AAAHHH!!! BRAIN FREEZE!!!
The Insider got the scoop on the Concord Cooperative Market’s free ‘Brain Freeze’ ice cream social last week.
Traveling exhibit
A special Library of Congress traveling exhibition – mounted in a customized 18-wheel truck – will visit Concord. The visit is co-hosted by the New Hampshire State Library and the Concord Public Library.The exhibit will be in Concord on Aug. 30 and 31 and will parked at the State House.The exhibit is free and will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days.The “Gateway to Knowledge” exhibition will...
Canvassers: changing the world one door at a time
Like bees over the landscape, dozens of young canvassers with New Hampshire Public Interest Research Group and Environment New Hampshire reap and sow, door to door, all summer long: social justice and social change.It is a life philosophy played out against the backdrop of an upstairs office thick with the work of young minds and hands, with the language of activism and social justice.”You own the stars if you own the thunder,...
Kids behind the lens
The SNOB 2011 Film Festival is still accepting films for the KNOB (Kids North of Boston) film block. Get those films the kids have been working on cleaned up and submitted, stat! Don't miss this opportunity to see them on the big screen at the Red River Theatres next month. The festival is coming up fast! Young filmmakers are asked to submit films of good quality, no more than 7 minutes in length, for consideration. Some...
Back in the saddle
Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden is pleased to present an outstanding exhibit of artful equines. The bond between horses and their humans, in art and in life, is deep and resonant. The horse's part in history – from plowing the fields to aiding mankind in transportation and warfare, to modern day racing, showing and therapeutic work – is unique. Horses have been recognized for valor, elegance and...
Missed Connections
We at the Insider often scour the Craigslist missed connections section. What? Somebody must have noticed me mowing the lawn shirtless the other day. Here are the best, unedited submissions of late, or at least the ones we can print. Walmart ConcordYou were a super Hottie, brown sundress, long dirty blonde hair and awesome tattoo's. You were with your son and I made eye contact with you in the parking lot when I pulled in on my...
Nature 101
By Paul BashamFor the InsiderEarlier this summer I watched a pair of small songbirds build a nest on the light fixture outside our front door. When one of the birds started sitting on the nest, I was sure there were eggs being incubated. After consulting my bird book, I learned that our new neighbors were warbling vireos, one of about 12 species of vireos native to North America. As the book suggested, the song of the bird helped me...
This Week in Concord History
Aug. 23, 1983: Gov. John Sununu denounces the issues raised in a lawsuit challenging New Hampshire's reliance on property taxes to fund schools as “garbage.” The suit, he says, is little more than a ploy by those who want a broad-based tax. Fourteen years later, the state Supreme Court will rule against the state in Claremont II, a similar lawsuit.Aug. 24, 1979: Campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination in...
Concord's dangerous intersections
It can get pretty dangerous out there on the open road. Even the most cautious drivers will probably find themselves in a fender-bender at some point in their driving career. With that in mind, the Insider asked the Concord Police Department, as well as city hall traffic engineer and stats guru Robert Mack, to compile us a list of Concord's top ten most dangerous intersections. And here it is in map form! It may be pretty, but try...
Labor of love brings Lilise Designer Resale from rags to riches
Ellen Lessard is living a true-life Cinderella story. With merely a wave of her magic wand, she turned a dank, dark and scary warehouse space at 113 Storrs St. into a sparkling center for gowns and garb. Well, maybe it wasn't quite that simple.While there were already plenty of thrift stores in Concord, Lessard thought that none of them really provided high-end women's clothing at a reasonable price. Tired of driving to...
City Briefly
Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell puts on his chef's hat, mixes a bowl of melted butter and eggs with a dash of flour and sugar and whips up a delicous concoction known as the city memo. Have a taste!Potty in the USAStaff of the General Services Department's public properties pision has been working diligently over the past several weeks to refurbish the restroom facilities at Memorial Field, Tom writes. The work is now...
AAAHHH!!! BRAIN FREEZE!!!
The Insider got the scoop on the Concord Cooperative Market’s free ‘Brain Freeze’ ice cream social last week.
