Category: Chickity check it!

Well Well Well, My Boy John McElhenny’s Company just named to Boston Business Journal’s List of Fastest Growing Boston Private Companies!!!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

BBJ names 2012 ‘Pacesetters’: Boston’s fastest-growing private cos.

The Boston Business Journal Tuesday announced the 2012 Pacesetters — a list of the region’s fastest-growing privately held companies. To make the list, a company had to report a three-year growth rate of 10 percent.

“Fast-growing private companies are at the core of Boston’s economic strength,” said Chris McIntosh, publisher of the Boston Business Journal. “Our Pacesetters list is a celebration of local innovation and business leadership.”

This year’s Pacesetters, in alphabetical order, are:

Matter Communications

Check out their website here

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A big thanks to Fisherman’s Outfitter…

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Adam Bolonsky writes-

A big thanks to Fisherman’s Outfitter who contributed 250-yards of bluefin tuna monofilament line to the upcoming aerial video project Ed Collard, Bill Whiting, the National Fish and Wildlife Service, the Thacher Island Organization and I are planning at Thacher Island this spring!
Watch GMG for the footage….
http://www.thacherisland.org/
http://www.fishermansoutfitter.com

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Cole Herbst mural almost done at new Eco Boutique

Posted on by dawntheresa

This mural by Cole Herbst with the Eco Boutique logo and some really sweet flowers and fairies is going up in Eco Boutique’s new space at 186 Main Street – stop in and check it out!

The Rabbit’s Team Photos and More From The GMG/Farm Bar and Grille Bikini Speedo Dodgeball Tournament

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

My boy The Rabbit posted over 8 pages of photos from our event which benefitted www.nextstepnet.org Click here to see all the photos

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You Can Now Pin Us! Pinterest Share Button Under Each Post

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

With the huge success of Pinterest I and many others wrote WordPress asking for a Pin It! button under each post as a sharing option.  Well the folks at WordPress came through and it is now an option for those of you who use Pinterest to collect and share ideas.

I hear it’s very addictive.

So under each post (or if you don’t see it if you click on the title of that post) you will now have a Pinterest share button in addition to the Facebook, Twitter, email, Google +, Linked In and Press this buttons.

Here is a screen shot of what those options look like when you are viewing the blog on the website http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com as opposed to the nightly feed in your email.  Even if you subscribe and get the daily posts emailed to you at the end of the night you really ought to bookmark us as we update every hour on the hour from 6AM-8PM on the blog itself.

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Community Stuff

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Local Tom Bruno Has Another Free Book In The Kindle Store (it’s only free this weekend)- High Tide

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Tom also has a blog you can check out- The Jersey Exile

Video Interview- Tom Balf Executive Director Maritime Gloucester Part I

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Check Out The Maritime Gloucester Website Below

Chickity Check It! Tacos Lupita Has A New Website

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Menus, Food Photos, Directions and More.

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I built it for them when they asked.  Hope you like it.

Probably the most useful thing on there is the pictures of food which weren’t prepared special for the website, they were just photos of dishes they made for customers while I was there.  Allso the menu with prices on it gives you an idea of just how affordable it is.

Last time there Dee Noble was there with 3 kids and the whole bill for sit down lunch was $20 and change.  Seriously?  How do you beat that?

Here’s the link-http://tacoslupitagloucester.wordpress.com/

GMG tribute To ‘Tek

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

If you’ve been an FOB for any amount of time you know that from the hundreds of interviews I perform from my desk that I frame my subjects with two of my favorite things hanging on the wall  in our office- The New York Post Cover of ARod with the huge caption “A-Hole” and the framed print of Jason Varitek stuffing his mitt up in ARod’s grillpeice. 

So the sports reporters will ask if his number deserves to be retired at Fenway to which I respond “Are you serious?”

Without his leadership and without this scene below igniting his team you don’t have a ring.  Bottom line, end of story.

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Well ‘Tek is retiring so I thought I’d just go back a bit and pull up a few of the interviews.  I’m not sure if my interviewees are aware that’s how I frame my shots but in case you weren’t paying attention, here you go-

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There’s way too many to list here but you can subscribe to the video feed and see videos that get uploaded to the GMG channel before they even get posted here if you subscribe here

Thanks for the memories ‘Tek!

Craigslist For Perennials? Yeah Susan Kelly and Terese O’Connell Got That Covered at www.generousgardeners.com

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Freshly Launched This is Just Brilliant For Sharing What’s Already In Your Garden or To Locate What You Would Like To Have In Your Garden!

This from Gloucester resident Susan-

What is your garden worth? “Find out by listing your extra plants, seeds and produce on our new website.” says co-founder and Gloucester resident Susan Kelly.

Gloucester gardeners now have an online site that lets them choose the option of selling, swapping or donating their extra plants, seeds or produce to other local gardeners. “We are so excited to be able to help gardeners make some extra money from plants right out of their own backyard.” says Kelly.  GenerousGardeners.com uses Google maps to allow gardeners to find listings from neighbors, as well as list their own plants for discovery by local gardeners.

Started by two avid New England gardeners, one a long-time year round Gloucester resident, Generous Gardeners knows that gardeners love to share plants. This new website facilitates what has been common practice among gardening friends and garden clubs. It also includes an extensive plant database for propagation and maintenance information.

