LAST STOP CHRISTMAS POP-UP! TODAY FROM 10-3!!

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Today is the day to get after some great gifts for the holidays, made by local artists and creators!! KEEP IT ON THE ISLAND, WE NEED EACH-OTHER!

HOLD FAST Co.
Amazing rope line-bowls, soaps, wreaths, and more!

Soap that is actually good for you!

Plenty of amazing choices

SPEAKEASY POTIONS!! FIX YA DRINKS UP!!

Made from amazing ingredients: makes 8-16 Drinks from one bottle!! Comes w spout, too!!

Can ya smell the good times?

Cape Ann Sea Salt Co.

HAND HARVESTED: Solar Dried, Local Waters

Bex aka Cape Ann Handy Woman has her LOBSTERTRAP TREES, wreaths, and MOTIF #1! Plus Dot’s amazing quilted goods!!

The first of the 1st!!

Wreaths, ornaments, quilts!

Cape Ann Gnomes!!

Cape Ann Giclee: NAUTICAL FLAG SIGNS that spell whatever you want!

Maps, Prints, Joey Ciaramitaro’s images, too!

Local Graphics by Cape Ann Giclee

Thank you to The Last Stop and Hold Fast Co. for making this happen!!! Thank you Joe for creating a platform for all of us!!
Happy Holiday Shopping today, folks!!! (Hand sanitizer, masks, all available before entering)

GloucesterCast 453 Sista Felicia, Lisa Buccieri Lemont, Scottie Mac, Jim Capillo, Chris McCarthy, Laura Ventimiglia, Jim and Pat Dalpiaz and Joey C Taped 12/13/20

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GloucesterCast 453 Sista Felicia, Lisa Buccieri Lemont, Scottie Mac, Jim Capillo, Chris McCarthy, Laura Ventimiglia, Jim and Pat Dalpiaz and Joey C Taped 12/13/20

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Please share the podcast! If you share the podcast while we are taping we will write down your name and you will be entered into a drawing to win a prize that we will choose about 2/3 the way through the podcast.
 

Thanks To Mom’s Kitchen for the deklicious breakfast.  Mom’s Kitchen in Fort Square!

We will be doing a live drawing for an Elks Winter Cap and Cooler donated by Brenda Leahy on behalf of the Daniel R Leahy Memorial Blood drive and some home made soaps from Trisha Clinch

Jim Capillo Audio/Video Engineering 
Pat Dalpiaz manning the live chat keyboard

Daniel Leahy Blood Drive At The Elks Thursday December 17th from 2-7 More Info here

Brenda Leahy donated an Elks cap with an exalted ruler pin on it as well as a travel cooler.

3 Gift Soap Bags from Drift Soap donated by Trisha Clinch as podcast sharing gifts Buy Drift soap at this link

Felicia report on families awarded gingerbread house kits

Laura Ventimiglia for Gloucester 400

Lisa Buccieri Lemont fundraiser for employees of the hospitality industry

Skinny chinos on old guys. If the guy is still fit? Is there an age that it’s a no-go?

Molson Coors just launched its first CBD drinks in the US

Use restaurant gift cards or wait until the end of the pandemic?

What former restaurant would you resurrect if you could? What former local business would you bring back to town?

**PopUp Shop next weekend Sat and Sun the 12th and 13th 10am to 3pm at Last Stop Variety 273 East Main st Gloucester – Hold Fast Co. which is owned by Deanna Fay Anaya and Deb Berger, who make amazing all natural soaps, spoon butter (which I have used to revive my mother’s wooden spoons) environmentally friendly beeswax wraps, must have gorgeous rope baskets and wreaths – seriously these make such great gifts, are hosting it and I will be there with Cape Ann Sea Salt Co salts and a new nautical flag Product from our Cape Ann Giclee Hometown Graphics line along with word collages and nautical maps. I can even bring along some Joey C prints that are always a hit.  There will be some affordable great stocking stuffer earrings too. And breaking news –  Hannah Kimberley and I will be introducing our brand new product called “Speakeasy Potions” which are fruit, herbal and spice infusion kits for infusing booze to make awesome cocktails at home! Bex will be there with her lobster trap ornaments and wreaths and trees – always a big hit and a must have for every Cape Ann home during the holidays. And the very talented Melissa Cox will have her photos and cards for sale too!  So something for everyone and all locally made on Cape Ann! 

If the Patriots don’t make the playoffs, what top three teams are you rooting for in order of who you’d like to win?

New light rig arrived!

Everyone has those oldie songs that trigger specific memories, both good and bad. Name a song that triggers a memory every time you hear it and tell us about the memory.

Are you an edge piece or center piece kind of person (food)?

Great Marsh Brewery shout out.

Best Beatles song in tribute to John Lennon and 40th anniversary of his death.

Would you trade 3 Patriots Super Bowl titles for that one 19-0 season in 2007?

Virtual lighting Lobster Trap Tree tonight 4-5 PM (ish) Watch it live!

Chris hates burning his tongue on hot coffee. Who are these people that can drink hot coffee without letting it cool down?  Is it a superpower?

“Kate These are the best mashed potatoes you’ve ever made” Hormel

Is Breakdancing a sport?

