For Rondi Boyer, a hospice nursing assistant and former volunteer coordinator at the Hyder Family Hospice House in Dover, NH, death is part of life’s...
Articles
Person to person
When the band People Like You was first starting out two years ago, one of their first live shows was at a restaurant in Hampton....
Building a barnstorm
Justin Uhlig wants to bring New Hampshire musicians together. He produces the Barnstormers Music & Art Festival, a quarterly celebration of Granite State artists that’s...
Eight-Bit Junkyard: Kickle Cubicle
“Kickle Cubicle” (Irem, 1990) “Kickle Cubicle” is a quaint curiosity. A puzzle game that blatantly borrowed its gameplay and design from two more popular games,...
Seacoast news in brief
News from around the NH and southern Maine Seacoast Portsmouth PS21 hosts affordable housing workshops Interested in shaping the future of affordable housing in Portsmouth?...
Bring on the cold
Here’s a recommended New Year’s resolution for all Seacoast inhabitants: Don’t complain about winter! This is New England; it’s supposed to be cold and snowy...
History repeating
When “The Crucible” made its debut on Broadway in 1953, playwright Arthur Miller was clear about the play’s intent. The dramatization of the Salem witch...
Flight path
JT Nero and Allison Russell have been performing together as Birds of Chicago since 2012. But their musical and personal relationship stretches back almost a...
Seacoast news in brief
News from around the NH and southern Maine Seacoast. Somersworth Council approves women’s sober home The Hilltop City will be home to a new sober...
Video Vault: Waiting for Godot
Reviews of the best (and worst) classic flicks and cult movies Waiting for Godot RTE, Channel 4, Blue Angel Films and the Irish Film Board,...
Great debate
When New Hampshire’s 424 legislators return to Concord this week, they’ll be facing a slate of bills — 954, to be exact — on a...
Now Read This
American Housewife: Stories by Helen Ellis These 12 dark tales of domestic housewives who have turned Serial Mom are simply fantastic! Think Donna Reed with...
Review: The Hateful Eight
It could be said that Quentin Tarantino is a pervert. And not just in the “Wow, he sure likes long lingering shots of his actresses’...
Songs and shows
Last year was a banner year for music in the Seacoast. A month didn’t go by without some kind of unique show, unforgettable album, or,...
Future sight
A lot can change in a year, or even a few months, or a few days. Just think — a year ago, if we’d told...
Real impersonator
Early in his career as a writer, Andrew Merton worked as a reporter for daily newspapers. “Tight deadlines and strict word counts,” he said. “No...
Radical ideas
“For a little town, there are a lot of people here today,” Sen. Bernie Sanders told a boisterous crowd of nearly 800 guests at the...
BREAKING: Dogs rescued
Three dogs were rescued from a fire in a downtown Portsmouth residence on Thursday morning. According to Portsmouth Fire Chief Steven Achilles, the fire began at...
10 in 2015: The top 10 Seacoast-related top-10 lists and honors of the year
r You might have noticed that the Seacoast is popular. Really popular. So popular that our little region is always showing up on top-10 (or...
Rearview mirror
Between blizzards, presidential candidate visits, and an ongoing opioid crisis, the Seacoast had a lot to talk about in 2015. Here’s a look back at...
Best books
Hundreds of thousands of new books are published every year. That’s good news and bad news for book lovers — there are so many choices,...
Most deft vs. tone deaf
Ah, 2015 — to paraphrase “The Simpsons,” it was the best of times and also the blurst of times. The amount of new shows, reboots,...
Fair warning
Editor’s note: Warning: there be spoilers here. For almost as long as there have been movies, they have been warning us about the robots. But have...
Play it again
“Painted Shut” by Hop Along (Saddle Creek Records) Frances Quinlan’s fiery, unique voice and frantic, emotive songwriting were the best part of 2015. “Summertime ‘06” by Vince Staples (Def...
Listen closely
It was a year of anticipation, frustration and, ultimately, triumphs, but somehow 2015 seems unfinished. Amidst a litany of pressing issues in a passionately polarized...