Fast Faves with Joan Woodhead

As a longtime Concord resident, Joan Woodhead knows firsthand the benefits of living in the Capital Region. In 1966, her family, then with four young children, bought a farm just outside the center of the city. They became self-sufficient — raising their own food and...
From farm to scoop: Homemade ice cream in Weare

From farm to scoop: Homemade ice cream in Weare

Tucked away in the quiet rural corner of Weare is Ilsley’s Ice Cream, a little scoop shop that has become a local favorite for families seeking a cold sweet treat on a hot summer day. Lisa Ilsley’s ice cream store on Sugar Hill Road, situated right across from her...

The making of our modern schools

The making of our modern schools

As the economy improved, Concord School District confronted the long-simmering issues of high-school overcrowding and the 6-3-3 model of education that calls for six years of elementary school, three years of junior high, and three years of high school. In 1989, a...

Editor’s note: A reason to celebrate

Meet Emelyne Adios.She’s a 30-year-old fashion designer and health care worker from Burundi who runs her own small clothing business, Style by Emelyne.Her colorful clothes will be among the many things featured at this year’s Concord Multicultural Festival, held on...

Bounty of memories

Bounty of memories

There is a time of year, a very special time. You retire to bed one night with thoughts of summer only to awaken to cool air, bountiful colors of foliage, the season’s last smell of cut hay and a distant fire burning. Summer has officially ended and the fall harvest...

Built to amaze

Built to amaze

Your autumn order – a fresh corn maze with a side of ice creamVisitnh.gov does a nice job of listing corn mazes worth visiting across New Hampshire. Some of the best in the state, though, are within a short drive from Concord. The most local is Beech Hill Farm in...

Fast Faves with Jane Presby

Fast Faves with Jane Presby

Jane Presby, owner of Dimond Hill Farm, is no stranger to the joys of autumn in New England. The Victorian farmhouse will soon feature fall favorites like native pumpkins, squash, gourds, ornamentals, sweet corn, cider and other produce as well as walking trails and...

The arts take over

Artwork, jewelry, music, theater, film, dance, food – you’ll get it all in one weekend at sites throughout the city Capital Arts Fest Sept. 24 to 26 Downtown will be humming with activity for this fall’s Arts Fest. League members will be showcasing their skills in...

Off the shelf

Off the shelf

The best sorts of books are the ones that leave you feeling a bit breathless as you turn the last page. The ones you stay up with past bedtime, not quite ready to turn off the light yet. The ones you can’t wait to figure out the ending to but also don’t want to...

Vintage Vroom

Vintage Vroom

Inside Ron Wirth’s barn, nestled between the old tools, knick knacks and hundreds of transistor radios, sits an old love. “I cared for it like my first baby. It was my first baby,” Wirth said. “I cared for it. I washed it and polished it every week.” The chrome on the...

Events Fall 2021

Events Fall 2021

SEPT. 10-26White Rabbit Red Rabbit“White Rabbit Red Rabbit” is an absurdist adventure that sits on the boundary of comedy and drama. The script itself is unknowable. Actors and audiences alike are encouraged not to talk about it at all. To this day, there is virtually...

Farm Life Discovered

Farm Life Discovered

It’s easy to be awe-struck more by the ostriches that reside at Fowl Language Farm in Gilmanton, than the farmer who tends to them. His name is Michael Bedford and he would love to tell you about his flock of “prehistoric...