Thursday night 7:30PM skiff life podcast

Timeline Running Short for Your Own Mini Lobster Trap Tree in Time for Christmas 2020

Posted on by Pat D

Time is starting to run out to get your own mini Lobster Trap Tree in time for Christmas this year. Bex Borden tells s that orders paid by December 16 will get in the mail to customers by Dec 21. Local pick up is also available – there is an option on this site for that: https://www.minilobstertraps.com/shop

Get yours today! We just love ours. It’s a great way to support local!

News & New @ Savour

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News & New @ Savour

We are Open To All! Welcoming everyone wearing masks. Suggest washing your hands in our two lavs by the rear entrance, and practicing social distancing of at least 6 feet, storewide.

Savour Regular & Special Holiday Hours: For Your Digital Calendar
>Regular Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11AM to 6PM

Special Holiday Hours: For Your Digital Calendar
>Open Sunday, Dec. 13th & 20th, 1 to 4 pm
>Open Monday, Dec. 21st, 11am to 6pm
>Closed Friday Dec. 25 thru Monday Dec. 28th
>Closed Jan. 1st thru Jan. 7th
> Open Friday, Jan. 8th

To maximize the purity of Savor’s air quality with your and our team’s health and safety our foremost objective, we have invested in five state of the air purifying units.
Our new high quality air filters from Molekule, with blue light (PECO) and Hepa technology, clear the air of 99.9% of viruses…

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A Great Way to Support Local Businesses is by Purchasing a Cape Ann Gift Check This Holiday Season

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These can be purchased at the Chamber Office, both Shaw’s locations, and Tuck’s Candy & Gifts in Rockport. Now for sale at Cape Ann Savings Bank in Manchester-by-the-Sea.

Click Here For Participating Businesses

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Join Us For The Live Taping Of GloucesterCast 453 At 9AM Sunday December 13th www.facebook.com/goodmorninggloucester

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Join Us For The Live Taping Of GloucesterCast 453 At 9AM Sunday December 13th http://www.facebook.com/goodmorninggloucester

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Arts Abound

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Hope to see you on Sunday, Thanks for shopping local
Exciting weekend coming up for folks who enjoy local Cape Ann photography…three Gloucester photographers, all of who sell their photos at Arts Abound on a regular basis, will be visiting our gallery to meet the public and to talk about their inspiration.
Saturday morning John Abisamra will be at Arts Abound with his winter and summer scenes for sale.
Sunday morning Melissa Cox and Donna Ardizzoni will be at Arts Abound talking about their photos as well as selling their puzzles, towels, greeting cards, coasters, and more, which contain their images. Both days promise to be lots of fun so swing buy to do your holiday shopping!

Gold lobster wreath and new @1623studios sign #GloucesterMA

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1623 Storefront: Dec. 5 | Dec 12

1623 Studios 11 Pleasant St., Gloucester, Mass. (historic Brown’s building)

Podcast sharing prize for Sunday’s podcast: Trisha Clinch’s Drift Soap Gift Bag

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Trisha Clinch :

I have a small soap company Called Drift Soap, based out of my home in Gloucester. I’ve been selling the soap mostly via curb side pick up at my house on Pavilion Beach, since the majority of the craft fairs I usually sell at were canceled for the better part of this year, due to Covid. I launched the company last winter right before the pandemic. I’ve been doing pretty well by word of mouth. I post on the local FB sell groups and go from there. It’s literally a beach “cottage industry” because my customers pick up their orders curbside at the entrance of the beach house where I live.
One of your subscribers, who is a fan of my soaps, suggested I contact GMG to see if I could get a mention to spread the word about Drift Soap. Or maybe there is someway I could advertise or run a special GMG offering just for your readers.
I keep it very simple: just all natural, old fashioned artisan soap bars, cut into big rustic pieces with a local, coastal vibe. My soaps are larger than most at 5oz ea. The fragrances I offer appeal to a local customer base, with names such as: Driftwood, High Tide, Beach Rose, Sea Lavender…I even have a soap called Lobster Farts and one called the Greasy Pole!
 I do everything by hand including the soap making, cutting & labeling. The labels are decorated with pieces of local driftwood. I use premium organic ingredients such as coconut oil, hempseed oil, Shea butter, olive oil, botanicals, sea salt and fragrance. 
If you’d like some samples I’d be happy to provide them to you! I’d love to get more exposure during the holiday season as I’ve got great gifts such as soaps packed in large clamshell sets as well soap sampler stocking stuffers that our local peeps can pick up easily right here on Beach Court!
Many thanks for reading! Here is our FB page and some product photos. https://m.facebook.com/DriftSoapCompany

Last Dinner Before Tonno Temporary Closure

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This weekend is your last chance to enjoy a meal at Tonno before they temporarily close. We went last night and enjoyed chicken Milanese and Sunday Pasta. The Ladies on Main drink was a wonderful treat, as was the food and service. Online reservations through Resy made it very easy.

CHRISTMAS POP UP: HOLD FAST – SPEAKEASY POTIONS – CAPE ANN SEA SALTS – LOBSTER TRAP TREE @ LAST STOP!

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Today, Sat. Dec 12th- Sun. Dec 13th, 10am-3pm!
Come by and cross off your Christmas lists and help support local makers and artisans!

HOLD FAST
SPEAKEASY POTIONS
CAPE ANN SEA-SALT
LOBSTER TRAP TREES-REEFS-MOTIFS
CAPE ANN GNOMES n CARDS
JEWELRY & GIFTS
CUTE DOGS n PUPPIES