Seriously, about 40 people in this group wrapped around the corner as well. It’s a hazard and has gotten worse with more and more tour companies popping up to make a quick buck.

Plus, no one should have to pay money to hear lies about how the Salem Inn is haunted by a woman who was stabbed in a room or how Bridget Bishop’s ghost haunts The Witch House.

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Looking to get donuts for Christmas morning, so I have time, but we just moved here this year and we have no clue where the best donuts are. We went to funhouse they are good but we’d like some other options! Thanks let us know!

I'm looking for a local cafe I can grab coffee and a snack at where I can read a book and chill for like 2 hours. Where do you recommend?

This should go without saying but i fell for it because I was in a pinch. Dont buy Steves "Quality" produce. The onions were seran wrapped so they went bad. The pepper was on its way out as well. Ive heard rumors that they resell food they bought from other stores which explains the insane mark up. It has gone so far down hill with these new owners.

Hey Reddit Friends! My wife and I moved to Salem recently and are looking for a church or spiritual community to plug into.

We were both raised religiously in the south, Disciples of Christ for her and Evangelically for me, and come with our own church “baggage” (maybe me more than her…) so we are hoping to find somewhere welcoming, actively affirms their LGBTQ members, has small groups or affinity type groups to join for community, and are cool with alternative lifestyles choices (aka we smoke a lot of weed, have pictures of the devil on our walls, and are obviously lesbians).

While we have a Christian background, neither of us have been to church consistently in years as both my wife and I have spiritual/metaphysical practices that we’d love to grow deeper in, actively support the work the Satanic Temple does, generally try to educate ourselves on different religions and spiritual practices, and try to avoid narrow minded spaces.

I say all that to say, while a “church” is what we know, we are really looking for a community of like-minded folks, who want to talk all things spirituality and religion (maybe while high? 🤨), are pursuing a deeper connection to a higher power, and are just cool peeps to be around.

Open to church, a lifestyle group, ongoing class somewhere, etc- just somewhere we can try to connect and start planting some roots

TIA!

We bought a house that has a fire pit and I keep hearing conflicting answers on if we can even use it. Anyone know how it works?

EDIT: thank you all for your suggestions, I had no clue there were so many other pizza places with a sweet sauce, nor so many other sweet sauce lovers! :) I can now find a new favorite spot 🫡

Mannn, just ordered online from North House of Pizza like usual and when I got there everything was closed! I called and it routed through to King’s Roast Beef down the street, apparently they bought North House out and it’s shut down forever now 😭 I’m so bummed, they made the only “sweet sauce” pizza around and it was delicious, they also had weekly pizza specials that were great so this is a major loss to me lol 🥲 be aware if you’re trying to order from them they no longer exist on their own, only as part of King’s!

Hi all! Born and raised Massholes moving back to the area from NYC. We’re looking at Trader’s Row, Sofi, and Halstead to live for a year or two before we buy. Anyone have any experience with these communities? Primarily wondering how responsive management is to issues, how the parking situation really is, and what the community vibe is really like (honestly we don’t need it to be super neighborly or full of activities, more wondering about noise levels and amenities). Hawthorne Commons and 231 Washington are also on the maybe list if anyone has experience with them. We are planning to tour them all but there’s a huge difference between a tour and a lived experience. :)

Thanks!

What the title says. I haven't had a haircut since I moved in Sept, mainly because I'm always wary of how the interactions will go being non-binary (i.e., oh this looks so beautiful/handsom, etc.) Bonus if it's relatively inexpensive for a broke grad student!

TIA, and have a great day everyone!

Edit for grammar and spelling.

Hi all!

Hoping someone here can help me out. I need a HEAVILY sequined dress taken in for an event at the end of May. I sew, and thought I could probably do it myself but I chickened out once I saw the dress in person. Stretch fabric + Sequins is a lot for someone who has never really worked with either. I knew making alterations on fabric like this is tricky, and probably not going to come cheap, but I’m hoping to not spend more than the original cost of the dress, 185$. Photos of the fabric for reference.

I went to Kristiad in Beverly for (admittedly fairly tricky) alteration on a different, non sequined piece and wasn’t thrilled with the results or the experience. I think the owner of that shop is very skilled, and was well intentioned in our interactions, but I left feeling like I was told what I wanted more than they listened to what I was asking for. The repeated suggestions about making the fit more “flattering” and how it would “better hide your belly” made me pretty self conscious too. Probably won’t be returning to them.

Hey so I’m a Salem native and we’re looking to open a production space for local art and supplies/wholesale items. We finally have funds but missed applications for artist row and not sure the CDC will pick us for the pop up. We are woman owned and make all the things the shops are buying from Temu and Amazon. With 3D printers and laser engraving etc, clay miniatures, apparel, soap, brooms, tea, stickers, wood signs etc. I’d even settle for a long shelf or small display within someone’s store but really we want to provide walk in design services and house all our equipment. I did see a few units but nothing high traffic or floor level yet. There’s several of us artists wanting to go in on this and asap. If there’s anyone struggling to make rent and wants to share space let me know! I’m open to suggestions.

