The Yogi: How to beat a traffic jam? Yoga
I am sitting in traffic. It is a Sunday afternoon in August, and I made one wrong turn. Without thinking, I took the exit off of 393 onto 93 South. The masses (no pun intended) were heading home after another beautiful summer weekend in New Hampshire. It was a short-lived traffic jam, not even long enough to get through one at-bat of the Red Sox game on the radio. I only had to wait it out through one exit, and I was up on Loudon Road...
Break out your date book for this spring fun
With spring officially here, we took the liberty of searching high and low for all kinds of great events happening over the next few months – until the next season comes along.There’s a lot to do and see over the next four pages, but there’s probably even more that we didn’t come across, so make sure you keep your eyes peeled for even more New Hampshire spring fun. April 13 Mamma Mia! A daughter. Her mother. And three possible dads....
Bulletin Board: Fundraisers, film fest, input sessions and more
Protect Our Care health tour The Protect Our Care nationwide tour highlighting the emergency on health care is coming to Concord on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Protect Our Care formally announced its health care with an accompanying article in Roll Call. The “Health Care Emergency Tour” will make stops in key 2020 battleground districts and states for media events with members of Congress, local elected officials, health care advocates and...
Attention all gardeners – events sprouting up everywhere
Since this is the Spring Guide, we thought it was the perfect time to inform you of some gardening-related events coming up over the next few months. After all, gardening is kind of a big deal when the weather finally allows for it. So break out the old calendar and make sure to mark down some of these dates – you’ll thank us later. Concord Garden Club On Thursday, nationally acclaimed speaker Kerry Ann Mendez will offer...
Entertainment: Some final outdoor concerts, plus three John Franzosa shows at Hermanos
Music Tuesday Kid Pinky at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Eugene Durkee at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m. Open mic at Area 23 at 6 p.m. Phil Billings at Capital Plaza at noon. Cold Engines at Rollins Park (part of Party in the Park) at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate. Nick’s Other Band outside Concord Public Library at 6 p.m. Brad Myrick at Courtyard by Marriott at 6 p.m. Eric Lindberg at Concord Craft...
A gardener’s work is never completely over
January Make a plan. Cold winter days are perfect for reflecting on the successes and possibly shortcomings of last year’s garden. Hopefully you took some notes! Do you have some perennials that need to be moved to a sunnier – or shadier location? Do you have some “overcrowding”? Sketch out where you might want to add – or move plants, taking into consideration what you already have planted in that area in terms of height and color....
City Manager’s Newsletter: Bicycle survey, classes at community center and more
On Friday, Stefanie Breton, the city’s public information officer, sent out the weekly City Manager’s Newsletter. You can read the full newsletter by going to concordnh.gov and clicking the Newsletter button on the home page. Here are some of the highlights:Chair honors POW/MIAMembers of Rolling Thunder Inc. New Hampshire Chapter 1, VFW Post 1631, and Mayor Jim Bouley were at City Hall last week to hold a brief ceremony dedicating the...
Concord High drama club advances to New England finals
The Concord High School drama club has been doing a bit of double duty lately. While preparing for its annual spring musical, Les Miserables, the group has also been continuing to rehearse its one-act, Nora’s Lost. That’s because the club kept advancing in the New Hampshire Educational Theatre Guild’s festival circuit. First, they were one of two schools to advance through their regionals (which they hosted) to states. And then, this...
Have a ball at Rollins for Party in the Park 2019
Join the Associated Builders and Contractors Young Professionals Group, supported by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network, for the 3rd annual Party in the Park at Rollins Park! With live music by Cold Engines, food from Smokeshow Barbeque and ice cream from Arnie’s Place, you can’t go wrong. Rain or shine, join the ABC YPG and CYPN on Wednesday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. for a night of music,...
Tasty Brews: Hoppy Kolsch – Idaho 7 at Concord Craft Brewing Co.
If you’re the type of beer drinker who loves trying exotic, rare, hard-to-find libations, you’ll want to head over to Concord Craft Brewing Co. as soon as humanly possible. Why? Because they have something new on tap that you’ve probably never had before, and if you don’t get there soon, you probably never will. They call it Hoppy Kolsch – Idaho 7, and as its name implies, it’s a hoppier version of a Kolsch, made with Idaho 7 hops...
