FOOD & DRINK
New plan pitched for 5-story hotel, Starbucks in Portsmouth at former Port Inn site
PORTSMOUTH — The owners of an existing 1957 motel off the Route 1 Bypass want to demolish the building and replace it with a new five-story hotel and a Starbucks restaurant. Giri Portsmouth 505 Inc., the owner of the property at 505 Route 1 Bypass, is seeking to redevelop the site with a 115-room Cambria hotel, plus a Starbucks restaurant with a drive-thru, according to documents filed with the city. ...
Maine's Julia Gagnon advances to top 7 on 'American Idol'
CUMBERLAND, Maine — Maine American Idol contestant Julia Gagnon is now in the top seven on "American Idol" after Monday night’s episode. During the show, fans voted for the top six performers, but the judges also saved one singer who was supposed to be eliminated. Maine has rallied...
Commentary: Our sweet and bittersweet relationship with vines
This column appears every other week in Foster’s Daily Democrat and the Tuskegee News. This week, Guy Trammell, an African American man from Tuskegee, Ala., and Amy Miller, a white woman from South Berwick, Maine, write about plant vines.By Amy Miller. Today I will be offering sci-fi. I won’t...
Oar House restaurant celebrating 50 years on Portsmouth waterfront: 'It's just special'
PORTSMOUTH — Filled with local maritime history everywhere you turn, The Oar House restaurant is celebrating a historic milestone of its own in 2024. The upscale Ceres Street restaurant and bar is marking its 50th anniversary on the city's waterfront, a crowning achievement on a property with no shortage of stories.
'Wentworth Cheswill’s Ride': Newmarket teacher puts spotlight on life of trailblazer
NEWMARKET — It was during his daily commute to work over a decade ago that John Herman started to become fascinated by the life of Wentworth Cheswill. “I drove past his historical marker every morning at 6:45 a.m.,” said Herman. “It mentioned that he was a pioneering archaeologist. It made references to different things that he had done that just wowed me – but it’s not sensationalized, it’s a historical marker.”
Nonprofit Profile: Safe Haven Ballet
New Hampshire is home to dozens of nonprofits that provide much needed services and once-in-a-lifetime experiences to Granite Staters. The staff members and volunteers who help these organizations run have hearts that beat for the communities they serve. Our nonprofits play a vital role in every town, in every region of our state, and help make New Hampshire be the best place it can be. In our “Nonprofit Profile” series, we’re introducing you to the many nonprofits from around the state, and the people who are behind them.
New ICONS Photo Exhibit At National Horseracing Museum Begins In May
ICONS, a new photography exhibit at the National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket, begins on May 2 and will last through Oct. 27, the museum announced on Tuesday. The exhibit features the work of the late John Reardon, with photos from thoroughbreds to Michelin-star chefs intermingled. Reardon's widow Sacha Lehrfreund collaborated with the NHM to stage the 35-work exhibition. For more details, please visit the museum website.
May is ‘In Full Bloom’ at the SAA
EXETER — The Seacoast Artist Association in Exeter is in full bloom in May. Their month is brimming with exciting art plans, beginning with their monthly theme show “In Full Bloom” which runs through May 25. All artists are invited to submit to these monthly theme shows. Rules and forms are at seacoastartist.org.
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