alive!

Submitted by Carl Gustin

Surfside Subs and Pizzs Sunday 6/8 🍔🍕🦞

𝓣𝓸𝓭𝓪𝔂’𝓼 𝓢𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓵𝓼
🍕Buy any 18” Pizza get an 18” Cheese for $5
🍕Buy any 16” Pizza get a 16” Cheese for $5
🍕Buy any 12” Pizza get a 12” Cheese for $5

🎉Additional Specials for today!
🦞$17.99 Lobster Rolls
🍔 $4.99 cheeseburgers w/ Chips & Pickles

Surfside Subs and Pizzs Friday 6/7 🍔🍕🦞

𝓣𝓸𝓭𝓪𝔂’𝓼 𝓢𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓵𝓼
🍕Buy any 18” Pizza get an 18” Cheese for $5
🍕Buy any 16” Pizza get a 16” Cheese for $5
🍕Buy any 12” Pizza get a 12” Cheese for $5

🎉Additional Specials for today!
🦞$17.99 Lobster Rolls
🍔 $4.99 cheeseburgers w/ Chips & Pickles