This holiday season, we’re highlighting local businesses as part of our #StayLocal2020 campaign. Scroll to the bottom for more information. by Joey Phoenix District Trading Company is a small, vibrant store on the Essex Street Pedestrian Mall in downtown Salem that boasts one of the largest collections of work by local artists the city has to offer. Owned and operated by artist

This holiday season, we’re highlighting local businesses as part of our #StayLocal2020 campaign. Scroll to the bottom for more information. Deck the halls, decorate the tree, stuff those stockings. You’ve got lots to do, so we’ve rounded up the best in stocking stuffers so you can get back to making Wassail and watching holiday episodes of Great British Bake Off. These gifts

This holiday season, we’re highlighting local businesses as part of our #StayLocal2020 campaign. Scroll to the bottom for more information. If your idea of holiday cheer includes a visit from Krampus, decorating your tree in mostly earth tones (or all black), and skulls dressed in Santa hats. This is the list for you. These local makers specialize in the dark and delightful

This holiday season, we’re highlighting local businesses as part of our #StayLocal2020 campaign. Scroll to the bottom for more information. The pet and animal lovers in our life can be easy to shop for. There are so many cute gifts, services, and pieces of art that could make the perfect gift. The hardest part is in the choosing! To make that part

From Destination Salem This month, we’re highlighting local businesses as part of our #StayLocal campaign. Scroll to the bottom for more information. WHO: Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, Destination Salem Director Kate Fox, and Salem Main Streets Director Kylie Sullivan WHAT: Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, Salem Main Streets Director Kylie Sullivan, and Destination Salem Director Kate Fox will stroll through downtown Salem touring local

This month, we’re highlighting local businesses as part of our #StayLocal2020 campaign. Scroll to the bottom for more information. Whether you’re budget shopping, picking up a last minute something, or trying to find something perfect for that digital Yankee Swap: here are our picks for the best 25 gifts under $25 for gifts from local makers this holiday season. Old Burying

by Joey Phoenix Moody’s Home and Gifts reopened this past Saturday in their new location at 109 Essex St. in downtown Salem. Essex Street Dry Cleaners originally occupied the location, but when the owner decided to retire earlier this summer, Moody’s were able to take over the location sooner than expected. It was an exciting development in a year wrought

Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 21, which is this week. You haven’t had time to pick up or plan anything and, it’s not that you’ve been procrastinating, you’ve just (reasonably) had your mind on other things. June is usually a time for cookouts and picnics, sports and camping, sunburns and mosquito bites, but there hasn’t been much of that.

by Joey Phoenix When you’re a small business owner, moving to a new location can be harrowing enough. Doing it in the midst of a global pandemic adds a whole new level of difficulty. But for two Salem small businesses, it’s been something to look forward to.  This summer, Kate and Jess Moody of Moody’s Home and Gifts and Matt

Dear children. Yes, you. Your Moms (and the mom-like humans in your life) care deeply about your well being. And since they’ve supported you during the most difficult, messy, and stubborn phases of your life, you probably should thank them. Fortunately, there’s an annual holiday that reminds you to do just that. Mother’s Day falls this year on May 10th,