Category: Chickity check it!

Video Interview- Meet Mike and Kathleen From Big Mike’s Bikes

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Kathleen writes-

Wanted to let you know we’re opening our shop up this Monday, June 4. We’re located at 50 Maplewood Ave, Suite 3, next to 7/11 and the new McDonalds (we’re between Miguel’s and the car wash.) Our hours are going to be 10-7 Monday-Friday, with late Thursday hours until 9. Saturdays and Sundays we’ll be open 11-4, with extended hours for pre-registered rental customers to pick up and drop their bikes.
We have an awesome selection of used bicycles – road bikes, vintage cruisers, and mountain bikes, all of which have been tuned up and gone over with a fine-tooth comb – they all come with 30 day warranties. And from now until the end of June, if you buy a used bicycle from us, we’ll give you up to $10 in free accessories!
Big Mike also offers tune-ups for $45, and we are still offering mobile service for an additional $5 each way (so if you don’t have a big car or a bike rack, you can still get that bike fixed!) We do all manners of repairs, especially rehabs of those bikes in the cellar you’ve been ignoring for the last decade. They’re probably still good!
We’ve also got some great accessories here, from training wheels to grips to lights, locks, and helmets. We do rentals, as well! We have a fleet of hybrid/city bikes that are brand new, stylish, and locks and helmets are provided at no additional cost.
Hope to see you soon!
Kathleen
Big Mike’s Bikes
—
Specializing in used bicycle sales and service.
New and used parts and accessories.
978-222-3737
http://www.bigmikesbikes.org

Minglewood Tavern Really Is Great

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

They are really hitting it on all cylinders with great specials every night of the week, a great drink menu, one of my favorites on a hot day is a cranberry margarita concoction that one of the best bartenders in town Brian Eastman makes-

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The wood fired pizzas are excellent-

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and the best salad in town the blackened chicken cobb, just bursting with flavor-

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Kid friendly too-

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Brian Eastman forwarded me this story about why we love crispy stuff in reference to my soggy French fry rant (Minglewood also has outstanding crispy on the outside/fluffy on the inside hand cut French fries)

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Why Humans Are Crazy for Crispy

Chickity Check it! Sandy Leonard Snaps

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Hey, neighbor,

I have been loving your blog for so long.

Thank you.

Here’s a link to some of the Gloucester-based entries on my own blog.

http://sandyleonardsnaps.blogspot.com/search?q=gloucester

Keep up the good work.

And all best wishes from Highland Court.

-Sandy Leonard

New Good Morning Gloucester Series: Tips For PR Professionals

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hey I just created and edit a blog that reaches an average of 38,000 people a day and won CBS Boston’s Most Valuable Blogger Award.   What do I know, right?

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I’m no professional but I’d like to offer up tips to the PR professional who may be responsible for getting out their client’s messages or their community organization’s message.

From an editor’s perspective who gets to decide what makes it on our pages I’ll offer up some tips on how to get the stuff you are interested in promoting, promoted.

Tip #1

Make it easy for the editor.

I’m running a business and get to tend to the blog in the sparse down time that I have from running the business that pays my bills.  Make shit easy for me.

The best press releases are interesting stories that provide some type of payback for my readership.

In the email that you send me pitching your idea, type it out the way you would like it written and in the subject line type the title of the post the way you would like to see it on the blog.

I’m not too proud, I’m a goddamn professional copy and paster, believe me.  If I can easily copy and paste your copy without it being in some crazy font or weird formatted margins that makes me happy.  The worst is when I  have to backspace 40 lines of copy to make it look like a normal paragraph and I tend to get irritated when I get something preformatted in some weird 7 words of copy per line.  The absolute worst.  I have better stuff to do than to realign your message.  I can create much more interesting stuff for my readership in the limited time I have to work on my publication than what I will be editing for you, believe me.

In the email you send, include the hyperlinks to the corresponding organization or where you want the reader to go for more info.

Provide a nice pdf and think about where it will be displayed.  For example: if your organization is making flyers to post on standard sized 8.5 x 11 inch paper for around town and you send that to me with standard sized font, when it gets shrunk down for display on the blog, the column which we display it will be about half that.  So the standard sized font you used for a coffee shop flyer will be half that size when posted the blog and barely legible if legible at all.

If you continually send me stuff that I need to edit the shit out of to make work I will ignore you (unless I really like you and you bring me food).

This will be a weekly feature.

Pass it on.

Meet Goetemann Artist in Residency Program Artist Of The Month Ekaterina Smirnova

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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This is a sketch from a photo of  some herring she took down our dock which she will use as reference for a much larger piece she will be working on.  Look for our video interview tomorrow on these pages in which she begins her work on the larger work.

