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Trolley tour
hoping to roll
into Hyannis
Would combine
history and fun
By Edward F. Maroney
emaroney@barnstablepatriot.com
CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
TUGGING ON HEARTSTRINGS - There's an old-fashioned look inside
and out to "Gosnold," the MollyTrolleypurchased by Leah Schmidt ot
Olde Cape Cod Trolley Co. in anticipation of running tours in Hyannis
and Centerville this year.
You have to admire a trol-
ley tour operator who makes
Four Seas Ice Cream one of
her stops.
"I've grown up with Four
Seas," said Leah Schmidt,
the energetic owner of Salem
Trolley,Inc. "Iwanted quint-
essential Cape Cod."
For more than 20 years,
Schmidt's company has op-
erated tours of the North
Shore community noted for
its maritime history and
admired or shunned for its
brush' with witchcraft and
the punishment thereof.Now
she'slookingto reconnect to
her Cape roots with a trol-
ley-bus tour that would take
in the historic and natural
highlights of Hyannis and
Centerville.
Schmidt's Olde Cape Cod
Trolley Co. intends to apply
this month for a license to
operate over the streets of
those villages, carrying 35 or
so riders in "Gosnold," the
latest MollyTrolley to roll off
thelineat TheMollyCorpora-
tion in Ogonquit, Me.
"It's very nostalgic-look-
ing,"Schmidt said of the red-
and green, gasoline-powered
vehicle.
After talkingto the Cape
Cod and Hyannis chambers
in January, Schmidt worked
with Cynthia Cole, executive
director of the Hyannis Main
Street Business Improve-
ment District, to move the
planforward.She'smet with
varioustownofficials,includ-
ing the police department,
and has taken some out on
a test drive of the route in a
trolley from Salem. "I said,
'I want you guys on board,
literally,"' Schmidt said.
Tom Geiler, the town's di-
rector of regulatory services,
wasawaythisweek and could
not be reached for comment.
He has been among those
workingwith Schmidt as she
seeks approvals.
The company intends to
have office spaceintheformer
town hall on Main Street,
which houses the Hyannis
JFK Museum, the BID, and
the Hyannis Chamber. Tick-
ets would be sold there, and
the potential boarding area
would be by the Guyer Barn
art gallery on South Street.
Schmidt said the trolley
service would allow riders to
jump on and off all day as it
trundles between downtown
Hyannis,VeteransBeach and
Craigville Beach. Historical
narration will be provided ,
so newcomers can take the
whole one-hour tour before
choosing a stop they like.
Tickets for the service in Sa-
lem are priced at $10.
Plans are to run the trolley
from Memorial Day to Co-
lumbus Day, and then have
it available for rentals in the
off-season.
Schmidt ishopeful that her
proposal will be accepted as
a way to explore a place she
loves.
'I've always felt a connec-
tion to the Cape," she said.
"I've always been there in
my heart."
By Cynthia Cole
ccbid@cape.com
Well folks, we are getting
closer to the sprin g equinox
and it's actually still light
at 5 p.m. When people start
thinking spring, they start
getting charged up about
ideas and initiatives. That is
what is happening with our
gallery owners and restau-
rateurs. We were all set to
introduce Hyannis Artscape
Thursday, Where Culture and
Cuisine Meet Downtown on
March 2 -but it snowed on
our parade!
No need to worry,Artscape
istakingplace thefirstThurs-
day of every month so we will
be showing off our galleries
and restaurants on April 6.
To participate , all one has
to do is visit a gallery and
dine in one of our fabulous
restaurants with a20 percent
discount on your meal Just
show up on Main Street and
there will be flying fish flags
markingparticipating galler-
ies and restaurants. Look for
our Artscape cards at your
local library, Town Hall, or
your favorite shop or eating
establishmentonMainStreet.
The cards list the locations
of participating galleries and
restaurants.
Hyannis Artscape Thurs-
days will be showcasing our
newer galleries such as Tre-
Angelique Art School and
Gallery, Gallery 337 featur-
ing 15 local artists, Zizini,
Patricia Austin Gallery, Poor
Man's Gallery and c a gallery,
modern art, along with the
venues we have enjoyed for so
manyyears-The Spectrum of
American Artists and Crafts-
men, Red Fish Blue Fish, the
Guyer Barn and nationally
recognized Kennedy Gallery.
And for the best and most
diverse dining experiences
on Cape Cod we have the
Island Merchant , Alberto 's
Ristorante , Schooners, Brit-
ish Beer Company, Grille
16, Palio's Pizzeria, Indian
Pavilion, Roo Bar City Bistro,
HannaH FusionBar and Bis-
tro, the Brazilian Grill, and
the Road House Cafe.
A special thank you to
our generous sponsors; TD
Banknorth, which also spon-
sors our Music Stroll eveiy
Thursday during the summer
and The FourPoints byShera-
ton Hyannis Resort , which is
inviting you to play a round
of golf at Twin Brooks for
$10 off the greens fee during
the week.
