The People Behind Your Pizza
Pizza is awesome for a whole bunch of reasons: It’s cheap and delicious. It’s good hot or cold, and you can eat it pretty much any time of day. It brings people together like few other foods do (you’ve never been to a celebratory kale party, have you?), and you can put practically anything on top of a pie and call it dinner. We could go on for hours about the joys of pizza, but this isn’t a story about pizza – it’s about the people...
Book of the week
The Long Way Home: An American Journey from Ellis Island to the Great War David Laskin 2010, 386 pages Setting: Europe and America, 1899 to 1920 David Laskin gives us the story of 12 male immigrants (from Poland/the Pale of Russia, Italy, Norway, Slovakia and Ireland) who arrived in the United States at the turn of the last century. He recounts what conditions were like in their home countries and why they chose to emigrate. He found...
Taking poochie to the dog park
A dog park is a great place to let your dog mingle, play and have some safe off-leash time, especially if it doesn't have a yard to play in. There are many great things about Concord's dog park, but there are a few things owners should keep in mind when visiting. Here are a few tips to help you enjoy your trip! Make sure your dog is fully vaccinated and has the okay from your veterinarian. The dog park does not require dogs...
Let there be light . . . on Main Street
June 29, 1873 – The North Church burns. It will be rebuilt on the same spot – North Main and Chapel streets – and open for worship less than three years later. June 29, 1775 – Dr. Josiah Bartlett, a New Hampshire colonial leader, writes to his wife: “We are reduced to choosing between submission to tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice.” June 29, 1864...
Help! My in-laws are unbearable!
The men behind ball & chain If these faces look familiar, it’s because they are: For three years, Casper Kranenburg and Bill Twibill (along with three other wise souls) gave us advice in The Insider’s “Ask The Elders” panel. One thing you might not have known about Bill and Casper is that they’ve been partners for nearly 30 years. In this new column, they’ll answer Concord’s questions about relationships. Dear Casper and Bill, My...
Dear Concord, you missed a pretty cool event
It was a sticky, humid Thursday evening, but I didn’t mind. I was surrounded by art, velvety chocolate cake, crisp shortbread cookies, music, wine and ice-cold pitchers of lemonade. I was at an Art Concord event. You know, that thing last week you didn’t bother showing up to. Art Concord is an initiative of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce that gives Concordians a chance to become more cultured without spending a dime. A...
Main attraction
Reader Barbara Wilson was going through old family slides and stumbled upon this shot of Main Street in 1957. The real question: How much did it cost to park back then?
Readers (sort of) to the rescue: We get a step closer to The Grut
Dear Insiders, Sorry – I don't know the meaning of The Grut (the mysterious graffiti on a sign off Westbourne Street we recently wrote about) – but I can tell you that in the early 1960s this path through the woods was referred to as the pucker-brush. At that time, the Concord High cross-country course started and finished in back of the high school on North Fruit Street. The last part of the course came out of White...
You really like your pets and we do, too
Mandi and Eric Kirsch sent in this photo of Truman the cat and Chloe the pug. “Chloe and Truman are best friends. They love to cuddle together, and play all day,” the proud parents wrote. Let us know what makes your four-legged friend special and send your pet photos to news@theconcordinsider.com. Put “Bulletin Board” in the subject line and be sure to include your first and last...
Lettuce cook for you!
With so many delicious local veggies in season, we're stumped on what to do with all of them! That's where you come in: Send your best veggie recipes tonews@theconcordinsider.com. We'll publish your submissions and cook the best (read: our favorite) for one lucky winner.
The Rock 'N Race rocks and wins best community running event
Concord Hospital's annual Rock 'N Race was selected by the editors of New Hampshire Magazine as the “Best Community Running Event of 2010” in the magazine's annual Best of New Hampshire contest. This year's race was held on May 19 in downtown Concord. The event drew nearly 6,000 participants and raised more than $350,000 for the hospital's Payson Center for Cancer Care. Since the race began in...
Kiddos eat for free
The Community Action Program of Belknap-Merrimack Counties in cooperation with Concord School District, Concord Boys and Girls Club and Girls Inc. is pleased to announce the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program. Children enrolled in the program 18 years old or younger are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch. The schedule is as follows: – Dame Elementary ESL, 14 Canterbury Road: Breakfast is served July 6 to 9...
