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Community Feature: Gary Strack from Firebrand Saints

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Every week we’re going to be featuring a great local place that connects to the community much like we do at Favecast. They’re either a hidden gem or a great up and coming spot to check out!

Name of Establishment: Firebrand Saints

Type of Business: Restaurant/Bar

Who is being Interviewed: Chef Gary Strack

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Thanks to Gary from Firebrand Saints, glad we could introduce you all to an awesome local company that is connecting to their community.

Check out all the great Firebrand Saints Favecasts.

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Favecast Specials

spe·cialˈ

speSHəl

noun

Special. It’s got a nice ring to it.

It’s something cool.

Something unique.

Something, well, special.

Here at Favecast, a “special” is something we can use to connect our users, to a potential amazing experience at nearby establishments.

So without further adieu, introducing the “special”:

Specials are recorded by local merchants, highlighting an amazing item or experience for you to enjoy at their establishment.

Open up the Favecast app and watch, fave and share these great videos nearby you, to help find and spread the word about these awesome items.

These establishments might even reach out to you with a nice surprise if you do, who knows ;)

Here are a couple of examples you can expect to see near your location:

Bon Me

Commonwealth

So make sure you check the Favecast app everyday for something new and exciting you might want to try!

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Favecaster of the Week: Zarig B.

Every week we’re going to be featuring one of our top Favecasters, who embodies the spirit of a community explorer. They’ve been pounding the pavement, exploring and sharing what their experiences through Favecast, so why not get to know them a little better!

Introducing: Zarig B.

My name is Zarig, and I am a fashion & jewelry blogger, who is in love with all things chic, elegant, and unique. I believe traveling changes you, and my best advice is to let go, travel and experience new things. Follow me on Favecast, Instagram 'Zarigsworld' and checkout my blog. I hope to inspire you and to hear from you!

Favecast: Have you always been an explorer?

Zarig B: Yes. I was raised in an environment where I was encouraged to experience new things and to travel often.

Favecast: Why do you enjoy sharing with your community?

Zarig B:  Why not? We can all learn from each other if we are open to it.

Favecast: What types of recommendations do you feel are the most valuable?

Zarig B: The ones that come from people who have experienced whatever they are recommending.

Favecast: How do you feel about the new technology leading the way these recommendations?

Zarig B: It's a new and innovative way to bring the person right to the experience.

Favecast: Where do you want to explore next?

Zarig B: Cuba

Favecast: Which do you prefer The Beatles or Rolling Stones question? Or the Kanye or Drake question?

Zarig B: The Beatles

So that’s it, glad we could introduce you to Zarig B., an amazing Favecaster!

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Favecaster of the Week: Danielle H.

Every week we’re going to be featuring one of our top Favecasters, who embodies the spirit of a community explorer. They’ve been pounding the pavement, exploring and sharing what their experiences through Favecast, so why not get to know them a little better!

Hi! I'm Danielle. I work for the Children of Armenia Fund and think I have the best job! I like country music, though I'm bitter there are NO songs about brown-eyed girls. I live in Brooklyn and love the Nets, but they pale in comparison to my Louisville Cardinals. I have a dog named Kirby, and everyone thinks he looks like a stuffed animal. On the weekends, you can find me shopping at my favorites boutiques or running half marathons throughout the city.

Follow me on Favecast if you can keep up!

Favecast: Have you always been an explorer?

Danielle H: Yup!

Favecast:  Why do you enjoy sharing with your community?

Danielle H: I’d like to think I have a good taste and my recommendations are actually helping someone else.

Favecast: What types of recommendations do you feel are the most valuable?

Danielle H: It depends what you’re looking for. I like places that aren’t well known that I would have never thought to try. It’s nice to support local businesses.

Favecast: How do you feel about the new technology leading the way these recommendations?

Danielle H: I think an app like this was inevitable. Technology is the leading everything these days. It’s unfortunate that it face-to-face communication is decreasing, but at least you get watch people talk in the videos.

Favecast: Where do you want to explore next?

