Tell us about your fantasy
If you’re like us, fantasy football is kind of a big deal when fall rolls around. It’s actually a surprise that we get any work done once the calendar switches to September with constant watching of the waiver wire, injury updates and trade requests. But we like to pride ourselves on our ability to multitask. Anyway, fantasy football is a fun way to talk trash with friends, gain bragging rights and make things a little more...
This Week in Concord History
Aug. 2, 1830: The Rev. Roger C. Hatch rides from Hopkinton to Concord to make the first deposit in the New Hampshire Savings Bank. The amount is $100. The bank’s quarters at 214 N. Main St. are now the offices of the Gallagher, Callahan and Gartrell law firm. Aug. 2, 1927: Granite cutters from Concord join others from throughout New England in appealing for a five-day week with a $9-a-day wage. They currently work 5½ days a...
Book of the Week: The Beekeeper’s Apprentice
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice: On the Segregation of the QueenLaurie R. King1994, 356 pagesMystery A young woman named Mary Russell meets Sherlock Holmes while out reading and walking on the Sussex Downs. She thinks she is alone, and almost steps on him. They surprise each other, and this strange meeting is the beginning of a friendship that neither could have imagined.Mary Russell is highly intelligent, independent, an orphan, and is...
Live music coming up this week(end)
There’s always plenty of good, live music to be heard around here, it’s just a matter of finding the time. We realize we’ve kind of been slacking in the keeping-you-up-to-date department, so we’re here to make it up to you this week. Here’s a little rundown of a bunch of live music coming up in the near future. We recommend checking some out, lest you look like a loser next time you’re with a group of super-cool local music junkies...
Jeremy Woodward needs you to vote for him
At the Insider, we’ve been pretty fortunate to earn a spot on the front cover. Although it’s not as prestigious when you’re the ones deciding what photos make the cut.But if Jeremy Woodward happens to win Men’s Health’s 2016 Ultimate Guy Search, that’s a little bit more of a big deal. We’re talking about Men’s Health magazine here people.Almost 1,000 guys from all over the country filled out an application and Woodward, owner of...
Food Snob: Eating a sandwich while watching some golf
Before construction began on the Sewalls Falls Bridge, I could get to Beaver Meadow Golf Course in just a couple of minutes.Surprisingly though, all of my trips had been golf related – which means I had never eaten at the 19th Hole at Beaver Meadow.But that all changed after a little lunch time relaxation last week. It was the perfect day to enjoy a sandwich on the patio, watching the golfers putt and tee off. I didn’t go into it...
Discovery Center celebrating movie release
In honor of the latest Star Trek movie, Star Trek Beyond, the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center added a few items to its Trekkie collection for fans of the Starship Enterprise.
Go Try It: Decoupage
If you’re a faithful follower of the Insider, you’ve probably learned a few things about us by now.We enjoy food, music and beer, while also lacking a certain set of skills necessary to succeed in the world of art. Sure, we take good pictures of other people’s work, but our own leaves something to be desired.But since this is the public art issue and we do like to branch out from time to time (and give you something to laugh at), we...
Now that’s an old selfie
By now, it’s hard to find someone out there who hasn’t taken a selfie.It’s okay to admit it. There’s no shame in taking a photo or yourself in front of the State House or out to dinner with some friends.Selfies are just a part of everyday life these days, and you might as well get on board with it. While it seems to be a relatively newer craze – and one that’s basically taken over the world – pictures of one self have been around for...
Harry Potter to make his return at Gibson’s
Happy Birthday, Harry Potter! It has been nine years since the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and we’ve sorely missed doing Harry Potter release parties. We couldn’t resist celebrating for the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the long awaited continuation of Harry Potter’s story! Join Gibson’s Bookstore on Sunday at 2 p.m. for a cold reading of the first scene from the West End stage play, written by...
Have you seen the mural on the side of CVS?
If you’ve walked around downtown lately, you may have noticed a new splash of color on the side of the CVS building on North Main Street. It’s 24 feet long and vibrant as anything –you can’t miss it.No, that’s not the pharmacy’s new corporate design, though that would be an interesting idea. It’s actually the product of a handful of artistic minds from the area, and it was made possible by a scholarship program at Kimball-Jenkins...
National Night Out to return to Rollins Park
It’s been a rocky few months in this country for police and community relations. It seems like every time you read the paper there’s something in there about people not exactly getting along with police. Thankfully, Concord doesn’t have quite the same issues as many other communities have in that department. In fact, Concord residents generally get fired up for the annual National Night Out event held at Rollins Park, in which the...
Book of the Week: Rebel of the Sands
Rebel of the Sands Alwyn Hamilton 2016, 314 pages Fantasy Amani is an orphan, a teenager, a girl and – a dead shot. She is scheming on how to get out of Dustwalk, the grim, dead-end town on the edge of a desert. To make money she disguises herself and enters sharpshooting contests. She’s a loner, and plans to stay that way. But then she meets the handsome rebel named Jin, who is on the run from the Sultan’s army, and something...
This Week in Concord History
July 26, 1927: His tour stop over, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his “Spirit of St. Louis” take off from Concord Airport at 11:50 a.m. There is a report that he passed over Claremont at 1:20 p.m. on his way to Springfield, Mass. July 26, 1965: Trains carrying 71-foot laminated wooden arches arrive in Concord. Shipped from Oregon, they will become rafters for the new Everett Arena. July 27, 1927: The police report more...
