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Photos and video interview with Kyle Barry – Your Friday 2013 Greasy Pole Champion!!
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Video- Kyle Barry 2013 Greasy Pole Friday Winning Walk!
Music: “Can’t Hold Us” ~ Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (feat. Ray Dalton).
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The Results Of The Good Morning Gloucester Italian Sub Challenge
I decided to end the nomination period early so we could perhaps catch the nominated sub shop/bakeries off guard. There was 4 nominees clearly in the lead at the time of the tally.
Our judges Craig Kimberley, Ed Collard, Toby Pett and Erik Lorden each individually placed their orders for a large Italian sub with oil and seasoning at the respective sub shop/bakeries. Again, wanting to perhaps throw off the nominated sub shops/bakeries that may have been on the lookout for a sub order for a “Large Italian Sub with everything on it”.
I assigned a point system that heavily favored taste (totally subjective) and value cost per pound (totally non-subjective) with 40 possible points awarded in each of those two categories.
Remaining was 20 possible points for equal distribution of meat and condiments. 5 points for the least equally distributed meat and condiments 20 points for the sub with the most equally distributed meat and condiments.
The scoring went as follows-
Cost per pound
Sclafanis $6.09 per lb- 40 points
Virgilios $7.14 per lb 34 points
Destinos $7.16 per lb 34 points
Jeff’s Variety $7.44 per lb 32 points
Taste 1-40 possible points
average of all 4 judges-
Sclafanis 33 points
Virgilios 21.25 points
Destinos 26.25 points
Jeff’s Variety 25.75 points
Equal Distribution of Meat
5-10-15-20 least Equally distributes to most equally distributed
Sclafanis- 10
Virgilios- 15
Destinos- 5
Jeff’s Variety-20
Total of Scores Combined for Your Winner
SCLAFANIS 83
JEFF’S VARIETY 77.75
VIRGILIO’S 70.25
DESTINO’S 65.25
Again I’d like to thank the four judges- Ed Collard, Toby Pett, Craig Kimberley and Erik Lorden. Thanks to Kim Smith and Craig Kimberley for taking photos.
I’d also like to reinforce that there’s no shame in coming in 4th.
It’s true what they say, just like the Oscars, just to tally the number of votes to be nominated makes you a formidable joint to get a sub in the first place. No losers all winners in my book. I wouldn’t hesitate to order a sub from any of these places as well as many other sub shops in GTown that didn’t get nominated.
We’re crazy lucky that way, spoiled with great eateries in Gloucester.
#BOOM!
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I’m looking for some lesbians to interview for a lesbian-talk GMG podcast
If interested let me know.
I only want to interview lesbians interested in a candid conversation about being a lesbian, if you feel that being gay in 2013 is less difficult than in 2003, different types of lesbians and if there are certain reasons why some lesbians go the lipstick lesbian route and some go the butch route. If you’re comfortable talking about these things contact me for a serious candid conversation.
Anyone want in for a lesbian podcast let me know.
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Video- Introducing Happy Dumplings!!!!
At 91 Washington Street In The Former Location Of Turtle Alley
Check Them Out On Facebook- Happy Dumplings Facebook Page
Where else do you see bout the latest local restaurant openings but right here on GMG!
Make sure if you go in tonight or tomorrow that you tell them you saw their video here on the blog.
One item is $9.99 and everything else is way less expensive. Cheaper than a sub and everything made from fresh ingredients. #Boom!
Gets the Joey C MUST TRY Recommendation. ASAP!
At the bottom of this post click to share it on Facebook to share the good word and get this new business off to a rousing start!
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191 Main Street Redevelopment With Ken Hecht Part III
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Did You Miss Gloucester On Chronicle Tonight? Well Here Are The 4 Segments
Shayna Seymour reports on efforts to goose up Gloucester’s appeal to tourists.
Gloucester’s art colony; Sigird Olsen’s new venture; fishing gear from a truck.
Fishing rules and regulations shake up the industry; switching to lobsters; one of the Wicked Tuna captains
Gloucester’s own Mardi Gras, the St. Peter’s Fiesta; the greased pole contest.
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Video- Redevelopment On Main Street- Ken Hecht Shows 191 Main Street First Floor Progress
This space for lease. Watch the video to get an idea of how great a space this is. 13 Huge windows gorgeous original moldings, just a fantastic space in a beautiful building in the heart of downtown Gloucester.
