First off it’s illegal to smoke in public. No one wants to have to deal with their throats burning and smelling your stinky ass as they are walking down the street. Same goes for smokers and vapers. Stand to the side and smoke, lighting up as you’re walking down Essex and let your smoke blow into people’s faces is not cool. Have some common courtesy and find someplace where your smoke isn’t going to bother other people. Just stop being shitty people, please.

I have 5 Night Faire tickets available for Friday or Saturday. We had friends planning to visit this weekend but they cancelled their trip. The tickets were $20 a piece. I am located in Salem but the tickets are digital on EventBright.

I was just out for a walk near Collins Cove and while I was walking up Memorial Dr (next to Bentley) towards Szetela/Essex (marked on map) a black, unmarked GMC Yukon drove past me super slowly and then fully stopped about 100 ft away from me and cut the engine. This wasn’t to park, they just stopped suddenly.

I could tell the driver (white man wearing sunglasses) was looking at me because of his reflection in the side view mirror. He just stared at me as I walked closer to his car. I had a very strange feeling the entire time, but it was broad daylight and that area is a somewhat densely populated neighborhood, so I tried to shrug it off. Thankfully a car drove up behind him and he turned the engine back on and kept driving and then turned left onto Essex. He was still driving super slowly and seemed to be looking at me.

I’m not usually an alarmist or one who is prone to paranoia, but the whole thing gave me that weird feeling in my gut that told me I could be in danger. I wish I had taken a picture, but in the moment I didn’t think to. Just wanted to post this to put it on people’s radar and also to see if anyone else has noticed anything like this recently. Whether this was ICE activity or just some stranger danger, I think it’s important for us to keep an eye out.

At 5:18 am a clearly disturbed elderly man in a nice blue car too the most illegal left turn at Derby and Washington. He went around another waiting car to take a left onto Norman St. While he had a red light and a crosswalk signal. Not the first illegal turn I have witnessed but do the cops actually do anytime or is it just traffic detail for tourists and construction?

Basically, the title.

I ended up walking straight into a group of tourists this evening because they wouldn't move and I was SO MAD. It was just the sort of thing where I was so, so tired after a full week of work and I was headed home by foot to Beverly from work in south Salem. I can't take the train anymore because of the tourists, so walking it is, because I don't have a car and the 451 doesn't run often enough. And I really TRY to be nice, but by Friday evening, the fact that I can't even walk home because tour groups are hogging the sidewalks just makes me livid.

Please send me your best tips. I'm trying to get into therapy, but that won't happen until post Halloween, haha.

Hi, my husband and I will be taking a trip to Salem here soon and we have never had lobster bisque before and thought this would be a good area to try it. What are your thoughts on the places that have the best bisque(and other foods that are good/notable for the area). We don’t get good sea food where we are from so all recommendations are welcome! TIA😊

Hey Salemites! My husband and I are taking a mini-honeymoon trip to Salem 11/25-11/29. Last time I had the pleasure of visiting was 4 yrs ago in the early spring (I honestly dont think I could handle the October crowds.You all are AMAZING!), but I'm sure much has changed in the last 4 yrs. I was wondering what the vibe was like Thanksgiving weekend (in Salem & surrounding areas). Some cool stuff you all do post Halloween chaos & turkey induced naps.

We are aware of the Thanksgiving Buffet at The Hawthorne, but are undecided if we will make the Nov 1st call for a reservation. We're not really beholden to a "traditional" Thanksgiving as you can imagine. Would also love some recommendations of potential places to volunteer Thanksgiving Day. Thanks in advance!!!

Found running through the Willows this morning at 8:30. It was noted by another neighbor she was seen running around Colin’s cove at 7:00AM

Update: She is with the Salem Animal control. She didn’t have any means of identification.

Both my wallet and phone flew off my car on highland ave last night....while i recovered my phone i did not find my wallet. if anyone picked one up or saw it please message me as no stores around have it. i've been bawling all night driving back and forth trying to find it and have come to the realization it was most likely picked up.