Danielle H:The rest of the world!

Favecast: Which do you prefer The Beatles or Rolling Stones question? Or the Kanye or Drake question?

Danielle H: The *NSYNC or Backstreet Boys question. And *NSYNC wins, obviously.

So that’s it, glad we could introduce you to Danielle H., an amazing Favecaster!

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Community Feature: Brooklyn Boulders Somerville

Every week we’re going to be featuring a great local place that connects to the community much like we do at Favecast. They’re either a hidden gem or a great up and coming spot to check out!

Name of Establishment: Brooklyn Boulders

Type of Business: Rock Climbing Gym and Co-Working Space

Who is being Interviewed: Matthew

Favecast: How did you all come up with the concept?

Matthew: The concept of Brooklyn Boulders began when our Co-founders, Lance Pinn and Jeremey Balboni were in undergrad at Babson and had the idea. In 2009 they were finally able to get funding together to open up a space in Brooklyn. It was a long time in the gestation period. That was the first iteration, so Brooklyn Boulder Somerville is definitely Brooklyn Boulder 2.0. Were trying to do something a little different and more of an experiment it’s blurring the lines between work and play.

Favecast: Who are you trying to reach?

Matthew: We’re trying to reach, I guess you could describe as hybrid individuals. People who like to blur lines. You know, a lot of entrepreneurs are coming in, for example, a training in classical music and they come to love the outdoor industry. So people who have these different experiences and backgrounds and want to pull them together in some sort of meaningful experience.

Favecast: How do people find you? Word of Mouth or Online?

Matthew: It’s definitely a combination of both. Word of mouth is a very powerful tool. We get a lot of people coming in through a referral or because their friends climb here. Honestly, our 20 ft wide window out to Park St. is a great tool for getting people in the door. A lot of people drive by, walk by or ride their bikes and see us and say ‘Wait a second, what is that? I want to go see what that is. And of course social media. We’re trying to engage our climbers and our future climbers as much as possible.

Favecast: So taking that a step further, do you feel like social media or tools that encourage recommendations online are helpful?

Matthew: Yeah, I think they’re very helpful. I think one of the ways that they help us is, in same way a recommendation helps me when I’m deciding what trail running sneakers or next fitness experience or rock climbing experience or fun time on the weekend, I’m going to go see what some other folks thought. If I don’t have in my immediate friend circle, that I can jump on the phone and talk directly, then I’ll check out some reviews and recommendations through online tools.

Favecast: How important is community to you?

Matthew: I want to say everything. That’s the thing we have and want to point and say ‘This what we support’. And that’s a tall order. I’m quickly learning it takes a lot to building and supporting a community. It’s not as easy as building the building and opening the doors. There’s a lot more that goes into it.

If anything has been consistent throughout it’s been the community aspect of this place. I know in Brooklyn if you walk in the gym on any given day, the vibe there is immediately apparent, so it’s really a lot to live up to.

Favecast: How do you get feedback from your customers at this point?

Matthew: We get feedback up front, where people engage with our staff, and definitely online. We’re responding to what someone has posted on Facebook for the good, for the bad, of course Twitter as well, and then email a lot.

Honestly, the best way is face to face though, get people in the gym to talk to us.

Favecast: What’s the one thing people should experience at your place?

Matthew: I think the one thing people should experience here, that I would hope they experience here, is, coming up against a threshold, experiencing it as something difficult, maybe immovable, and then moving past that threshold. That’s one of the most powerful experiences I’ve had, climbing, running, and fitness in general. Experiencing what my body, and then coming back a couple days, weeks later and then being able do it.

So that’s it!

Thanks to Matthew from Brooklyn Boulders in Somerville, glad we could introduce you all to an awesome local company that is connecting to their community.

Check out all the great Brooklyn Boulders Favecasts.

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Favecaster of the Week: Deb G.

Every week we’re going to be featuring one of our top Favecasters, who embodies the spirit of a community explorer. They’ve been pounding the pavement, exploring and sharing what their experiences through Favecast, so why not get to know them a little better!