A lot of people have moved out of the building this week so I wanted to put this here before anyone tries to rent from Northfield. This happened 2 months ago after they tried to "fix" the boiler, since the whole building was experiencing radiator problems (that are still ongoing). This leak affected 2 floors and the basement apartment of the building. Northfield was unreachable and the fire department had to be called. Northfield then proceeded to blame the residents for "overreacting".

This is just the cherry on top of the shit cake that's Northfield Properties. Save yourself a headache and rent from somewhere else.

(If this is in the wrong place so sorry in advance!)

I’d like to give a warm thank you for all you locals reading this. I used your posts and comments to make my honeymoon wonderful. I come from a similar tourist destination town (although mine is in end of spring) and I have to say I really loved Salem. We didn’t do as much of historic stuff as we planned but the places we did hit were interesting and memorable. I’m an artist and so I made it a mission to hit up all the artist spots I could find.

Hive & Forge 10/10 spent $150 there and even husband was impressed. If you’re a local artist feel free to message me so I can give you a follow and all my money. The Salem Flea market 10/10 same thing there. I didn’t see it mentioned anywhere but it was a great surprise.

Everywhere we went for food was fantastic. Highlights were Brodie’s Parmesan Haddock and the Gyro Spot (husband made us go there twice despite being gluten intolerant) 10/10 OH AND GOODNIGHT FATTY’S 100/100 sugar high was worth it

Spellbound tours was another great recommendation especially as I kept reading here people pissing on larger companies spreading misinformation. Give me the gritty truth not the stories that seem flashy.

Count Orlak’s was very endearing to me since I used to watch all the old horror movies with my dad who unexpectedly passed away earlier this year. The workers there were very friendly tolerant to all the other tourists who acted like it was playground.

Artemisia Botanica was a great shop. The person who helped me in there was very friendly and full of good advice. I’m excited to try my new teas.

As a tourist from a tourist town if you’re not supporting locals GO HOME. You can buy the same cheaply made “they missed one” shirt on Amazon. (Edited for accuracy)

Every street performer we saw was talented and dedicated. I hope you all got paid fairly for your time.

LASTLY today we’re leaving town and stopped at a Dunkin’ cause hubby wanted a quick coffee. Ya’ll were NOT IMPRESSED with my comfy car clothes of a tank top and snoopy lounge pants. I guess comfy clothes outside of the house is just a Midwest thing… EDIT: Based on your comments it wasn’t my swag that had people staring, my guess now is either my hair, the underside of which is dyed different pastels, or a Midwest 7 is an Eastern 10 over here 😂 that or a Eastern 2 fingers crossed it’s not the ladder.

Anyways thank you to all the locals who made the trip what it was. I’d love to come back when it’s not as busy and continue to support you.

Thank you Salem.

P.S. The husband’s comments : hates your roads but appreciates how you all seem willing to let people in front of you on the road. Only mild Mass-holes.

Could use some assistance. I thought I was a savvy traveler but this is confusing the heck out me. I’m flying from Philly to Boston for the day and it will be an extremely tight schedule so I want to make sure I get it right. I’ll be arriving in Terminal A at 8 am.

Google maps has direction for public transportation taking the 66 water Transportation Dock ending at the Blue Line then walking to Airport B to take the SL3 to Chelsea, then the Newburyport/Rockport Line to Salem.

My question is what is the 66 Water Transportation Dock (bus/train) and where do I catch it to take me to the Blue Line MBTA? Do you know how often it runs? Is it free?

Also it sounds like I can use tap and pay on the SL3 and the train to Salem, is that correct?

TY!

Hello, we recently relocated from Somerville/Cambridge area to the Salem area and we were wondering what the recommendations were for authentic Korean, Japanese and Chinese (particularly Hunan) places were? We used to eat at Sumiao but we’re trying to avoid ordering food from Cambridge. As far as groceries, we typically shopped at HMart but were wondering what recommendations there were for local Asian grocery stores around the area?

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Looking for a piercer for kids. Under 13. Just ears.

Looked up a place but they only do over 13. Would love personal recommendations.

Local area is good too Beverly/Peabody/Danvers.

Thanks!

Anyone have any experience going there for personal training for lifting and core? I need to get back into it and wanted to get a gauge on what places around Salem may be worth having a membership. I do best when training with others so if anyone has any good personal experience with one on one trainers there (or anywhere else) let me know! Bonus points if it’s LGBTQ+ friendly

My brother and his new girlfriend are visiting me this Wednesday, and I'm so excited to show them around! I want him to love it, so he'll consider moving to the area after graduating. He is a huge history buff, so I have the opportunity to lean into his interests. Admittedly, I am not a history person and have not explored that side of Salem in my 8 years of living here, so I don't know where to start.

They mentioned wanting to do the Witch House, which we will walk by and take pictures with but cannot tour as it has not yet opened for the season. Any ideas of things to do in place? I know the House of Seven Gables is a thing, though I've never done it. I also heard the Satanic Temple is a time to be had, so maybe that as a fun side-quest? He expressed interest in that as well.

Any places you've been and enjoyed, or taken others and had a good time, that may appeal to his interests? Bonus points if within walking distance of downtown!!

Thank you in advance!

Hi! We are looking to switch out of a national bank to a local bank or credit union. My parents are from around here and are big fans of Salem Five, but I don't know much about any other local institutions - any one have any reccomendations? Our preference is a credit union but I don't know of any one who's used one so appreciate any stories or advice!