You’ve asked for it, and it’s finally arrived. Summer has come to Newburyport! As such, here’s a quick cheat sheet for how to make the best of summer in and around town. It simply does not get much better than.... Summer In Newburyport: EATS: Go to David's Fish or Tendercrop, then to Read More
Holiday Happenings in Greater Newburyport and Beyond
Merry Yeatmas! Aunt Millie’s turkey dryer than Plum Island driftwood? Slap on some gravy and choke it down anyway! The kids terrified of pungent, fat men in crimson jumpsuits? Pop a squat on Santa’s lap, Junior! Save up for that vacation to warmer climes or spend it all on Frozen/Star Wars Read More
Searching for Your Perfect Park in Greater Newburyport
While Newburyport is a haven for SEAFARING activity and beachside relaxation, the opportunities for other, GREENER (soon to be orange/red/yellower) outdoor recreation are just as ripe. For a fairly well populated suburban area, Newburyport and the surrounding North Shore communities are blessed with Read More
Passing Plover Perspectives on Plum Island
What’s so special about Piping Plovers anyway? Why is their preservation so important? We’ve been without the Dodo bird a good 300+ years and we’re seemingly no worse for wear. John James Audobon would have you believe the piping plover is “…a small shorebird, measuring about 7 inches in Read More
Filling Our Refrigerator in Newburyport
If ‘you are what you eat’, does where you purchase your eats from also define you? In this month’s column, I’m taking a look at our local grocery stores from Market Basket to Shaw’s to the prospect of a Trader Joe’s/Whole Foods to all points in between. My first foray into a Wegmans (most Read More
Newburyport Musical Chairs A Bird’s Eye View
As a freelance artist/writer, I spend an awful lot of time working from local coffee shops (and pubs). Through fly-on-the-wall osmosis and old-fashioned eavesdropping, I hear the varied (but often shared) perspectives of Newburyporters. One recurring topic is the many comings and goings of Read More
Why Is A Lake Guy Living In Newburyport
Before I begin, a little about me: I grew up in northern NY State in a small, remote town in the Adirondack Mountains, then swapped country living for the Big apple: college at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. I followed that working another seven years or so as an animator/designer on TV shows Read More