The Pizza Pie Showdown sure was delicious
Whenever an event happens for the first time, you never really know what to expect.But it was safe to assume a night that made taste-testing pizza the star of the show would be a hit. And was it ever.The inaugural Pizza Pie Showdown, hosted by the Concord Monitor (and us) and held at the Holiday Inn, took place last week to once and for all decide the best pizza in Concord.By now, you’ve probably heard the news that Constantly Pizza...
At Constantly Pizza, winner of the Pizza Pie Showdown, it’s all about the customers
Constantly Pizza is no stranger to awards. The pizzeria with locations in downtown Concord and Penacook is the reigning Cappies winner for best pizza, and co-owners John and Dave Constant were the recipients of the Riverbend 2017 Champions for Mental Health award. Now they can add another one to the resume: winner of the first-ever Pizza Pie Showdown, put on by the Monitor on March 14, Pi Day. That’s right, the public has spoken and...
Christa McAuliffe students voted for the best pizza, too
If there’s one food that kids are pretty much experts in, it’s got to be pizza.So while we value the opinions of the almost 150 people that showed up for the inaugural Pizza Pie Showdown and named Constantly Pizza as tops in Concord, we thought in order to crown a true champion, there had to be a sample vote from a group of youngins. And one of the easiest ways to get a group of kids together is at school. Now you probably saw that...
Don’t forget about Maple Weekend events
If you picked up our paper last week – which we’re sure all of you did – you probably noticed we paid a little attention to Maple Month and Maple Sugaring Weekend. We’re not in the business of writing the same thing every week, but since there’s so much going on in so many parts of the state for Maple Weekend, we felt it would be helpful to remind you of everything that’s going on this weekend – yes, this Saturday and Sunday make up...
Cathy Menard solved our scavenger hunt
If you remember a few weeks back, we put together one of our world-famous scavenger hunts for any and all to try to solve. We do them about twice a year, picking a different theme each time with categories like Christmas decorations, restaurants, snow banks and farewells to Insider alum. Our latest one had all to do with buildings in our coverage area and what you could find in and around them. Now we’re not going to sit here and...
Concord High School drama club to perform ‘Nora’s Lost’ on March 28
The Concord High School drama club will make good on its promise to give the public a one-time-only viewing of Nora’s Lost on March 28. The club was originally supposed to perform its New Hampshire Educational Theatre Guild submission on March 8, but Mother Nature had other ideas, as she dropped a nice coating of snow that day. That performance was intended to be a tune-up for the guild’s regional festival that weekend, but it didn’t...
Join CATCH Neighborhood Housing for a night filled with laughs
Join CATCH Neighborhood Housing for an evening of political musical satire on March 29 as the Capitol Steps return to Concord. The Steps, a Washington D.C.-based comedy troupe that began as a group of Senate staffers, will present a show featuring songs from their newest album, Orange Is the New Barack. But don’t worry – the Capitol Steps are notoriously bipartisan and no shenanigans will go unparodied. Their songs are commentary on...
On Display: Women’s Caucus for Art N.H. honoring water
The Women’s Caucus for Art N.H. is celebrating water with its latest exhibit in the NHTI Library. “Her Water, Her Future” is about the sanctity of water and women’s relationship to it. The show will be up through March 29 and features a special event on World Water Day (Thursday) at 6 p.m. with guest speakers Lisa Sullivan, director of communications for the Concord based nonprofit, The Water Project, and fellow caucus member...
Two performances of Aesop’s Fables this week
You have two chances to catch the Junior Service League of Concord’s spring show this weekend.Held in St. Paul’s School’s Memorial Hall, the annual performance dates back at least 75 years (the tradition actually started as a puppet show), and this year’s family-friendly production of Aesop’s Fables is one you don’t want to miss. Since it is a show geared toward families, it’s only an hour long with both an evening show (Friday at 7...
Northeast Delta Dental CEO and author Tom Raffio to speak at Gibson’s Bookstore
Northeast Delta Dental CEO to speak at Gibson’sFrom the CEO of Concord’s own Northeast Delta Dental comes another title for the business-minded: Mindfulness: A Better Me; A Better You; A Better World. This down-to-earth and highly practical book on mindfulness is a must for every leader or manager. In clear and concise ways, this book explains what mindfulness is, how to begin a mindfulness and meditation practice, and how to build...
