Get down to the next block party!

Here are scenes from last night’s Downtown Gloucester, MA, Main Street Block Party, the first of 3. Congratulations to the organizers, volunteers, and City for hosting a great party downtown. We ate at Short and Main — busy, fresh and fantastic.  We met friends who went to Topside–heard wonderful reports, there and from other eateries. Downtown was bustling and joyous thanks to stores with open doors, live bands (who was that super band outside Short and Main?), Gloucester Stage’s youth actors, and buskers. Our last stop was frozen yogurt at Cafe Bishco  because why not? It had outdoor seating, too.

You have two more chances to get down to a block party: Saturday August 12 and Friday September 1.

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Strike up the band! Happy kids on Main Street downtown Block Party Gloucester MA

 

 

GloucesterCast 130 With Toby Pett and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 4/6/15 #GloucesterMA

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Topics Include: Guest Toby Pett, Jazz Brunch at 525, Easter at Sista Felicia’s, Felicia’s Grille Lamb Chops, Toby Qualifies His Celebration Of Easter, Dispelling The Cafe Bishco Rumor, Some Movement at The Former Giuseppe’s Site, Indian Joint Plea, Pauline Bresnahan Doing Pauline Bresnahan Things…, Special Olympics Coming To Gloucester, 2015 GMG Photography Show This Friday Night Hope To See All Our GMG Friends There, Bikini Speedo Dodgeball This Sunday At Camp Spindrift Event Page Here, Sign Up For UBER here and use coupon code CAPEANN to get a free ride, John McElhenny fearful of imprisonment by ISIS for wearing his skinny jeans, Feel less comfortable temperature-wise this spring vs last winter, Boston Massacre Roller Derby Home Opener Coming Up, Rockport @ Night Rockport Twitteratti Are Social Media Savages, Miranda Russell Donates Two Tickets To Her Upcoming Show For The Podcast Subscriber Contest

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Just An Update To Clear Up Any rumors On Café Bishco

On the podcast with our friends at the Gloucester Clam James Dowd and KT Toomey, James mentioned that he heard that Café Bishco might be selling. 

Both Toby and I expressed our hopes that this wasn’t true because café Bishco is such a huge part of our routines for their awesome Froyo and excellent food.

Well Toby did some investigative reporting and found out that this is indeed just a rumor so everyone can rest easy tonight that everyone’s love affair with Café Bishco and the awesome owners have no plans to go anywhere soon.

Phew!

GloucesterCast 128 With Donna Ardizzoni, James Dowd , KT Toomey, Kim Smith, Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro #GloucesterMA

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Topics Include: Donna Ardizzoni Fresh Off Of Her First One Hour At A Time Gang Appearance For 2015, James Dowd and KT Toomey From The GloucesterClam, The Clam Ruffling A Lot Of Local People’s Feathers and James Dowd Could Not Be Happier, KT Bathes In the Tears Of Clam Haters, How Much Of A Bump Does The Clam Get For Each Swear Word?, The Clam Is The Gay Bar of Gloucester, Choking Down A Brother’s Brew Donut Despite Their Reluctance To Acknowledge GMG, Joey’s Quest For A Classic Khaki Summer Weight Suit Fails Miserably at J Crew Outlet, Speaking Of The Gay Man’s Physique While James Hops On A Double Glazed Brother’s Brew Butter Crunch Donut, GMG Photography Show at Cape Ann Giclee April 10th, Alicia Quintano and Maryanne Cardone Win Last Week’s GloucesterCast Podcast Subscriber Contest of Jim Clyde’s Hog Island Prints, Dan Cary Gloucester Marine Son Of Josie Cary and Great Grandson Of Cigar Joe GoFundMe Page, Dawn Noble Fails Me On Rockport @ Night Notification, Mocking The People Who Fought the Shalin Liu From Coming To Rockport, Great Posts From Felicia About Filling Easter Baskets With Local Stuff, Sclafani’s Cartocce, Paying It Forward Stories, James Dowd CSI Action Figure Moment With His Kid, KT Must Have Put A Blind Application in For Her Kid At East Gloucester Elementary, What’s Going On At The Former Lewis’ Restaurant?, The Boys From the Farm Got It Down, Russells Orchards, Amses, Shrimps, Kowloons, Sauguses, Rumor That Cafe Bishco May Be Closing, Homemade Press Passes, Donna Gets Manchester By The Sea Movie Insider Pics, Worried That the Swells Won’t Let Me Into Annisquam Unless I Have a Khaki Suit For Kim’s Daughter’s Wedding, Apology To FOB Ed Mowry, Surprise- “The Unwillingness To Search For Things Using Google Is Still a Thing”, EZPass Fines For Late Fees Are OUTRAGEOUS, GMG and Clam Suggestions On How To Handle EZ Pass Billing and Late Fees, Cacciatore’s Opening, Willow Rest, Chick’s Roast Beef, All You Need To Know About Irish Politicians vs Italian Politicians’ Power In Boston Is The Difference Between South Station and North Station, No Greater Insult Than When The Amish Make Fun of North Station, Wishing They Built Gillette Stadium In South Boston, James Dowd- The Rare Irish Jew Growing Up In Lynn, Death Row Sub/Meal For KT and James, Hurry Up With My Execution I’m Lactose Intolerant Damnit!, Donna Creates a Facebook Page For One Hour At a Time Gang But Forgets To Tell People About It, Kim Smith’s Monarch Film and Liv’s Wedding, Walt Kolenda Will be Having An Auction in Magnolia Soon.