Meet: Deb G.

From: Boston

Occupation: Works in PR

Fun Fact: Foodie inspired blogger

We caught up with Deb at a Starbucks near her work on State Street.

Here we go…

Favecast: Have you always been an explorer?

Deb: Absolutely, I think all my vacations are driven by where I want to have an amazing experience through food.  I love trying new places and try to never go to the same place twice. So, I feel like traveling by food is great way to explore a city!

Favecast: Why do you enjoy sharing with your community?

Deb: I want be that trusted source, that people turn to find amazing experiences. Especially because I think it’s part of human nature to want to share with others.

Favecast: What types of recommendations do you feel are the most valuable?

Deb: I think that word of mouth is strongest way to make a recommendation. It's always great to get opinion from a trusted source, so again, I like being that trusted source. Although, now it’s becoming more of “word of the internet”, haha.

Favecast: Well that’s a great segue, how do you feel about the new technology leading the way these recommendations?

Deb: Technology can only help. It's definitely one of the tools I use to connect with people. However, both are very important, by that I mean it's good to have an offline influence as well as online.

People have such short attention span that you need to have something to grab there attention and the content to keep their attention.

Favecast: Where do you want to explore next?

Deb: Where don’t I want to explore next haha.

I think I’d like to explore more US cities, through food of course.

Next will probably be Philly, to try the cheesesteaks, and be introduced to a baking friend, which I definitely need to find here haha.

The good news is I have a lot of foodie friends, so I’ve never had a bad meal on vacation.

Favecast: Bonus question: Which do you prefer The Beatles or Rolling Stones question? Or the Kanye or Drake question?

Option number one. I’m very classic. Kanye got his influence somewhere, probably not the Beatles though.

Deb's Bonus Tip: Try the new burger place, BurgerFi, and the Breakfast All Day burger. Try it!

So that’s it, glad we could introduce you to Deb G., an amazing Favecaster!

Do you want to be featured or know another Favecaster that should be featured?

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When You Open Favecast Today, You’ll See Something New…

That’s because we made some new updates!!!

We’re really excited to showcase the newest version of Favecast.

Based on all of your feedback and recommendations, we’ve condensed, simplified, smoothed out and overall, improved our app.

So let’s take a look…

Here’s the new main feed:

We have the search at the top to discover anything you’re looking for

A bar that will take you to the New Favecasts

A short description of the video

The category type in the top left corner

The mileage and a clickable place profile in the bottom left

The amazing Favecaster who recorded the video, a ‘Fave’ button to add videos to your own cue, and of course sharing via: Email, Text, Facebook and Twitter in the bottom right

You’ll also notice the ever present ‘Record a Favecast’ red button…

Speaking of recording a Favecast:

Hit the red ‘Record’ button to get started

Record by Tap and holding and releasing (continue to hold and release for stop and start feature!)

Snap a cover

Tag what it’s about and where you are

Post and share on Social!

Next we have the Search section, where you can:

Type in what you’re looking for

Search your Nearby, Friends’ or Recent Favorites

Search by Categories

Finally check out your profile feed:

Visit your profile to see all of your recorded Favecasts and Drafts

Activity feed of what’s going on with your videos and interactions you’re having

Check out your Followers, Following and Favorite Favecasts

So those are some of the great new features we have launched in the new version of Favecast!

We’re really excited to be connecting with the community and each through this tool so please feel free to Email us [email protected] with any comments, questions or feedback!

-Team Favecast

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Community Feature: Bon Me

Every week we’re going to be featuring a great local place that connects to the community much like we do at Favecast. They’re either a hidden gem or a great up and coming spot to check out!

Name of Establishment: Bon Me

Type of Business: Restaurant

Who is being Interviewed: Jenn (Marketing Specialist)

Favecast: How did you guys come up with the concept?

