Kathy Wheeler wasn’t surprised to hear her phone ring on the morning of Oct. 7, 2003. She knew construction crews were working on a sewer...
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Field Guide to Presidential Candidates
Though it’s still 2015, the 2016 presidential campaign is underway. The field is already crowded, and to help you keep track, we’re compiling this guide...
At the Statehouse
In the N.H. Senate, budget writers are finalizing their version of the state’s two-year budget. The Senate Finance Committee met three times in the last...
Mad Max: Fury Road
There are many valid reasons “Mad Max: Fury Road” may not be the movie for you. In-world continuity is very important to you. You’ll need...
Apocalypse now
Taraka and Nimai Larson have an “apocalypse state of mind.” Since 2010, the sisters, under the guise of their band, Prince Rama, have been crafting...
Chases garage opens for season
Above: Stick Fort by Cait Guinta Chases Garage opens its gallery for the season with a reception for “Sticks and Stones” on Saturday, May 23,...
Calls for Guinta to step down
Last week, the Federal Elections Commission ruled that U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta illegally accepted $355,000 in donations from his parents during his 2010 campaign for...
The final pitch
and the Golden Age of Television Mad Men” concluded its storied run on May 17 after 92 episodes, thousands of cigarettes, hundreds of cocktails,...
From the pulpit to the pub
at Pub Theology meetings On a recent Friday evening, on the second floor of The Grog restaurant and bar in downtown Newburyport, Mass., a small...
Drink and Draw starts up at 3S
A new event, currently scheduled for the last Tuesday of every month, invites all creative types to Drink and Draw at Block Six, the restaurant...
Learning to rock
Performing music on stage is Meghan McPherson’s dream. She’s been playing piano since age 6 and guitar since she was 10. She started writing her...
FairPoint announces layoffs
On May 15, FairPoint Communications announced it will lay off 219 employees in northern New England. The layoffs come just three months after the communications...
Public hearing on budget
Portsmouth residents can offer feedback on the city’s proposed $101.4 million 2016 budget at a public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m....
Dover preserves early records
If you’re wondering what was happening in Dover between 1657 and 1807, the city clerk’s office may be able to help you out. City records...
Summer music survival guide
Summer in the Seacoast means music. Lots of music. More music than anyone can handle. There are outdoor shows and indoor shows, concerts at the...
Summer on stage
When the weather is at its peak, so are Seacoast theaters. Each year, local stages pack their summer seasons with captivating plays and bombastic musicals,...
The D Train
In “The D Train,” Jack Black stars as Dan Landsman, a sad-sack loser living in the suburbs of Pittsburgh who’s in charge of his high...
Howling at the moon
When people ask lead singer Sam Vlasich what kind of music Red Sky Mary plays, he always gives the same answer. “I just like to...
Promises to keep
Saying “yes” helped make Durham native Meredith Bennett a producer on “The Colbert Report” and a co-executive producer on the upcoming “Late Show with Stephen...
The Sound’s Field Guide to Presidential Candidates: Rick Perry
Editor’s note: Though it’s still 2015, the 2016 presidential campaign is underway. The field is already crowded, and to help you keep track, we’re compiling...
Now Hear This
“Gettin’ Tight with Dreadnaught” by Dreadnaught, Red Fez Records File under: Prog-rock, Experimental, Jazz, Funk Sounds like: Thinking Plague, Steely Dan, King Crimson One of the...
The eyes have it
Sam Paolini is a visual artist, clothing designer, community organizer, curator, publisher, and teacher. They are a force putting eyes on unconventional art. In 2010,...
Small bites
Grand openings in Portsmouth and Rye Row 34 Portsmouth, the new oyster restaurant from the owners of Boston’s Row 34 and Island Creek Oyster bar,...
Video Vault
“What’s Up, Doc?” Warner Brothers, 1972 Starring: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Austin Pendleton, John Hillerman, Liam Dunn Director: Peter Bogdanovich The...
A chance of sun
Look out the window of teacher Kimberly McGlinchey’s science classroom at Portsmouth High School and you’ll see 52 solar panels stretched out on the flat,...