She also would like for people to pop in and check out her works in progress at the Goetemann Artist in Residency Studio (GRS) at 51A Rocky Neck Avenue

Check out her website here- www.katapostrophe.com

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From the Rocky Neck Art Colony Website

Ekaterina Smirnova, a Brooklyn based artist, started painting in a Russian art school in Siberia in 1991. Her style has been further developed at The Art Students League of NY, where Ekaterina has been a member since first moving to the United States in 2006. Watercolor, her main medium, and etchings are often exhibited at art shows around New York and the Northeast. In the past 4 years, Ekaterina has received various awards in juried shows including from The Salmagundi Club, Allied Artists of America and Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition (BWAC). Currently she is a Junior Scholar and a member of The Art Committee at The Salmagundi Club.

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About The Goetemann Artists in Residency Program from The Rocky Neck Art Colony website:

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This is the 8th year of the Goetemann Residency Program. The quality of the applications submitted continues to rise and there has been an increase in our geographical range. Applicants have come not only from the Boston area, state of MA and New England, but now there are many more national and international candidates. Choosing only 3 from this list caused us to examine more carefully candidates who best serve the colony’s interest in diversity of stylistic orientation, career level, and understanding of the mission and objectives of our community of Rocky Neck.

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Lady J Fishing Charters Gets A New Web Address

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Good evening,

Just wanted to send a quick email to let you know I changed our blog from wordpress to blogger we are now ladyjfishingcharters.blogspot.com, I just find it easier to work with.  Thanks so much for all of your help, your mentions drive the hits on the site!  Everyone keeps telling us how much they liked the pics you posted of Dave and Maddie the day we visited, I might have to get some of those with your permission they will be great for the family album I will get around to making someday.   Thanks again.

Erin K. Jewell

www.ladyjfishingcharters.com

Check out all these previous posts about Dave and Zack aboard The Lady J-

Captain Dave Jewell and Family at Captain Joes

Rare Yellow, Blue, Calico Lobster and Other Mutant Lobsters

Dave Jewell Aboard The Lady J Catches Rare Yellow Lobster

Chickity Check It! Dave Jewell and Tom Ring On CBS news Last Night With Lauren Leamanczyk

Did You Know? (No Frozen Fishcakes Here)

Chief Archaeologist Board Of Archaeological Resources Victor Mastone

Our Lobsterman Dave Jewell Aboard The Lady J Snarls A Huge Ancient Anchor In A Lobster Trawl

Georges Bank- Dave Jewell and Crew Land Two Fat Bluefin Tuna Video

153 Miles and and 18 Hour Steam Dave Jewell and Crew Land Two Fat Bluefin Tuna

Blue Tinted Lobster

Setting Lobster Gear With Frankie and Dave Aboard The Lady J Video

Dave Jewell Talks About The White Clay Pipe He Discovered Video

W. White Clay Pipe Found in 285 Feet Of Water

Captain Joe and Sons In Glamour UK On Newstands Now

CJ Morgante- Day Two Aboard The Lady J

Fishermen Tattoos- Dave Jewell’s Tribal Fish Hook

Bluefish Caught By Captain Dave Jewell Aboard The Lady J

David Burton Directs Dave Jewell and Cyntia on The GlamourUK Photoshoot

Filming For The History Channel, Dave Jewell

Dave Jewell- Movie Star

Weak Eye from Bill O’Connor

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,

I had to change some chains for our docks recently and was mortified when I dug up the stem of one of the 150lb. mushroom anchors that hold them in place to find this.  I’m pretty sure I was one storm away from disaster!

Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid

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Beauport Makes Lonely Planet Top 10 World’s Greatest Mansion and Home List

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Making it to the uber cool “Flipboard Picks”:  the latest Lonely Planet Top 10 world’s greatest mansion and home list

…and Gloucester ’s Beauport is on it!  Congratulations Sleeper-McCann.

Here’s the list

Lonely Planet : Live it up! The greatest mansions and grand houses.

1. Marble Palace Mansion , Kolkata , India
2. Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion , Malaysia
3. Werribee Mansion , Australia
4. Villa d’Este, Italy
5. Castle Howard , England
6. Fallingwater , Pennsylvania , USA
7. Château de Chambord , France
8. Catherine Palace , Russia
9. Sleeper-McCann House , Massachusetts , USA

The lavish ‘summer cottage’ of interior designer Henry Davis Sleeper has over 40 rooms and is also known as the Beauport House. Sleeper toured New England in search of houses about to be demolished and bought up selected elements from each: wood panelling, furniture, wallpaper, coloured glass and china.  In place of unity, Sleeper created a wildly eclectic but artistically surprising – and satisfying – place to live. The mansion sits on rocks overlooking Gloucester Harbor and has Arts-and-Crafts-style terraces leading down into a series of garden ‘rooms’.

The house is in Gloucester, Massachusetts. You can visit the house between June and October, Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm. The last hourly tour begins at 4pm.