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Trident Gallery Under Construction At 189 Main St- A Video Conversation With Dr Matthew Swift
Part 1 In a Four Part Series Of 191 Main Street Redevelopment
From The Trident Gallery Website–
Trident Gallery mounts regular exhibitions and maintains an inventory of art with a Cape Ann story — works of art having a meaningful connection to Cape Ann, Massachusetts.
Meaningful connections to Cape Ann are diverse in kind: some works depict or transform scenes of the region; other works are profoundly rooted in the artist’s experiences of Cape Ann’s towns, landscapes, and sea horizons, and its vibrant matrix of interwoven communities.
Following this program, Trident Gallery shows original and limited-edition works art in all media, concentrating on paintings, works on paper, and photography. Gallery artists are both emerging and established, and most of them are living today and making their art on Cape Ann. A diversity of artistic styles — representational and abstract, traditional and contemporary — reflects the diversity of the artistic practices on Cape Ann. Gallery inventory reflects the full diversity of the art of Cape Ann; gallery exhibitions emphasize contemporary art.
Owner and Gallery Director Dr. Matthew Swift draws on academic expertise, four decades of personal knowledge of Cape Ann, and four generations of family involvement with Cape Ann art to illuminate the connection of each work of art in the gallery to Cape Ann and show its place in the region’s history, helping patrons take fuller delight in the art.
Trident Gallery also curates nationwide for avant garde art, reaching beyond its usual boundaries to bring challenging and invigorating new work into public view on Cape Ann and foster the participation of the region in the ongoing global conversation of art with life.
Trident Gallery is connected, intelligent, and progressive. It employs cutting edge processes and technologies to serve its artists, patrons, and the public. The art world is changing, Cape Ann is changing, and Trident Gallery is at the fore.
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Video Interview With June 2013 Goetemann Artist in Residence : Allison Hornak
Allison Hornak speaks about her Goeteman Residency On Rocky Neck. Check out her website to learn more about her work and her vision
Painting and building are my practice. I have devotion toward material, and I am as devoted to aerosol paints as I am to mud. All material is flesh and connotes promiscuously within society and nature. Then there is the problem of the impulse to order. As an artist I need to still stuff. Each piece acts as a halt—a submission, as a person, to the need to resist chaos. What chaos? Every artwork, every mark: a deceleration. Every one a breaking. Since, still, at the end of the day, at a turn, rupture is in the lull. This is my protest. I (am) matter too.
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Blind Eye Apparel The Interview
Featuring Blind Eye Apparel Founders Tim and Danielle
Check them out at their website- http://blindeyeapparel.com/ , on twitter- @BlindEyeApparel and Facebook
Right now til June 5th if you like them on Facebook you get entered for a chance for a free shirt
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GloucesterCast Podcast With Guest Ron Gilson and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 6/1/13
GloucesterCast Podcast With Guest Ron Gilson and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 6/1/13
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Topics Include: Summer In Gloucester,The First Upscale Breakfast joint In Gloucester, the Makings of The Union Hill Coffee Shop, Au Beaujolais, Relationship Between Restaurant Patrons and Servers, Flags On The Boulevard, Differences Between Generations Honoring Veterans, Paul Frontiero Sr, Death Row Sub, Death Row Meal.
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Voting Ends For The North Shore Magazine BONS Awards Tomorrow- Support Local Businesses By Voting Today
These are establishments that are already on the ballot locally in the Play Category that I’m sure would appreciate your vote, to enter your own votes, click the graphic-
I’ll highlight the other local businesses in the other sub categories throughout next week
Again I’m just going of of what was on the ballot. You can click on any of the links to see GMG coverage of them and find out what they are all about-
Art Gallery (Viewing) –Local Colors Gloucester, Mosher Gallery Rockport and Pop Gallery Gloucester
Beach- Good Harbor, Natch Last year Cranes and Good Harbor Duked it out and it was close so if you have any local pride at all you will vote Good Harbor
Best Blog 
Brewery- Cape Ann Brewing
Dance Studio- Michelle Shaw Elite Dance
Fair/Festival- St Peter’s Fiesta and if it doesn’t win there should be an investigation.
