Where the Insider goes – Tue, 08 Oct 2013
Here is 15-year-old Rachel Venator of Concord standing by the East China Sea in Nago-Shi, Okinawa, Japan, with the Insider. Rachel spent the summer there on an exchange program. Glad we could join her!
Instagram photo of the week – Tue, 08 Oct 2013
Instagram user @rebeccath sent us this lovely shot of some Concordian fall foliage – just in time for our Instagram fall foliage photo contest! Tag your foliage photos with #fallfoliage and @concordinsider.
Classic Concord photo – Tue, 08 Oct 2013
Faithful reader Earl Burroughs sent us this photo of several teams from the first ever twilight softball league in the United States in July of 1908. Good to know that even back then, there was always at least one dude willing to subscribe to the “sun’s out, guns out” mantra. Sweet tank, fourth dude from the right! Fun fact: softball uniforms in 1908 were apparently the same uniforms worn to work. And everything else.
The Food Snob: Honestly, you had us at fresh doughnuts
Autumn is here, and with it comes all the signs of the change of season. The leaves are a bright blaze orange, there’s a nip in the air, the days are getting shorter and shorter and restaurants are changing their names! Go-to summertime eatery Summer Freeze has been rebranded for the autumn months as Fall Freeze, and the menu has been revamped to reflect that transition. Gone is the standard fried fare; in its place you’ll find fresh...
Handing it off
The answers to last week’s scavenger hunt may remain a mystery, but the theme no longer has to: our beloved editor, Ben Conant, has taken a job as the sports editor at the Monadnock Ledger Transcript in Peterborough. Alas, the farewell noted in the hunt was his. He took the Insider to great heights in his two years as editor, and as his last gift to Concord brings you this picture of him holding a Nerf football outside of the State...
Come laugh with your rotarian neighbors
It turns out rotarians aren’t people who collect and use vintage telephones, as originally suspected. They are actually people willing to thoroughly embarrass themselves on stage in order to raise money for a good cause. The Rotary Club of Concord is presenting a variety show, “The Magic of Movies and Television: A Musical Tribute,” at the Concord City Auditorium in November to support its charitable foundation, showcasing many of its...
Now that’s some true south of the border American spirit
Here’s yet another installment in one of our favorite series, Overheard in Concord. If you hear anything hilarious, salacious or hilariacious around Concord, email it to us at news@theconcordinsider.com, with the subject line, Overheard in Concord, and we just might print them here. Park your concernsA group of tourists near the State House last week said, “We just love this downtown and there’s so much PARKING!”Viva La MexicoI heard...
‘Weight’ screening Oct. 24
It would probably be pretty difficult to put the entire nation on a scale. At the very least, you’d have to stand uncomfortably close to your friends and coworkers. Instead, grab some personal space at the upcoming free screening of Weight of the Nation, held at Red River Theatres and hosted by the Capital Area Wellness Coalition on Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. The presentation will feature the “Challenges” segment of the HBO series and will be...
It’s Taste of Concord time, y’all
Hungry? There’s Pop Tarts in the pantry. If that doesn’t satisfy you, consider this: the 8th annual Taste of Concord event is coming up Oct. 10 at the Grappone Conference Center. The event, which supports the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Concord, will run from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will feature the following: ∎ 35 great restaurants and businesses ∎ Live music ∎ Raffles ∎ Silent auction ∎ Top Chef Competition – Who will be...
The latest art from the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen
26th annual juried exhibit features the finest League work from around the state
Lake Bell’s triple-threat debut brings laughs
“It’s a man’s world.” When James Brown penned that lyric, he might well have been talking about the ultra-competitive, hyper-masculine world of movie trailer voiceovers. In A World is the directorial debut from Lake Bell (Children’s Hospital), who also wrote and starred in the film. Bell plays Carol Solomon, an aspiring voiceover pro struggling to escape her famous father’s shadow. She shows equal aptitude behind the camera and in...
This week in Concord history
Oct. 8, 1869: Franklin Pierce, 14th president of the United States, dies in Concord.Oct. 8, 2001: Concord area cancer patients and their families win a prolonged and sometimes agonizing battle, when a state board approves Concord Hospital’s plan to bring radiation treatments closer to home. The decision clears the way for the hospital to install a $7.8 million radiation device in its new cancer treatment center.Oct. 9, 1992: In the...
Exploring Earth’s biomes at the Discovery Center
Latest McAuliffe-Shepard exhibit runs through Jan. 5
Missed Connections: Tats and boots in WalMart
We at the Insider like to scour Craigslist’s Missed Connections to see if anyone in Concord spied us raking leaves in our lycra leotard is finding true love online. Here, presented unedited as always, are some of the best recent entries.Wisdom teeth – m4w – 23 (Concord)We met a couple times, when I had an operation done. You were sweet and made sure I woke up with my glasses already on my face so I wouldn’t forget them....
City briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell tries to pen a letter to departing Insider editor Ben Conant, thanking him for the various Photoshop surprises over the years. But he tears up immediately, and can only manage a blurry city memo, which is transcribed here.Initiate Phase 3It’s quite a trilogyThe Engineering Services Division will hold three public information meetings on the ongoing Langley Parkway phase 3 study, Aspell writes. The...
Bulletin board: Monthly stamp collectors meeting set for Oct. 17
The Merrimack County Stamp Collectors’ regular monthly meeting will be held Oct. 17 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow. Anyone interested in stamp collecting is invited to attend. For more information, call Dan Day at 228-1154.
Bulletin board: Capital Area Memory Cafe meeting Oct. 16
The Capital Area Memory Café for memory-impaired inpiduals and their family members is Oct. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Granite Ledges of Concord, 151 Langley Parkway. The Memory Café is held on the third Wednesday of every month at the same time. The Capital Area Memory Café is a collaboration of Concord Hospital, Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Concord, and Granite Ledges of Concord. Enjoy an opportunity...
Bulletin board: UNH professor to lead Lyme disease discussion
There will be a program on the growing problem of ticks and the diseases they bring to New Hampshire residents, human and animal species at the New Hampshire Audubon Society on Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. The event is free. The Audubon Society is located at 84 Silk Farm Road. With the increase of Lyme disease throughout New Hampshire, this program, sponsored by the Concord Garden Club, is designed to inform and educate the public on every...
Bulletin board: Fifth annual Oktoberfest tasting coming to Co-op
Strap on your lederhosen and polka your way down to the Concord Co-op for the 5th annual Oktoberfest tasting of soup and stews, local and craft brews, bratwurst and fresh-baked bread Oct. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. The Concord Co-op’s award-winning Celery Stick Café chefs will whip up more than 25 of their customers’ favorite soups, stews, and chili for the event. These satisfying soups are made from scratch with all-natural ingredients and...
Bulletin board: Latest Art Concord Collaborative Gallery Tour set for Oct. 12 throughout city
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce invites members of the community and visitors to its next Art Concord free gallery tour to get a taste of why the capital area is becoming the cultural arts hub of the state. Local art galleries and other art venues around the city will join forces to offer the Art Concord Collaborative Gallery Tour on Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A flyer and map will be available at each gallery, as well as...
