Category: Good Morning Gloucester

MAY 15, 2024 ~ BHGMARKETING2023 ~ 

Join us Friday, May 31st to kickoff Cape Ann’s Pride Weekend with Sunset Sessions: Pride Edition at Beauport Hotel’s Birdseye Rooftop!

Featuring live DJ entertainment from 617 Events, dance along to your favorite beats, sip on handcrafted cocktails and take in the sweeping views of the Gloucester Harbor. Make sure to bring your suit if you want to take a dip in the pool or hot tub! This event is for 21+ adults only.

All attendees will be entered to win an overnight stay here at Beauport Hotel with tickets to the North Shore Music Theatre. 

This event is in collaboration with Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and the Cape Ann Pride Coalition. A portion of the ticket sales from this event will benefit the Cape Ann Pride Coalition – a grassroots organization of diverse people dedicated to celebrating, supporting, and creating community among the LGBTQIA+ residents and workers on Cape Ann, MA, and our Allies.

Purchase Tickets: https://bit.ly/3wBiCzK
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General admission is $30 and does not include food and beverage. VIP Premium Lounge Access includes a bottle of Veuve Clicquot for $300.

Rain or shine. Tickets are non-refundable unless the rooftop is closed due to inclement weather. A weather cancellation will be decided upon by 12PM on the day of the event and ticket holders will be notified by email.

All overnight hotel guests receive complimentary access to this event.

Beauport Hotel Sunset Sessions – Pride Edition!

All members Team Pat please stop to the shop at 44 Main St for your very own Joey button. Big enough to cover up the Blame Pat button that may have been forced on you.

Greetings,

We love all you do for spreading the word in our community! No one does it better! We have some exciting news for late night food at Machaca. May we submit our flyer to share with our community? Please let me know if there is a more formal way to request such inquiries. Much appreciated! 

Late Night Bites 9pm – 11pm

$6 Special Apps & $1 Wings

Queso • Empanadas • Taquitos 

Mini Poblano Chimi • Mexican Pizza

Attached is our flyer, thank you for your time!

Cheers,

Joe

Machaca Tacos & Tequila

14 Rogers St Gloucester, MA

We went on our first whale watch of the season with Cape Ann Whale Watch this week on a beautiful morning for a ride. Normally I would have gone earlier in the season but schedules preventing our going any sooner than this. I LOVE going in the spring when the whales have returned and are actively feeding. We headed south to the Stellwagon Bank and the trip out took quite a bit longer than it usually does, so I wasn’t feeling too optimistic about our chances.

Boy, was I proved wrong. Naturalist Tina, Captain Johnny and the crew found areas FULL of interesting whale activity including feeding, breaching and calf play. We saw Dross, Wigwam and her calf and Milkweed (who breached a number of times in our presence). We also saw Atlantic White Sided dolphins and a HUGE basking shark. The seas were a bit rough so there was a lot of rocking and rolling (tough for photographers), but what a trip for the memory banks!

If you haven’t gone in a while, I strongly urge you to go!

The James Pub recently opened in the former location of the Village restaurant in Essex. We stopped by to have dinner and check things out and were very happy we did. First, if you are expecting to go in and be reminded of the former restaurant, you’ll be disappointed. The inside has been remodeled and looks great. Even the entry door has changed location (we saw many people approaching the old entryway) but the flow works nicely.

We were seated in a front room and Donna was our attentive server. It was pretty busy for a weekday evening, though, as usual, we were there on the early side for dinner. There a very nice bar area we look forward to checking out when we return. We easily found menu items of interest: Irish Nachos, fish sandwich, steak frites (done to perfection), and strawberry pavlova for dessert. Naturally I also tried the Irish Coffee. *I recommend the sangria* Things seemed to be running very smoothly for a newly opened restaurant. There’s another location in Needham as well, so make sure you are checking the right location for hours and such.

One of the owners came over to say hello and informed us they will be expanding their hours eventually to include Mondays and lunch hours. It was a very enjoyable atmosphere and dining experience. The pricing is on par with most area restaurants and we look forward to returning.

Cash will not be accepted at the gates. Reservations are non-refundable, so please plan accordingly.

Download the Blinkay mobile app or visit the Blinkay website (https://gloucester.blinkay.app) to reserve parking!

MAY 14, 2024 ~ THE CUT LIVE

Lamb Chops 
Pair of grilled chops, roasted eggplant puree, chickpeas, mint, and red onion gremolata.

Lobster Arancini
Fresh lobster, lemon, parsley, parmesan, and tomato basil sauce. 

Shrimp & Mussel Fra Diavolo
Shrimp, mussels, garlic, white wine & tomato sauce served over fresh angel hair pasta. 

Make your reservation!

We have live music from The Barrett Anderson Band in the “The Corner” at the front of the restaurant on Wednesday from 7:30-10pm.

We also have 9 BIG TVs and the comfiest barstools in town (they spin!) – Come by and watch Bruins/Celtics playoff games with us and if Boston wins you’ll be entered into a raffle to win tickets to a show. One drawing at the end of each victory. Must be present to win. 

177 Main Street | Gloucester, MA 

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I am pretty well addicted to the Essex Greenbelt Osprey Cam to follow the development of the nest for the osprey nicknamed Annie and Squam. They return to the LobstaLand nest each year and provide insight to bird life through the web cam provided. David Rimmer provides occasional updates on their progress. This year it appears there are two eggs and we might expect to see the hatchlings in early June (if my math is correct). In the meantime, I watch the osprey cam. This time I got to observe a “changing of the guard”. If you look very carefully inside the nest, you can see one of the eggs. Thank you David, Essex Greenbelt and the army of volunteers!

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