June 4, 1819: A great parade of Concord citizens, soldiers, musicians and legislators escorts new Gov. Samuel Bell, on horseback, from Boscawen to the new State House. The procession is greeted with “bells, the thunder of artillery, and the gratulations of the thousands,” the Patriot reports. “The day was remarkably fine.” June 4, 1973: Gov. Mel Thomson… 0

Fifteen-year-old Laura Braley of Concord played Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at the Majestic Theater in Manchester last weekend.  How long have you been acting?  I’ve been acting since I was in first grade, when I first performed in the Junior Student Actor’s Program at Beaver Meadow… 0

There have admittedly been a handful of improvements in photo technology since the camera was invented a few centuries ago. For instance, you no longer need a trailer and team of oxen to move one around, and flash bulbs don’t make that sweet poofing sound anymore. Instead, everyone has a tiny camera in their pocket… 0

The Tripping Souls is the brainchild of Concord native Paul Makris, who played all the music and sang all the vocals on this EP. Throughout the record, there is a clear sense of longing for a time that is slipping away from Makris; each track reads like a fond remembrance or a mournful regret of his past, whether… 0