Best of 2021

Best of 2021

Despite the challenges of the past year, there’s still plenty to celebrate about living in New Hampshire. Readers voted on their favorite people, places and things in the Granite State; now, check out the results and make some plans to grab a winning bite, take a mini hike or enjoy a night of comedy or live music from some of our best local talent.

Also on the cover, immerse yourself in verse during Poetry Month, p. 24. New Hampshire breweries celebrate Craft Beer Week, p. 30. And springtime means spring wines, p. 35.

This week’s issue is a celebration of many of the things that make up what many of us have come ...
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Covid-19 updateAs of March 22As of March 29Total cases statewide80,75083,340Total current infections statewide2,3342,785Total deaths statewide1,2171,237New cases1,937 (March 16 to March ...
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I said last week I don’t think Danny Ainge realizes how much trouble the Celtics are in. And that was ...
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Making a case for the daring jumping spider The daring jumping spider A third-grade environmental science class from Hollis Primary ...
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New Hampshire celebrates National Poetry Month From writing prompts to readings and workshops, New Hampshire poets and poetry lovers will ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Currier reopens: The Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St., ...
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How to create early spring arrangements I miss being able to go to my garden and pick flowers for the ...
Family fun for the weekend Easter fun! Follow the Bunny in downtown Concord on Saturday, April 3! The free event ...
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News from the local food scene • Get ready for Easter: Visit hippopress.com for our annual Easter listings (available for ...
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New Hampshire Craft Beer Week returns New Hampshire Craft Beer Week, an annual celebration dedicated to highlighting brewery culture in ...
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Madeline Rossi and her wife Olivia Lenox are the owners of New Roots Meals (newrootsmeals.com, and on Facebook and Instagram ...
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So, apparently, it’s springtime. The snow is gone. We’ve switched over to daylight saving time. My road is a morass ...
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Time to stop and sip the wine It’s spring and perhaps Mother Nature may cooperate and provide us with continued ...
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Dan Blake, Da Fé (Sunnyside Records) Fourth full-length from bandleader Blake, a Brooklyn-based sax player and board member of Buddhist ...
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Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf, 303 pages) If you tell Alexa to turn on your lights, have ...
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Anthony Hopkins is heartbreaking and Olivia Colman is heartbroken in The Father, a sad but excellent movie that is nominated ...
Local music news & events • Maine man: Even with a socially distanced crowd, comedian Bob Marley can fill a ...
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Playing through, and past, the pandemic If a Concord bar is offering live music, there’s always the possibility that Andy ...
Let’s try something new. As with every year, the Best of 2021 Hippo Readers Poll offers lots of ideas for ...

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