There's gold in the streets of Concord, just waiting for someone to come and scoop it up. That was our thinking last week when we went out in search of buried treasure. Thanks to Taylor Rental, we were able to get our hands on a metal detector to aid us in our search.We were surprised at how often we actually found objects with the metal detector; it seemed to buzz every few steps we took! We didn't dig up…

Name: Stephen St. LaurentStephen's family owns Cash For Gold, and Stephen mans the Manchester Street location.How did you get into the gold business?My family has been involved for more than 33 years, and everyone in the family has done things previously like work in a bank or a restaurant or with cars, so we've all dealt with customers and people. We all have experience and…

There's nothing like a hearty meal on a damp, drizzly day to bolster one's spirits; so says the Food Snob. So one overcast afternoon last week, we headed down to the Corner View Restaurant to partake in some comfort food.We had heard that the restaurant catered to an older crowd, and while seeing the license plate "6GRNKDS" in the parking lot did little to sway us otherwise,…

In this day and age, with dispensers pumping out hand sanitizer on any available wall and children more likely to associate a stream with Netflix than nature, it's good to know there's an organization that still thinks its fun to get outside and play in the dirt.A handful of youngsters from Girls Inc. recently rolled up their sleeves and planted more than two dozen daylilies…

Ducati Motorcycling enthusiasts from around New England - and as far away from New York - came to Concord for a motorcycle rally last week to celebrate what they feel is the artistic superiority of their machines.Held at the Sunoco station on Loudon Road, dozens of Ducati owners came to eat, socialize and brag about their bikes in preparation for riding the New Hampshire Motor Speedway…

Trees were the topic of a recent brown-bag lunch sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. The event was held at OLLI's new 25 Hall St. location.Dave Anderson talked about the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, which has been a driving force in protecting over a million acres of New Hampshire forests since 1901."Our mission in the next quarter century is to protect an additional…