Finally! Something exciting. Each week, City Manager Thomas Aspell dishes out all the city news we can take in this column. And we’re happy to announce that this week, we’re starting off with something . . . well, a bit more enticing than road work. What could that be, you ask? Why, RED SOX TICKETS!!! The Recreation Department has a limited number of tickets available the Red Sox vs. Mets on Sunday, May 24. Complete information is available online at: www.onconcord.com/recreation. Woo hoo! Cold carnival rocked. Says Aspell: “The Recreation Department would like to thank everyone who attended…

The N.H. Center for Nonprofits released its first report providing a detailed account of the nonprofit sector on Jan. 29. Concord TV, in its continuing efforts to support local nonprofits in helping them get their message out on community television, was on hand to tape the event. See it on Channel 22 on Feb. 12 at 5 p.m. and Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. For more information on how a Concord nonprofit can utilize the TV studio as a marketing resource, call Doris Ballard at 226-8872. For nonprofits that wish to get their message on Channel 22's bulletin board, visit yourconcordtv.org. Concord TV

Where else but Craigslist would we be entertained so thoroughly? Nowhere, that’s where. Here are our favorite recent Concord entries, in all their unedited glory: Did anyone notice me? I was sitting by myself at Dos Amigos Sunday afternoon, around 3/3:30. Tell me something about me. you made fun of how I pronounced your home state! Am wondering how you are doing? Friday night around 8pm Cumberland farms on Manchester Street in Conco You are the clerk at the cumberland farms on manchester street in concord. I came in a little after 8pm on friday said hi to you and bought a coke zero. I think…

Merrimack County Stamp Collectors’ regular monthly meeting will be held at Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, on Feb. 17 at 1:30 p.m. All people interested in stamp collecting are invited to attend. For further information, call 228-1154. Dan Day

Join us at the Concord Public Library for a new book discussion series this spring, "Mysteries on Both Sides of the Pond." This mystery series includes professional and amateur detectives from both sides of the Atlantic. Professor Suzanne Brown will lead the February and April programs, and Professor Don Sieker will lead the March discussion. The programs will all start at 7 p.m. and take place in the library auditorium. Sets of books are available for checkout as of Jan. 26. The series is sponsored by the Concord Public Library Foundation and the New Hampshire Humanities Council. The programs…

The Comfort Inn has received a 2008 Platinum Hospitality Award from Choice Hotels International, Inc., a lodging franchisor. The Choice Preferred Platinum Award is one of the highest honors a Choice Hotels property can receive. Recipient properties meet the highest standards of customer service, housekeeping, and product quality. The Concord Comfort Inn earned this award because it met several key thresholds that are important to achieving guest satisfaction. First, the hotel scored high marks for cleanliness and property maintenance. Second, they maintained a low ratio of guest complaints. Third,…