Summer by its very nature is decadent and delicious. Farmer’s markets are brimming with veggies, honey, and baked goods galore and restaurants and cafés on the North Shore are putting out their most tempting treats. Ice cream, cakes, cupcakes, milkshakes (boozy and non), macarons, and so many delightful desserts are just a curbside pickup away. Here are a few of

This Mother’s Day, Creative Collective has teamed up with 5 local small businesses and 5 local artists to give complimentary Mother’s Day postcards to the first 100 takeout/delivery orders at each location. These unique designs celebrate Moms, and since they double as coloring pages, it gives them something to do between doing their jobs as actual heroes. Lucille’s Wine Shop

by Laura Owens Breakfast is basically dessert, but in the mornings, and the whole meal. Don’t @ me on this because I’m right; I have the ‘Breakfast Connoisseur’ title and I love dessert. So, on my past journeys through downtown Salem and its restaurants, I have come across some amazing desserts and some not so good ones. Here’s what I

An amazing night was had by all at the August edition of the Winter Island Drive In Series presented by Salem Parks and Recreation and produced by Creative Collective. Every month throughout the summer Creative Collective transforms Winter Island into a drive in and incorporates many creative and artistic elements making for one of the most popular summer options in Salem!

Creative North Shore is excited to introduce the first installment of a series of conversations with the members of Creative Collective, that we are dubbing “Collective Conversations with Paige.”

Beverly Ma – Goodnight Fatty, Octocog and Jaju Pierogi hosted a night of roller skating and pop up treats at the Roller Palace in Beverly. Almost a hundred people showed up for a true throwback event featuring delicious fresh baked cookies from Goodnight Fatty and award winning Pierogi from the crew at Jaju!