Former Portsmouth mayor Steve Marchand is entering the race for governor of New Hampshire. Marchand, a Democrat, said in a media advisory Thursday morning that...
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Downbeat to upswing
Live jazz can be a tough sell for modern audiences. The local jazz scene has waxed and waned over the years as venues have come and gone and entertainment tastes have changed. But a number of active local musicians and supportive venues have helped create a vibrant jazz community in the Seacoast.
In the dark with strangers
Strong performances offset the contradictions in The Flick, now on stage at The Players' Ring.
Review: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Is Batman v Superman that bad? Spoiler: yes. But Trevor F Bartlett finds a silver lining.
Art to the rescue
Todd Bonita's new gallery in Portsmouth opens with a benefit exhibit that's bringing the Seacoast arts community together.
Music notes
Updates from the Seacoast music scene, including news about The Dance Hall's fifth anniversary, Kid Coyote's video series, a new festival at the Rep, and PPAF's summer concert schedule.
The best medicine
In Tense Vagina: An Actual Diagnosis, Sara Juli mines the taboo topics of motherhood for humor, healing, and a connection with audiences.
Seacoast news in brief
Seacoast news in brief: Medicaid expansion moves forward; climate risk program launches in Durham; Kittery police seek robbery suspect.
Kittery police investigate robberies
Police in Kittery, Maine, are investigating a robbery and an attempted robbery, both of which targeted elderly residents on March 28.
And the Winners Are …
With the snow gone from all but the coldest corners of the Seacoast, the PortsmouthNH.com winter photo contest has ended, and we are ready for...
Seacoast clergy condemns religious violence
A group representing close to 20 Seacoast-area faith organizations issued a statement Friday denouncing all acts of violence committed in the name of religion.
Shelf life
The Seacoast Family Food Pantry has been helping to feed hungry families in the Portsmouth area for 200 years. But with a growing number of clients and a limited amount of storage space, there are challenges ahead.
Back in the game
Doug York and Brian “Bugout” Ladd, two of the three members of the Exeter-based hip-hop group Granite State, measure success in terms of being different....
Eight-Bit Junkyard: Ninja Gaiden
Rediscovering 1989's Ninja Gaiden — a brilliant but frustrating classic.
Bigger than Garfield
Four years ago, Katie Hall made a joke at work. The joke? Someone should create an Internet Cat Video Festival. Her workplace? The Walker Art...
Seacoast news in brief
Portsmouth TEDxPiscataquaRiver returns For fans of big ideas and community conversations, the good news is that TEDxPiscataquaRiver is set to come back to Portsmouth for...
On the hunt
A proposal to bring bobcat hunting back to NH triggers debate Even for dedicated outdoors enthusiasts, bobcats are a rare sight. A person could spend...
Die-hard ambition
Rick Rude’s new EP features hard work on laid-back jams Sure, Seacoast band Rick Rude sometimes is pigeonholed as a “slacker rock” band. And yes,...
Rewriting history
The Intelligent Theatre Festival returns to Portsmouth When Clare Boothe Luce’s play, “The Women,” made its debut on Broadway in 1936, the press wasn’t kind....
Metal horns
In many ways, Ronnie James Dio seemed like a man born in the wrong era. Perhaps he should have lived in Europe in medieval times,...
News in brief: Portsmouth approves wastewater treatment expansion
by Larry Clow News in brief Portsmouth Wastewater treatment expansion approved The city will soon begin work on an $83.3 million upgrade to its wastewater...
Video Vault: Session 9
“Session 9” Universal Pictures, 2001 Starring: Peter Mullan, David Caruso, Stephen Gevedon, Josh Lucas Directed by: Brad Anderson The plot: Gordon (Mullan) is in desperate...
Unplugged
no John McCauley formed Deer Tick some 12 years ago in Providence, R.I., and the band quickly gained a reputation for their raucous, free-spirited live...
Vote on wastewater plant delayed
After a nearly four-hour meeting on March 7, Portsmouth city councilors delayed voting on a $75 million bond for upgrading the city’s wastewater treatment facility...
Leap year
The ArtPM Challenge encourages everyone to make a piece of art during the month of February, and this year, participants put their heart into it.