Golf Course Private- Bass Rocks
Irish Pub- Stones Pub (you just gotta love the people at Stones)
Live Music Venue- Shalin Liu
Live Theatre Venue- Gloucester Stage Co
Lounge (no Gloucester joint represented time for your personal write in)
Marine- Cape Ann Marina is on ballot
Movie Theatre- Cape Ann Community Cinema
Museum- Cape Ann Museum
Trivia Night (no local joint represented write in your personal fav)
I’m taking category by category and highlighting some locals who you may want to consider worthy of your vote (BTW St Peter’s Fiesta is currently trailing Topsfield Fair and Good Harbor is close to Crane’s) so if you haven’t voted in the Play Category get on it!- Voting in the Play Category here
Here are some local joints that have been nominated in the Eat category (you can click on the highlighted establishments to see pictures or posts we’ve done about them)-
Vote Here For The Eat Category In The North Shore Magazine 2013 BONS Awards
Al Fresco Dining- Franklin Cape Ann, Lobster Pool
Bake Shop (Pastry)- Jim’s Bake Shop, Plum Cove Grind
Bakery (Bread) Virgilio’s
BBQ- Smokin Jim’s, The Farm Bar and Grille
Beer menu- Franklin Cape Ann, Cape Ann Brewing
Breakfast- George’s, Sugar Mag’s, Willow Rest (as you know my love of Gloucester Breakfast joints is unmatched- way too many to list so we will stick with the nominated but Mamie’s Kitchen, and Fort Square should be at least nominated as well)
Burger- Passports
Cocktail Bar- Franklin Cape Ann
Coffee Shop- Lone Gull, Cape Ann Coffee Café Sicilia and Pleasant St -None are nominated all deserve to be!
Confectionery- Nichols Candies and Turtle Alley
Farmer’s Market- Cape Ann Farmer’s Market
General Excellence- The Market, Duckworth’s is not nominated but I’d say needs to be a write in.
Gourmet Market- Savour Wine and Cheese
Lobster- Causeway, Lobsta Land and Roy Moore are Nominated, For Lobster Pool and Seaport Grille not to be nominated is silly IMO
Italian- a write in for La Trattoria Gloucester only makes sense
Lobster Roll- Seaport Grille
Mexican- Jalepenos– for Tacos Lupita Gloucester needs to be a write in as well.
Pizza- Giuseppes and The Willow Rest. There are so many great pizza joints in Gloucester and everyone has their favorites you could write in any number- Sebastians, Sclafanis, ect, ect ect
Pub Food- Franklin and Topside Grille
Raw Bar- Lat 43 nominated, Rudder could be a write in
Sandwiches- There is no Gloucester nomination and you could easily write in Virgilios, Sclafanis, or Willow Rest here
Seafood Prepared- the Causeway and The Rudder
Sushi- Latitude 43
Thai- Thai Choice could be a write in
and when you’re done you can vote in the Play Categories-
Ok I’ve guided you on who is nominated locally in the Play Category and Eat Category, see those posts by clicking those links. If you notice, the influence from our local readership has many many Gloucester establishments in the lead. Two that could use help are votes for Good Harbor as Beach and St Peter’s fiesta for Fair/Festival vote for those here
Now we focus on local establishments nominated in the Kids category. you can click on any of the hyperlinks to view past Good Morning Gloucester Coverage on each of these fine local establishments.
Click here to submit your votes in the BONS Kids category
Baby Clothing- There is nothing locally nominated but I think we could change that with a write in under other for Kids Unlimited, downtown Gloucester children’s clothing store extraordinaire. As of this writing 0 votes, not nominated
Family Hangout Indoor- Monkey Joe’s should win this by a mile even though it isn’t nominated (yet) As of this writing 0 votes, not nominated
Family Hangout Outdoor- No Local Nomination. You could write in Ravenswood or Halibut Point State Park My Vote- Halibut Point As of this writing 0 votes, not nominated
Kid Friendly Dining- No Local Nomination But I would write in Giuseppe’s or Lobster Pool’s Outdoor Eat In The Rough with the Smore Firepit and Sunsets As of this writing 0 votes, not nominated
Kid’s bookstore- The Bookstore of Gloucester As of this writing 0 votes
Kid’s Clothing- Kid’s Unlimited is not as of this writing nominated but I’m suggesting a write in campaign for them As of this writing 0 votes, not nominated
Toy Store- Toodeloos Gloucester As of this writing 25 votes and is not in the lead
When You are done voting in the Kids Category, feel free to vote in the Play and Eat Category and support local businesses
I will highlight local picks in the other BONS category in an upcoming post. Who supports local businesses like this here blog? NOBODY! Get out the vote peeps!
