Still trying to think of that perfect holiday gift?
South Berwick photographer Jeremy Heflin is offering “Last Minute Present Portraits” at studio #328 at the Salmon Falls Artist Mills, 1 Front St. Rollinsford, NH. on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2pm-6pm. He says, “Come by any time, get your family shot taken at no cost, then purchase prints [...]
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Creative South Berwick: Jeremy Heflin Photography Studio
Women’s Holiday Art Sale Today 10 – 3
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Don’t miss the the last day of the 11th Annual Women’s Holiday Art Sale at Town Hall Auditorium, today, Saturday, December 5 from 10-3. Town Hall is full of one of a kind gifts of all kinds, including handmade [...]
Home for the Holidays Annual Downtown Evening Stroll Tonight
Tonight: Fri, Dec 4, 2009 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Downtown South Berwick, from the Federated Church, all along Main St., to Central Square, and then down lower Main Street, across the bridge to Rollinsford will be alive with Holiday spirit tonight. It’s a great way to stay local and have some good old fashioned family [...]
Citizens bring holidays to downtown South Berwick
Karaoke Christmas carols, Hanukkah games and a boxing demonstration are the latest additions to South Berwick’s annual Home for the Holidays celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, December 4. With several new businesses opening downtown in the past year, there will be more than a dozen free activities for the whole family.
Caroling through downtown [...]
The Artists of Salmon Falls Mills Open Studios
[ November 21, 2009; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. November 22, 2009; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] ‘Go Local for the Holidays’ :
The Artists of Salmon Falls Mills Open Studios
Nov. 21 & 22, 10 am – 5 pm
Salmon Falls Mills in Rollinsford, NH come alive to welcome art lovers & holiday shoppers with their annual Open Studios event on Saturday and Sunday, November 21 & 22 from 10am to 5pm. Open Studios [...]
the236diner.com has a sister!
One of the things I have learned since I launched the236diner.com at the beginning of 2008 is that people are interested in South Berwick. Just in the last 24 hours there have been 645 visits to the236diner. When I study how people find the diner, I see that they are looking for information about our [...]
Fall Exhibit @ Emporium: Judith Heller Cassell and Suzanne Pretty
Persimmon Gold – J.H. Cassell
I had a chance to stop at Emporium Framing and Gallery on Main St. this week to see this exhibit. I was quite taken by Cassell’s large autumn leave print; it captures the feeling of the season. Suzanne Pretty’s woven paper paintings are intriguing and invite long exploration. The exhibit is [...]
Doodlebugz Studio offers end of summer fun
If you are looking to eke out a few more fun activities before school starts you can check out Doodlebugz Studio in Rollinsford. Owned by South Berwick resident Carin Sarzynski, Doodlebugz is a paint your own pottery and glass fusing studio that offers fun and creativity for all ages. Here are some end of the [...]
Farmers’ Market Week in Maine
Spiller Farm at North Berwick Farmers’ Market. The Market runs every Friday from 3-6 PM. This Friday live music will be provide by Marty England of Pondering Judd from 3:00-4:30.
The week of Aug. 3 through 9 is Maine Farmers’ Market Week. “This week is in honor of farmers in Maine who grow and provide us [...]
Margaux refashioned: Relish
If you’ve noticed Margaux’ sign changing, you may have had a moment of terror that South Berwick might be losing a beloved business to the bad economy. Not so though; Margaux proprietors Chris Prunier and Linda Robinson have transformed Margaux into Relish to respond to their patrons during these shaky economic times and made changes [...]
North Berwick Farmers Market
[ June 19, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. June 26, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 3, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 10, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 17, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 24, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 31, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 7, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 14, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 21, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. August 28, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 4, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 11, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 18, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. September 25, 2009; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Grown by our neighbors and picked in season!
Fridays 3-6pm Rain or Shine!
June 12 – October 2009
North Berwick Town Hall Parking Lot
Buy from these local food growers and producers, including several from South Berwick:
Berry Best Farm, Lebanon, Me: fresh picked fruit and jams
Borealis Breads, Wells, Me: whole grain breads, pastries, cookies
Buddha’s Burning Buns, S. Berwick, Me: [...]
Little Hat Company store closing to focus on hats
This news from Jennifer Houghton, owner of Little Hat Company today:
Making Room for Hats
50% off all toys at The Little Hat Company – Help us Spread the Word
Thursday, May 28th from 12:00 – 7:00 pm
Friday 29th from 4:00 – 9:00pm
& Sunday 31st from 10:00 –5:00pm
Now is your chance to buy dollhouses, train tables, kitchens, and [...]
Monkey Business Bakery Nominated for Best Birthday Cake
Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect, the online resource for parenting advice and community, is allowing parents to pick the best of their local communities with its second annual Parents’ Picks Awards. Monkey Business Bakery was one of Portland, Maine’s nominees for Best Birthday Cake! Users can vote online for nominees until July 15, and ParentsConnect will announce the [...]
Buy Local: 100% in Your Own Backyard Campaign
May 13th through June 6th
THE CAMPAIGN: The Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce is challenging all southern Maine residents to spend 100% in their own home town over the next few weeks! Below you will find a survey to complete. The Chamber wants to know what you couldn’t find in your own backyard for services [...]
