Chris Greiner is no longer working at 3S Artspace. The Portsmouth nonprofit announced on Friday, Feb. 5, that Greiner, the organization’s founder and former executive...
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Lost neighborhood
Jim Splaine remembers the first time he saw his father cry. It was July 11, 1966, a Monday night, and Splaine and his family were...
Hail, Caesar!
Scarlett Johansson as a steamy ingénue with the mouth of a longshoreman. Ralph Fiennes as a well-clipped film director who knows exactly what he wants....
Family affair
Patrick Dorow steps into a hallway in the Kittery Community Center. It’s a quiet Tuesday afternoon outside the building, but inside, the sound of children’s...
Of coffins and commanders
Brady Carlson likes presidents. Specifically, U.S. presidents, and, even more specifically, dead ones. The New Hampshire Public Radio host is the author of “Dead Presidents:...
What the people want
Janet Bean and Catherine Irwin, the vocalists and founders of the alt-country group Freakwater, admit that their music is a little dark. It’s not for...
Introducing Style Queue Magazine
Style is more than what you wear or how you do your hair. It’s a statement of individuality. One of the most popular columns in...
Starting a conversation
Harriet E. Wilson’s 1859 novel, “Our Nig: Sketches from the Life of a Free Black,” is widely considered to be the first published novel by...
The missing middle
The future of affordable housing in Portsmouth Editor’s note: This is the latest in The Sound’s ongoing look at the cost of living in Portsmouth...
Larger than life
It’s not apparent, at first, that the artist walked on the painting or that he encouraged people to throw things at it. The first thing...
In the park and under the sea
Prescott Park Arts Festival stages “The Little Mermaid” this summer If you’ve wondered what life is like under the sea, the Prescott Park Arts Festival...
New Hampshire Primary 100
A brief guide to voting in New Hampshire’s 100th presidential primary by The Sound staff After months of town-hall meetings, national polls, debates, endorsements, mailers,...
Now read this: February books to watch for
Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee This book has been more than a decade in the making, and trust me when I tell you...
3S announces founder’s departure
3S Artspace has announced the departure of founder and former executive director Chris Greiner. The Portsmouth nonprofit made the announcement in a press release around 5:30...
Winter so sweet
For the adventurers among us, it’s comforting to know that there’s a centrally located, four-mile, multi-use trail available that’s perfect for winter weather excursions. The...
Climate activist stumps for Sanders
With a tight race expected in New Hampshire’s Democratic primary on Feb. 9, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders continue to campaign heavily in...
On the mark
Portsmouth is a city of dichotomies. Art-Speak board member Duncan Craig recently described it as follows: “One of the great things about Portsmouth is this...
Historic house burns down
Fire erupted in a multi-unit home at 152 Portsmouth Ave. in New Castle on Saturday night, Jan. 23, destroying a historic house that was once...
Style Queue
For info on Style Queue Magazine, click here. /stīl/ /kyo͞o/ noun 1. a sequence of people with a distinctive appearance 2. A style column for...
New commander set to helm the shipyard
Capt. David S. Hunt has been selected as the next commander of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, the Naval Sea Systems Command announced late last week....
A voice that weaves worlds
Satchmo at the Waldorf,” by Terry Teachout, is a well-meaning play in want of a meaning. That is, it seems to have serious and interesting...
Side B
In popular culture, the cassette tape seems at the dawn of a new revolution. Well-known bands like Dinosaur Jr. and Eagles of Death Metal are...
Gearing up for RPM 2016
photo by Scott Yates To most of us, February is the coldest, darkest, dreariest month of the year. But, to a global community of RPM...
Future sight, redux
The Sound’s survey results are in On Jan. 6, The Sound published a survey asking readers to make predictions for 2016. We collected responses for...
One on one
Back in 2003, Seacoast photographer Roger Goun began taking photos at presidential campaign events. It was standard stuff, Goun says — photos of candidates at...
