Clean lines within a traditional format was the homeowners’ compromise for their new Seacoast home, starting here, at the entry. He likes traditional. She likes modern. That was the challenge Don and Nicole Foster faced when they began to design…
Southern New Hampshire University has well-respected culinary and hospitality management degrees. You can even taste student progress at the school’s hospitality center on campus. As dean of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Management at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) in Manchester,…
There are a few things you should be sure to bring with you as you plan to participate in New Hampshire’s official Maple Sugar Weekend March 27 and 28: decent shoes (snow or mud — who can know?); curiosity (it…
Figures and statistics are invaluable when picking the best place to live, however they don’t really capture a town’s personality. Before settling down to start a long-term commitment with a place, take the time and get to know it. Do…
Here we are: March in New Hampshire. It’s a time when the late-in-the-season snowstorms arrive with sickeningly consistent regularity, interspersed with those occasional alluring and absolutely seductive fleeting hours of balmy spring warmth that make you want to run around…
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…
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…
Another Two Cents I enjoyed and was also dismayed by the rash of letters in the January [2006] issue sparked by your article on Bishop Gene Robinson. I was stunned by the numbers of readers who thought you had no…
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…
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,…