Bulletin Board
RB Productions to perform this week RB Productions will present James and the Giant Peach, Jr. this weekend at the Capitol Center for the Arts. Show times will be Friday at 7 p.m., and Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and available at the CCA box office or at ccanh.com. Clint Klose Concert in Eagle Square on Thursday The Shana Stack Band will perform in Eagle Square on Thursday at 7 p.m., as part of the free downtown...
Go Try It: Get a movie from the library and stay home
We don’t often refer you to free stuff in this section, so we figured we owed you one by now. We came up with a timely Go Try It given the weather lately. The beauty of this one is that it’s both fun, cool (assuming you have the luxury of air conditioning at home) and best of all, free. We’re talking about hitting up Concord Public Library, checking out a movie or two and heading home to enjoy a cool night inside. Sure, there are tons...
The latest League exhibit will bowl you over
The League of NH Craftsmen Gallery recently unveiled its latest exhibit, Bowl Me Over, which will be on display through Sept. 2. Here’s a glimpse of what’s included.
We got all the details on the Thomson’s trip
So, we meant to bring this little back and forth with Derek and Dylan Thomson to you last week, but you know with them finishing a cross-country bike trip, Cycling the US For ALS, and all, life was a little busy for them. And we understand – the being busy thing, not riding our bikes across the country. There’s no way we could do that. The brothers rode 4,500 miles from San Francisco to Seabrook in 45 days, going through 15 states and...
South Main Street project has reached the midway point
We’ve reached an interesting part of the year where we’re at a transition point in a number of respects. First of all, it’s now mid-late July, meaning we’re roughly at the halfway point of summer. Major League Baseball’s All-Star break just ended, and most of us are back from vacation and into the daily grind. But there’s another thing around here that is also at the halfway point: the South Main Street construction project. Crews are...
Food Snob: Fried scallop basket from Tandy’s Top Shelf
Every once in a while, we like to get a little fishy around here. Just helps keep us on our feet. To achieve this, we set out last week to find something from the ocean to eat. Since we’re always grazing on grazers, we decided to spread the love and dig into something that once roamed the depths of the sea instead. We don’t discriminate against any food group over here (although we have a strained relationship with kale, gluten-free...
Tasty Brews: Red Hook Summerhook on tap at Tandy’s
If you haven’t figured it out by now, last week was quite the scorcher, and we’re not huge fans of blistering heat. Why do you think we chose to live in New Hampshire? But heat in the summer is just part of life, just like snow in the winter. Doesn’t mean we just stay in and wait until the weather changes to our perfect temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure conditions – which could take all of eternity. Instead, we find ways...
It was a splashin’ good time at the Teddy Bear Picnic
t was all sunshine, smiles and splashing at White Park last week during the Teddy Bear Picnic. This event was not what you might be picturing: a bunch of teddy bears sitting around a teddy bear-sized table eating teddy bear food – although that would have been a sight. Instead, it was a bunch of 3- to 6-year-olds cooling off and having a good time at the pool, which was still a sight to see. Kari Inglis, who is in charge of the city’s...
Around Town: We never know what we’ll find
We found this poster plastered to a light pole at the Capitol Shopping Plaza recently. Guess it’s safe to say this event was cancelled and someone clearly forgot to pick up their poster.
Concord Hospital is serving up fresh local food
Medical interventions aren’t the only treatments being delivered at Concord Hospital these days. Locally grown foods are also delivered to patients, staff and visitors of the Capital Region’s premier medical center. The perspective of the medical community, hospital administrators and food service professionals collectively conclude that food is medicine. In fact, that term has a certain righteousness to it . . . don’t you think?...
Bulletin Board
‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ at Capitol Center RB Productions will present Willy Wonka Jr. at the Capitol Center for the Arts this weekend. Show times will be Friday at 7 p.m., and Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and available at the CCA box office or at ccanh.com. Clint Klose Grange to host meet and greet The members of Concord Grange No. 322 will host a meet, greet and eat on July 26 at Keach Park. The Grange will be sponsoring...
Book of the Week: The Cellist of Sarajevo
The Cellist of SarajevoSteven Galloway2008Fiction When was the last time you thought about the availability of water? In this compelling novel, set in Sarajevo under siege during the Yugoslav war and based on a true story, a young man sets out to get water for his family and a neighbor, chancing death with every street he crosses or intersection he approaches because of the soldiers in the hills overlooking the city.An older man sets...
Rioux to speak at Gibson’s
We’re taught in life never to give up, but sometimes that’s easier said than done.At Gibson’s Bookstore this Thursday, you can hear about a whole different kind of life story.This is the story of a woman who did give up, and at the worst moment of her life planned a murder/suicide. Fortunately, that fateful June day did not go as planned. Thunder Moon is the story of how that woman, Kathleen Rioux, came to be in that situation. Raised...
This Week in Concord History
July 19, 1832: Fearing a cholera epidemic that has entered the country from Europe and Canada, a special Concord town meeting elects a board of health. The board is granted power “to make all necessary arrangements and accommodations for sick strangers and for the comfort and safety of its own citizens.” Fears of the cholera epidemic will prove unfounded. July 19, 1985: In a White House ceremony, President Reagan names Christa...
