The best in regional craft beer and local culinary creations will be on tap September 24 at Portsmouth’s historic Strawbery Banke Museum.The third annual PASSPORT Craft Beer & Culinary World Tour benefits New Hampshire Public Television and Strawbery Banke Museum, and offers guests a savory tour of more than 20 beer styles masterfully paired with appetizers from area restaurants and…
Rock stars often wear their hometowns as a badges of honor. Everybody knows that Bruce Springsteen hails from Asbury Park, New Jersey; the Beatles came from Liverpool, not London; and Athens, Georgia, might just be another sleepy college town if it weren’t for acts like R.E.M. and the B-52s. And yet when the band Wild Light tells people they hail…
An influential visual artist makes a N.H. connection.If you’re an aficionado of the visual arts, you’ll enjoy “Frank Stella: Irregular Polygons, 1965-66” . It is an academic book, edited by Brian Kennedy, but it’s accessible to those who simply want to learn more about Stella, his vibrant paintings and the role he played moving art into the modern age.At mid-career…
A popular 19th-century way of remembering.Thank you for sending me images of your souvenir spoons. They are terrific pieces that tell an interesting story. I have always been fascinated with souvenir spoons and remember helping my grandmother polish hers when I was five years old. She would tell me stories of the places that they represented.The concept of manufactured souvenirs…
Featured Shop – It’s my Girlfriend’s Consignment BoutiqueIt’s My Girlfriend’sWant a real-life guilt trip? You’ll find just that at It’s my Girlfriend’s Consignment Boutique, 2757 White Mountain Hwy. Prices here are so low you’ll think you’ve robbed owner Alice Spears. I found a brand new Coach bag for $20, a pair of Ann Klein leather sandals for $16 and a…
Lost pants, hot coffee – misfortune is opportunity for some.So there you are: for the first time since you were in fifth grade and stayed home sick from school, you’re out of work and sacked out on the living room sofa watching daytime TV. “Steve” turns to “Maury” turns to “Springer,” and mixed in with all the commercials for cooking…
Where else can you meet your legislators at the mailbox?It took Barrington resident Marty Harty 91 years before he was elected a New Hampshire State Representative. And three months into the job he resigned amid statewide controversy. The story of Marty Harty will likely go down as another example of who gets elected to our oversized legislature, in which each…
The former location of the Commercial Street Fishery is now the home of the new Pochito’s Mexican Restaurant. Tucked away in one of the mill buildings on South Commercial Street in Manchester (on the way to merchantsauto.com stadium, where the Fisher Cats play), it’s easy to drive right by. Lunchtime parking was a bit difficult due to a shared parking…
