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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Meet photographer Fred Marco

17Apr

By Melissa StaceyNo Comments

Business, Columns, Local News

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Meet photographer Fred Marco

The following is an interview with Fred Marco, owner of Fred Marco Photography, conducted by Discover Marblehead. Inspired by the beauty of Marblehead, Fred's work can be found at FredMarcoPhotography.com. Tell us about Fred Marco Photography and why you started it. I was a headshot photographer in New York City for over a decade. I moved to Marblehead to be a speech-language pathologist and I was so inspired by all the beauty around us here that I busted out all my equipment again. I shoot land and seascapes with a large emphasis on Marblehead and particularly unsung corners of our great town. All photographs are available with or without a large selection of matting and framing and delivered directly to you when you order from my website, fredmarcophotography.com. I a...

10Apr

By Will DowdNo Comments

Business, Local News, Municipal Matters, Town Meeting

TOWN MEETING: Reforms, new department on 2024 warrant

This article is part of a series looking at key warrant articles leading up to the Town Meeting in May. A series of articles in the 2024 Marblehead warrant is aimed at bolstering the town's economic future and quality of life, proponents say. The first page of the warrant for Town Meeting on May 6. CURRENT PHOTO / WILL DOWD Articles 34-35 and 37-39 propose governance reforms covering community development, financial oversight and public health. The biggest change proposed would establish a new community development and planning department and hire a director to oversee it. The impetus behind the request: longtime town planner Becky Cutting's retirement in February. "Becky was a department of one, and she wore multiple hats," Town Administrator Thatcher Kezer told the Curre...

10Apr

By Will DowdNo Comments

Business, Life Style, Local News, Municipal Matters, Sports, Top Stories, Travel

Town allocates $79K in COVID funds for bike, pedestrian plan

The Select Board recently approved $79,000 in funding to develop a town-wide bicycle and pedestrian plan, a move that local officials and advocates say will help guide future investments and improvements for non-motorized transportation. Marblehead Cycle Shop is the only bike shop in town. COURTESY PHOTO / DAN SHUMAN The plan, which will be developed by an outside consultant, aims to identify and prioritize bicycle infrastructure projects based on the needs of cyclists. It will also look at ways to improve the overall environment for bicyclists in Marblehead, where narrow, winding streets and centuries-old architecture pose challenges. "This is going to be a holistic plan that really reaches into every form that might be used in a public way," said Amy McHugh, superintendent of t...

3Apr

By Bette KevaNo Comments

Business, Life Style, Uncategorized

Out-of-town aficionado impartially evaluates local pizza

When Trevor Radomski, 21, of Rochester, New York, came to Marblehead to visit his girlfriend, Alysa Eizenga, 22, over spring break, he found himself with enough free time that he naturally decided to fill it by eating all the pizza he could find. Alysa Eizenga and Trevor Radomski savor the moment and the flavor with a slice of Café Vesuvius pizza, voted as Radomski’s favorite for its overall taste during their pizza-culinary expedition through Marblehead. COURTESY PHOTOS / TREVOR RADOMSKI The 6-foot-2, 185-pound cybersecurity major from Rochester Institute of Technology couldn’t believe his luck in being able to amble around this quaint, Colonial-era town and find one pizza joint after the next.With a week to immerse himself in gastronomic research before boarding the Amtrak back to...

3Apr

By Kris OlsonNo Comments

Business, Local News, real estate

Local brokers: Effect of NAR proposed settlement has been overstated

The proposed settlement of litigation against the National Association of Realtors has been portrayed as a sea change and a huge win for homebuyers, but members of the local real estate industry are not so sure. Technically, the proposed settlement eliminates the requirement that listing brokers or sellers make offers of compensation to buyer brokers. If such offers are made, there will no longer be any requirement that they be “blanket, unconditional or unilateral,” according to the language of the settlement. But local real estate professionals do not expect such offers to disappear — or even change in any material way. If the settlement is approved, offers of compensation for buyer brokers or representatives would also disappear from the industry database known as the Multiple...

