Retro revival: Despite major changes in music industry, Pitchfork Records as relevant as ever
With 49 years in the business of selling music, Michael Cohen has seen about everything. Lately, he’s seeing it all over again. “It’s gone back to the beginning!” said Cohen, the owner of downtown mainstay Pitchfork Records & Stereo, sounding both amused and a...
Old sole of Downtown Concord
At United Shoe Repair, a century-plus of comfort The shoes that line D.J. Annicchiarico’s shop on South Main Street are often well-worn and a testament to things built right the first time. But they’re...
Mark your calendars for the big events of winter
Nov. 23-Dec. 1 Feztival of Trees A display of Christmas trees and wreaths decorated with a theme that will be judged and given away.Bektash Shrine Center, Nov. 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Nov. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3...
Concord history: Our train economy derailed
For the 120 years after the railroad reached Concord in 1842, Concord was a true railroad town. The grand brick depot symbolized the center of commerce, travel, and political power for the entire state, well into the first half of the twentieth century.The Boston...
Poetry: ‘Snow’ by Glenn Currie
The thing about snow,It seduces you.For a brief time,It beguiles.In its virginal world,You can start over.Making loveTo its innocence.A canvas for angels,Clay for the sculptor,Body to explore.Ammunition for schoolboys.But its charms grow old.An affair gone bad.Beauty...
Taking their sweet time at Crust & Crumb
Long before the sun rises in Concord, Alison Ladman pops in a 1980s mix tape and heads to the custom coffee maker. The work is about to get started at Crust and Crumb, her popular North Main Street bakery.Greg Rebelo and Sam Jiran, meanwhile, move in silence and begin...
Fast Faves: Things to love about Concord, by Rebecca Kinhan
Art on Main StreetWe’re lucky to have a downtown that’s alive with public art. Outdoor sculptures by local and national artists have added color and curiosity to Main Street (thank you, Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce!)Gibson’s BookstoreSimply the best bookstore...
Old ski areas are lost, but they’re not forgotten
BOX; New England Lost Ski Areas Project lists 172 ski areas that used to operate in New Hampshire, most of them tiny one-hill operations featuring tow ropes, which were killed off by costs for insurance and snowmaking.Here’s a NELSAP list of areas that existed in...
The Library Trail: Time to hit the books
By ANN SANOKGilmantonGilmanton is home to Grace Metalious, the famed author of Peyton Place. Her controversial book, which was made into a movie in the 1950s, is replete with affairs, incest and murder – all rumored to be based on the lives of Gilmanton town folks....
Fall 2019
The Most Haunted Place In Concord?
By ERNESTO BURDENThe Concord Public Library may be the most haunted building in the city.“Personally, I don’t like to be in this building alone late at night after we close,” Concord Public Library Director Todd Fabian told a tour group last year. “I feel like at 7...
Wine Time in N.H.: Coffin Cellars in Webster
By LEAH WILLINGHAMJamie Austin remembers spending summer afternoons as a child at his family home in Webster with his brother and sister stomping on blackberries in a 40-gallon bucket, his father watching with a careful eye nearby.Austin’s father, Peter Coffin Austin,...
Jeanne Gerulskis has her eye in the sky
There’s a whooshing sensation to entering the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center – the darkened entranceway, the solemn, close-quarter hallway, and then, all at once, the massive bright atrium with aircraft and space artifacts aplenty. The effect is not unlike taking...
Wine Time in N.H.: A listing of state wineries
The number of New Hampshire winemakers continues to grow, each with their own niche. Here’s a full listing across the state. More details can be found at aroundconcord.com. Allen Brothers Cider: Dover Ancient Fire Mead & Cider: Manchester, ancientfirewines.com...
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