10. Powerscourt , Ireland

http://t.co/ZuUxFxwq #lp #travel

Wicked Tuna Season Finale Party At Topside Grille Tonight

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Listen to Captain Dave Marciano on Greg and The Morning Buzz Podcast:

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Hey everyone! Tonight (Sunday June 3rd) is the season finale of Wicked Tuna. Anyone that doesn’t know, it’s the reality show on National Geographic about Tuna Fishermen out of Gloucester. We have been airing it every Sunday at 10:00pm at The Topside. Portions of the show were actually shot here during the filming. The stars of the show will all be at The Topside tomorrow night along with some film crews, National Geographic, and press!! Photo opps will be available and of course the show will be aired at 10:00. Get there early to claim a good seat, meet the captains and maybe even end up on TV 🙂 hope to see you there!
Thanks,

Doug Silva General Manager
Topside Grill
50 Rogers St.
Gloucester, MA
(978) 281-1399
www.topsidegrill.com

Wanna buy some Wicked Tuna Swag from the fishermen themselves check out their websites here-

Hard Merchandise

Tuna.com

 

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Big Mike’s Bikes

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey!

Wanted to let you know we’re opening our shop up this Monday, June 4. We’re located at 50 Maplewood Ave, Suite 3, next to 7/11 and the new McDonalds (we’re between Miguel’s and the car wash.) Our hours are going to be 10-7 Monday-Friday, with late Thursday hours until 9. Saturdays and Sundays we’ll be open 11-4, with extended hours for pre-registered rental customers to pick up and drop their bikes.

We have an awesome selection of used bicycles – road bikes, vintage cruisers, and mountain bikes, all of which have been tuned up and gone over with a fine-tooth comb – they all come with 30 day warranties. And from now until the end of June, if you buy a used bicycle from us, we’ll give you up to $10 in free accessories!

Big Mike also offers tune-ups for $45, and we are still offering mobile service for an additional $5 each way (so if you don’t have a big car or a bike rack, you can still get that bike fixed!) We do all manners of repairs, especially rehabs of those bikes in the cellar you’ve been ignoring for the last decade. They’re probably still good!
We’ve also got some great accessories here, from training wheels to grips to lights, locks, and helmets. We do rentals, as well! We have a fleet of hybrid/city bikes that are brand new, stylish, and locks and helmets are provided at no additional cost.
Hope to see you soon!
Kathleen
Big Mike’s Bikes
—
Specializing in used bicycle sales and service.
New and used parts and accessories.
978-222-3737
http://www.bigmikesbikes.org

GMG Inside The Numbers For Tuesday May 29th, 2012- 48,303 Views All Time- 18,392,976

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Here are the stats from yesterday, 48,303 views.  It seems like the people who were busy with memorial Day parties checked in in droves yesterday.  The top ten posts by views are listed as well.

it has been a while since I’d checked out the all time views so I just pulled it up.  before I clicked on it I told Ed I figured it was probably around 15 million but I guess because the average daily has bumped up to around 38,000 per day the views have been racking up much faster than I even thought and I already had pretty lofty expectations.

#KillingIt!

 

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Barred Owl Eating A Snake At Ravenswood Pics from Terry Weber

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Last Sunday I received a call from Ramona Latham at the Cape Ann Discovery Center (Ravenswood). She told me that a Barred Owl had set up a nest for her babies in one of the treetops. While I was snapping photos of the baby owls, the Mama* owl stopped by with lunch for her children. A nice plump snake! I have never seen an owl in real life, so this bit of luck was a special treat. Some quick facts about the barred owl:

·    Commonly referred to as a “Hoot Owl.” Listen to its call here: http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/Song/h3680so.mp3
·    A Barred Owl’s wingspan can reach 44 inches.
·    They typically hunt at night or at dusk by sitting on a high perch, looking and listening for prey, which they catch with a short flight or drop to the ground.
·    Adult Barred Owls swallow their prey whole. Their stomach acids digest the soft parts, and then they regurgitate a pellet containing the bones and hair.
·    Barred Owls sometimes go fishing. They will wade knee-deep in water and catch fish with their feet.
·    Barred Owls generally live alone except when mating or raising young, and are known to find the same mate every year.

Thanks to Ramona for her phone call. If you want to visit the Discovery Center or Ravenswood, click here for more info:  http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/northeast-ma/ravenswood-park.html. Ramona runs a variety of fun and educational programs for children and adults throughout the year. Don’t miss out!

*This owl may have been the Papa owl too, no disrespect intended! J

Last Chance To Vote For North Shore Magazine BONS (Best Of North Shore) Awards Tonight. Voting Ends on The 30th

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

I encourage you to vote for your local favorites be it restaurant, dry cleaners, hardware store, whatever.  If there is a local business or organization that you think goes above and beyond, show them some love by voting.

