Salem’s So Sweet Returns: Chocolate, Ice Sculptures, and Valentine Magic Take Over Downtown

One of winter’s most beloved traditions is back! The 24th Annual Salem’s So Sweet Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival takes over downtown Salem fr...

Swifties to Have a Moment on the North Shore: Taylor Swift Cover Band* to Perform at the Topsfield Fair

While Taylor Swift concert tickets are impossibly hard to find, if you go to the Topsfield Fair on October 8 at 7pm her music will come alive on the ...

Willow & Ivy Restaurant to Debut at the Lenox Hotel this March

The Lenox, in the heart of Boston’s Back Bay, is set to unveil its newest dining concept, Willow & Ivy, in March 2025. Helmed by the Lenox’s exec...

Salem State Renames Education School and Launches Leadership Center

Salem State University has renamed is education school the McKeown School of Education and launched a new center to strengthen the North Shore’s scho...

Amal Clooney Shares Passion and Hope in Salem State Conversation

During her first law firm job, Amal Clooney quickly realized that corporate law was not where her future lay. Working on the case of Enron, a company...

Simply Sweet in Newburyport Delivers Easter Baskets to Children in Need

When Simply Sweet owner Wendy Smith Kennedy got a call from a customer asking if she would take a monetary donation so Smith Kennedy could give Easte...

United Way COVID-19 Family Support Fund Distributes $378,000

Less than two weeks after launching a fundraising effort to help individuals and families impacted by the COVID-19 crisis,United Way of Mas...

New President Comes to Montserrat College of Art in Beverly

From Vincent van Gogh to Edgar Allan Poe, the idea of the starving artist is enduring, even romanticized. But for Kurt T. Steinberg, Ed.D., ther...

Gloucester Stage Company Celebrates 40th Anniversary

During their 40th year, Gloucester Stage Company is digging deep on local stories and community participation, and encouraging local kids to get invo...

Smolak Farms’ Outdoor Dining Experience Returns for the Season

Smolak Farms once again presents its outdoor dining experience this summer for its ninth season. This year's "Whim" located in North Andover, will ta...