Speaking of arts and cul-
ture: The town's charrette
for public art last month
brought folks from all walks
of life together to participate
in a fun exercise in thinking
about how to make our gate-
ways and other spaces more
exciting with great public
art. Hats off to the Town for
throwing the party and to
Kate Kennen for making it
such a success.
The Whale Trail is coming
to town. Whales are pur-
chased by a sponsor, painted
by an artist, and displayed
for six months or more. Then
the sculptures are auctioned
off and the proceeds go to
the charity of the sponsor's
choice. Locations of the
whales will be on a Whale
Trail map so folks can follow
it all over Cape Cod and the
islands. Types of whales?
- Gogh Whale, Yellow Sub-
mawhale , Fleur de Whale
and maybe Whale of a Time;
well, you get the picture. So
contact us or the town if you
want a whale.
And finally, Palio Pizzeria
is hosting Italianlessons this
month while you sip a good
Chianti and eat tasty pizza.
Arts and culture is alive
and growing on Main Street.
We want to share the expe-
rience with you. This is so
much fun.
Thoughts of
spring - and the
arts
rebruar y
All Cape Home Inspections , Inc.
32 Duncan Ln., Centerville.Theodore A. Eaton,same, president
and treasurer; Elaine D. Eaton, same, secretary. Structural
inspection.
Atlantic Coast Caskets of Cape Cod, Inc.
142 Corporation St., Hyannis. John Crowley, 16 Pequot Ct.,
Brewster, president and secretary; Steve Fix, 33 Sharpe Dr.
Cranston, RI, treasurer. To sell caskets.
Integrated Automotive Services Inc.
24 Pleasant St., Hyannis. Ayers R. Sequeira, same, president ,
treasurer and secretary. Consulting services.
Salon 6A Inc.
3180 Main St., Barnstable. LoriA. Geiler,42 Hamblins Hayway,
Marstons Mills, president and secretary; Jennifer Wood, 26
Kiahs Way, East Sandwich , treasurer. Beauty services.
Sylvester Consultants, Inc.
117North Precinct Rd., Centerville. Norman Sylvester,Jr.,same,
president; Donna Sylvester, same, treasurer and secretary. To
educate and train in CPR/nrst aid/hazardous materials, etc.
New Barnstable Corporations
Naked Oyster to change owners
Angelini to
concentrate on
Grille 16, other
commitments
By David Still II
dstill@barnstablepatriot.com
Rick Angelini wasn't a re-
luctant seller, but admits
the planned new owner of
the Naked Oyster was more
interested in buying than he
was in selling.
It'snot that the Naked Oys-
ter, located on Independence
Drive in Hyannis, wasn't for
sale, but Angelini said that it
was not marketed too aggres-
sively. Since opening in June
2000, he said he'd been ap-
proached to open restaurants
on both sides of the bridges
and received any number
of offers to sell the Hyannis
restaurant.
As he and his wife, Angela,
looked at their "life picture,"
Angelini said, they began
thinking of "deloading."
When one potential buyer
did not work out, a broker
from Commercial Realty
Advisors said he had anoth-
er person interested. After
some initial back and forths,
the deal was done.
The new owner willbe Flor-
ence Lowell, who came to
Cape Cod with her husband,
Dr. David M. Lowell, the new
medical director at RHCI in
Sandwich.
"It happened kinda fast,"
Angelini told the Patriot this
week."
Since arrivingon Cape Cod,
the Lowells have become
steady customers at the res-
taurant, Angelini said.
All of the staff will remain
on and there are no signifi-
cant changes anticipated. As
Lowell hails from Bordeaux,
France, Angelini speculated
with a grin that there may
be some new French dishes
added to the menu, but not
wholesale departures.
Angelini was honored in
2004 by The Hyannis Area
Chamber of Commerce for
makingthe Oyster adestina-
tion in an unlikely location,
for its perpetual hostingof
community events, and for
thinking "as highly of its
employees as it does its
profits."
Those are attributes that
Angelini hopes continue to
be part of the business.
"There's a bridge between
community work and busi-
ness," Angelini said. "You
want to feelinside that you're
makingthis a better commu-
nity to live in."
His other Hyannis restau-
rant, Main Street's Grille 16
in which he's a partner with
former Boston Bruin Derek
Sanderson, willnow get more
of his attention.
"I'mbullishonMain Street,"
he said. "I still think Main
Street has a lot to offer."
But there are several other
irons in the fire. Angelini is a
founder of the still forming
Bank of Cape Cod, serves on
the board of the Cape & Is-
landsUnitedWay,the Hyannis
Area Chamber of Commerce
and the Arts Foundation of
Cape Cod. He's also a friend
of a number of other organi-
zations.
Transfer of The Naked
Oyster 'slicense willbe heard
at the Barnstable Licensing
Authority's March 20 meet-
ing,
The sale will close when all
of the licenses are in hand,
including the transfer from
the town and approval from
the state Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Commission.
Angelini figures that will be
in mid-April.
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