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Mayor Kirk Shares Feedback On the Good Harbor Beach Footbridge Poll and Plans On How They Plan To Proceed From Here
Hi Joey,
The verdict from the poll is in but it really isn’t as simple as saying, well 64% voted for the aluminum fix and 36% voted for the wooden fix so we’ll put up the aluminum span. As with just about everything, it’s way more complicated than that. If you would allow me to,
I’d like to share some of the feedback we’ve received and how we plan on proceeding from here.
In addition to the polling results, there have been many thoughtful email and Facebook messages and phone calls that have come through my office or DPW. An artist sent a picture of the beautiful Milton Avery painting of a couple walking across the footbridge. Another person sent a picture of what was thought to be the actual wooden bridge that washed away and into the marsh by Stop & Shop. Turns out, that was the section of the bridge that washed away in 2006!! This past winter it has moved into a position where it can be retrieved and DPW will remove it.
People sent links to other “synthetic” solutions, and links to other wooden bridge examples. And of course, your display today was beautiful. A lot of questions have come up as well, and I will do my best to answer them.
Cost is clearly a factor that is on people’s minds. $65,000 seemed to be outrageous for the wooden fix. That estimate is for an outsourced solution, i.e., not using our DPW.
The timetable seemed troubling to some people. We were required to go through a Conservation Commission review, and that takes a number of weeks in addition we had to wait to get the estimate and plan for the fix before proceeding to ConCom.
The way we put the poll out there, it wasn’t clear if we were talking about temporary fixes or permanent fixes. Basically, ConCom has said, “this is the last temporary fix (however we do it).” The city is encouraged to come back with a permanent plan that addresses the resource area, takes into consideration the structural integrity of the rest of the bridge, and perhaps is redesigned to withstand the types of storms and tidal surges we are experiencing. Neither choice in the poll addressed these issues.
Then the question of the Magnolia Pier came up. This is one of those quirky things about how our waterways are governed. The city has responsibility for the Good Harbor Footbridge, but the Harbormaster and the Waterways Board have responsibility for the Magnolia Pier!
And then of course, some people wanted the best of both worlds – New England charm and Yankee ingenuity which I take to mean a more cost effective solution that preserves the iconic character of the footbridge.
A couple of people suggested a “buy a plank” program where if you got married on the bridge or the beach, you could buy an engraved plank to help offset the cost of the repairs. Sort of like a memorial bench or brick program.
So – here’s what it’s come down to. DPW Director Mike Hale and I met today, and we’ve decided to use our DPW guys to do a wooden repair. I have directed him to retask some of his staff, order the materials and start immediately. While this will save the city about $60,000 it reduces the manpower that DPW can devote to all those other things citizens find important (which is why outsourcing was an attractive option).
We will formulate a Building Committee as required by the City Charter and pursue a permanent redesign. The Committee can take the time to go through all ideas, and do this right.
Joey, thank you for allowing me to pose the poll to the GoodMorningGloucester readers. Most importantly, I appreciate the spark of discussion and ideas that ensued.
Mayor Kirk
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The Latest GloucesterCast Podcasts
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Host Joey Ciaramitaro and Guest Fr Matthew Green Taped April 23, 2013
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Host Joey C and Guest Ed Collard Taped April 22, 2013
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Host Joey Ciaramitaro and guests Peter and Vickie Van Ness taped April 21, 2013
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Host Joey Ciaramitaro with guest City Councillor Melissa Cox taped April 20th, 2013
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Podcast Host Joey Ciaramitaro and guest Bill O’Connor taped April 18th, 2013
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Jim Dowd’s Post On Good Morning Gloucester Makes The Washington Post
Attention, terrorists: In Boston, history and grudges are forever
Posted by Melinda Henneberger on April 18, 2013 at 6:37 pm
The Post Melinda is referring to is here-
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VIDEO: Fool’s Dual 2013 – Chasing Dan Lane
Just having a little fun chasing around the runners. (click the wheel for HD)
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Live Blogging: Spring Beaver
Goose Cove Reservoir Has Spring Beaver
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Bikini Dodge Ball THE MOVIE 2013: Trailer Number 1 The Rise and Fall of The Rabbit
VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED: This aint yo grandpa’s dodge ball
Stay tuned to GMG for the next trailers, and the big announcement for the
World Premiere!
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