Gov. Maggie Hassan announced last week plans for new rules that would allow police officers to carry and administer Narcan, an emergency treatment for heroin...
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Light and dark
C.J. Lewis gives a striking performance in “I Am My own Wife” by Minta Carlson I Am My Own Wife” follows the life of Charlotte...
RPM turns 10
Above, Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys deliver their completed RPM offering at the finish line of a past RPM Challenge. Since its launch in...
Songwriters in the Round
Four singer-songwriters will share stories and songs in a round-robin format in Portsmouth this weekend. Songwriters in the Round takes place at The Music Hall...
Whiplash
In Whiplash, J.K., Simmons, well-known as the most recognizable guy who was in that thing to ever escape your memory, is simply unforgettable. As Terence...
Rocking for Brentwood
Numerous area bands will rock to honor a fallen officer at Wally’s Pub in Hampton on Sunday, Jan. 25. Brentwood Police Officer Stephen Arkell was...
Video Vault
Man is Not a Bird Avala Film, 1965 Starring: Janez Vrhovec, Milena Dravic, and Boris Dvornik Director: Dusan Makavejev The plot: In Cold War Yugoslavia,...
Going wild
Bobcats, coyotes and other wildlife species are on the rise The Seacoast has long taken pride in its native bobcat population. The University of New...
Burning questions
In just a few months, Epping residents will vote on an ordinance that would restrict where a medical marijuana dispensary could open in town. However,...
Queens of style
For Knate Higgins, drag is an art form, a “fun form of expression” that he’s been working in for close to a decade. Higgins is...
Anju plans new cocktail bar
Diners in downtown Kittery, Maine, in search of hand-crafted cocktails will soon have a new destination. Anju Noodle Bar is working on opening a cocktail...
Portsmouth takes steps toward purchasing site for new parking garage
City officials are making progress on plans for a new parking garage that could be located at the current home of Gary’s Beverages at 165...
The women behind Wonder Woman
Author Jill Lepore reveals the hidden history of the world’s most popular female superhero By Liberty Hardy In “The Secret History of Wonder Woman,” Harvard...
Smuttynose to open restaurant in February
Hayseed, Smuttynose Brewing Company’s new farm-style restaurant, will open at 105 Towle Farm Road in Hampton in early February. The restaurant is located in a...
Inherent Vice
As “Inherent Vice,” the latest film from Paul Thomas Anderson, opens, it’s 1970 in California. The Summer of Love is long over and everyone’s paranoid....
Urban planner to discuss walkability in Portsmouth
Author and urban planner Jeff Speck will discuss how and why walkability is important to cities like Portsmouth at two events next week. On Thursday,...
Local spirit
A sold-out show is packed with flannel shirts, beanies, and sweaty, joyous bodies while feedback and anthems ring out from the speakers. Tapes, LPs, and...
Seacoast leads state in job-growth predictions
The Seacoast will outpace other New Hampshire regions in job growth over the next seven years, according to a new report from the state’s Employment...
A perfect storm
The Salem Witch Trials engulfed Salem, Mass., and surrounding areas for a little more than a year. Twenty people, most of them women, were executed....
In with the new
This year, the New Hampshire Art Association turned 75, and remains one of the oldest statewide art associations in the nation. But there’s more to...
Bringing back Afrobeat
Throughout the 1970s and ’80s, Fela Kuti pioneered the Afrobeat movement, a fusion of jazz, funk, hi-life, rock, and traditional West African music. Thanks to...
Thompson Tavern opens in Dover
Thompson Tavern is the latest sports bar and restaurant to open in the Garrison City. It opened on Jan. 2 and the venue’s first two...
RPM 2015 draws nigh
The 10th annual RPM Challenge is nearly upon us. The event, conceived in Portsmouth by The Wire newspaper, challenges musicians around the globe to write...
Eight-Bit Junkyard
“CRYSTAL CASTLES” (Atari, 1983) The neighborhood arcade, once as ubiquitous in Anytown, U.S.A. as Burger Chef and Montgomery Ward, has all but vanished from the...
Balancing act
City councilors in Rochester are once again debating what the city should do about panhandling. In February 2014, city officials repealed an ordinance that banned...