18 Things to Do in Ipswich and Essex

These two historical New England towns have a lot to their names—clams, for one, and some of the best spots in the whole state to go antiquing or to ...

An Insider’s Guide to Ipswich and Essex

If we’re going to talk about Ipswich and Essex, we should start with the clams. Both towns sit on the Great Marsh, a sweepingly beautiful and bio...

North Shore Orgs Receive Grants from Preservation Massachusetts and 1772 Foundation

Preservation Massachusetts, in partnership with The 1772 Foundation, has announced the final recipients of a historic preservation matching grant...

Artisans at Essex’s Bubble Factory Turn Sand Into Glass

Glass is a fickle medium, as anyone who has watched the hit Netflix reality show Blown Away can attest. In an instant, even an expert artisan can...

How to Spend a Day on Cape Ann

Sure, Cape Ann isn’t as sprawling or as renowned as Cape Cod. But that’s exactly what makes it a destination worth exploring. The four towns that...

Spotlight on In Home Design Center: Essex’s Interior Design Hub

Anna Hardy was set on the path toward interior design when she was just a toddler. When she was 18 months old, Hardy’s parents bought a decaying mano...

Essex Heritage Announces 2021 Partnership Grant Program

The Essex National Heritage Commission (Essex Heritage), in keeping with its long tradition of supporting the region’s unique cultural heritage, anno...

4 of the North Shore’s Top Gastropubs

Back in March, when restaurants were abruptly shut down in the midst of the public health crisis, Jay Murray, executive chef at Ellis Square Social i...

Flour Bakery Pops Up in Essex October 24

Craving sticky buns from Flour bakery? Or a big slab of their famous banana bread? We get you. As many denizens of the North Shore are skipping the o...

Trustees Work to Restore and Preserve the Ailing Great Marsh

On a clear summer day at Old Town Hill in Newbury, waves of green marsh grass bend in the breeze, tidal waters glint in the sun, and saltmarsh sparro...