Dos Amigos is new and improved – and open
From the outside, Dos Amigos looks pretty much the same.But open the door to the local hotspot for tacos and burritos on North Main Street and it will look nothing like you remember.If you haven’t checked out the new and improved Dos, it’s something you must put on your to-do list. After a renovation project that lasted a little more than three weeks and took over the space formerly occupied by Depot Antiques & Toys, the Dos...
We checked out the library’s new 3-D printer
It seems like everywhere you look these days, somebody is doing something to promote the STEM or STEAM educational disciplines (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics). Concord Public Library is no different. The library is constantly looking for innovative and creative ways to expand its programming and maximize its value to its patrons, and the latest thing they’ve done to that end is bring in a 3-D printer. They’ve...
Go Try It: Pick up and make a meal from Local Baskit
If you’re into healthy, wholesome, local and delicious home-cooked meals, you really ought to check out the new Local Baskit marketplace on Ferry Street.You may already be familiar with the name Local Baskit – the meal kit company launched as an online-only outlet about eight months ago – but now there’s a physical store that you can stop into any time you’re looking for a nice dinner on your way home. (Monitor reporter Nick Reid...
Ever wonder about that Days Inn sign off I-93?
As you could probably guess, we drive around quite a bit for this job.And when you’re on the road that much, you start to notice lots of little things. So a while back, we were driving north on I-93, just after merging from I-89, and happened to notice what appeared to be a funny phrase on the Days Inn sign. Not the typical thing about hot breakfast or cable that you expect to see on a hotel highway sign.Driving 55 miles per hour –...
We grabbed a bite and a beer at the new Dos
It had been way too long since we enjoyed a meal at Dos Amigos.Even before the renovation project, our weekly trips had hit a snag thanks to a mixture of Mother Nature, tasty leftovers and busy work days.But there was no way we could pass up the opportunity to grab lunch and take in all that the new and improved spot has to offer.The first thing we noticed was the large amount of open space to order, and that you could actually see...
Youth Art Month exhibit opens this week
Art class was always a nice way to break up the school day. Being free to create whatever was way better than assigned reading, pop quizzes and getting called on when you had no idea what the answer was.And this month, art is going to create some newfound fame for a bunch of students in the Concord School District.That’s because the annual student art exhibition goes up this week at Steeplegate Mall, and odds are that after reading...
Poetry Out Loud finals set
In what has become a sure sign that spring is right around the corner, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts has announced that New Hampshire’s annual Poetry Out Loud finals will take place at the State House in Concord on Friday, starting at 6 p.m. That evening, high school students from across the state will compete for the opportunity to represent New Hampshire at the national Poetry Out Loud championship.Again this year, the...
Get a glimpse into your future at Kimby-Jenks
Have you ever wondered what the future holds for you? Does the idea of getting a reading intrigue you, but you don’t want to make an appointment and be locked into it? Well, we have some good news. Kimball-Jenkins Estate is hosting its first metaphysical and fine art event on Saturday, and there will be plenty of options to choose from when it comes to the world of metaphysical readings. “It’s going to be a great experience,” said...
Thomson brothers, Gene Connolly honored at Celtics game
Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas, Jim Connolly, former Concord High School principal Gene Connolly (Jim’s father), Derek Thomson, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving and Dylan Thomson attend a ceremony before the start of the Celtics game at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday night. The Thomson brothers were the night’s Heroes Among Us honorees, thanks to their 4,500-mile bike ride across the country last summer in which...
Carolyn Sherman’s art is at the NHTI Library
Carolyn Sherman has shown her art work at gallery spaces all over Concord, and through the end of March, a collection of her paintings are hanging in the NHTI Library. With many that show off bright and beautiful flowers, it will only reinforce the point that spring is right around the corner – which we can only hope is actually the case.
City posts new road limits due to spring thaw
The city of Concord began posting “No Trucking – Load Limit 9 Tons” signs on Monday to prepare for the spring thaw.Recent warmer temperatures and fluctuating weather patterns have already started the thawing process of any ice frozen underneath the asphalt (which forms frost heaves in the winter).Roads contract back down when thawing; causing cracks and breaks in the pavement. This weakens the road structure and eventually potholes...
Traveling film festival to stop at Red River
Listen up, film buffs – there’s a whole slew of film festivals coming up soon, the first of which is a road show of sorts.On Saturday, the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival will make its first stop on its Best of the Fest New England Tour at Red River Theatres.The festival, which is based in Middlebury, Vt., and held annually in August, is in its third year, and this will be the second time it has gone on tour. How it works is the...
Get your tickets now for these two film fests
If you just read the previous page (which you better have!), you know that there’s a traveling film festival headed to Red River Theatres this weekend. If you’re reading this page, you’re about to find out that there are two more coming, too, and although they’re a little farther down the road, they sell out quick. Bikes of March The first one of these popular festivals is the Bikes of March festival, presented by the Central New...
Around Town: What’s with this decorated tree?
In our travels, we see a lot of interesting stuff. This curiosity has been on our radar for a while – what’s the deal with this? This little tree off the side of the road on Regional Drive right across from the airport has been decked out in tinsel and ornaments since before Christmas, and it’s still going strong out there. There are no houses anywhere near that area, nor is there anywhere you’re allowed to park (don’t ask how we got...
Tasty Brews: Humboldt Brewing Nectar from Barley House
We got a text a couple weeks ago from the Barley House’s Barley Club promotion (text BeerMe to 313131 to be added to the list) saying the downtown watering hole had a new beer on tap.Always on alert for beer updates, we bolted out the door as soon as we read the text to try the latest offering: Humboldt Brewing Co.’s Nectar IPA. The Nectar IPA is a hoppy and floral IPA that’s extremely light, crisp and easy to drink. The floral notes...
Talk about the great outdoors at True Brew
The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests is all about getting people outside to enjoy all that our great state has to offer.But next Thursday (March 16), they actually want you to go inside – and talk about nature. Dave Anderson, education director at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, and WMUR’s Paula Tracy will partner for a new event called Suds and Stories from the Wilds of N.H. at True Brew...
Look who’s trying to find love on Craigslist
We took to Craigslist last week to see who had been posting on the missed connections pages in our neck of the woods during the month of February. And lo and behold, we found all these great entries to share. So here’s a sampling of what we found and could print, unedited, of course. 99 Restaurant – m4w (Concord) – Feb. 26 You are a waitress at the 99 Restaurant in Concord. You worked on Saturday night. You are friendly....
Bulletin Board
Moose Plate grants now open The Department of Cultural Resources’ three Conservation License Plate grant programs are now open for the 2017 grant round. Cultural Resources’ “Moose Plate” grants support the restoration, preservation and/or conservation of publicly owned items significant to New Hampshire’s cultural heritage. The first step in the process is to submit a letter of intent to apply, providing a brief description of the...
Book of the Week: ‘IQ’
IQ Joe Ide 2016, 336 pages Fiction They call him IQ. Isaiah is a loner and a high school dropout, his quiet nature disguising a relentless determination and a fierce intelligence. He charges his clients whatever they can afford, so to get by, he’s forced to take on clients that can pay. This time, it’s a rap mogul whose life is in danger. As Isaiah investigates, he encounters a vengeful ex-wife, a crew of notorious cutthroats, a...
This Week in Concord History
March 7, 1780: Concord town meeting voters elect a prosecutor to find out who “pulled down the house of Andrew Stone, and see what provision they will make for the support of his wife.” Stone was a soldier from Concord in the Continental Army. Apparently in his absence, a town history reports, “one of Stone’s daughters did not behave so well as the neighbors thought a faire and chaste maiden should do and they undertook to correct her...
