Give flowers! — 02/09/23

The Hippo front page Give flowers!

Let flowers brigten up your day — on Valentine’s Day (Tuesday, Feb. 14) or any day. We look at the bouquet situation from the state of roses to what might be harder to find this season. We also take a look at potted plants, a good solution if you’re looking to get some longer-lasting blooms.

Also on the cover Vote now in Hippo’s Best of 2023 readers’ poll. Go to hippopress.com to vote for your favorite pizza, salon, ski hill, coffee spot, doughnut purveyor and so much more. Voting runs through Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Dozens of local soup, chili and chowder makers will be vying for your palate during Epsom Central School’s annual cook-off on Monday, Feb. 13. Matt Ingersoll has all the details in his story on page 23.

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Historic awards The Manchester Historic Association has selected five honorees for its 31st Annual Historic Preservation Awards. According to a ...
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A new commissioner joins the DOT Meet the New Hampshire Department of Transportation’s new commissioner, William Cass. What is your ...
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Brrr, cold, part 1 The bitter cold temperatures last weekend posed challenges for firefighters across the state. WMUR reported that ...
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The Big Story – Super Bowl: If I make it to Sunday I will have seen all 57 of them ...
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Big Events February 9, 2023 and beyond Friday, Feb. 10 If you’re in the mood for flowers, check out the ...
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Bouquets for Valentine’s Day and blooming plants to brighten every day Roses are red … Valentine’s Day bouquets and custom ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • The big 2-0: Manchester Community Theatre Players will be “Celebrating ...
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Camps for the February vacation week Winter break (Feb. 27 through March 3 for many area schools) is coming on ...
Family fun for the weekend Kids in history • The Millyard Museum (200 Bedford St. in Manchester; manchesterhistoric.org, 622-7531) will ...
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Hi, Donna. I recently purchased this cute dresser/desk from a furniture re-seller. The second ‘draw’ down opens to a desk ...
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Read the packets, don’t buy hybrid As a boy in the 1950s I knew there were two kinds of tomatoes: ...
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Halotherapy provider and wellness entrepreneur Deb SanSoucie is the owner of The Copper Cave, a halotherapy salt cave and wellness ...
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News from the local food scene • Food is love: Still haven’t made plans yet for Valentine’s Day? There may ...
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NOFA-NH’s annual winter conference returns — in person! For the first time in three years, the Northeast Organic Farming Association ...
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Epsom soup/chili/chowder cook-off returns Dozens of local soup, chili and chowder makers will be vying for your palate during Epsom ...
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Mike Brieger of Northwood is the general manager and chef of Woods Grille (284 First New Hampshire Turnpike, Northwood, 942-9663, ...
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It’s less than a week to Valentine’s Day! What better way to show someone you care than by delivering (or ...
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A different way to sparkle on Valentine’s Day It’s Valentine’s Day, and you want to create an amazing dinner for ...
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Nervous Eaters, Monsters + Angels (Wicked Cool Records) If you’re old enough to have been part of the Boston rock ...
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Ms. Demeanor, by Elinor Lipman (Harper, 304 pages) I’ve never before finished a book and thought, “That was delightful,” but ...
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80 for Brady (PG-13) Four talented actresses deserve better than the bland oatmeal that is 80 for Brady, a Girls ...
Shotgun Wedding (R) Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel. Though she’s solidly in a supporting role, this movie gives a lot of ...
Local music news & events • Music & Art: The Currier’s weekly Art After Work series continues with a Songwriter ...
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Singer-songwriter kicks off concert series A three-weekend original music concert series at a Hopkinton art gallery offers buoyant pop, jazz-infused ...

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