This season, the best way to keep your distance
The Capital City is home to three groomed cross-country ski trails at White Farm, Carter Hill Orchard and Beaver Meadow Golf Course. All are free to the public.White Farm and Carter Hill are groomed by volunteers who use equipment owned by the Capital Ski and Outing...
For this Concord business, a smooth transition to a new venture
Pembroke’s Josh Philbrick traded in his construction job to dig into the smoothie business by launching a delivery operation and a new storefront in Concord You never know where life will lead. Sometimes, it takes you into your boss’s office, where your life changes....
Winter 2020
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Those Who’ve Helped – Nonprofits have had New Hampshire’s back during this time of crisis — let’s show that we have theirs
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, New Hampshire’s nonprofit organizations did what had to be done: they adapted – and kept meeting their missions.Homeless shelter staff figured out how to keep roofs over people’s heads, even when that meant scrambling to find room...
The Pinnacle of Concord
Local businesses and leaders recognized with annual awards The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Pinnacle Awards Ceremony looked a bit different in 2020 but the significance of the event has not diminished. The contributions of this year’s honorees during a year...
The word ‘Silver’
The word silver reachesbeyond simple shimmering past predictable fingersof moon reflected on darkriver, to a place where everythingis unexpected and nothing is whatI had hoped for myself, or for youor for the bright color itself, or for anyonewho ever...
Where you shop, where you live
When my wife and I were deciding where to live in Concord, we had two main criteria – we wanted to be near the schools and within walking distance to downtown. The school part of the equation was simple preservation. We didn’t want to shuffle our kids back and forth...
After the storm, new paths emerge
This photo may stand as a stark reminder of the looming cold, and the potential economic challenge ahead for Concord, its downtown and many of the small economic hubs that dot New Hampshire’s landscape. But these streets will once again fill with dog walkers, outdoor...
Destination OFF MAIN
Shopping in crowds can be a holiday downer, and avoiding throngs of people is even more important this year.Buying online is one way to miss the masses, but if you want the in-person shopping experience that’s off the beaten path, there are more than a few places to...
Destination DOWNTOWN
Downtown Concord pulls off the trick of being both timeless and timely. Main Street mixes the nostalgia of old facades and familiar landmarks with glowing neon from new theaters and aromas from boutique coffee shops.Shopping on Concord’s central thoroughfare offers a...
Full Moon
A full moon,this hallowed eve night, sleep is elusive,not a soul in sight. This year is very different,life is not like it used to be, not just the silent streets,but many other things you see. The world, it is changing,thoughts once common now gone, perhaps a...
Steady path toward change
Concord’s history of charitable and philanthropic organizations can be traced to the colonial period. By the beginning of the twentieth century, causes ranged from creating parks and libraries to ensuring that the intellectual, physical and artistic needs of the city...
WINTER READING LIST – Warm up with local authors
There’s nothing quite like cozying up next to the fire with a mug of cocoa, book in hand with maybe a blanket or cat in your lap. This winter, more than ever, we’ll be keeping closer to home. So here are some books written by authors who live around Concord. – By...
Once idyllic, now divided
How the small town of Grafton became a Libertarian strongholdThe ultimate goal of the Free Towners is described in Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged, in which a hidden valley of industrialists form Galt’s Gulch, a rogue society ruled by a pure free market. Their...
Fall 2020
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