A look at what Seacoast towns will vote on at March town meetings By Charlie Weinmann On Tuesday, March 10, residents around the Seacoast will...
Articles
Now Hear This
Reviews of new local releases “Everyone Thinks I’m Just Alright,” by New Legs Salty Speakers Records File under: Emo-Core, Pop Punk, Grunge Sounds like: Dinosaur...
Eight-Bit Junkyard
Winter Game Roundup The wind threatens your breath and sanity as your bitter tears harden on your face. Your skin is cracked and brittle. In...
Wild but not free
After 150 years of wildlife protection, financial instability threatens N.H. Fish and Game By Chloe Kanner Every summer, biologists camp out on the Isles of...
Buried
Four weeks of snowstorms have put a strain on the Seacoast Words and photos by Charlie Weinmann Nearly four weeks of back-to-back snowstorms have put...
Soul sanctuary
Ahmed Gallab has found a musical home in his band, Sinkane By Charlie Weinmann Taking things easy doesn’t come naturally to Ahmed Gallab. When The...
Budget talks begin
Budget season has begun in earnest in Concord. Gov. Maggie Hassan unveiled her proposed 2016-2017 budget on Feb. 12. The budget spends $11.5 billion during...
The Theory of Everything
The image of Stephen Hawking slouched in his motorized wheelchair has become so iconic that few people realize he once walked, spoke, laughed, and fell...
Islington Street charette begins Feb. 20
Portsmouth’s planning department will host an Islington Street corridor design charette beginning on Friday, Feb. 20, at the Frank Jones Center, located at 400 Route 1...
Dashing through the snow
Exeter’s Snowshoe Hullabaloo is part of a growing Seacoast snowshoe racing scene By Larry Clow Running on snowshoes is not for the faint of heart....
Reconsidering salt
Imagine this: a chef puts a beautifully braised short rib, tender and falling off the bone, on a plate. Under the short rib are creamy,...
The doctor is in
Dre Day is this week, and Portsmouth is celebrating Long before his name became synonymous with headphones, Dr. Dre (otherwise known as Andre Young) was...
Video Vault
The best (and worst) classic flicks and cult favorites “Blood Feast” Box Office Spectaculars, 1963 Starring: Mal Arnold, William Kerwin, and Connie Mason Director: Herschell...
Foot notes
Portsmouth Athenaeum tells “New England Shoe Stories” through historical collections Words and photos by Chloe Kanner In the 1780’s, Patty Rogers received a handwritten invitation...
Councilors approve waterfront TIF
Dover city councilors approved a tax increment finance district to pay for infrastructure improvements along the city’s waterfront at a Feb. 11 meeting. TIF districts...
A joyful rhythm
Liz Fowler is building a community around West African dance and drumming Words and photos by Charlie Weinmann It’s late on a Thursday evening in...
Laugh lines
Seacoast comedians have built a scene on community, friendly competition, and unexpected laughs By Adam D. Krauss Photos by Michael Behrmann An elemental fixture of the Seacoast’s music scene, Steve Roy...
New roots
Taylor O’Donnell has been living and making music in the Seacoast since 2011. But based on her long list of gigs and collaborations and a...
Jupiter Ascending
2015, Rated PG, 127 minutes Jupiter Ascending” poses one unique challenge: nearly any description of this flick invariably makes it sound way better than it...
Charting a course
It was the day before a big show at The Dance Hall in Kittery, Maine, and Drika Overton was frustrated. The director of the nonprofit...
Valentine dancing and romancing
If you haven’t yet made plans to sweep your Valentine off her feet this weekend, there’s still time. Several concerts taking place around the Seacoast...
Lucky break
At the Seacoast Rep, an impressive staging of “Guys and Dolls” marks a new beginning by Minta Carlson It’s fitting that the Seacoast Repertory Theatre’s...
The perfect drug
Chocolate is a romantic gift, a tasty treat, and a mind-altering food By Charlie Weinmann There are few foods more versatile than chocolate. Centuries before...
Life during wartime
An exhibit of combat photojournalism shows the realities of war By Larry Clow, photos by Nathan Webster The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq lasted some...
At the Statehouse
Right-to-work hearing scheduled for Feb. 17 On Tuesday, Feb. 17, legislators will hold a public hearing in Representatives Hall at 1 p.m. on HB 402,...
