There Was A Paper House…

Article by NorthofBoston.org Rockport, Massachusetts is known for many things – its beautiful coastline, thriving arts scene, fishing industry, terrific seafood, and an isolated incident of hatchet-wielding. But did you know that Rockport is also home to a house made entirely of paper? 1922 was a good time for Elis F. Stenman.  The mechanical engineer from Cambridge was […]

7 Most Amazing Under-the-Radar Road Trips in the U.S.

Article by Jimmy Im from Yahoo.com (Photo: Laura Austin/Stocksy) According to AAA, one in four Americans take a road trip every year, and with good reason. It’s cost effective (especially with falling gas prices), enriching, and utterly nostalgic, and just plain fun. While plenty of iconic routes snake across our nation — like the Pacific […]

Gloucester Times: Economist targets Rockport strengths, needs

Read on Gloucester Times ROCKPORT — Parking, traffic, and a slow permitting process may be scaring businesses away from Rockport, professor and noted economist Barry Bluestone told residents and business leaders Thursday night. Nearly 70 people packed the Rockport Inn & Suites Thursday night to hear the results of Bluestone’s Economic Development Self Assessment Test […]

Gloucester Times: Economist Targets Rockport Strengths, Needs

Read on GloucesterTimes.com By Taylor Rapalyea Staff Writer ROCKPORT — Parking, traffic, and a slow permitting process may be scaring businesses away from Rockport, professor and noted economist Barry Bluestone told residents and business leaders Thursday night. Nearly 70 people packed the Rockport Inn & Suites Thursday night to hear the results of Bluestone’s Economic […]

Boston Globe: The Other Cape

July 9th, 2014 by Alyssa Giacobbe Read the article on the Boston Globe Cape Cod gets all the attention in the summer months. It also gets the traffic, and the crowds. But it certainly doesn’t have the lock on New England picturesque, even as far as capes go. About 40 miles north of Boston and […]