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GloucesterCast With Guests Kim Smith, Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 09/14/14

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Topics Include: Kim Smith, Toby Pett, Kim’s Eyewear,Studio Monday Night Football Promo, We Review The Gloucester Trip Advisor Top Ten Restaurants, Little Known Tip About Duckworth’s, Passports, Virgilio’s, George’s Coffee Shop, The Causeway, The Azorean, Café Bishco, Brighams, Beef and Bun, Sugar Mag’s, Topside Grille and Pub, Lobsta Land, Write In A Nice Review For Your Favorite Local Restaurants That You Feel deserve A Good Trip Advisor Rating, Willow Rest BLT, The Bottle Bill Discussion, Toby Really Wants Everyone To Know That He Recycles, Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, Rape Culture, Cold Brewed Coffee, Bonavita Porcelain Pour Over Coffee Filter, New Method For Handling Press Releases, Christopher Anderson, Hye Tyde, John Hintlian, Saying Goodbye To Summer, Heated Mattress Pad May Be The Greatest Invention Ever.

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THEN and NOW – Main Street (1873)

Before photo and information Submitted by Fred Bodin:

51 Main Street (Cafe Bishco is there now).

West End of Main Street buildings, including the Cape Ann Savings Bank and the YMCA.

The second floor of the bank building became Gloucester’s first YMCA in 1858, one of the oldest Y’s in the U.S. The first YMCA was established in Boston in the Old South Church.

 

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Nice To Be Treated By Beasley and Amandacakes for Some Café Bishco Froyo

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Addicted- Uhm hell yeah we are!

After Work On A Hot Night- It’s Bishco Time Baby!

THIS is the place to get your Frozen Yogurt- Café Bishco- and it isn’t even close!

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I’m an idiot (surely no surprise to anyone who reads here regularly)

All spring we’ve been heading to Pinkberry for our Frozen Yogurt and paying out the butt when all along under our noses Café Bishco has been serving better FROYO with MORE topping choices for WAY LESS MONEY.

People had mentioned it when we broke the news about Orange Leaf coming to town but I’m noot sure why it didn’t register (probably that whole Joey’s and idiot thing again)

But let me tell you this- my FROYO was at least double the size I get at Pinkberry for at least 30% less money.

And the laundry list of stuff they will put in there is wayyyyy longer than the list they have at Pinkberry.

Get your Froyo ass on down and see what I’m talking about.

CAFÉ BISHCO FTW!

Good Morning Gloucester Podcast With Host Joey Ciaramitaro and Guests Peter and Vickie Van Ness Taped April 21, 2013

Good Morning Gloucester Podcast With Host Joey Ciaramitaro and Guests Peter and Vickie Van Ness

Taped April 21, 2013

Click to listen-Host Joey Ciaramitaro and Guest Bill O'Connor

Peter and Vickie run www.gimmesound.com

Topics Include :

Chelsea Berry

Love Of Lesbians

Big Papi and The FCC

Potential Celebrate Gloucester Concert

Frozen YogurtOrange Leaf and Cafe Bishco

Eco-Trip Recap

Styrofoam Cups

Blues Festival

Blues Festival Tickets

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New Addition To The GMG Free Cape Ann WiFi Map- Café Bishco

Sandy Farrell Reprts-

Hi Joey! Walked by the Cafe Bishco on Main Street, Glo- they had a wi-fi sign in the window. Don’t know the particulars re: passwords, etc, but thought you might like a new entry for the map.

Thanks, Sandy Farrell

Click on the Map below to Go To The Interactive Map We Made For You To Find Free Cape Ann WiFi Locations-

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