Stories & Guides

About Tricks & Treats Edition Sevening (v.): the act of showing up after seven(ish), for your people, your community, and honestly yourself in Essex County. New here? No tricks, just treats, you just hit the full-size candy bar house with the original definition, handed out in our About Time Edition. It’s the best treat on the block. Go take a

About Fall Into Balance Edition Sevening (v.): the act of showing up after seven(ish), for your people, your community, and honestly yourself, somewhere in Essex County. New to sevening? I was. The stars have charted the full definition in our About Time Edition. The rest of you are already in alignment. Oh hey there again, Essex County. Well, well, well.

Two brass cannons cast in 1836 are coming to Beverly Harbor on October 10. They belong to the Concord Independent Battery, and they will fire during the first on-water reenactment of the Battle of the Hannah and Nautilus. That is one of seven fall events in Beverly MA closing out the city’s 400th anniversary year. Beverly 400+, formally Beverly Quadricentennial,

Salem Night Tour started on October 1, 2006 with one family and a lantern. Twenty years later, the route hasn’t changed. Here’s what has, from the founder.

Ainsley Keating, Creative Collective’s marketing manager, joins Mikki Wilson on empathy, not being a people pleaser, and being the youngest in the room.

Interviewee: Leslie Adams (she/her/hers) In your own words, tell us about your business, organization, or initiative. Salem Horror Fest is a multi-day film festival that includes original programming, events, panels and workshops. We are comprised of a rag-tag group of volunteers and die-hard horror fans. We aim to open conversations and challenge our guests. As co-director, I want our guests

About Turn It Up Edition Sevening (v.): the act of showing up after seven(ish), for your people, your community, and honestly yourself in Essex County. The definition’s turned all the way up this week. In need of the original? It’s still keeping it down in our About Time Edition. Oh hey there, Essex County. I’m baaaaack, honeys, and the volume’s already

What Does Financial Freedom Mean to You? Money, Values, and the Power of Choice By Katie Kimball Dyer, The Heart of Finance When you hear the words financial freedom, what comes to mind? A certain number in your bank account? Owning a home? Being debt-free? Retiring early? For many people, financial freedom gets presented as a finish line. Reach the

A plain-language read on what Salem’s boards, commissions and City Council actually did this week — and what’s coming — written for the people who run businesses here. This week: three citywide Haunted Happenings dates (the Food Truck Festival on the Common Sept 19–20, Mayor’s Night Out Sept 25, the Grand Parade Oct 1), the Shetland Park data-center permit appeal at the Zoning Board, a 16-room hotel and a 53-home project at the Planning Board, a Living Wage hearing, and $1M to extend the Salem Skipper.

Mass Cultural Council’s FY27 Grants for Creative Individuals offer unrestricted $5,000 awards. Applications are due October 27, with an online info session September 22.