20Mar

By Melissa StaceyNo Comments

Business, Columns, Life Style, Local News

BUSINESS SPOTLIGT: Meet Dr. Devorah Feinbloom of Marblehead Natural Healing

The following is an interview with Dr. Devorah Feinbloom, owner of Marblehead Natural Healing, conducted by Discover Marblehead. To learn more about Marblehead Natural Healing and its services, call 781-639-0010 or go to marbleheadnaturalhealing.com. Dr. Devorah Feinbloom, owner of Marblehead Natural Healing, has been practicing chiropractic medicine for 41 years. She opened her Marblehead practice in 2013 and offers a variety of holistic treatments to help patients reduce pain and increase their overall health and well-being. COURTESY PHOTO Tell us about Marblehead Natural Healing and why you started it. I've been a practicing chiropractor for 41 years and opened Marblehead Natural Healing in 2013 when my family moved to Marblehead. I became a chiropractor because my terrible ...

13Mar

By Melissa StaceyNo Comments

Business, Local News

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Meet Relux Décor Interior Styling & Home Staging

The following is an interview with Ashley O'Shea, owner of Relux Décor Interior Styling & Home Staging, conducted by Discover Marblehead. To learn more about O’Shea’s design services, go to reluxdecor.com. Ashley O'Shea, owner of Relux Décor Interior Styling & Home Staging, helps clients prepare their homes for sale or create their dream living spaces. COURTESY PHOTO Tell us about Relux Décor and why you started it. I established Relux Décor in 2015 after providing personal, interior styling consulting to friends and family for years. I believe interior design should be accessible to people with any project scope and budget. I'm also passionate about getting homeowners the most amount of money for their home when they want to sell. I specialize in home prepara...

13Mar

By Leigh BlanderNo Comments

Business, Community resources, Education, Health, Local News, Marblehead Public Schools, Municipal Matters, Nonprofit corner, Public safety, Religion, Science, Top Stories

Four years later, leaders reflect on COVID’s impact

Four years ago today, on March 13, 2020, Marblehead students left school as a deadlypandemic began to shut down the world and change lives forever. They didn’t return toclassrooms for months. On this anniversary, the Current spoke with education, service, business and faith leadersaround town, asking them to reflect on how COVID affected Marblehead and whether thoseeffects are still being felt today. Town leaders are reflecting on COVID's impact, four years after its outbreak. COURTESY PHOTO / CDC “The impact on our town was huge, first adjusting to the lockdown and the closing of schools,”said Board of Health Chair Helaine Hazlett. “The businesses which were determined non-essential were closed for several months. The markets and pharmacies were essential and hadto conduct thei...

6Mar

By Melissa StaceyNo Comments

Business, Local News

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Meet the team behind Nordic Oasis

The following is an interview with Brendan Binkoski, co-owner of Nordic Oasis, conducted by Discover Marblehead. Nordic Oasis offers hot and cold therapy services which aim to provide healing powers for both the mind and body at their club location at 201 Pleasant St. To learn more, call 781-990-8990 or go to oasisnordic.com. Barry Paskivich, left, and Brendan Binkoski, co-owners of Nordic Oasis, stand at their 201 Pleasant St. location. Offering a range of hot and cold therapy services, they aim to provide healing and rejuvenation for both mind and body. COURTESY PHOTO Brendan, tell us about Nordic Oasis and why you and Barry started it. Nordic Oasis offers steam, sauna (both infrared and traditional) and cold plunge services at our location at 201 Pleasant St. Our m...

28Feb

By Will DowdNo Comments

Business, Local News, Top Stories

Rip Tide’s $500K renovation embraces accessibility

The owners of Rip Tide Bar and Lounge — the former dive bar and historic fixture on Pleasant Street — have contractors putting the finishing touches on a half-a-million-dollar renovation, including the installation of a new front entrance equipped with a handicap ramp. The bar is scheduled to open next month. Contractors work at the Rip Tide Bar and Lounge, which includes a new bar area as part of the extensive renovations aimed at preserving the bar’s historic appeal while updating it for comfort and compliance. “We figured it was the right thing to do, which was just making the whole bar fully accessible,” co-owner Mike Vienneau told the Marblehead Current last week. “We believe it is the prudent thing to do in the long term.” Of the $500,000 spent on the renovation,...