Preach on, scavenger hunters
A few weeks back, we sent you all over the city in search of churches, with a few clues in your back pocket (well, they were only in your pocket if you crumpled up the newspaper and stuffed it in there.). Anyway, we have a winner! Betsy Peabody was the first to correctly identify all eight churches, and she’s now the proud owner of a $20 gift certificate to the church, we mean, business of her choice in Concord. Congratulations Betsy,...
Preach on, scavenger hunters
A few weeks back, we sent you all over the city in search of churches, with a few clues in your back pocket (well, they were only in your pocket if you crumpled up the newspaper and stuffed it in there.). Anyway, we have a winner! Betsy Peabody was the first to correctly identify all eight churches, and she’s now the proud owner of a $20 gift certificate to the church, we mean, business of her choice in Concord. Congratulations Betsy,...
Concord’s most fascinating individuals
Here are the folks the people nominated to be featured during Concord On Air on April 6
Concord’s most fascinating individuals
Here are the folks the people nominated to be featured during Concord On Air on April 6
Check out the Concord On Air schedule for April 6
ConcordTV is ready to present its signature television event, Concord On Air, April 6 from noon to 8 p.m. (channels 22, 17, and 6 or streamed live at yourconcordtv.org.) Here’s the full schedule:∎ Noon to 1 p.m. Hosts: Set A: Mayor Jim Bouley and ConcordTV board chair Tonya Rochette; Set B: ConcordTV executive director Doris Ballard and junior host Lindsay Irwin. Featured segments, in order of appearance: Star Spangled Banner...
We prove once again that we always know what’s best for Concord
The Insider staff fought back against the Concord City Council last week following an announcement that the city of Concord was going to ban the use of all puns going forward.In the end, the Insider’s argument was strong enough to sway City Council, which in an unprecedented about-face decided not only to allow puns but to encourage their liberal use, penning a new theme song entitled “We are the Champlins” in honor of Ward 4...
Diving in to all that Concord’s new Cheesecake Factory has to offer
When the Monitor conducted a poll on its Forum page last month asking readers what restaurants they wanted to see appear on Loudon Road, one of the initial suggestions from a Monitor staff member was the Cheesecake Factory. And why not? We think the factory industry could have enjoyed a much longer heyday in this country if nothing but cheesecake was consistently churned out. Although that’s probably true of most industries. It’s...
‘Insider’ to receive complete makeover
So we have some news.And it’s only appropriate we break it here, since this is a newspaper, after all. But this isn’t just some minor announcement – this is actually pretty big stuff worthy of your full attention.After days of negotiations, Keith and I are now the proud owners of the Concord Insider, effective April 1. It wasn’t easy to pry this entity away from the Monitor, but in the words of the Godfather, we made them an offer...
Changes coming to downtown parking?
We are the last ones who like to spread rumors.It goes against everything we stand for, but we just couldn’t resist.There’s an injustice about to come down on this city and we don’t think it’s right. So we’re taking the proactive approach and getting out ahead of the story to drum up some discussion and hopefully, action. Now, we can’t reveal our sources – that would be unethical. To be clear, though, it’s not the possum from last...
This student art at St. Paul’s is wicked good
Every year, the students at St. Paul’s School put on an art exhibition. And that’s what you see here. But this is just a sneak peak of the more than 200 pieces on display in the Hargate Gallery through April 19. You really need to check it out.
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Every year, the students at St. Paul’s School put on an art exhibition. And that’s what you see here. But this is just a sneak peak of the more than 200 pieces on display in the Hargate Gallery through April 19. You really need to check it out.
NHTI to host annual Wiffle ball tourney to help local family
Remember those summer days in the backyard? The ones filled with that skinny yellow bat and a pile of hollow plastic balls. It didn’t matter if there were two, three or 20 people, there were always enough for a Wiffle ball game. As we’ve gotten older, those games have become few and far between. Some of us have moved on to other lawn games, while others simply called it a career after straining their rotator cuff for the 10th time by...
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 01 Apr 2014
Hey, those guys look familiar! As if former Insider editor Ben Conant and current editor Keith Testa didn’t see enough of this picture in print already, it appears this concert poster was suffering from a case of mistaken identity, as suggested by Instagram user @ broussardish, who snapped this photo. Those faces belong to Ben and Keith, but those names most certainly do not. We can only assume they are real people, though (kidding:...
