Bond Coffee, a new craft coffee company built on the simple idea that coffee should bring people together, is officially launching with two flagship roasts: Barnegat Breakfast and Soleless Shakedown. Bond Coffee was founded by Chris Buchanan and Adam Questad, next-door neighbors and longtime friends in Marblehead. What started as a shared passion for great coffee and … [Read more...] about Bond Coffee launches with community-powered pricing model
Old Burial Hill
Old Burial Hill named one of America’s most beautiful cemeteries
Perched high above Marblehead Harbor, Old Burial Hill has long drawn visitors for its sweeping ocean views and haunting slate stones. Now, the centuries-old cemetery has earned national recognition. A new survey of more than 3,000 Americans by Choice Mutual lists Old Burial Hill among the nation’s most beautiful “hidden gem” cemeteries, alongside Sleepy Hollow in Concord … [Read more...] about Old Burial Hill named one of America’s most beautiful cemeteries
Sam makes his bones here
Marblehead residents: Don’t be alarmed if there’s a 5-foot-5-inch skeleton roaming the town. His name is Salem Sam, and he’s just warming up the old bones. Nikki Burnham moved to Salem with her husband two years ago from Michigan, and she was eager to start decorating for Halloween. That’s when she met Sam: “the life-sized figure who would become much more than just a … [Read more...] about Sam makes his bones here
Old Burial Hill Oversight Committee to host charity night at the Landing
Please join the Old Burial Hill Oversight Committee for its Charity Night at the Landing Restaurant on Tuesday, April 2 at 6 p.m. Enjoy food and drink while you learn about current and future projects to preserve Old Burial Hill’s gravestones and landscape. The committee appreciates the Landing restaurant’s donation of 10% of all food and drink proceeds to … [Read more...] about Old Burial Hill Oversight Committee to host charity night at the Landing
The mysterious grave of Susanna Jayne
Every October, people visit Old Burial Hill cemetery ahead of Halloween. This year, tourists could come across one grave with particularly spooky symbolism. The grave of Susanna Jayne can be found in the Minister’s Row Cluster of Old Burial Hill. While there are many intriguing and mysterious slabs of slate in the nearly 400-year-old cemetery, Jayne’s may be considered the most … [Read more...] about The mysterious grave of Susanna Jayne