We got a ticket – Tue, 07 Aug 2012
Two tickets, in fact – but it’s not what you think! These tickets are being given out by the Concord Police Department to reward safe bicyclists. If a CPD officer sees you exhibiting bicycle safety, you could get a ticket for free Friendly’s ice cream or Domino’s Pizza. Stay safe, Concord!
Beat the heat with some sweet treats
Boy oh boy — it is hot! We don’t know about you, readers, but we at the Insider just can’t think straight when it’s so darn hot and muggy. There’s really only one thing that can save us when it gets like this – ice cream! With that in mind, we set out to find every place in Concord where you can stroll up and grab a cone on a hot day. Five cones later, we’re cooled off, thinking clearly and ready to serve the public. Take a gander at...
Scavenger hunt
Concord Community TV (ConcordTV) is looking for teams to participate in its first annual Video Scavenger Hunt Sept. 22, starting at 4 p.m., with team training and the scavenger hunt from 4:30 to 6 p.m. before a video screening party with prizes at 6:30 p.m. (location to be announced).The video scavenger hunt promises to be an evening of fun, mischief and shenanigans, with teams of five running around Main Street during a limited...
Denise Benton solves a neopolitan Rubik's Cube
Name: Denise BentonGranite State Candy Shoppe and Ice CreamHow long have you been serving ice cream?I've been here for almost two years, and I served ice cream for a summer during college.What is your favorite flavor?Master rip. It's malted ultra chocolate ice cream with hot fudge and caramel swirled in.If you could create your own flavor, what would it be?I have no idea what I would do; there are so many flavors here already....
This year's Nobel winner: ice cream?
I know it's not Nobel season, but may I humbly suggest that this year's Nobel prize in literature go to ice cream?It's an unorthodox choice, I know – desserts aren't known for winning such honors, and most of them don't even write books; the closest we've gotten is when cookie maker E.L. Fudge write the steamy bestseller Fifty Shades of Keebler. But what tells the story of our time better than ice cream?...
Summer herbs bring flavor, fragrance, beauty and medicine
If you've ever pinched the crown leaves off a basil plant growing in your garden, you know the pleasant aroma and the feel of those thick leaves on your fingertips. Now, the taste of that basil leaf in your salad or on a slab of mozzarella cheese with a slice of tomato – delicious! Herbs are tasty, fun and easy to grow. I'll share with you some of my favorites and different ways to enjoy them. But first, let me say that...
Sandra Martin tugs at the strings that tie the world together
For the past few summers, I have volunteered at the Little Nature Museum, where Sandra Martin is the founder and director. The museum had its beginning in Martin's bedroom 50 years ago when Martin was a teenager and has been located in a barn at Gould Hill Farm in Contoocook since 2001. It is open to the public on weekends until Oct. 28.When I first walked into the museum, I wondered how so much nature could be gathered into such...
Eric Ober has his finger in a lot of musical pies
Looking back on it, all the signs were there early. When Eric Ober got booted from a high school guitar class for breaking from the lesson plan with a Brown-Eyed Girl riff, a life of musical freelancing was born.When Ober says he loves music, he means it – all of it. And his stylings are something like New England weather: if you don't like what he's playing, wait five minutes.”I have a super-short attention...
'Pitch In' days ahead
The 22nd annual “Pitch In” put on by the Friends of the Concord City Auditorium from Aug. 20 to 22 will get the historic municipal theater ready for its 108th year as the home of Concord's community-based arts and entertainment. Pitch In crew chief Joye Olson makes a long to-do list and checks it off with the help of the 100 or so very good Friends of the Audi who just show up and pitch in every August.The crews work...
Enjoy free ice cream
Beat the summer heat and cool off with some frosty, free treats at the Concord Food Co-op. The Co-op will host its fourth annual Brain Freeze! Ice Cream Social Aug. 16 from 6 to 8 p.m.The outdoor free event will include a sundae bar with numerous topping choices. Samples of frozen desserts, root beer floats, and snow cones will be available from a variety of New England and all-natural companies. Children's activities, music and...
Day of Caring
Volunteers are needed for Granite United Way's annual Day of Caring Sept. 11. Inpiduals or groups of volunteers from companies and organizations spend their day out in the community working on full- or half-day projects at various local non-profit agencies. A breakfast kick-off for the day and for the annual United Way Campaign will take place at 7:30 a.m. at the Capitol Center for the Arts. All are welcome. To RSVP or for more...
Fall bulb fundraiser
Thinking of sprucing up your yard? Looking to add flowers and color to your home? The Merrimack County Conservation District is now taking orders for its annual Fall Bulb Fundraiser. Thirty varieties of bulbs are available, including daffodils, tulips, crocus, lilies, and many other varieties. Fertilizer is also available.Support local conservation efforts! For more information, please visit MCCD's website at merrimackccd.org or...
This Week in Concord History
Aug. 7, 2001: The Concord Baseball Association announces that Pete Dupuis has been named the general manager of the Concord Quarry Dogs for the 2002 season. Dupuis was the assistant general manager under Warren Doane, who passed away earlier this year.Aug. 8, 1861: The Democratic Standard, a Concord newspaper with Southern sympathies, refers to the Union Army as “Old Abe's Mob.” When angry returned soldiers from the...
Ice cream thieves and ugly dogs
The Concord Police Department hooked us up with another bunch of police logbooks – one dating back all the way to the turn of the century! We think it's a fascinating look into the way life used to be in Concord, so we've pulled out some interesting entries for you. Check it out!April 17, 1903: Minnie Griffin, Fornication at Washington Hotel. Sent to farm for 60 days. Age 27, housekeeper, married.April 17, 1903: Edward...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell goes down to his favorite ice cream shop, orders a waffle cone with a scoop of every flavor and wolfs it down. He napkins off his face and splits; that's when we swoop in, grab the napkin and copy down the city memo – perfectly imaged on the napkin like a Rorshach blot.dog delays of summerSteer clear, peepsThis week, new storm sewer infrastructure will continue to be installed on North...
Addressing an issue
CorrectionWe need to correct an error from last week's Food Snob: the Corner View Restaurant is located at 80 1/2 South St. Related content:
