All posts in Profiles

  • Local Company Nominated for National Award
    July 8, 2010

    On a Wednesday in 2006, Lisa Manley was preparing to move with her husband and young son to Basel, Switzerland. She was a medical recruiter and was headed for a new job at the Novartis world headquarters. “The house was packed, and we we ...

  • Revitalive Cafe “Live Food. Local Flavor”
    June 23, 2010

    In today’s health-conscious society, there are seemingly endless possibilities when it comes to choosing a diet and making food choices. Here in the states, culturally-accepted models of healthy eating such as choosing organic items, goi ...

  • Get to know Liz Frame and The Kickers
    June 21, 2010

    Newburyport -Today caught the band Liz Frame and the Kickers at The Newburypot Farmer’s Market last week and then sat down with its founder Liz Frame to find out more ...

  • Newburyport Has a Variety of Activities for Teens
    March 7, 2010

    It's a constant harangue of "nothing to do, nothing to do" if you have a teenager you've heard it. We've been hearing it for a long time in Newburyport, "there just isn't enough for the kids to do in this city". The lack of activities for ...

  • The Bread and Butter Project Launches A New Line
    January 18, 2010

    Since we first blogged about the bread + butter project back in September, the O'Rourke family of Newburyport presented its first contribution of $350 to Pettengill House, Inc. of Salisbury, expanded its sales and nonprofit partnerships thr ...

  • Artist Profile: Tobin Eckian
    January 10, 2010

    Tobin Eckian has been an artist and a musician for over 30 years. Locally her work is shown exclusively at Chameleon, and she also sells online in her Etsy Shop. Tobin's eclectic studio is located on Liberty Street, though she splits her t ...

  • Plum Island Kayak Joins Newburyport Pedicab In New Digs
    January 5, 2010

    We caught up with our friends at Newbuyport Pedicab during invitation nights and were happy to learn that they were back in their old digs over on Merrimac Street. They are subleasing some of the space from their pals at Plum Island Kayak. ...

  • Artist Profile: Gina Lee Kim
    December 21, 2009

    "After graduating with a biology degree from San Francisco State University, California, I worked for several corporations and biotech companies, where I learned graphic illustration, Web design, photo editing and desktop publishing on the ...

  • Artist Profile: Greg Nikas
    October 14, 2009

    Local photographer Greg Nikas takes stunning pictures of the beautiful landscape that surrounds us here in Newburyport. We were pleased to interview him for our continuing profile series and happy to be able to share some samples of his be ...