Tag: Joey Ciaramitaro

The Tipsy Seagull sold out AGAIN!!  Thanks again to everyone for their donations to Alzheimer’s Association and NAMI Cape Ann, as well as to Joe Higgins for the cornhole games.

Making the donation (minus Nichole’s because she spent it all on pretzels)

Catherine drove from Lynnfield to get the last pint of Tipsy Seagull Ice Cream.

Burger Night Monday night at the Beauport will be the last one and it will feature a special GMG burger…… 

John Popper From Blues Traveler On Podcast next Wednesday at 3:30PM.

Went Into the new  Cape Ann Chamber Building For The First Time and I Was Blown Away

Doggie DNA test needed to determine who isn’t picking up their dog’s poop (Chris) 

March is National Peanut Butter month. Other than jelly/jam, what else do you put on your peanut butter sandwich? (Chris)

What would it impact your willingness to go to a bar if all they require is the purchase of a cheap appetizer split up between 4 or more people adding $1 to the cost of each person’s bar tab ultimately? (Joey)

2121 New Floral Beautification initiatives for downtown.  Generous Gardner’s was the recipient of the most recent award from the 100 Women Who Care Cape Ann organization.  Congrats to Generous  Gardeners! 

           The $11,500 donation will support a new hanging basket program on Main Street with self-watering baskets that can hold 2 gallons of water with each watering.  The group has also purchased self-watering inserts for the existing ground planters, with the addition of four new ground planters for the upper end of Main Street.  New watering tanks will allow volunteers to water the baskets from their vehicles.  The plan this year is to  install 27 baskets from Tonno to Sage Floral.  

The donation is still not enough to cover the cost of the Beautification Initiatives for 2021.  We are asking our fellow business owners to help out with a donation to the program.  Gloucester and downtown are very  fortunate to have a group like Generous Gardner’s volunteering to make Gloucester more welcoming with the beauty of flowers.  Please contact Susan Kelly at  susan@generousgardeners.org to make a donation.

2. Parson Street.  As you know Parson Street is a small street in between  the Dress Code and the Mermaid shop.  The city has won a grant to make Parson Street a more walking friendly, ADA approved entrance to Main Street from Rogers Street.  Plans call for new street paving and sidewalks, new lighting, and possible a pedestrian sign that lights up on Rogers Street.  Parson Street will become a pedestrian  connector from I4C2 parking and downtown.  Completion is expected before May 31 of 2021.  A great improvement for downtown.  Thank you to our Mayor and Jill Cahill from Community development for making the grant possible.  

3. The city is in the process of permitting outside dining once again this year.  

If you have suggestions on how outdoor dining can be improved on Main Street now is the time to add to the conversation.  

4. Sidewalk Bazaar.  Hoping to have it once again in some form in August.  If the state opens up events like ours than we will move forward.  For now we are in a wait and see mode

Our Tipsy Seagull Ice Cream Is Back In Stock and We Will Be Announcing an Exciting Development On The Podcast Sunday!  Reserve Your ice cream here: http://holycowicecreamcafe.com/

How Many Have Had Tonsils removed?  How old were you and what do you remember about the experience (Chris)

Jukebox etiquette (Scottie)

Aisle-middle or window seat and why (Chris)

What restaurant did you love that is no longer around? Nichole says Captain Courageous, Blackburn Tavern and the pizza at La Lanterna

Joey’s pick Au Beaugolais

March is Peanut butter month- other than jelly what do you put on your peanut butter sandwich?

Flip flops, slides or sandals in summer for boating or beach?

Dog DNA test to determine who isn’t picking up after their dog

Pandemic Baby Bust: Baby bust: US birth rate falls during pandemic

Despite spending more time at home due to the pandemic, the US is in the midst of a baby bust, not a baby boom.

US births have been falling for nearly a decade and 2019 saw the fewest births in 35 years, but the final numbers for 2020 could slip even lower.

An estimated 300,000 fewer babies are expected in 2021, according to a study by Brookings Institution think tank.

Amid extensive school and day care closures, as well as limits on public gatherings, millions of women have been forced to balance supervising and teaching their children with work and other responsibilities.

Surveys revealed that many couples are delaying pregnancies, having sex less often and want fewer children because of the pandemic and its economic costs, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

Who else texts their friends when they are at Total Wine to see if they need anything and are you really a friend if you don’t?

