Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell makes a list of what he would do if he had 24 hours to live. Where would he go? What would he do? Who would he politely kiss on the cheek? Who would he want to notify? Or would he just deny that the world was going to end?
Once he gets all that figured out, he shows up at our doorstep in a shiny suit and raps the whole list for us, P. Diddy nodding in agreement all the while. We’ve transcribed that rap and posted it here as this week’s city memo.
wee-hab
Weeble hibernation begins
With the predicted snowfall for this week, the pedestrian crossing weebles will be removed for the season, Aspell writes. They will be rehabilitated over the winter in preparation for redeployment next spring. Weeble rehab is a 12-step program ensuring that while they may wobble, they won’t fall down.
Not yet, y’all
Unsafe ice is not a rapper
Parks and Recreation staff would like to remind everyone that although ice is forming on the White Park pond, it is still unsafe to skate on, Aspell writes. Please stay off the ice until the “No Skating” signs are removed. But how does the sign get removed if nobody is allowed on the ice?
For those wishing to skate, the Everett Arena is open for public skating Monday through Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5; children 3 and under are free. Ice skate rentals are available for $5. Triple salchows are free.
catch me if you can
You’re my density
On behalf of the city’s Municipal Housing Commission, CATCH Neighborhood Housing President Rosemary Heard recently accepted the 2012 New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority Visualizing Density award, Aspell writes. Visualizing density is a little bit like imagining whirled peas.
The award recognizes places that, through a combination of location, site planning and architectural design, use land efficiently, have a design aesthetic which people enjoy, and promote walking and other transportation options, including hovercraft and magic carpet.
cooking up a good one
Movie night at the library
The Concord Public Library will host Movie Night on Dec. 20 at 6:30 p.m., Aspell writes.
Join the library for a holiday classic (Hint: it’s not Bad Santa or Jingle all the Way).
Columnist Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck) has earned fame as “America’s Best Cook,” writing about her life as a farm wife and mother and sharing her recipes with her readers. In fact, she’s single, living in New York City and can’t boil water. Her publisher (Sidney Greenstreet) decides a recovering wounded sailor should spend Christmas with her on her farm. She knows her career will be over if the truth comes out. What can she do? Get a job at the Insider! (Spoiler alert: that doesn’t happen). Please call 225-8670 for the movie title.
