This holiday season, we’re highlighting local businesses as part of our #StayLocal2020 campaign. Scroll to the bottom for more information. From Express Yourself Since March we’ve hand-delivered over 1,500 customized art boxes to our kids, reaching them where they live, whether that’s in their home or a residential treatment center. Each box contains everything needed to create a project, making it possible

by Joey Phoenix The Phoenix School, whose small numbers provide a rare opportunity for in-person and predominantly exploratory outdoor learning, recently announced that they are moving to their new location at 28 Goodhue Street near Mack Park in Salem.  While teachers, and educational staff nationwide have been debating how to safely educate students this fall during a global pandemic, the

New Englanders have bemoaned the loss of many things this year: baseball games, concerts, going out to eat mask-free; but very few things have hit as hard as the news that the Topsfield Fair won’t open for the season. “Since America’s Oldest Fair began in 1818, it has only been canceled two other times,” said The Essex Agricultural Society in

by Day and Phil Bugler of Eat Drink Explore Going out to dine in a restaurant with a small child is no small feat. The anxiety of it can be almost crippling and make you want to stay in and order takeout. Being young parents who consider themselves huge foodies, dining out is non-negotiable.  Burrito (AKA Philip IV) is now

“Hey [Insert whatever your kid calls you here], What are we doing today?” Schools have been closed for weeks and parents and guardians have been left with the task of homeschooling and entertaining their children. At first it might have been novel building blanket forts and watching Frozen 2 for the 11th time, but now you may need to have

Images by Creative Collective Mini Movers performed at the Northshore Mall as part of the Children’s Summer Entertainment Series on July 17th to a group of tiny dancers! Mini Movers Studio is an on-location dance studio dedicated to inspiring movement and fun for children between the ages of 2 and 10. In offering an array of classes, Mini Movers provides