Archives: November 2011

Kitchen Aid: Friendly Kitchen Fundraiser

Last April Concord’s only soup kitchen, the Friendly Kitchen, lost its building in a fire. Help them find a new location by supporting Kitchen Aid, a concert featuring folk artists Susie Burke and David Surette, storyteller Odds Bodkin, the Greater Concord Interfaith Youth Choir conducted by Cantor Shira Nafshi of Temple Beth Jacob, Wild Vine Jazz Trio featuring Becky Josephson,…

Bookstore Anniversary Celebration With Dan Brown

Water Street Bookstore in Exeter is celebrating 20 years with New Hampshire author Dan Brown. His bestselling books “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons” were each made into movies starring Tom Hanks. Brown will be on hand to meet fans and to sign books.The special illustrated editions of his books will be available for purchase and signing. Cake…

Chill Out Your Flab

Give your love handles the cold shoulder.In our never-ending quest to be slim, human beings try just about everything, from the sensible (a balanced, low-fat diet and regular exercise) to the merely hopeful (hello, all-cheeseburgers-all-the-time diet). When stubborn bulges continue to defiantly stare us down in the mirror despite our best efforts, it can be maddening. Even folks who are…

Frozen Finds

Can prepared frozen foods be good for you, taste good and be good for the local food economy, too? Chef Michael Webb, a New Hampshire chef turned entrepreneur, has recently turned those skills into growing a frozen food company that does just that.He originally joined a small start-up food company called Village Foods to help expand their retail product line….

Fresh Start?

What you need to know before you file for bankruptcy.If you’re on the brink of drawing down your retirement savings to pay your credit card bills, New Hampshire attorneys have a nearly unanimous word of advice for you:”Don’t,” says Sandra Kuhn of Family Legal in Concord.”Don’t,” says Scott LaPointe of Brown & LaPointe in Epping.”Don’t,” says attorney Stanley Robinson of…