Jenn: Pat and Ali are the owners of Bon Me, and they decided to try their luck at opening a food truck when Pat stumbled across the Boston Food Truck Contest on the City of Boston’s website back in 2010. They picked our food concept because there really wasn’t anywhere that you could get something quick, but still fresh and flavorful like the type of Asian cuisine that we make.

Favecast: Who is the community you’re trying to reach?

Jenn: We’re trying to reach everyone! We pride ourselves on serving up bold, fresh, and fun Vietnamese cuisine. Given the nature of our trucks always traveling, we’re able to hit a variety of demographics –whether it be students, professionals, or artisans. We want to unite people over the fact that our food is a quick, healthy, and accessible for whoever wants to seek it out.

Favecast: How do people find you? Word of Mouth or Online?

Jenn: People find us through both ways. We’re easy to find online – our schedule is posted on our website, and we let people know where we are each day through our social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook. We find that a lot of people refer their friends over to us as well, so it’s a really good mix between the two!

Favecast: How is community important to you?

Jenn: Community is really important to us. In regards to the food truck community, we realize how important it is to work together. Often times, people can find food truck clusters, where trucks with different cuisines are huddled together in a type of “food truck food court” type of thing.

When we first started, there was a pretty strong misconception of what food trucks are. People were really into the “roach coach construction food truck” type of image, but all the food trucks work together to showcase that we’re a new, inventive type of concept hitting the streets of Massachusetts.

In regards to our customers, we think it’s great to see customers unite over their love of food trucks. Food really is a powerful thing!

Favecast: How do you get feedback from your customers at this point?

Jenn: Most of our feedback from our customers come through social media outlets like Twitter or Facebook, or through our website. We always encourage feedback from our customers to help make sure that we’re maintaining the standards that we set for ourselves and to help us brainstorm ways we can grow as a company.

We sometimes get feedback right on site as well – and we always follow up with customers either in person or via e-mail when they have a question or idea for us!

Favecast: What’s the one thing people should experience at your place?

Jenn: Everyone should try the sandwich. It’s decidedly different from a traditional Vietnamese banh mi, and it’s definitely not like anything else you’ve ever tried.

So that’s it!

Thanks to Jenn from Bon Me, glad we could introduce you all to an awesome local company that is connecting to their community.

Check out all the great Bon Me and Bon Me Truck Favecasts.

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Favecaster of the Week: Cora K.

Every week we’re going to be featuring one of our top Favecasters, who embodies the spirit of a community explorer. They’ve been pounding the pavement, exploring and sharing their favorite experiences through Favecast, so why not get to know them a little better?

Name: Cora K.

From: Cambridge, MA

Occupation: Communications Coordinator at MIT

Fun Fact: She’s loves to bake and loves to eat baked goods!

We caught up with Cora at Voltage Cafe in Kendall Square, enjoying a latte and grooving to some Hendrix. Here we go...

Favecast Team: Have you always been an explorer?

Cora: I would say it depends on the area, but yes. In terms of food I’ve always been very experimental in what I like to eat. I like all types of cultures, so I like hearing from friends what types of places are good. It can be a very expensive place or a little crummy hole in the wall, I like getting friends opinions.

Favecast Team: Why do you enjoy sharing with your community?

Cora: Maybe it’s kind of selfish, but because it encourages other people to share back with me. If I give a recommendation, they may come back and say “Hey, I really liked that restaurants, here’s a place you should try.”

Favecast Team: I don’t think that’s selfish! I think that’s more Karma.

Cora: No? I hope it’s more Karmic than selfish, haha. But, I think that everybody has different strengths in different areas. I may know a lot of great Thai places, but have a friend who knows a lot of great Korean places. We can share in that regard. Then I have great Korean and great Thai places, haha, so we’re in good shape!

Favecast Team: What types of recommendations do you feel are the most valuable?

Cora: I would say definitely recommendations of friends and from peers, but also friends of friends. That’s one reason that Favecast is nice is because, not only do I get Alex’s recommendations, I get recommendations from people he respects. So you know, Andrew Favecasted this coffee shop, I’ve never been there and I don’t know Andrew that well, but Alex knows him, so he probably has pretty good taste, so I’ll check it out! 

