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Halloween week fun
Even though there are only a few more days until Halloween there are still plenty of cool things to do. Here are a few events worthy of checking out. Wednesday October 28th, 2009 SYNTH: 80’s party with Darq Synth: an 80's Halloween party To...
Halloween week fun
Even though there are only a few more days until Halloween there are still plenty of cool things to do. Here are a few events worthy of checking out. Wednesday October 28th, 2009 SYNTH: 80’s party with Darq Synth: an 80's Halloween party To...
Parking in Salem Mass – an update
Tourism in Salem Mass sees a huge spike in October. Many people who come every year now take the Salem Ferry or the commuter rail but most people still pack up the car and drive to down town Salem. Last year we wrote a travelers guide to parking in...
Parking in Salem Mass – an update
Tourism in Salem Mass sees a huge spike in October. Many people who come every year now take the Salem Ferry or the commuter rail but most people still pack up the car and drive to down town Salem. Last year we wrote a travelers guide to parking in...
What Not to Wear in Salem
Salem is an epicenter for fashion. Where else can you walk down the street any day of the year and see men (and women) wearing kilts, people in capes, tri-corner hats being worn by pirates and shop clerks alike, punk rockers in skin tight jeans and m...
What Not to Wear in Salem
Salem is an epicenter for fashion. Where else can you walk down the street any day of the year and see men (and women) wearing kilts, people in capes, tri-corner hats being worn by pirates and shop clerks alike, punk rockers in skin tight jeans and m...
Salem Ferry
A good number of Salemites who commute to Boston hop on the rail and ride down to North Station each morning. Others spend their time in the parking lot that is route 128 and 93 or money cutting over the Tobin bridge or through the Ted Williams Tun...
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 ...
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...
20th Annual Halloween Ride
There are so many great events in Salem during October that its almost hard to keep up with them all. This year marks the 20th year that motorcyclists from the greater Boston area have been raising money for Jerry’s Kids with a charity ride for...
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 ...
Photo Contest Update
The prize pack just got bigger for the winner of our current photo contest. The Crow Brothers, a pair of Vampires that take you on a tour of Salem’s darker past have offered a pair of tickets to their 9pm tour....
10 things to do in Salem when the weather rules
A while back we brought you 10 things to do in Salem when the weather sucks . Now that the weather has changed for the better we turn tides and bring you good weather activities. Frolic in the Common - The Salem Common is 9.5 acres of open space p...
Salem CultureFest 2008
The 3rd annual Salem CultureFest will be held on Saturday and Sunday July 26 & 27 on the Salem Commons in Salem, MA. This festival hosted by African Development through Drum & Dance (A3D, inc.) will provide fun for the whole family! The Sale...
Witch City Ink opens
Thanks to fellow TheSalemInsider.com contributor Forrest Frazier for the great photos supplied for this article. Recently I was asked to come and cover the ribbon cutting ceremony with the Mayor, Chamber of Commerce and some business owners over at o...
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...
Lights, Camera, Action
Nothing backs up Salem morning traffic like a big time Hollywood production. The streets are littered with trucks, vans and RV’s for the filming of “Bride Wars,” a movie starring Kate Hudson. East India Marine Hall is the actual lo...
Witchstock Music Festival
I realize that it’s a bit early to be talking about a July event but a recent commenter asked if Salem had music other than jazz so I had to put the word out. Lately there have been some great jazz vocalists and bands playing in Salem so they h...
10 things to do in Salem when the weather sucks
Salem, Massachusetts is one of those places where everyone seems to be outdoors all the time. But, what happens if you are visiting on a day when the weather is not cooperating? Here is our list of 10 things to do (in season) when the weather sucks. ...
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 ...
Parking in Salem
People visit Salem year round. Obviously October is the busiest month of the year but tourists flock to this historic city from April till November, giving the residents a brief respite during the winter. If you are thinking of coming to Salem there ...
Trolley Tours in Salem Massachusetts
Spring is here and that means the hibernating tourism establishments are coming out of their winter slumber. The first notable sign is the local trolleys coming back to our streets. See Salem from a Trolley Tour There are two tour company’s th...
Weekend Warrior February 29th - March 2nd
What’s going on in Salem MA the weekend of February 29th Special Events / Festivals Salem Film Fest 2008 Earlier this week we did a full write up on the Salem Film Fest which kicked off Thursday night. It’s going on all week and there a...
Tattoo art in Salem
In this post local photographer and theSalemInsider.com contributor Forrest Frazier tells us about a new photography exhibit at the PEM. No this isn’t an article about the Purple Scorpion or the soon to open Witch City Ink, it’s about so...
Salem Film Fest 2008
If you have ever wanted to attend the Cannes Film Festival in France or Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah but didn’t want to spend all that time or money you are in luck. Like the Nantucket Film Festival which started 13 years ago here ...
Review of Samuel McIntire, Carving an American Style at the PEM
Samuel McIntire is one of the reasons that Salem has been, and continues to be, a beautiful historic seaport city that people flock to year after year. With this being the 250th anniversary of the birth of Salem’s renowned architect and wo...
Photos of the Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival
Salem’s 6th Annual Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival went pretty much as predicted with the weather playing a major role in its outcome. This year it was warm with intermittent snow and rain. Even through the poor we...
Weekend Warrior - February 8, 9, 10
With our traffic numbers going up and more locals hitting this site by the day we thought we’d bring you a new feature: “Weekend Warrior.” This what-to-do list showcases some of the events happening in Salem this upcoming weekend. ...
Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival
6th Annual Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival February 8-14, 2008 I’ve seen the sculptures for a few years now, it’s a total crap shoot due to weather. Hopefully it will be cold and dry so the ice can survive...
