FEATURED FOOD – * COVER STORY * Where To Get Jazzed Up Hot Chocolate & How To Make It Yourself Written By Matt Ingersol (listings@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photos It’s the perfect time of year to warm up with a sweet and frothy cup of hot chocolate, and while you can … [Read more…]
FEATURED FOOD Polar Grill Fest Defies NH weather Written By Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo Snow on the ground and temperatures below freezing won’t stop Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth from bringing the summertime vibes at its sixth annual Polar Grill Fest. “We wanted to put on an event that says, ‘We’re from … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS As Cops Get a Boost From State Grants, Strategies Vary Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo Last fall the state handed out a total of about $1.2 million to more than a dozen law enforcement departments through the new Granite Hammer program passed by lawmakers last year. The program … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Get to Know the Composer with Amadeus, Concert Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo This month presents an opportunity to delve into the music and history of one of the world’s most famous composers — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Concord’s Mostly Mozart Festival is Jan. 27 through Jan. 29 and comprises … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC Andrew Merzi Showcases At Flying Goose Written By Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Nashville, packed with clubs, record labels and publishing houses, is a beacon of hope for singer-songwriters like Andrew Merzi. The New Hampshire native lived almost four years in Music City and spent many nights performing so-called “in … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review Live By Night (R) Written By Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Screenshot of Live By Night The son of a police officer gets tangled up in mob warfare in Live By Night, a pile of historic costumes and period-appropriate guns held together by the baling wire of Ben Affleck’s narration. Joe … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP – * COVER STORY * Four Easy Ways To Adapt To Winter Exercise Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo It’s tempting to let your active outdoor life go to the wayside once it becomes cold and snowy, but there are ways to make exercising outside more enjoyable. “I think … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP Pat’s Peak Holds 16th Annual Diversity Day Written By Matt Ingersol (listings@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo Pats Peak will celebrate its 16th Diversity Day, with international music and dancing, presentations and more, on Monday, Jan. 16. Festivities are open to the public, and the event also includes Pats Peak’s POP (Pay One … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review Hidden Figures (PG) Written By Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Movie Screenshot Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson worked on complex math for NASA but still dealt with several flavors of workplace discrimination in Hidden Figures, a look at the African-American female mathematicians who worked in the space program. … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC People Skills Return To Concord Written By Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Replacing a bass player is hard for any band, even more so a trio and especially when the remaining members are sister and brother. But when People Skills lost its bassist of five years in late 2015, their … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Push Continued For Colonial Theatre Revitalization Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Most people involved with the Colonial Theatre block development project in downtown Laconia are locals, from the engineering consultants to the construction manager. Architects Rob Turpin and Sonya Misiaszek can see the 102-year-old theater from their office … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS – * COVER STORY * A Look At New Hampshire Wine Week Written By Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photos More than 60 wine personalities from around the globe make the wintry voyage to the Granite State every year to participate in New Hampshire Wine Week, providing an opportunity … [Read more…]