CM Ragusa Bold Builder

A client of CM Ragusa Builders had a bold vision for a large, semicircular room in his home overlooking a tidal estuary: Seven-foot-tall windows that ...

Help for the Holidays

Christmas party for about 150 guests. She moves all the furniture into her basement, decorates each room to the hilt, and sets up high-top tables thr...

North Shore Artisans at the Boston Public Market

New England foodies now have their very own “Hub of the Universe” in the form of the Boston Public Market, a year-round indoor market ded...

Amesbury's Essential Chefs

When it comes to catering, there’s a lot of the same ole, same ole: Static dishes and menus, boring presentations, warmed-over food, and absent...

Goat Farming in Newbury

Erin Bligh sits at a picnic table at the edge of a rambling field full of grazing goats in Newbury, with her fluffy white Great Pyrenees dog, Adonis,...

Design Accents for a High-End Home

  Dog vaulted ceilings, golden-hued wooden floors, and a beautiful array of high-end furniture and home accessories that fill the spacious sh...

Movers & Shakers: Businessman Salvatore Lupoli

Salvatore Lupoli remembers sitting at the edge of his sick father’s bed and talking about his business. “You’re going to be success...

Movers & Shakers: Mayor Dan Rivera

Ask nearly anyone on the North Shore what should be done to fix the city of Lawrence, and they’ll likely give you some big answers: Reduce drug...

Lowell's Boat Shop Offers Apprenticeships

When Brianna Wickard first joined the boat-building apprentice program at Lowell’s Boat Shop in Amesbury, she had what she describes as a &ldqu...

Lowell's Boat Shop Apprentice Program

When Brianna Wickard first joined the boat-building apprentice program at Lowell's Boat Shop in Amesbury, she had what she describes as a "confidence...