The N.H. Bindery – a place where pages become books
With this being the books issue, we thought, “Why not check out how one’s put together?” So we meandered over to the New Hampshire Bindery in Bow to see how our favorite titles end up in a neatly bound package.
If you didn’t catch Halloween Howl, you missed a really spooky time
It was a howlin’ good time at Concord’s annual Halloween Howl last weekend. The weather was mild enough to bring hundreds of costumed capers out to Main Street for a night of spooky revelry and lots of candy eating.
Little communal libraries are a thing, and they’re in Concord now!
If you’ve been walking or driving around Concord lately, there’s a chance you may have seen these little structures that resemble bird houses or dog houses on people’s lawns. It’s a craze that apparently is making its way to the Granite State – and the capital city more specifically. They’re known as little libraries, and they are pretty much what they sound like. People build little huts to house books, and they put these huts on...
If talking about books is your thing, you should join a book club
Have you ever finished a really good book and just wanted to talk with someone about it? And then when you try to strike up a conversation at the office water cooler, nobody has a clue what you’re talking about and uncomfortably walks away as you’re explaining the plot. We feel your pain. If we can offer a little advice, we recommend connecting with one of the many local book clubs. There’s ones offered by libraries and book stores,...
Here’s 10 things for you to do this week
Tuesday If you happen to receive the Insider in your paper or frantically hit refresh on our website each Tuesday morning, then you’ll see this in time. Tonight at NHTI, the Wings of Knowledge series continues with “Becoming Wolf” with Chris Schindler, who explores the controversy surrounding coyotes and their coexistence with humans. The free program begins at 6 p.m. in the library living room. Wednesday If talking about books is...
Tom Petty biographer has Concord roots – and a new book coming
We’re not sure, but there probably haven’t been too many Concord guys in the history of the world who have played in a successful rock band, toured with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Tom Petty, earned a Ph.D. and published several books. But we know of at least one: Warren Zanes. Zanes played guitar for the Del Fuegos in the ’80s and is the author of Petty: The Biography, which goes on sale Nov. 10. He’ll be at Gibson’s Bookstore the...
N.H. Open Doors is this weekend, so check it out
We understand you’re having a hard time coming to grips with the fact that it’s November and those carefree summer days are a far distant memory. But fall isn’t so bad, except for when you focus on the cold nights, frosted windshields and raking all those once-vibrant leaves. So instead of dwelling on the fact that hibernation is right around the corner, embrace the precious moments of fall we have left and the ability to stay outside...
Wake up early – or stay up late – for 6 a.m. aerobics at the YMCA
If there’s one thing I really like to do at 6 a.m., it’s work out to the sounds of the Rolling Stones and Elton John. Well, maybe not so much myself personally, but a lot of people are into it. Just ask Bonnie Larochelle, who’s been the volunteer leader of an early bird aerobics class at the YMCA since 1979. A nighttime aerobics class was started a few years before, “and I was very involved and they decided to try more classes, so I...
Bow throws one heck of a Halloween party and here’s proof
The yearly Halloween party put on by Bow Parks and Rec and the town’s police department lived up to the hype last week with hundreds of people showing up for trick-or-treat fun.
Adventure shopping
Since Ocean State Job Lot’s slogan is ‘Adventure Shopping,’ we headed down to find the most adventurous books in the store. It’s like a safari you take right here in Concord!
And still champions
The Concord library just happens to be the best at adding new members during National Library Card Month (September). After dominating Hooksett in a challenge last year, CPL won a shiny new trophy this time around by handing out 357 cards and winning the Granite State Library Card Challenge, defeating Hooksett, Rogers Memorial Library (Hudson), Manchester, Brookline, Webster, Chesley Library (Northwood) and Pease Library...
The ruins of Zimbabwe
When people from Concord go on vacation, they like to bring the Insider with them, take a picture and send it to us.
City Briefly
Last week, City Manager Tom Aspell began work on a book about all the happenings in town. But when he got only a few pages in and had nothing else to write about, Aspell decided to change course and turn it into his weekly city memo. The end is near Construction update This week’s work will include the installation of median cobblestones, as well as work on the granite bump-outs and on the new traffic lights. In addition, brick crews...
Book of the Week: ‘Judge This’
Judge This Chip Kidd 2015, 125 pages Nonfiction In Judge This, Chip Kidd, a book designer and TED speaker, introduces what he calls “The Mysteri-o-meter.” This is a simple scale with clarity on one end and mystery on the other. He explains that all of us are impacted by the way things are designed, and whether they are clear, mysterious or a little of both. He also points out that neither clear nor mysterious is bad, but both need to...
Bulletin Board
Attorneys to speak at conservation meeting Concord attorneys Amy Manzelli and Jason Reimers will be speaking at the New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commission’s 45th Annual Meeting and Conference. Manzelli will take part in a panel discussion entitled: “Taking Root-The Law of Farming in New Agrihampshire,” discussing how agriculture is defined and what is permissible on land protected by a conservation easement. Reimers and...
This week in Concord history
Nov. 3, 1908: Concord elects Democrat Charles French as its new mayor. At midnight, a cheering crowd carries him through the city streets. Outgoing Mayor Charles Corning, who did not seek re-election, disapproves of his successor. The result will bring about “a veritable misfortune unless French reforms his loud manners & modifies his coarse & nasty speech,” Corning writes in his diary. Nov. 3, 1947: John G. Winant, former...
