4.24.20 – Cape Ann Pharmacies, Convenience and Grocery Stores

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When I was a kid and my mother would drop us off at our Grandfather Joe Popcorn’s store I could wait for the warm Virgilio’s bread to come in. My grandmother would cut it in half and add EVOO, salt and pepper to the warm bread. Man that was delicious.

So that’s what I did to yesterday’s bread-

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And also a Humpback whale end of the day through the mist.

We’re staying close to home with the pandemic, but there was no shortage of wildlife and other goings on around Eastern Point this weekend.

There was a time when I used to read mob books.  Black Mass, Brutal: The Untold Story of My Life Inside Whitey Bulger’s Irish Mob, Gotti: Rise and Fall Mass Market Paperback – June 1, 1996

After a while I stopped reading them.  The reason was because if you read what these people did and how they betrayed each other you lose your faith in humanity.

In “Operation Family Secrets” it tells the story about how a mob boss’ son wore a wire to and took down a lot of people in the Chicago mob including his own father.

In the video of the investigative report the last words of the son who says how it’s portrayed as glamorous and everyone is taken care of but the reality is far from that.

Link To The Book Here

Hi Joey – Please  feel free to share the attached updated business lists. We have expanded the retailer list and encourage Cape Ann residents to shop local for Mother’s Day. A lot of businesses have moved operations online and to curbside pick-up and free local delivery. If anyone is looking for puzzles, gift baskets, clothes & accessories, bath products, etc. Cape Ann has a lot of wonderful options, with no delayed wait times like Amazon. A lot of restaurants have also been added to the take out and delivery list. If anyone has interest in being included on any of these lists, or would like to update their information, they can contact me at olivia@capeannchamber.com.

All lists can be found on our website https://capeannchamber.com/covid-19-updates/. If any local businesses need help navigating through these challenging times, and need a one stop shop of information, they can use our website as a helpful resource, in addition to their respective municipal websites.

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When Kathy Tarpinian and Ginger Ataya of The Cottage on Smith Cove heard about Todd Carlson’s Isolation Chair, they contacted him to invite him to Rocky Neck as a potential sight to add to his “Isolation Chair” photo collection. Saturday he visited with his family Jes and Jackson and we got to see his work in action.

Yesterday was a gorgeous spring day so it wasn’t as deserted down on Rocky Neck as it has been recently, but Ginger showed him around the area and introduced him to some potential locations. He found a spot he liked then out came the Isolation Chair and Jes’ camera! The chair is a long time possession of his and when it no longer served a purpose inside his house, he found a purpose for it outside.

His story can be found here or you can follow him on Instagram at @Todd_in_Isolation . The photos are an awesome record of this historic time. Thank you Todd, Jes and Jackson for driving all the way from Southbridge MA and for spending time here in our beloved Gloucester!