My daughter Elizabeth is a budding young writer and a bit of an idealist. Her English teacher asked her to come up with a creative writing project where two holidays get mixed up, à la “Nightmare Before Christmas.” Elizabeth agonized over this for awhile, but finally settled on a merger of Valentine’s Day and the 4th of July. In her…
I’m not going to tell you anything you don’t know,” says Amy Dumont, director of Cardiovascular Services at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua. The department brings together laboratory services, diabetes care, cardiovascular treatment, wound care and cardiac rehabilitation into one unified program. “We are committed to a prevention model,” Dumont continues. “We know what to do but the message isn’t…
Arthur Martel and his partner Erin Tripp have opened a new restaurant and gathering spot on the Oval in Milford. His first restaurant there, Verve, will serve as a location for his business, Metropolitan Catering. He has called the new restaurant Toro, a reference to high-grade sushi tuna. Indeed, he has taken the diner area and turned it into a…
Paulette Werger of Lebanon uses age-old techniques to create modern manifestations in silver and gold. The organic shapes of spoons and surface patterns of jewelry and vessels are her stylizations, inspired by nature. Werger, a League of N.H. Craftsmen member since 1998, currently works from her studio in the AVA Gallery in Lebanon. Her jewelry has won “Best in Show”…
My friend Jacquie eats breakfast in her bathtub every morning. Now to some people that may seem a bit weird, but different strokes for different folks, I say. Anyway, she told me that one day she had just gotten all settled in her sudsy water when she accidentally knocked her cereal bowl and its contents right into the tub with…
The good news is that one may live a good life for 20 or even 30 years beyond retirement. The bad news is … your retirement funds may not last that long. “You have to take this into account,” says David Freeman-Woolpert. “You must plan for long life and the expense of late-life care.” Freeman-Woolpert is a registered principal and…
Warming winter foods are harder to come by in restaurants, so we scanned menus as we traveled, fearing that in these heady days when fusion and eclectic are the cuisine buzzwords, meatloaf and pot roast might be long forgotten. Happily, we discovered, they are not. A few may have changed a little over the years, with new sauces or wild…
Since 1922 this American icon, tucked away on Manchester’s Lowell Street, has fed a potpourri of diners — tradesmen, students, business people, families and tourists — all seeking hearty American favorites, a good value, generous helpings and the Red Arrow experience. In September 1998 USA Today voted it “One of the Top Ten Diners in the Country.” In 2000 the…
The phrase “fine dining” and inexpensive rarely go together. Our larger towns like Manchester and Portsmouth charge up to $30 or more for a rack of lamb, but at Akasia Fine Dining, a cozy and casual little bistro a bit off the beaten path in Somersworth, you’ll find the same big-city quality cuisine — complete with a huge portion of…
The history of New Hampshire is irrevocably linked to the progression of grand hotels that dotted our state near the turn of the century. The grand hotel experience involved a long journey, a lengthy stay and excellent cuisine with a view to match. Today, only four of the more than a dozen original hotels live to keep our connection with…
