Chances are, you've heard of Hesser College. One can not even turn on the radio or television without being exposed to one of its seemingly omnipresent advertisements. Maybe you've driven by the campus as you're cruising Interstate 93, or you've seen one of the other four locations around New Hampshire. But do you really know what happens there? The Insider paid a visit to the Concord campus to get…

We may have lost the Old Man of the Mountain but we still have a "Man in the Tree."One day, when I was hiking through the woods in the Concord area, I saw on the trunk of a tree a huge burl in the shape of a man's head. While it is the largest burl I have ever seen during my sauntering in the New England forests, it is small compared to the one that is over 6 feet tall in Tamworth, Australia.Burls are…

A few weeks ago, on a swelteringly sticky day, the Food Snob was traversing Main Street and something caught her eye: a sign for basil lemonade.The sign told the Snob to walk around the side of the building, next to the backside of Joe King's and Eagle Square Deli, to get a taste of what was sure to be a refreshing beverage. Unfortunately, a different sign greeted the Snob on the…

Fadi Sarkis came to the U.S. from Lebanon when he was 20 years old. Today, he lives in Concord with his wife and children and runs a gas station in East Concord. International Concord's Erin Woolf finds out more about him.You just took over the ownership of the East Concord Mobil & Auto Repair. Congratulations! How's business?Great! We are really happy to be here. The location…

Avid readers will remember that around this time last year, we ran our Hunks issue. We threw the white-hot spotlight on Concord’s hunkiest dudes and gave our readers a little something to look at. Well, you’d better schedule a dentist appointment for your eyes, because we’re about to give you another heaping helping of eye candy. But we can’t do it without you, our loyal readers! We are now accepting nominations for our 2011 Hunks issue. Nominees should live or work in Concord and be super hunktacular. Know anyone that fits the bill? Submit your nominations to news@theconcordinsider.com…