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Pickled Spirits
About a month ago, we heard and reported on some rumors that Spirits existence was in a state of flux. The rumors were vehemently denied, despite some events being canceled. And yet, over the past few weeks Spirits has remained super low key. There...
Throwing your own New Year’s Eve party
Yesterday we went over a few things to do around Salem, today its all about the DYI NYE. Legal Disclaimer: First and foremost have fun and stay safe. I know we talk about going out and having cocktails all the time but that’s because Salem is...
Wine Wars
Not too long ago we wrote a post called the Ice Cream Roundup in light of recent events we should do a follow up called Ice Cream Wars. Which got me thinking - dessert purveyors are not the only feuding factions in town. The Days of Wine and Roses ...
Hungry? It’s Fall Restaurant Week.
You’ll have to pardon me being one day late on getting the word out about Salem’s Fall Restaurant Week. Now that it’s football season I slave away over the grill or stove all day until game time when I plop down on the couch crack...
Weekend Warrior: September 5&6
Special Events / Festivals None listed Music Friday September 5th TBD @ Bangkok Paradise Criticize w/ Supertonic (rock) @ Dodge Street Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe Radio Scotvoid Productions (alternative, exper...
Weekend Warrior: Labor day weekend 2008
Special Events / Festivals Jocelyn Callahan Benefit - This Friday night The Gulu-Gulu Café in Salem is hosting a fundraiser to help the Callahan family deal with their tragic loss. Machine 475 will be heading the evening. Donations of any kind ar...
Weekend Warrior: May 23rd, Memorial Day Weekend
Special Events / Festivals Are you kidding me? It’s the beginning of summer. Music Friday May 23rd Alanna Manning (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Speakeasys (rock, punk 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise Neurological Damage (alternative, metal, funk) @ Dodge Str...
The most exciting two minutes in Salem
No ladies, this post isn’t about that guy you dated last summer, it has much more depth and style. Since 1875 on the first Saturday of May the masses gather in sleepy Louisville Kentucky to wear big hats, drink Mint Juleps and watch a little ...
Weekend Warrior: week ending May 2
Special Events / Festivals Salem Signature Cocktail Competition We blogged about this event last week. Tickets are $20 in advance and $30 at the door. Complimentary shuttle service provided by Salem Trolley in case you get a little tipsy when trying ...
The 2008 Salem Cocktail Competition
Here is an event that TheSalemInsider.com can really get behind. In fact, the Salem Cocktail Competition goes hand in hand with some of the various specialty drink reviews we have done. It also keeps in the spirit of what we are all about, informi...
Weekend Warrior: Weekend of April 18th
Special Events / Festivals The 1st Annual (?) Salem Save Our Schools/ Birthday Bash staring DJ Ondrej! Tickets are available at the door for $10. All proceeds benefit the Salem Education Fund. The 1st 100 people will get their very own birthday cup...
Underage drinking in Salem
Call this an editorial piece rather than an inside tip on the fair city of Salem. Stupidity and being lackadaisical when operating a bar, club or restaurant will always come back to bite you in the ass. In the Salem newspaper the other day and all ov...
Nightlife in Salem
It seems that there is more competition in Salem for your night-out dollars. Many restaurants have added live music to their late night menu. And it’s getting increasingly more common to see lines of people waiting to get in to places at 11pm ...
Weekend Warrior: who’s doing what April 4th weekend
What’s going on in Salem MA the weekend of April 4th Special Events / Festivals None Listed Music Friday April 4th Christy Bluhm (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Sad Marvin (rock 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise Preacher Jack(boogie woggie piano 8:30pm) @ Capt&#...
April 1st Salem changes
The face of Salem starts to change today on April 1. Many of the tourist related museums are scheduled to open back up. If you checked out our earlier post you know that street sweeper start clearing the winter sand from the roads. But more impor...
Salem Witches’ Pub Crawl
Looking for a good night out in Salem every month but you aren’t a member of any fine civic organizations in town? The Salem Witches Pub Crawl is a fun night out and you don’t have to be a witch, or from Salem nor do you have to crawl or...
Corned beef and car bombs
I, like many people who live in the greater Boston area, consider myself “Boston Irish”. My grandparents generation came over from Ireland and I grew up eating boiled dinner, bubble and squeak and fried tomatoes with my blood pudding. I...
Weekend Warrior: March 7th - 9th
What’s going on in Salem MA the weekend of March 7th Music Friday March 7th Acme Music (dance, rock, pop) @ Rockafellas Cherry S/T (rock) @ Dodge Street Wendy Nottonson (jazz 6:30-9:30) The Kicking Moon (rock 10) @ Bangkok Paradise Radio Sc...
Wine in Salem, where’s the sommeiler
If you are a regular reader of TheSalemInsider.com then you may have noticed an article or two about Salem Wine Imports. This new business has done a great job of trying to get the word out about their shop. Eric, the owner is happy to help wine lo...
Weekend Warrior February 22nd - 24th
Whats going on in Salem MA the weekend of February 22nd Special Events Runway Fashion Show The Woman’s Friend Society is hosting their biggest fund raiser of the year, their Runway Fashion Show at the Salem Waterfront Hotel, Friday, Feb. 22. A...
Wine Tasting
Our friends over at Salem Wine Imports are starting up weekly wine tastings tonight. Eric sent over a note that said: Restarting tastings every Tuesday starting the 19th. Greek, Austria, and Swiss will be opened and evaluated. Come join us for an...
Roosevelt’s of Salem now open as Spirit’s
Spirit’s (formerly Roosevelt’s) 300 Derby Street One time Salem hot spot Roosevelt’s, after a few owners, much speculation, and many months of being closed, has reopened with a new name - Spirit’s. We went in for drinks and ...
Flaming Jay
For any Simpsons fans out there you might recall the Flaming Moe episode which featured Boston rock legends Aerosmith. If you have ever wondered “where in Salem can I find a flaming shot?”, have we got the scoop for you. While we were ...
Get it in the Bunghole!
Bunghole Liquors 204 Derby Street 978.744.2251 I enjoy the bunghole for something fun and different once in a while. It’s also fun to share a friends first bunghole experience with them, I love to see the look on their face. The bunghole neve...
hellish martini with a prize inside
Many people think that tourists only come to Salem for the halloween season but insiders know that people flock here year round. Prior to our New Years Eve bash, some of our contributors were making the rounds and met up with a couple from New Yor...
What are you doing New Years Eve?
With New Years Eve a few days away the time has come to nail down your plans for the big night. Gulu Gulu is hosting a bash featuring DJes spinning Jazz / Funk / Trance / House (no $ info) You can get your hippie grove on with Taboot a phish cover ...
