Spend an unforgettable sunset cruise from Salem Harbor with North Shore CDC and fellow change makers aboard Mahi Cruises’ Hannah Glover! Monday, July 27th | Registration Begins at 6: 15 PM | Boat Launches at 7:00 PM $100 Ticket – Includes a sunset cruise, hors d’oeuvres, and meaningful impact. Cash bar. Every dollar raised provides critical funds to advance our …
Eternal October Salem Cuts the Ribbon on Its New Pop-Up
We grabbed our cameras and headed to the Point this June — and watched Eternal October Salem take a big step. The city’s only Black-owned alternative brand cut the ribbon on its new storefront inside North Shore CDC’s retail pop-up incubator at 104 Lafayette Street. A pink ribbon, oversized scissors, neighbors packed into the mural-covered courtyard, pizza and cold drinks …
Inside Hawthorne Lofts: Affordable Artist Housing in Salem Opens Its Doors
A converted school auditorium in downtown Salem held an unlikely cross-section of the affordable housing world this morning. A priest from the Archdiocese of Boston. A state senator. The director of the Punto Urban Art Museum. Affordable housing financiers. City planners. And Sarah Ashodian, the building’s first artist-resident. The occasion was the ribbon-cutting for Hawthorne Lofts, 29 units of affordable …
Making Space for Artists with North Shore CDC’s Schools Project
by Joey Phoenix This month, we’re highlighting local businesses as part of our #StayLocal2020 campaign. Scroll to the bottom for more information. North Shore Community Development Coalition (North Shore CDC), the organization behind Salem’s Punto Urban Art Museum, Espacio – Community Space, and YouthBuild North Shore, is at it again with the Schools Project. The project will be a repurposing of …
North Shore CDC + Punto Urban Art Museum Release 25 Free Artistic Educational Resources to Raise Awareness
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 …