Joey and Chris McCarthy $200 Carl Campbell: $250 Warren Waugh $2000 Lyon Waugh Auto Group $2000 Mike Codair $100 Nichole Wadsworth Schrafft $100 Rachel Refalo $100 Paul Gamber Jr. $500 Pat Dalpiaz and Jimmy Dalpiaz $200 Chris Doe and Kiley Davis $100 Alicia Cox $100 Zach Sears $100 Drew Hale $200 Kerry McKenna $100 Brenda Grimes Davis and John $100 Carla Benjamin $100 Karen Hanson $200 Lynne Scannell and Phil $100 Jane Gagliardi $001 Catherine Ryan $100 Charlene M Delaney $100 Tim Byrne and Laurianne Ellis Gelsomini Byrne $100 Paul Horovitz $100 Nina Testaverde Goodick $50 Dawn Restuccia Burnham $100 Andrea Butler

Joey and Chris McCarthy $200 Carl Campbell: $250 Warren Waugh $2000 Lyon Waugh Auto Group $2000 Mike Codair $100 Nichole Wadsworth Schrafft $100 Rachel Refalo $100 Paul Gamber Jr. $500 Pat Dalpiaz and Jimmy Dalpiaz $200 Chris Doe and Kiley Davis $100 Alicia Cox $100 Zach Sears $100 Drew Hale $200 Kerry McKenna $100 Brenda Grimes Davis and John $100 Carla Benjamin $100 Karen Hanson $200 Lynne Scannell and Phil $100 Jane Gagliardi $001 Catherine Ryan $100 Charlene M Delaney $100 Tim Byrne and Laurianne Ellis Gelsomini Byrne $100 Paul Horovitz $100 Nina Testaverde Goodick $50 Dawn Restuccia Burnham $100 Andrea Butler

Joey and Chris McCarthy $200 Carl Campbell: $250 Warren Waugh $2000 Lyon Waugh Auto Group $2000 Mike Codair $100 Nichole Wadsworth Schrafft $100 Rachel Refalo $100 Paul Gamber Jr. $500 Pat Dalpiaz and Jimmy Dalpiaz $200 Chris Doe and Kiley Davis $100 Alicia Cox $100 Zach Sears $100 Drew Hale $200 Kerry McKenna $100 Brenda Grimes Davis and John $100 Carla Benjamin $100 Karen Hanson $200 Lynne Scannell and Phil $100 Jane Gagliardi $001 Catherine Ryan $100 Charlene M Delaney $100 Tim Byrne and Laurianne Ellis Gelsomini Byrne $100 Paul Horovitz $100 Nina Testaverde Goodick $50 Dawn Restuccia Burnham $100 Andrea Butler

Post your testimonial and pic holding a pint and tag me. I’ll raffle off a pint during the podcast Sunday Morning and we will hand deliver it if you are in Gloucester!

Joey and Gmg ChrisChris $200 Carl Campbell: $250 Warren Waugh $2000 Lyon Waugh Auto Group $2000 Mike Codair $100 Nichole Wadsworth Schrafft $100 Rachel Refalo $100 Paul Gamber Jr. $500 Pat Dalpiaz and Jimmy Dalpiaz $200 Chris Doe and Kiley Davis $100 Alicia Cox $100 Zach Sears $100 Drew Hale $200 Kerry McKenna $100 Brenda Grimes Davis and John $100 Carla Benjamin $100 Karen Hanson $200 Lynne Scannell and Phil $100 Jane Gagliardi $001 Catherine Ryan $100 Charlene M Delaney $100 Tim Byrne and Laurianne Ellis Gelsomini Byrne $100 Paul Horovitz $100 Nina Testaverde Goodick $50 Dawn Restuccia Burnham $100 

Current total $6950 Please let me know if I missed anyone

Posted pictures: Catherine Ryan, Nichole Schrafft, Nichole Duckworth, Ralph Digiorgio.

Tipsy Seagull Ice Cream recap and review and live tasting.

We will be live drawing a winner for one of Joe Higgins Cornhole Boards for every $2000 donated.  Right now Warren Waugh is getting one for his very generous donation and we are at $6950 so at another $1050 in donations another cornhole board would be up for raffle!

YMCA tour (?) (Joey) With Tim Flaherty and Helene Feeney

Do you put your trash out the night before? Why do people put out their trash more than 24 hours prior to trash day especially when it’s windy (Chris)

Wear blue on April 2 for Autisim Awareness (Scottie)

Patty Anne’s in Salem (Joey)

Where does your favorite server/bartender play into your restaurant selection? (Chris) This question and the next one are totally connected.  Great bartenders don’t just mix drinks, they are  the moderators of an experience. They make the room, though the design of the room is also important. (Paul) 

Your favorite “rooms” in Gloucester. Joey’s: back room at Mile Marker, Bar at Tonno, Hightop in front of fireplace at Beauport (Joey) Bar/outside bar at Studio (Nichole); by fireplace Minglewood (Pat)

Donuts or cupcakes? (Joey)

Pillow Talk segment: Do you sleep naked? (Chris)

Sticker delivery update (Jim and Joey)

How many of you have had your tonsils removed? How old were you and what do you remember about the experience? (Chris)

9:45AM Cape Ann Community Foundation & License Plate with Ruth Pino, ken Reihl and Lauren Georgiades

• Our GrowBag initiative which we piloted in spring 2020 to help households overcome traditional barriers to growing healthy food that so many people face, including space constraints and homeownership. We are expanding the program this year following the success of the pilot program and finding new ways to also get kids involved through Grow Bag kits.  
• Our upcoming spring programming of vegetable gardening workshops  
• The public art project we are developing at Willowood Community Garden this year in partnership with Gloucester Housing Authority and Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce  

Hopefully a segment on all the great growing that’s happening on Cape Ann this year will brighten some gray March days! 🙂