EXPLORING NORTH SHORE NEIGHBORHOODS
The past year has been tough for so many people, families, and businesses, and many are still struggling as the pandemic ebbs and flows, and life slowly returns to normal. For lots of us, the things that sustained us most were close by: our neighbors and neighborhoods. Whether that was forming a COVID “bubble” with a few trusted friends, supporting the restaurant down the street, or just appreciating the natural beauty in our own backyards, our local neighborhoods and networks have never been more important to our happiness and wellbeing. Here are a few local neighborhoods we think are just great, filled with friendly people, great businesses, fabulous restaurants, beautiful memories, exciting art, and more.
BY LAND OR BY SEA
Downtown Gloucester
Danielle Glantz has worked at the legendary Chez Panisse in California, received the Académie Brillat-Savarin Medal of Merit from the Culinary Institute of America in New York, and travels to Italy regularly. But when it came to putting down roots and opening her handmade pasta and natural wine shop, Pastaio Via Corta, she had eyes only for downtown Gloucester.
“I’ve been all over the world,” Glantz says. “It’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to in my entire life.”
She loves the water and the sunsets, the immigrant communities, and the hardworking people.
Even though it’s a seaside town that’s popular with tourists during the summer, it’s the locals who keep downtown businesses
