and the difference between writing prose and poetry Alternately surreal, metaphysical, grimly realistic and sharply clear, Charles Simic’s writing reflects a life spent surrounded by...
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Love on the half-shell
Shimmy, slide, twist, and then pop open the shell. Add a drop of Tabasco, a squeeze of lemon, and a dollop of horseradish to finish...
Ballroom season begins
Veteran stars of the stage, tribute acts, and comedians highlight the 2015 lineup at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom. After a sold-out performance by Hall...
Roots and gospel fest approaches
The Big Easy Roots & Gospel Fest will celebrate the sounds of New Orleans while raising money for a worthy cause. The festival, presented by...
Now Read This
“Viper Wine” by Hermione Eyre It’s 17th-century London with a twist of the 21st century in Eyre’s postmodern tale about beauty and aging. The ladies...
Meeting scheduled for Dondero School neighborhood improvements
Portsmouth city staff will host a meeting on road improvements for pedestrians in the Dondero School neighborhood on Tuesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. at...
At the Statehouse
That faint rumbling you hear coming from the northwest is likely the sound of state budget negotiations currently going on in the New Hampshire House...
On the rise
Lionel Poilâne, the late world-renowned baker who committed to artisanal, old-world bread baking, once said, “What many bakers don’t realize is that good wheat can...
These walls talk
Sarah Orne Jewett was so taken aback by some of the wallpaper in her uncle’s house that she described it, and the tiny spiders she...
Shatner Beat Night
On Sunday, March 22, devotees of William Shatner gathered at Portsmouth Book and Bar to pay tribute to the actor/writer/singer/living legend at William Shatner Beat...
Reborn and rejoicing
As winter slowly releases its grip on March, the new late-afternoon sunlight ushers in an optimism buried for months under record snowfalls. Where we were...
Tempting fate
Fairy tales take on different meanings for adults. Just think: what would it be like for Snow White to remember her adolescent years? Stories once...
Still on the rolls
The state’s Ballot Law Commission denied a petition request from Dover resident David Scott to purge the voter checklists in four of the city’s six...
Game of homes
When Sylvia von Aulock started working in Exeter’s planning department more than a decade ago, the McMansion was the home of choice. The widely produced...
Getting colorful
In the video for their new song, “Sweet Sweet Love,” Gretchen and the Pickpockets lead singer Gretchen Klempa splatters paint and chucks glitter all over...
Good advice
Comedian Eugene Mirman offers helpful hints and reminisces about summers in N.H. Eugene Mirman just wants to help. The Massachusetts-via-Moscow native, who currently provides the...
Eight-Bit Junkyard
“Tapper” (Bally Midway, 1983) Hello, my name is Zach. And I’m a “Tapper”-holic. I’ve been awash in a sea of digital suds for 32 years....
Home is where the hens are
Above, Rick Stanley of Chick Farm in Wells, Maine (photo by Charlie Weinmann) Raising backyard chickens is becoming more popular around the Seacoast and beyond...
In the details
Carly Glovinski alters perceptions with 3S Artspace’s inaugural exhibition words and photos by Chloe Kanner There’s a folding lawn chair with a rainbow motif, a...
COAST hearings set
Seacoast residents will have a chance to weigh in on COAST’s plan to eliminate its Route 7 bus service at a series of public meetings...
Local sips
Kevin Kurland, owner and manager of Smoky Quartz Distillery in Seabrook, freshens up his spread of rum, vodka, and moonshine during the winter farmers market...
Work of art
An inside look at 3S Artspace as it readies for its grand opening by Jenn Hastings Though he’s sitting on a couch inside 3S Artspace,...
European food store opens in Kittery
The food offerings in Kittery, Maine, continue to diversify with the recent opening of Kazimierz European Market in Wallingford Square. The store, offering specialty imported...
Listen up
The RPM Challenge wraps its 10th year and looks ahead to the next decade by Craig Robert Brown, photos courtesy of RPM Challenge For Karen...
Wells Reserve goes solar
The Wells Reserve at Laudholm is the first nonprofit in Maine to get 100 percent of its energy needs from solar power and they’re celebrating...