Music man Frank Wilner is jazzing up the local radio scene
If you like jazz, then Frank Wilner has got something for you.Well, it’s actually two somethings, and both happen to be in the form of weekly radio shows. Wilner is the host of Frankly Jazz, which airs at 8 a.m. Saturday mornings on WKXL (103.9 FM/1450 AM) and reruns every night – and we’re talking seven days a week here people – from 9:05 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Voices In Jazz, Wilner’s other broadcast, is on WNHN (94.7 FM) on Saturdays at...
Make yourself at home – Tue, 01 Apr 2014
Potential Craigslist advertisement: “Apartment for rent, partially furnished. Heat, hot water, walls and other structural elements not included. Spacious living room with year-round breezes offers plenty of room to entertain.” We haven’t found that actual listing yet, but we did find this couch just chillin’ on the side of Sewalls Falls Road. It wasn’t clear if some rent-wary tenant was in the process of creating a revolutionary free...
This Week In Concord History
April 1, 2000: Concord’s Matt Bonner gets a taste of Final Four basketball as a freshman, scoring four points and grabbing two rebounds in 14 minutes of play. His team, the University of Florida, defeats North Carolina, 71-59, to advance to the championship game.April 1, 1891: William M. Chase, a prominent Concord lawyer and longtime school board member and a trustee of Dartmouth College, is appointed an associate justice on the state...
Classic Concord Photo – Tue, 01 Apr 2014
We’re guessing this wasn’t the intended destination of this trolley, a guess we’re basing on angles alone. Seriously, why is everything in this picture bent? Anyway, apparently this is what trolley travel was like in the dark ages before they had things like Google Maps, or maybe just maps. It’s either that or this was a crash cooked up by the original conceiver of Hummer automobiles, who was trying to convince Concord it needed more...
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell writes a city memo and sends it to us via email. April Fools! That’s not what he does – he wrestles alligators on the State House steps while dictating a memo to his staff, and they email it to us.The clock is tickingBut this headline isn’tApril 15 is the deadline to submit new applications for property tax exemptions and credits, Aspell writes. There will be no property tax extra credit. The...
Art exhibit to show work of inmates and children
Artwork crafted by New Hampshire Department of Corrections inmates and their children, “The Forgotten, Children of Incarcerated Parents” opens at the Kimball-Jenkins Estate on Monday and continues through April 24. Nine life-sized murals titled “A Perfect Day with Dad” and three posters titled “A Family Portrait with Mom” created by male and female inmates and their children in 2012 and 2013 will be on display for members of the...
N.H. Family Support BBQ to be held April 12
Members of the N.H. Family Support Conference Planning Committee invite the public to attend the third-annual N.H. Family Support Conference Bar-B-Que on April 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Heritage Harley-Davidson, located at 142 Manchester St. There’s no cost to attend, though folks are encouraged to make a donation. All proceeds benefit the N.H. Family Support Conference, which focuses on the accomplishments and challenges...
State of the City set for April 16 at Grappone
Join your fellow Concord business and community leaders for a lunch forum on the “State of the City” with guest speakers, Concord Mayor Jim Bouley and Concord City Manager Tom Aspell. The event is presented by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, April 16th from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Grappone Conference Center, 70 Commercial St. Find out what’s on the horizon for the city of Concord, the challenges of this...
League to host book signing with Peter Korn
The League of N.H. Craftsmen is pleased to host a special talk and book signing in conjunction with Gibson’s Bookstore on Thursday, April 17 at 5:30 p.m. in The Craft Center at the League of N.H. Craftsmen Headquarters on 49 S. Main St. Peter Korn, a furniture maker whose work has been exhibited nationally in galleries and museums, is the author of Why We Make Things and Why It Matters: The Education of a Craftsman. He will be talking...
Concord Light Opera to perform
Concord Light Opera Company, promoting and supporting Greater Concord’s churches and bringing musical theater to the community, presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic opera, HMS Pinafore (or The Lass That Loved a Sailor), the weekend of April 4-6 with three shows at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 274 Pleasant St. Shows will be April 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. and April 6 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20,or $15 students and seniors 65+. Tickets...
Concord Public Library Book of the week
The Guest CatTakashi Hiraide2014, 140 pagesFictionThe Guest Cat is a quiet, meditative book. It’s a novel in which the narrator is writing the novel, a literary technique that reminds me of one of those wooden box puzzles you open only to find more to unlock in the next layer. The narrator and his wife and most of the other human characters remain nameless, which made the story feel like a fable. Chibi (the guest of the title) and...