Gardeners can now start listing plants for sale, swap or donation on www.generousgardeners.com

Current plant donations are needed for the Second Annual Generous Gardeners Plant Sale benefiting the Gloucester Education Foundation. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, May 19th at Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, MA. Donating gardeners will receive a tax deductible receipt equal to the amount of their donated plant’s sale proceeds.

Last year the sale produced over $2,000 for the Gloucester Education Foundation (GEF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to making Gloucester one of the five best school districts in Massachusetts. For more info contact susan@generousgardeners.com

Susan Kelly

susan@generousgardeners.com

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Cardiologist Mario Motta’s Planetary Telescope From Karen Pischke

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey.

I LOVE E.J’s. art featured in today’s (2/18) blog! FANTASTIC piece E.J.! Cape Ann is especially GREAT for celestial viewing and one of the many things I LOVE about Cape Ann. Cardiologist Mario Motta M.D. chose Cape Ann as the site for his planetary telescope! (See- http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/01/31/eyes_on_the_skies/.) This month has been especially beautiful, with many bright planets visible with the naked eye. I hear Mercury will be most visible starting Feb 20 – beginning of March.

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Imagine that?  That’s a serious telescope, right here in G-Town!

Chickity Check It! “Water Under The Keel” From Rockporter George Grimes

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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George writes-

I will attach a copy of an article written by Gail McCarthy for the Gloucester Times last September. Also included is a copy of the front and back sections of the cover. It has been well received on the North Shore. Thank you for your interest. I am enjoying "Good Morning Gloucester" very much since I signed up.

There are copies in the Bookstore in Gloucester, Dogtown Book Store, Building Center, Maritime Heritage Museum, and Cape Ann Museum or Amazon. It is also available at Toad Hall in Rockport.

Interview with the artist: new mural in Eco Boutique space on Main Street

Posted on by dawntheresa

As you hopefully saw last week, Cole Herbst is doing a beautiful new mural in the Main Street space that the Eco Boutique is moving into. Below is an interview with the artist (interviewed by Jason Burroughs) – the store is stocked now, so go in and check it out in the Brown’s Mall building!

Also, check out the unveiling of his other mural about a year ago:

Chickity Check It! FOB Lois McNulty’s Got A Book Out!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Carried Away- True Stories From Letter Carriers
Across America

A 128-page paperback book to celebrate letter carriers and our customers. True stories, photos of unusual mailboxes, cartoons. Also check out her blog here

SPECIAL OFFER

2 copies for $15 FREE SHIPPING!
(reguar price $11.95)
All for Charity
100% of proceeds from the sale of Carried Awayis donated to the Postal Employees’ Relief Fundwww.postalrelief.com

Chickity Check It! Former Rockport Lobster Dealer Charlie Fields Has A Blog

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Joey, I used to own the New England Lobster Company on Pigeon Cove Wharf and now spend retirement between Magnolia and Sun City West, Arizona. Every morning I get the GDT online and enjoy your blog contribution. I am not too sure how these blog sites actually work but as a sculptor and author of a memoir and four travel mysteries I am slowly learning how they can be effective in social networking. Check out my website designed by another blogger, Kathleen Valentine: www.charleslfields.com ( That’s an L in the middle)).

Charles L. Fields

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PS: What’s the price?

Hearts Rule this Weekend

Posted on by God's Morning
Window display on Main Street.

House of the Raven
141 Main St.
Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978-281-1624

Photo © Kathy Chapman 2012

Chickity Check it! Cape Ann Guide Digital Edition Forwarded By Terry Weber

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Terry Weber forwards us a link to the digital version of The Cape Ann Guide.

Terry writes-

hey joey. i know you have seen the hard copy of this mag, but did you see the online edition. on this site your article starts on page 20, but in the hard copy it is really on page 18.
terry would like for you to view the following digital edition.
Please, click on the link below to be directed to the digital edition:

Cape Ann Guide Digital Edition

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You can use the controls to make the pages larger or smaller or to flip through the entire magazine.

It should be noted that Terry wrote the piece about me in the magazine.  "Lies, all lies I tell you.”

Chickity Check It! Cape Ann Music From Rich and Jessica Bean

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Hi Joey!

Hope all is well!  Want to let you know that Jessica and I started a music blog to focus on music around Cape Ann.

Cape Ann Music

http://capeannmusic.wordpress.com/

Of couse we give all credit to you and GMG for the inspiration!  Seriously, thank you.  Shout out to GMG posted  today : – )

Thanks for providing so much on GMG.

Loren Doucette- Recent Work Showing At The Art Room Feb 4 to April 4

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Loren Doucette, local Gloucester artist will be showing her recent work from Montserrat College of Art at The Art Room on 3 Center Street in Gloucester. She is exhibiting her portrait work, abstractions, large ink works and some small landscapes from her July 2011 trip to Italy. She invites you all to stop by her opening reception anytime between 10am and 7pm on Saturday February 4, 2012. Her work will hang from Feb 4 to April 4, feel free to call her and make an appointment to see the show. Any questions, call Loren at 978-879-8981.

To view recent artwork: http://lorendoucette.blogspot.com/

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