Wonder Made has been a funky, eclectic shop since its inception. The "corner store for community and culture" has been a haven for local handmade arts, community creations adorning tables and racks. Well, you can add walls to that list. The store recently opened its blank, white walls up to local artists… 0

Each week, many Concordians sit down to a delicious pancake breakfast. As they cut into the fluffy flapjacks, they see that each one has an image of City Manager Tom Aspell emblazoned on it. No wonder they are selling like hotcakes! And here's the best part: the syrup drippings spell out the city memo in maple Braille. sky remains blueAnd work continuesThis week on the… 0

No one can make a shot of expansive desert look as lush as Paul Thomas Anderson. Much like his 2007 opus There Will Be Blood, Anderson's latest, The Master, features some amazing cinematography, none richer than his wide shots of furrowed fields and arid salt flats.But deep into the second hour of the film, as… 0

Sept. 25, 2003: In Concord, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announces that New Hampshire will build a new emergency management center, thanks to a $9.1 million grant.Sept. 26, 1845: The New Hampshire Courier of Concord tells readers it's willing to take payment in forms other than cash: Those of our subscribers who are in arrears to us for the Courier and wish to pay in… 0

As you may have read in the Monitor's Downtown column, the Chamber of Commerce is looking to rebrand Concord with a new slogan: "Creative Capital." That got us thinking: Maybe Concord should have a mascot, too!Whether it's an anthropomorphic stagecoach named Coachy, our own Insider mascots Svetlana and Gomez or just someone in a Tom Aspell costume (that someone:… 0

The New Hampshire Humanities Council is hosting a launch party for a new Humanities to Go catalog Sept. 28 at noon at the New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord. 0

The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce invites the public to an informational breakfast forum, "The Roads to New Hampshire's Future: What's on the Horizon?" featuring guest speaker New Hampshire Department of Transportation commissioner Christopher Clement. The event will be held Oct. 5 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Grappone Conference Center, 70 Commercial St. Cost to attend is $20… 0

The Concord Public Library is pleased to announce that we will be part of "The Big Read: New Hampshire Reads Edgar Allan Poe." A statewide project of the Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library, the "Big Read" will include more than 100 events throughout New Hampshire in October and early November.The impact of Edgar Allan Poe's work on two New Hampshire writers… 0

The seventh annual Taste of Concord will be held Oct. 11 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Grappone Conference Center. This event usually sells out, so purchase your tickets today!We are delighted with the increase in participation from vendors, so please be sure to enjoy the fare from more than 30 local Concord businesses and restaurants, wine brokers, and the beers from New Hampshire… 0

The Concord-area AARP Tax-Aide team is looking for new volunteers interested in becoming Tax-Aide counselors. You don't need tax experience - only a desire to help others.We'll train you to become an IRS-certified Tax-Aide volunteer and to experience the satisfaction of providing free tax preparation to low and moderate income taxpayers. We'll teach you how to use your basic computer… 0