Get ready to party it up for Intown Concord’s Annual Celebration
We’re lucky enough to live in a city in which there’s pretty much always some kind of party going on that you can drop into. It’s just that kind of vibe around here, and we’re okay with that.And in that vein, we’re here to report that Intown Concord has a whole lot of fun in store for its 2nd Annual Celebration, which will be held March 29 at Cole Gardens from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Last year was the first year of the now annual celebration....
Entertainment: Student shows and comedy lead the week
On Concord’s entertainment agenda for the following week is your usual plethora of bar bands and movies, as well as a couple student-performed shows at the city’s biggest venue. Cheers! Music Tuesday Kid Pinky at Hermanos Cocina Mexicana at 6:30 p.m. Concord School District Band Festival at Capitol Center for the Arts at 6:30 p.m. Contact the school for ticketing information. Wednesday Paul Heckel at Hermanos at 6:30 p.m....
New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival comes to Concord this weekend
It’s no secret that Concord is a pretty movie-friendly community. Between the two actual movie theaters and places like NHTI and Concord Public Library that often host movie nights, there’s never a shortage of options to see a film around here.And now, thanks to the New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival, there’s a whole new slate of flicks coming this way in the week ahead.Now in its 10th year, the festival features a collection of films...
CASL: These students are on a path to leadership
The Capital Area Student Leadership program encourages students to become active, effective participants and future leaders in their schools and communities through exposure to historical, cultural, environmental and civic aspects of the Greater Concord area.Through an application process, 26 local high school sophomores were selected for the 2018 class.Over the past 24 years, CASL has graduated more than 650 sophomores representing a...
The Knights of Columbus are hosting a 24-hour food drive
The first year the Knights of Columbus held its 24-hour food drive, they actually did it for 24 straight hours – in March. Turns out there aren’t a lot of people donating non-perishable food items at 3 a.m., so they kept the 24-hour format last year, but decided to span it over the course of two 12-hour shifts. “It was my bright idea to have it around the clock,” said Grand Knight Chuck McGee. “Then we moved it to 12-hour days...
Pierce Manse lectures to begin Thursday
The Pierce Manse over on Horseshoe Pond Lane is filled with all kinds of great historical information about the life of Franklin Pierce.Pierce, the only president from New Hampshire, lived in the house from 1842-48, when it stood on Montgomery Street, before it was moved to its current location in 1971. The historical landmark was actually slated for demolition as part of an urban renewal initiative, but thankfully a group of...
Havenwood Bucket Brigade is collecting sap
Over the last month or so, we’ve seen a number of maple trees grow something rather odd – a metal bucket. Well, okay, the buckets don’t actually grow out of the trees, but are rather put their by people to collect sap inorder to make maple syrup.It’s a tried and true practice that gives lovers of pancakes, waffles and French toast a fresh batch of the sweet stuff every spring.And count residents of Havenwood Heritage Heights as...
Saturday demo at McGowan Fine Art
Concord is home to lots of great locations to see some incredible art. That means at any given time, on any given day, there will be a wide range of work on display all over the city. It’s hard keeping track of all the shows, hours you can view them and how long they’ll be around, so we’ve compiled this trusty list for you, so you can concentrate on checking out the art. League of N.H. Craftsmen Black and White Encore Through: March...
Bulletin Board: Coffee with a Cop, films and a health fair
Meeting to discuss water main project On Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., in the Concord High School cafeteria, the engineering services division will hold a neighborhood public meeting to discuss construction schedules and temporary traffic patterns during construction associated with upcoming water main replacement and street paving projects that will take place in the vicinity of Concord High School. The water main will be replaced on...
Book of the Week: ‘What If?’
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Randall Munroe 2014, 303 pages Nonfiction What if?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is exactly as the title describes: a book that provides carefully considered, researched, scientific answers to questions that are both random and ridiculous. Questions like, “What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed...
This Week in Concord History
March 20, 2002: An apartment fire on Maplewood Lane in Penacook leaves dozens of residents homeless. Nobody is hurt. March 21, 1820: An editorial in Concord’s New Hampshire Patriot says the Missouri Compromise, while disappointing on the whole, “succeeded in rescuing from slavery a vast tract of country, which would otherwise have been expos’d to this dreadful curse.” March 21, 1996: Concord City Manger Julia Griffin says she will...