Andrew note: Thanks Cora! :)

Favecast Team: How do you feel about the technology as a tool for recommendations?

Cora: Yeah for it totally, of course are you kidding? Haha. It just makes sense. It makes it easier to source a ton of opinions. Before something like Favecast, I could be in an area and call one friend and get one opinion. Whereas now I can open an app and source seven different coffee shops, and go in and see the videos to see which one I like best in terms of ambience and product. So it’s valuable for that sort of reason. You get an image of the place as opposed to just a verbal description.

Favecast Team: Where do you want to explore next?

Cora: Well, I really love Italian food, so I’d really like to explore the North End. Also Chinatown, I don’t know anything about Chinese food. Actually when I go out, I tend to gravitate towards Thai, or Korean, Japanese or Indian restaurants, that general section of the world, because I don’t have any idea how to cook it at home. So scrap Italian food, haha, I can do that on my own. I’d like to go out and learn more about different cultures in terms of culinary styles.

Favecast Team: So is that important to you? Going out and experiences these places and taking back what you learned and putting into your own repertoire?

Cora: Oh totally. That’s something that I really love. Going into areas of Boston, like Chinatown and going to grocery stores. Because they have all of those ingredients, although it can be difficult to navigate, but man I really want to make this dish but Stop & Shop doesn’t have Oyster Sauce. But you go town to those stores they have it on every shelf.

Favecast Team (Andrew): I tried to replicate a dish once, it was a pork chop dinner, with carmelized onions, asparagus, and some sort of apple sauce side. It didn’t work that well, but it worked OK.

Cora: Haha, there’s always a learning experience.

Favecast Team: Last question: Which do you prefer The Beatles or Rolling Stones question? Or the Kanye or Drake question?

Cora: Haha I don’t know much about Kanye and Drake, so the answer would be, The Beatles or Rolling Stones, and the answer to that question would definitely be, The Beatles, because that’s who I grew up with.

Favecast Team: Nice, Rock N’ Roll wins today!

So that’s it!

Thanks to Cora, glad we could introduce you all to her. An amazing Favecaster and more important amazing person, helping share amazing experiences in the community

You can check out all of her great Favecasts here.

Do you want to be featured or know another Favecaster that should be featured?

Email us [email protected] with your nominations.

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Favecaster of the Week: Caitlin

Every week we’re going to be featuring one of our top Favecasters, who embodies the spirit of a community explorer. They’ve been pounding the pavement, exploring and sharing their favorite experiences through Favecast, so why not get to know them a little better?

Name: Caitlin D.

From: Nashua, NH

Occupation: Student

Fun Fact: She sings the National Anthem at Red Sox games on her off days :)

Favecast Team: Have you always been an explorer?

Caitlin: I’d say when I got to college I became more interested in exploring and branching out, especially the city of Boston.

Favecast Team: Why do you enjoy sharing with your community?

Caitlin: When I hear about new places that people like I always appreciate it. I like spreading the love and doing the same for other people.

Favecast Team: What types of recommendations do you feel are the most valuable?

Caitlin: I definitely value face to face. If a friend tells me to check a place out then I probably will.

Favecast Team: Are you the organizer of your friend group?

Caitlin: Haha, I’m not sure what that means, but if there’s something around BU or a place I know I’ll round people up. I can go with the with flow, but I do like seeing new things to tell my friends about it.

Favecast Team: How do you feel about the technology as a tool for recommendations?

Caitlin: It’s a good second option other than face-to-face, because you can’t always get that. Everyone always has their phone on them, so it’s very convenient.

Favecast Team: Bonus question: What do you think of Andrew’s beard?

Caitlin: Haha, what is that like an Irish beard?

(Andrew: Ha, probably)

I support it. It’s that time of year. Haha.

Favecast Team: Where do you want to explore next?

Caitlin: I’d like to explore NYC more. I went over winter break. I went to a few places, but I didn’t get a real opportunity to spend lot of time to walk around and absorb everything. There’s so much there, so I’d like to explore that more.

