A plain-language read on Salem City Hall for the week of September 21–28, updated September 30: the data-center zoning debate, October parade and rideshare rules, business composting, licensing updates, and upcoming meetings.

Interviewee: Jay Foss In your own words, tell us about your business, organization, or initiative. I have a big heart and am dedicated to working with creatives, couples and coordinators. I like working together with diverse groups to help transform good ideas into events that are amazingly unforgettable. Tell us a bit about you and why you do what you

Katie Kimball Dyer joins Mikki Wilson on sailing at 14, studying abroad unmasked, rubber ducks for strangers, blessing bags, and leading with heart.

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