FEATURED FOOD – * COVER STORIES * Being A Butcher Being A Butcher How The Profession Has Evolved Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo New Hampshire butcher shops with meat hanging from the ceiling are history, said Billy Steeves, manager at the Prime Butcher in Hampstead. Instead, butchers today are kind of … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP Annual Comic Convention for Kids Returns Written By Matt Ingersol (listings@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy/Stock Photo After a successful inaugural year in Concord, Kids Con New England is moving to a bigger space with twice as many comic book artists, new activities and returning favorites like kid-friendly panels, open video gaming and “Pirate … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review Wonder Woman (PG-13) Written By Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Movie Screenshot Gal Gadot fights for truth, justice and the Amazonian way in Wonder Woman, a (finally!) excellent entry in the DC Extended Universe. The movie unfolds as a prolonged flashback, with Wonder Woman/Diana (Gal Gadot) receiving from Bruce Wayne a … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC Folk Supergroup’s Brief Tour Hits NH Written By Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy/Stock Photo On Earth Day 1992, Joan Baez, Mary Chapin Carpenter and the Indigo Girls — Amy Ray and Emily Saliers — performed at Foxboro Stadium in Massachusetts. The same group closed out Newport Folk Festival a few months … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS McGowan Says Goodbye with Bruce McColl Exhibition Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Bruce McColl’s “The Color of Seasons” is the last art show for McGowan Fine Art as we know it today. Tucked away on Hills Avenue in the heart of downtown Concord, the 16-piece exhibition — bright … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS – * COVER STORY * Why Buyers are Caught in a Feeding Frenzy for Homes and How to Buy a House in this Tough Market Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photos When Eva Stenberg of Newport started looking for a house last fall for her two college-age sons and … [Read more…]
FEATURED FOOD Workshop Teaches Culinary Knife Techniques Written By Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo Unless you’ve been to culinary school, it’s possible that you’ve been misusing your kitchen knives all along — which is why LaBelle Winery is offering a chance to learn more effective knife skills during a workshop on Wednesday, … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP – * COVER STORY * Built For Two Built For Two Ride with a Partner on a Tandem Bicycle Written By Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo There’s an old adage about riding a tandem bicycle. “The saying is, ‘Whatever direction your relationship is going, you will get there faster on … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS 10th Nashua Sculpture Symposium Closes this Weekend Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo “Together” is the theme of the 10th Annual Nashua International Sculpture Symposium, an event that brings artists from all over the world to Nashua, where they stay with residents and create new pieces of art to … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS Kids Rescued from Unsafe Homes have Nowhere Else to Go Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo Foster care workers say an influx of kids entering the state foster care system, driven by the opioid addiction epidemic, has grown to the point where there aren’t enough foster families to take … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC After Setbacks, Volunteer Group Presses on with Manchester Event Written By Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo For over a year starting in late 2015, the organizers of Old Sol Music Hall focused on turning the Rex Theatre, a defunct Amherst Street movie house, into a 350-seat live music venue. In … [Read more…]
FEATURED FOOD Food Truck Festival Comes to Manchester Written By Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy/Stock Photo Manchester will have its first food truck festival when CASA New Hampshire hosts Food Trucks for CASA from Friday, June 2, through Sunday, June 4, at McIntyre Ski Area. Fifteen food trucks from northern New England will … [Read more…]