Jonathan Rockwood Hoar loves the effect theater can have on people — especially veterans. He’s the artistic director for Veterans in Performing Arts (VIPA), a...
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Town files for cleanup grant
Berwick is moving forward with plans to clean up the former Prime Tanning property in the center of downtown. Town manager Patrick Venne says the...
Meeting scheduled for former frat redevelopment
The town is looking for feedback from residents about how to redevelop the former Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house at 66 Main St. A public...
A spirited holiday
We’re going to go out on a limb here and predict that at nearly every Yankee Swap, there’s at least one bottle of booze. It’s...
Eight-Bit Junkyard
Battletoads (Rare, 1991) Dear Santa: With Christmas right around the corner, I need to get something off my chest. I cheated. Plain and simple. Twenty-three...
Comedy and concert
Above, Dan Blakeslee (photo by Michael Winters) A night of local comedy and concert, Welcome to 39, is set for Friday, Dec. 19, at 1130ft...
Now Hear This
“Scatter the Remains,” Guy Capecelatro III Burst and Bloom Records File under: Bedroom Folk, Pop, Americana Sounds like: Damien Jurado, Unbunny, and Magnolia Electric Co....
Making some noise
Striking New England FairPoint workers marked 50 days without a new contract by holding a rally in Market Square in Portsmouth on Dec. 5. The...
It’s a dysfunctional life
There’s no lack of holiday movies whose log lines are stuffed with words like “heartwarming” and “family-friendly.” But where among the chestnuts and mistletoe are...
Cold comforts
Winter hasn’t officially begun yet, but the earth that so politely conceded under our feet only weeks ago is already icebound and resistant. The colder,...
Building community
When Jonathan Blakeslee was living in Portland, Ore. in the late 1990s, he watched as Alberta Street transformed from a run-down, working-class neighborhood, with nothing...
Video Vault
“Twins of Evil” (Hammer Films, 1971) Starring: Madeleine and Mary Collinson, Peter Cushing, David Warbeck, and Damien Thomas Director: John Hough The plot: Recently orphaned teenage...
Setting limits
Commercial fishermen in New Hampshire were dealt a heavy blow last month when the New England Fisheries Management Council imposed strict new “emergency” regulations on...
All together now
Inspired by the West End (see story on page 6), businesses on the south side of the Sagamore Creek Bridge in Portsmouth are also banding...
Speed limit increase set for Spaulding Turnpike
Drivers on the Spaulding Turnpike can now legally fill their need for a little more speed by the beginning of the new year. New Hampshire...
Court rules Sanders Poynt open for public access
A Superior Court judge has ruled that the public can use Sanders Poynt to get to Rye Beach, according to the Associated Press. The ruling...
Winter parking available for downtown workers
The city is again offering parking in the Isles of Shoals parking lot throughout the winter for downtown employees. The parking office is currently taking...
More than models
Snap Shot” is Nancy Grace Horton’s ode to beauty and power. In the photograph, there’s the natural luxury suggested by vintage fur, the bold independence...
Cut and paste community
When Sam Paolini returned to her hometown of Brentwood after dropping out of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2010, she felt inspired...
Bird by bird
When it comes to counting birds, Len Medlock’s philosophy is simple: Every chickadee is important. Medlock is one of New Hampshire’s 21 coordinators for the...
Christmas steals the stage
Although there are a few non-Christmas shows in theaters, most area stages are currently consumed with holiday cheer. The most prevalent show, of course, is...
Lighting the grill
If you’ve driven through the area known as Foyes Corner in Rye over the last year or so, you’ve surely noticed the immense building going...
The show goes on
The Seacoast Repertory Theatre is “out of immediate danger,” but interim managing director Kathleen Cavalaro says the theater still needs to raise funds to secure...
Seacoast swells
Don’t let the frigid water fool you; the New Hampshire coast offers some world-class surfing. And fall and winter, when storms blow in big swells,...
The Babadook
2014, Not Rated, 94 minutes The Babadook” is a very silly name for a very serious movie. This debut feature from Australian director Jennifer Kent...