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Salem MA on Facebook
Everybody is on Facebook these days, heck my grandmother is trying to send me growing flowers, drinks and updates on her black sheep in Farmville. So it makes perfect sense that Salem Mass would find its way on to Facebook. Facebook As is the case ...
Salem MA on Facebook
Everybody is on Facebook these days, heck my grandmother is trying to send me growing flowers, drinks and updates on her black sheep in Farmville. So it makes perfect sense that Salem Mass would find its way on to Facebook. Facebook As is the case ...
Top 10 signs spring has sprung in Salem
With the weather here being a veritable roller coaster you might be wondering to yourself, is it spring? The following list should clear up any doubts. 10. Ding Ding. The trolleys have taken their respective corners for the upcoming bout. 9. The li...
Literally Salem: The Salem Literature Festival
Salem has all sorts of thriving scenes that the average tourista would never find if s/he wasn’t looking for it. Take for instance our local wordsmiths. We have done articles in the past about Author lectures and events pertaining to improv...
From the Rumor Mill
If you follow us on twitter @saleminsider, then you might have seen some interesting ongoings regarding Spirits. For the rest of you I’ll fill you in with the official info. We received an email and a tweet from a performer who was scheduled ...
Insiders recipe book
I was helping a friend who had moved in to Salem recently when the rumble of hunger hit my stomach. Now when I lived in Manhattan, our entire kitchen consisted of a three ring binder chock full of take out/delivery menus. Come to think of it my col...
Then & Now: Salem
From time to time people send us stuff to talk about, some of it makes the cut while the rest gets “recycled”. Today we have a gem that anybody who lives in might be interested in. Then & Now: Salem Author: Jerome M. Curley, Nelson...
Do you like the internets?
It seems like each day there is an interesting event held here in Salem. While we would love to report on all of them we just don’t have the resources so we do our best to showcase some of the exceptional ones. Tonight there is an exception...
Local Bloggers Unite!
You might have noticed that we got rid of the blogroll widget in our sidebar. Where did it go? We moved and improved it. As of today you will find our list of local blogs on its own around town page. This is a page of blogs written by people who l...
Video Tuesday: Orange Nicole - Cleveland
There is some great musical talent in Salem. After our last video segment posted we received a flood of emails about local talent. Today we are showcasing the super cute singer/songwriter Orange Nicole. Her warm friendly voice just makes you ...
Video Wednesday: Don’t Burn The Witch
Some local music fan sent me this gem. Channeling 80’s hairbands Salem’s own Grateful Ted of Britannica drops this video, Don’t Burn The Witch. Filmed on location in Salem with some local hotties....
Thanksgiving rolling into Christmas
I realize that its the day before Thanksgiving, most people have a short work day. Bartenders on the other hand have their busiest day of they year today. But I digress… The day before Thanksgiving brings about Salem’s transformation ...
Grapevine
Grapevine 26 Congress Street (978) 745-9335 When people discuss restaurants in Salem Massachusetts a few rise above the rest as true standouts of fine dining, the Grapevine is one such restaurant. A few steps away from the main drag of Derby Street a...
Weekend Warrior: November 21st & 22nd
Special Events / Festivals 3rd Annual Salem Open Studios Tour Saturday, November 22, 2008 from 10 am to 6 pm Music News We wanted to let you know that one of our favorite Salem DJ’s and local Saturday night favorite DJ Cee Block is no longer sp...
3rd Annual Salem Open Studios Tour
The Salem Arts Association, in cooperation with the Salem Chamber of Commerce and the City of Salem, announces the 3rd Annual Salem Open Studios Tour on Saturday, November 22, 2008 from 10 am to 6 pm. The event is part of Arts & Antiques Month in...
29th Annual Christmas in Salem House Tour
If you stepped out side this morning to temperatures in the 20’s then you know that winter is right around the corner. One great thing we have to look forward to when the weather turns is indulging in our voyeuristic tendencies. Salem’s ...
Video Wednesday: Mixin’ it up
Film maker Mark Lovett recently put together this piece showcasing Salem’s own Radio Scotvoid and Noel Snow live at Gulu Gulu Cafe. It shows you a little of what you are missing if you don’t get out there and enjoy what Salem has to off...
Weekend Warrior: November 7th & 8th
Special Events / Festivals Wine Tasting at Salem Wine Imports Saturday, November 8 from 4 to 8 pm Stop by Salem Wine Imports for a tasting of over 20 wines from around the world including “Thanksgiving” wines. Free of charge! Music Frida...
Whose got a Halloween Hangover?
It’s Monday November 3rd and residents of Salem can once again walk down the streets unencumbered by vendors, tourists, tours, cops and fellow residents. It seemed like a rather tame Halloween with an estimated 100,000 people coming in to town....
Here come the freaks
Salem in October is a freak magnet. Many of us who live here grumble a bit when we need to make our way through town or driving in or out. Parking is a beast. But all those little irritations fade away if like many residents you let yourself get ...
A fresh smackdown
We cover a wide variety of topics on TheSalemInsider.com but one of the most discussed is where people in their 20’s and 30’s go to have a good time. From now until the end of the year there is one less place in our late night lineup. L...
Audio walking tours of Salem Massachusetts
Recently a new website has been promoting itself here in Salem. Iseesalem.com claims to offer “free walking tour podcasts” which allow you to “enjoy learning about Salem’s history at your pace”. The Salem start-up i...
Video Sunday: Bad Cop
With the astronomical increase of people to Salem each weekend in October the cops are cracking down. You might remember that in a recent article about the night life here we mentioned how Salem was booming on weekend nights. The downside to our ...
Octoberfest and pub crawling
Yesterday we talked about the Harvestfest, which is going on this weekend. But there are a few other great events for those who want to sample some of Salem’s adult beverages. Drunken Happenings Using some whimsical adaptations from the officia...
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 ...
I like Turtles
We all know that Zombies like turtles, but did you know that in addition to last weekend’s Zombie Walk there are more fun filled zombie festivities in Salem this October Halloween season? Salem State College is participating in “Thrill ...
Keep it classy Salem
Okay, today I’m just posting about a small irksome matter. What the hell is up with that horrible carnivalesque booth someone plopped on the corner of Essex and Washington? It looks like you should be getting a corn dog or fried dough for $...
Official Halloween kick off
Tonight at 6:30 the official Haunted Happenings Grand Openings Parade will make its way through down town signaling that life as you know it is over for the next month. If you are new to Salem or are just coming for a visit please note that most of t...
Batten down the hatches - Halloween season is upon us.
Just like the swallows returning to Capistrano each year, Salem has annual signs that Halloween season is about to begin. This morning I saw our intrepid city workers carting out trucks full of fresh cut corn stalks and tying them to every available ...
Weekend Warrior: September 12th and 13th
Special Events / Festivals Salem Literary Festival 2008 - Inspiration for writers and setting for classic and contemporary literature, celebrates its passion for all things literary in the 2008 Salem Literary Festival. The festival will start Friday ...