What’s New Downtown: Union Store #79
If you haven’t had a chance to check out one of the newer additions to Main St., stop in soon to see what Union Store #79 has to offer. Described as a gift & thrift store, it offers gently used furniture, housewares, toys, and clothing as well as locally made jewelry and gifts. It’s a [...]
Dining Out for Life at Tasty Thai in Kittery
One of my favorite restaurants, Tasty Thai, at the Kittery Traffic Circle is participating in Dining Out for Life, a nationwide effort to fight against HIV/AIDS. Dine there today, April 30, and Tasty Thai will donate 50% of sales to AIDS Response of the Seacoast.
So if you are looking for a reason to get out [...]
Signs of Summer
Flowers are starting to bloom, grass is getting green, and local businesses are gearing up for summer:
Dana Spence, Owner/Manager of Nature's Way Market
Nature’s Way Market’s summer hours are here. The Market is open Monday through Saturday from 8 am until 9 pm and on Sundays from 8 am to 8 pm. The meat and seafood [...]
Parking Chronicles & a License Plate Count
Wednesday, April 15, 2:09 PM. A quiet time downtown with plenty of parking spots to choose.
Wednesday, April 15, 7:03 PM. Back downtown again for a dinner with friends at Pepperland. I parked in front of McIntire McCooey Funeral Home so I could have a little walk before and after dinner. Good thing too, because I [...]
Parking Chronicles April 14, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009 3:30 PM
I went into town on Saturday afternoon to South Berwick Pharmacy and Nature’s Way Market. Cars were coming and going and there was a choice of parking spots.
Tuesday, April 14, 2008, 8:25 AM
During a quick trip to the Post Office and Nature’s Way Market I hit downtown during the morning [...]
Parking Chronicles April 10,2009
South Berwick resident Gretchen Straub sent me some pictures of the parking situation at around 5 PM on Friday, April 10. She says,
“It really is packed downtown around 5!
I don’t know what everybody else is doing down there but I know that I am always searching for a spot so I can go into [...]
Parking Chronicles April 9, 2009
April 9, 2009, 7:40 AM. Destination: Nature's Way Market and Post Office mailbox. Parking: Directly in front of Nature's Way Market, walked to Post Office while waiting for market to open. Travel time: From center of town to my house south of downtown (2.6 miles) six minutes.
Last night I [...]
Seacoast Local launches the 10% shift campaign to strengthen local economy
Seacoast Local has joined with other similar organizations through New England to call for residents to shift 10% of their purchases to locally owned independent businesses. On Wednesday, March 18, Seacoast Local launched the 10% Shift on the Seacoast. Read more about it at the Seacoast Local web site. The site also includes links to [...]
Out and About: The Bean is Back!
The Black Bean Cafe has reopened in Rollinsford, in the space on Front Street formerly occupied by Mayo’s.
The space looks great; it is fresh and clean with a nice mix of history, contemporary, and funk. The bare brick walls are a warm backdrop for colorful art, the new counter and lighting are sleek, and the [...]
CPSIA threatens The Little Hat Company
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) is sweeping new legislation that was passed with overwhelming support in both the U.S. House and Senate last summer in the wake of fears about imported products containing lead, including children’s clothing and toys. CPSIA creates new requirements for product testing and labeling for a wide range of [...]
Powderhouse Hill 2009
Powderhouse Hill Ski Club opened for the season on Friday December 26th.
Powderhouse is the only lift served ski hill on the Seacoast and one of the oldest in the country. Last season was a banner year for Powderhouse. Record-breaking snowfall and a makeshift grooming device led to a season when the hill was open 49 [...]
Cooperative South Berwick
Something else from my inbox. As I’ve been out and about I’ve heard lots of mentions about the idea of developing cooperatives in South Berwick. Some have discussed it as a way to get needed businesses, like a hardware story, into South Berwick. Others have discussed it as a way to keep important but struggling [...]
Creative SB: Susie Burke and David Surette
This just landed in my in box. South Berwick residents Susie Burke and David Surette have a packed schedule of concerts coming up, including the return of their popular Cabin Fever collaborative series over at the Elysium Folk Club in Rollinsford. Check out www.burkesurette.com for details.
Here’s the line up so you can mark you calendar. [...]
A little Sunday music: The Red Barn at Outlook Farm
The Red Barn at Outlook Farm in South Berwick is open for Sunday Brunch from November until Mothers’ Day with music.
The line up for the next few Sundays:
Sunday, January 11 – High Range (Acoustic Roots)
Sunday, January 18 – Infinities (Chamber Ensemble/Woodwind)
Sunday, January 25 – Sharon Jones (Jazz)
Brunch is served Sundays from 10am to 2pm and [...]
Buy Local Gift Ideas
Have you been wracking your brain for gift ideas? Here are some gifts you can find right in your own backyard:
One of a kind fused glass jewelry made by local glass artist Hope Murphy, who makes earrings and pendants in beautiful colors and patterns. Find out more at fuzingglass.com .
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Nora Irvine’s Journey Gift Bags [...]
To Do List: Home of the Holidays
Downtown South Berwick will come alive Friday night with the town’s FOURTH ANNUAL Home for the Holidays celebration. A caroling parade run by the Federated Church will begin 6:30 pm; the Sarah Orne Jewett House will be open Friday and Saturday and there will an artist’s reception at the South Berwick Art Gallery.
5 to 8 [...]
