This summer, we gave you the city's hunkiest hunks. Now, it's time for the ladies. Here's who you voted for: Katy Brown Solsky Age: I’m 62, but I’ll cop to 35 after a wine spritzer. Job: Brand-new patron relations manager at Capitol Center for the Arts, founder and director of the Concord Arts Market. Single or… 0

Two weeks ago, we asked you to tell us about the folks who got buildings, streets and schools named after them. We got some great responses from a few of you, but Charlene Mayo took the cake. She did some great research and told us all about these famous people. For her hard work, she’ll get a $25 gift certificate… 0

Christmas may be over, but fortunately for us, City Manager Tom Aspell is the gift that keeps on giving the whole year through. Here are the highlights from this week’s memo. Trash & Recycling holiday schedule Looking to toss out those empty nog jugs? Trash and recycling collection will occur as normally scheduled on Friday, Dec. 31. However, the Transfer Station will be closed… 0

- Dec. 28, 1835: William Chandler is born in Concord. He will go on to become a U.S. senator and secretary of the Navy. He will found the Rumford Press and revitalize a struggling Monitor. - Dec. 28, 1978: State and Concord police officers arrest 28 people in the largest drug bust in city history. Thirty-one people are eventually charged, but the Merrimack County attorney will eventually… 0

Okay, so we know Christmas is supposed to be about love and warmth and happiness, but there are some things about it we downright don’t like. Long lines, cranky salespeople, traffic and hypercommercialization of the holiday season are a few of our least favorite things this time of year. Suspecting we weren’t… 0

Dec. 21, 1998: The Concord City Council orders City Manager Duncan Ballantyne to review the process used to rename 31 city streets after a prolonged furor over the issue. Ultimately, they say, some streets may revert to their old names. Dec 22, 1862: Nine days after the 5th New Hampshire Infantry was cut to pieces at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Captain James Larkin of Concord… 0

That’s right – we’re bringing your favorite unedited, anonymous pick-up lines from Craiglist’s Missed Connections. Merry Christmas. Mcdonald’s Drive-thru Window - m4w - 34 (Concord Heights) I went through the drive thru last night and you were running the register at the first window. You had an issue with your drawer not working correctly when I came to the window. You… 0

I’m sitting in the airplane on my way to North Carolina. It’s great – not just the plane, but this whole journey. The U.S. is so big and I’m just very happy to say that I have already visited five states. It may sound very fancy when people from Europe talk about all the countries they have visited, but it’s… 0

Dear Casper and Bill, I need to get my boyfriend’s parents a snazzy Christmas present but I’m stumped. They’re pretty wealthy and seem to have everything they need. Any ideas of something small and sweet to get for them this holiday season? Dear stumped-no-more: We have the perfect solution to relieve you of… 0

A while back, reader Jim Place from Penacook e-mailed us the following: “I have a question about the trucks picking up our recycling. In Concord we’re supposed to separate paper and cardboard from cans and bottles, but I noticed that they are all dumped into one bin on the truck and mixed together in the truck. Why separate?” Well, Jim Place from Penacook, we would have gotten… 0