On the Road: The ‘Insider’ takes a chilly July trip to Labrador
Tom and Kathy Gray of Penacook took a road – and ferry – trip to Cartwright, Labrador, in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador in mid-July. This is nearly the easternmost chunk of land on the North American continent, and it isn’t your typical summer vacation destination – temperatures were in the 50s all week, Tom Gray said. Nonetheless, they couldn’t make a journey like that without taking a trusty Insider copy with...
See robots doing robot things at Rundlett Middle School on April 18
If you’re interested in robots and the kids that build them, then Rundlett Middle School is the place for you. On April 18 (that’s next Wednesday), the Concord School District is hosting a Bring Your Own Robot showcase in order to give the students participating in the Capital City 21st Century Community Learning Centers (also known as 21C) robotics program a chance to wow parents, teachers and possibly you with what they’ve been able...
On Display: ‘From Our Hands’ exhibit at League headquarters
The League of N.H. Craftsmen headquarters at 49 S. Main St. is exhibiting “From Our Hands,” featuring the work of the White Mountain Woolen Magic Rughooking Guild. The exhibit will be on display until Sept. 13. The artists featured include Nancy Qualls, Sandra Grant, Heidi Martin, Rebecca Doherty, Mary Jane Peabody and Joan Sullivan. For more info, go to nhcrafts.org.
CYPN: Melissa Vezina of Keller Williams is the Young Professional of the Month
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Concord Young Professionals Network introduces you to our “Young Professional of the Month,” Melissa Vezina. Each month the CYPN Steering Committee recommends a young professional in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know better.How old are you? 42.Where do you live? Concord.Where do you currently work? I’m a real estate agent at Keller Williams Metropolitan with offices...
This Week in Concord History
Aug. 20, 1816: A wandering portrait painter named Samuel F.B. Morse writes to his parents that he has just been to a party in Concord and met a 17-year- old woman who is “very beautiful, amiable and of excellent disposition.” She is Lucretia Walker, a member of one of Concord’s most prominent families. Morse decides to stay in Concord for awhile. Aug. 20, 1844: Samuel Jackman, the oldest man in Concord, dies at the age of 96. He was a...
Book of the Week: ‘Save Me the Plums’
Save Me the PlumsRuth Reichl2019, 288 pagesNonfiction Ruth Reichl was a restaurant reviewer for the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times and an author. She knew nothing about running a magazine. So she was floored when Condé Nast asked if she would like to be editor in chief of Gourmet magazine.Ruth’s love affair with Gourmet started when she was 8 years old and she visited a used book shop with her father. On the floor were some...
On Display: These were drawn by students – in Ukraine
The Concord Public Library is home to a new exhibit that features drawings from art students. It just so happens the students are from the S. Vasylkivskyi Children’s Art School – in Ukraine. “The Peace in the World” exhibit was brought to Concord as part of the 10th anniversary of the Fermata Arts Foundation, and it’s making its way around New England throughout the remainder of the year. There are 16 drawings in total with...
Always in the rough: Trying out a little disc golf
If you’re not familiar with disc golf yet, I won’t hold it against you. All I ask is, at the very least, do yourself a favor and get acquainted with one of the fastest-growing sports in the state sometime this year before the weather turns for the worse. I promise you won’t regret it. “What I see here is they start playing in the fall, they get all winter to think about disc golf and they come back in the spring/summer,” said Marty...
Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire turns 40
Join the Crisis Center of Central N.H. on Thursday at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, 2 Institute Drive, from 6 to 9 p.m. for our 40th celebration. We will welcome Lissa Curtis, a survivor and dancer, to speak at this event. There will be performances by the Jazz Dogs and Claire Taylor, appetizers, a cash bar, whisky tasting, photo booth fun, wine pull, live auction, star gazing (weather permitting) and Building on Hope...
Making strides, making beer with Lithermans Limited
American Cancer Society Community Development Manager Michelle Audet and Lithermans Limited teamed up to brew Whole Lotta Rosé, a hibiscus and pink guava rosé ale crafted to raise awareness for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Concord. Whole Lotta Rosé will be released to the public on Aug. 25 at the brewery at 126 Hall St., Unit B, Concord. The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. The American Cancer Society will be onsite with...
