Bit Bar, one of Salem’s favorite restaurants and barcades re-opens this Thursday, August 6th. And while the game room won’t be open at first, the 800+ square feet patio will be. Plus, starting the week, your dogs will also be welcome to hang out with you while you grab a drink, some wings, and some tetris tots in the shade.

From North Shore CDC and Punto Urban Art Museum Click here for free COVID resources In May, North Shore Community Development Coalition (North Shore CDC) held a call for Massachusetts-based creatives to use their artistic powers of communication, empathy, and advocacy to develop Public Service Announcements (PSA) for primarily low-income, immigrant, non-English speaking communities. Through its on-the-grounds-work, North Shore CDC

Image Credit: PBJ Arts CollectiveWords by Joey Phoenix “I think artists can go to a level of vision that can often save us from a situation which seems to have no solution whatsoever. – Susan Griffin 2020 has been a hard decade, and it’s just getting started. People are collectively experiencing social grief and screen burnout like never before, but,

On Friday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced that the state would move forward with phase two of its reopening plan today, June 22, advancing into part 2 of step 2 just 10 days after the phase officially began. The biggest part of this phase is that indoor dining is now allowed, with many restrictions. Businesses on the North Shore are

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced this past weekend that the state can begin Phase 2 – The Cautious Phase – of reopening today, with the added information that this will come in two parts. This essentially means that some businesses that were included in the initial Phase 2 documentation won’t be able to open right away – like, for example,

Originally Posted on Essex County Createsby Joey Phoenix Since 1993, The Essex Art Center in Lawrence has been offering classes, events, and exhibitions to the public in an ongoing effort to inspire and sustain lifelong growth and learning for a diverse community of artists in greater Lawrence.  Their goal has been to provide opportunities for people of all ages to

Image by John Andrews Massachusetts’ Governor Charlie Baker issued an order effective Wednesday, May 6 requiring face masks or cloth face coverings in both outdoor and indoor public places where social distancing is not possible. Exceptions include children under the age of 2 and those unable to wear a mask or face covering due to a medical condition. Click here to read the

by Joey Phoenix Movement Arts Gloucester, MA, aka MAGMA, is a center for movement practices where people of all ages can discover, develop, and create in a broad curriculum of movement styles. They offer ballet, Zumba, contemporary, barre, yoga, heels, and so much more. Plus, in the last few months, they had started hosting community events to give the people in Cape