North Shore Magazine is an outstanding glossy and year in and year out they bring you the best of what is going on around us.

So not to be a popularity contest but to reward the deserving, get out the vote!

Our Blog, Good Morning Gloucester is nominated under the Play category for Blog.  You should check out some of the other blogs,  they do a nice job and then vote for the one that you feel deserves the win.

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Here are the categories-

PLAY

Share your picks for the “best of the best” places to PLAY! Click on a sub-category below to get started. Once you vote, you will be returned to the main voting page.

EAT

Share your picks for the “best of the best” places to EAT! Click on a sub-category below to get started. Once you vote, you will be returned to the main voting page.

SHOP

Share your picks for the “best of the best” places to SHOP! Click on a sub-category below to get started. Once you vote, you will be returned to the main voting page

KIDS

Share your picks for the “best of the best” places to KIDS! Click on a sub-category below to get started. Once you vote, you will be returned to the main voting page.

RENEW

Share your picks for the “best of the best” places to RENEW! Click on a sub-category below to get started. Once you vote, you will be returned to the main voting page.

LIVE

Share your picks for the “best of the best” places to LIVE! Click on a sub-category below to get started. Once you vote, you will be returned to the main voting page.

Gloucester Harbor Water Shuttle Kicks Off The 2012 Season With A Brilliant New Feature!!!! Brilliant I Tell You!!!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Holy Crap How Brilliant!!!!!  You Can Call The Boat Directly and Request A Pick Up!!!!!!

Are You KIDDING ME???

HOW BRILLIANT IS THAT?

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Say you’re over by our dock at Captain Joe & Sons In Cripple Cove and you want to get downtown.   Simple. Save the number listed below to your cell phone, give them a calla and they’ll include you in the stops along the route.  So you hang out at Cripple Cove Playground (Benjamin Smith Playground really) and then hop on and get over to Rocky Neck, Downtown, Harbor Loop.

SERIOUSLY??????   THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!

SAVE THIS NUMBER DAMNIT!  Like Right Now, punch it into your smartphone

978 290 3496

Then when you’re casually strolling around Rocky Neck hanging out at our Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck Ave impress your friends and relatives by whipping out your cell phone and calling the water shuttle directly. 

#BOOM!  THAT JUST HAPPENED!

 

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Here’s The Presser-

Dear Joey,
Happy to announce the beginning of the Gloucester Harbor Water Shuttle 2012 season.
Memorial Day weekend we will be operating from 12 to 6 pm.
Weekends during the Spring and Fall, 12 to 6pm.
Also, we have expanded our Summer weekend hours as follows:
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 12 to 9pm,
Sundays through Wednesdays 12 to 6pm.
We will be adding a new stop (on request) at the head of the harbor (Three Lanterns).
Seasonal Passes will be available for $50 per season (great deal!!!)
Aside from the regular stops at Harbor Loop, St. Peter’s Landing and Rocky Neck,
the boat will be reachable by phone at 978 290 3496  to request stops from
Cruiseport, Cripple Cove and Three Lanterns.
Thank you for your support regarding the Shuttle operation, and HAPPY SUMMER 2012!
Steve Douglass
Harbor Tours, Inc
www.capeannharbortours.com

Watch The Maritime Gloucester Pier Dedication To Harriett Webster Streaming Live at 2:00PM Sunday

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Click the arrow to view The Maritime Gloucester Webcam

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GMG Has Been Nominated For For a Best of Northshore (BONS) Award For Best Blog

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

If you feel the the hard work, quality of material, timliness of updates and positive energy that our team brings day after day without fail consider voting for us.  Thanks.

Once at the page there is a drop down box, you’ll see Good morning Gloucester.  It’s pretty simple.

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Remembering Harriet Webster: Pier Dedication Sunday 2:00PM and Broadcast Live Via Webcam

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

I got up a half hour early today to get this photo for Harriet-

Gloucester At Dawn 4;30AM 5/19/12

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Click the arrow to view The Maritime Gloucester Webcam

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The Winner Of The Two Tickets To Friday Night’s Berklee College of Music Herb Pomeroy’s Big Band Performance “To Herb with love” Is Janette Parisi

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

For more info about the concert click here

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Gloucester Webcam of The Day- Schooner Adventure

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

VISIT THE SCHOONER ADVENTURE WEBSITE

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This Webcam and more can be found at www.gloucesterwebcam.com

This www.gloucesterwebcam.com local webcam portal project was an idea I had last year to have as many webcams streaming from local businesses or organizations as possible which highlight the incredible vistas that we as people that live and work here get to enjoy each and every day.

The idea was to have the organization install the webcam, have them embed the webcam feed on their own websites as well and have a link to each business website on the Gloucester webcam portal website to showcase their business as well.

Tim Blakeley from Gloucester Bytes provided the initial installation at ridiculously cheap cost because he believed in the project.