Author David Elliott to present ‘In the Past’ at Gibson’s Bookstore
Join Gibson’s Bookstore on Friday at 6 p.m. for a poetic, prehistoric journey through time as David Elliott presents the newest addition to his acclaimed library of poetry picture books, In the Past: From Trilobites to Dinosaurs to Mammoths in More Than 500 Million Years – a perfect way to celebrate Poetry Month.Return to the prehistoric era and discover a host of creatures both novel and familiar, from the mysterious trilobite to the...
Food Snob: Nina’s Bistro offers classics and foreign fare
There’s a new bistro in town, and you know as foodies, we had to stop in last week to survey the city’s newest breakfast and lunch option.Nina’s Bistro and Sandwiches has moved into the former Sandwich Depot at 49 Hall St., and although the menu has changed, customers are still welcomed to the same close-knit community feel when stopping by for a quick bite.The woman greeting us behind the counter spoke as if we had been regulars for...
This Week in Concord History
April 10, 1829: While addressing a Merrimack County jury in Concord, the spellbinding lawyer Ezekiel Webster, brother of Daniel, drops dead. “He had spoken nearly a half hour, in full and unaltering voice, when the hand of death arrested his earthly course,” writes Judge Charles Corning. April 10, 1865: A huge celebration in Concord marks the end of the Civil War. Mayor Moses Humphrey orders the city’s fire engines decorated and ready...
Making Good Health Simple: What research tells us about good habits
Since birth we have been told over and over again the same four things: Eat. Sleep. Exercise. Use your brain. These fundamentals of becoming more healthful have stood the test of time. Let’s be real. We have to accomplish all of these tasks on a daily basis, so shouldn’t we in fact be experts at these skills? Some days I am crushing it and firing on all cylinders at 100%, while other days I can barely seem to use my brain and feed...
Instagram: The eye closes on downtown for good
We have to admit – it’s getting harder and harder to find what we would consider “legit” photos on Instagram with the #concordnh tag. What we see an absolute abundance of is commercial posts – business owners taking pictures of their products or services and using Instagram as free advertising. This is all fine and good, but these types of shots aren’t generally that visually stunning or interesting enough to run in a newspaper....
City Manager’s Newsletter: Extended pool season, construction updates and more
Here’s the Concord city newsletter for the week of Aug. 11! Pool season extended Concord Parks & Recreation is keeping the following three pools open until next Friday: Rollins, Rolfe and Heights Pools. The pool hours will be as follows: Saturday and Sunday 12:30-4:30 p.m., Monday – Thursday 12:30-4:30 p.m. & 5:30-7:30 p.m., and Friday August 16 from 12:30-4 p.m. White, Merrill, Kimball, and Garrison will close for the season...
Bulletin Board: Grange awards, State of the City and stamps
Concord Grange to host awards night The Concord Grange #322 will celebrate Grange Month with their 42nd annual Community Awards Night on Monday at 7 p.m. at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Hall, 48 Airport Road. The Grange will honor the police officer, firefighter, citizen and educator of the year, along with awards for public service, community spirit, state police officer and lifetime achievement awards. In...
Bulletin Board: Health clinics, Audi events and more
Concord Regional VNA announces August senior health clinics Concord Regional VNA is holding the following senior health clinics in August in and around Concord. All clinic services are provided for a suggested donation of $10, however, services are provided regardless of a person’s ability to pay. Services offered include foot care, blood pressure screening, B-12 injections, medication education and nutritional education. Call (603)...
Missed Connections: Eye contact, a compliment and former loves
You may have heard that Craigslist recently shut down its personals section in response to the passing of H.R.1865, an anti-online sex trafficking bill. As you can imagine, we were rather concerned that this would put a real damper – or rather end – to this here monthly Missed Connections report as we all know and love it. But much to our surprise, the Missed Connections listings were not included in that personals-section dump and...
Penacook resident marks 104 years with dinner and a concert
Presidential Oaks Retirement Community welcomed a special guest during a recent Summer Concert as Penacook resident Bessy Jones kicked off her birthday celebrations by enjoying dinner and a performance by the Nevers Band.But this wasn’t just any birthday: Bessy just turned 104.Joined by her son, Jerry, and his wife, Diane, the trio enjoyed a turkey dinner and strawberry shortcake in the Big Oak Café before making their way outdoors...