Favecast Team: As an experienced Favecaster, who has done so many insightful videos, what’s your advice to other people who want to start Favecasting?

Caitlin: I would say watch all the videos that are up. They’re all pretty good and filtered to be informative. Test it out in a place that you’re most comfortable or a place you go a lot, because that’s when you have the most information.

Favecast Team: Last bonus question: Which do you prefer The Beatles or Rolling Stones question? Or the Kanye or Drake question?

Caitlin: Kanye/Drake haha.

So that’s it!

Thanks to Caitlin and we're glad we could introduce her to you all. An amazing Favecaster and more important an amazing person, helping share her amazing experiences in her community.

You can check out all of her great Favecasts here.

Do you want to be featured or know another Favecaster that should be featured?

Email us [email protected] with your nominations.

Explore. Discover. Share.

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4 Ways to Make Valentine's Day a Success...

Let me preface this by saying, I’m no Romeo, OK? However, I’ve seen enough sitcoms to know what NOT to do on Valentine’s Day *cough*blow it off *cough*.

And since we’re a community that helps each other out here at Favecast, I figured why not share what the Favecast community is saying you need to make your Valentine’s Day/Weekend a success.

Let’s jump right in…

1. A Beautiful View

2. A Fun Activity

3. A Romantic Dinner

4. Of course...Dessert

No need for wacky antics, like running to Staples for some red construction paper, tape and buying king size snickers at 7-11...A beautiful Valentine’s Day all planned out for you.

And for you non believers...A beautiful Friday night on the town all planned out for you.

Are there any other ideas that are making this weekend special?

Share them in the comments below and Favecast them along the way!

-Andrew

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Recap: Dishcrawl and Favecast Around the North End

Last night, Team Favecast and Dishcrawl partnered for a very cool event, basically a  “bar crawl”, but with food, in the famous North End of Boston.

Event goers were not only treated to multiple dishes at four amazing spots in the North End, but also a great group of adventurous people for an awesome night out.

Our first stop was former Boston Bruins legend Ray Bourque’s restaurant, Tresca. Veal meatballs, rice balls, and amazing pasta were had, plus a great environment was a good spot to kick off the tour.

Next we stopped at the family friendly L’Osteria Ristorante. Fun fact, the Town had a chase scene start here, didn’t see Mr. Affleck though, probably out saving Gotham...

Our final dinner spot was the delicious Gennaro's 5 North Square. This was very unique spot, where everything was made in house and from locally fresh produce. From the calamari, to the three grape wine, award winning chef Marisa Iocco definitely treated everyone to amazing meal.

Our final stop was the famous Bova’s Bakery, that never closes. Ever. So we grabbe a whoopie pie or a delicious cookie to cap off the night. Bravo North End.

Overall what a great way to experience one of Boston’s most unique and authentic neighborhoods. We really were able to get lost in the moment and enjoy the food and everyone’s company.

With that said, thanks to Dishcrawl and thanks to everyone who came and Favecasted along the way.

See you all next time!

-Andrew

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Community Feature: Local Craft Market at Arts at the Armory

Over the weekend Somerville Local First put together a great local craft fair called: Local is for Lovers Valentine’s Day Market. This was at a real cool space called the Arts at the Armory. They featured amazing local artisans, along with delicious food and drink vendors and an overall cool vibe for a Sunday afternoon.

I was able to stop by and here’s what I saw:

http://favecast.com/29ELUVz16S

Overall a great event, highlighting some of the best local shops and artisans that Somerville, MA has to offer.

What’s your favorite local shop that no one knows about?

Favecast it and help spread the word!

-Andrew

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A FOODIES' FEAST IN THE FAMOUS NORTH END

We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering with Dishcrawl for their upcoming event: A Foodies' Feast in the Famous North End:

Calling all Foodies! Come join us on Tuesday, February 11th to feast on some of the most mouthwatering food that the prominent North End has to offer. Known as “Little Italy”, this bustling historic neighborhood boasts over one hundred restaurants that serve the best Italian cuisine in the region.

