Invitation Night

Had the opportunity to enjoy our first Invitation Night. I know you natives hate the tourists and visitors, but man I thought it was a nice time.

UPDATE: I received an email from an out of towner who wanted to know the details on Invitation Night. I admittedly have bad habit of not describing local events. I write with the assumption that every reader knows what I'm talking about.  I'll try to remedy that.

Invitiation Nights, dear readers, are lively evenings in downtown Newburport. Every shop owner opens their doors wide for visitors and shoppers. Some offer sales. Some offer punch or candy canes (as The Boy can attest.) They're generally held on the first and second Fridays of December (I think).

I used to think they were glorified Chamber of Commerce events, but they're really a lot of fun with an abundance of music and festive cheer. 

Rosie's Rebirth

I'm told that an Irish Bar is returning to Newburyport.

Our friendly source says a new pub is moving into the former Rosie O'Shea's site. The new joint will sport the name Port Pub Tavern and target an older, more mature clientele.

Since I'm turning 40 next year I fall squarely into that demographic, so I'm quite excited.

I just walked by and witnessed some exterior work myself. So something is indeed afoot.

This news follows last month's report in the Daily News that the building has a new owner.

So welcome Port Pub. 

State of the Posts

Gentle Reader(s?),

As you may have noticed, posting volume has been way down as of late. To be frank, I've been dealing with a lot of shittake lately, so something had to give. And that something was this blog.

But I do not intend to allow this magical joyride on the InterWeb to end. But we may be taking a detour.

Blogger, the program upon which this blog is based, is disappointing me. For a time, the comments to my posts--the very thing that make this thing fun--have been coming in sporadically. Now, they're not coming in at all, not even the ones I've posted as tests.

Without comments, this is a lonely exercise. So I intend to move this operation to a different location with a different address that I hope will be more reliable. (I feel Google's strength is in innovation, but it lacks in support and upkeep.)

I have something in the works, but I'm not ready for an unveiling yet. But please stay in touch.

I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgivings and look forward to a peaceful and happy holiday season.

-Tom