Details and Purchase Tickets Here

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Community Highlight: Snowboarding at Mt. Sunapee

You know we complain about all the problems snow is causing us, but Nika got me thinking, winter's not ALL bad. Us New Englanders are lucky to be so close to some of the best mountains for some skiing and boarding.

A few weeks back I was fortunate enough to shred some gnar at the beautiful Mt. Sunapee in New Hampshire. This produced many opportunities to capture my experience using Favecast and give my friends and the Favecast community a taste of what a great experience that was.

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From the smooth trip up to the summit, to the beautiful views and of course some double black diamond esq shredding, I was able to capture this amazing experience.

That’s what I believe is the essence of the Favecast app. Using this tool as a way to capture and amazing experience, for people to get just a taste of what they’re in for.

Now there are obviously numerous Favecasts that are a lot more tame, but serve just as important a value in our everyday lives supporting our local community by informing them of what they too can experience.

What’s your next ultimate Favecastable moment?

-Andrew

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Scavenge the Square: Union Recap

Everyone enjoys solving puzzles and exploring. It’s in our nature. So when a challenge was put up to explore Union Square in Somerville on Saturday afternoon, over 85 people answered. These adventurers tested their knowledge of where to find Somerville’s most hidden gems in the super-fun Cambriville Connects event: Scavenge the Square: Union.

We started the day off trying the delicious donuts at Union Square Donuts. A fact you can probably guess if you’ve ever been but, the maple bacon donut is the top seller, so get there early, otherwise you can enjoy the classic cider donut:

http://favecast.com/27cFjpxZ8B

From there we were off.

The first clue lead us to The Green Room, a performance and art space, which features a harpsichord, older pianos and people rocking out to the Beatles...

http://favecast.com/video/page/v/349efHVxZo/t/

Next on the list, was a trip back to childhood to the old comic book shop, where Hub Comics showed us the importance of plastic covers on paper:

http://www.favecast.com/34cEtuX1Ib

With all that tough walking around, two dollar Lone Stars and their tricky cap riddles at A4 Pizza, were very much welcomed. (Still haven’t figured that one out.)

http://favecast.com/cKMnPTUyZ6

With a few other interesting stops, one at an awesome record store: Somerville Grooves or the sweet Sherman Cafe, our day wrapped up at The Independent where the spent hunters enjoyed food, drinks and prizes. 6 lucky Favecasters won $25 gift certificates to, The Independent, Bull McCabe’s Pub, or Union Square Donuts, for their awesome video creation on the day.

Overall we were very happy to be a part of such a cool event with Cambriville Connects. We look forward to seeing these urban explorers continuing to discover the great experiences happening nearby and capturing those on Favecast to share with the community!

Any other cool events you think Favecast should be a part of?

Email us at [email protected]

-Andrew

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Scavenge the Square: Union

Love The Amazing Race or Scavenger Hunts? Great!

Join us on Saturday, January 25th as we pair up with Cambriville Connects for a day of exploring the fun spaces of Somerville's Union Square. We will taste some locally made treats, explore favorite haunts, and end the at the Independent. Participants are welcome to participate in teams, or on their own. All scavenger hunt participants will be entered to win fun prizes from local businesses.

Businesses participating: Union Square Donuts, Sherman Cafe, Independent, A4 Pizza, Bull McCabe's Pub, Somerville Grooves, Green Room, Somerville Community Corporation and more!

Start Time: 11:00 A.M.

Start Location: Union Square Donuts, 16 Bow Street, Somerville

End Time: 2:00 P.M.

End Location: The Independent, 75 Union Square, Somerville, MA

People/teams are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to RSVP on Eventbrite or Facebook!

You can earn an additional raffle ticket for each place you Favecast and the top 3 videos will earn additional gift certificates to these places:

-Union Square Donuts

-Bull McCabe's Pub

-The Independent

Download Favecast and start sharing your experiences with the world!

-Andrew