On the cover
10 In this week’s cover, Zachary Lewis takes a look at that very wintry art, ice sculpture. He talks to a few of the sculptors ahead of this weekend’s Concord, NH Winter Festival, which features ice sculpture as one of its main events. On the cover and above, David Barclay is sculpting in a photo from Intown Concord from a previous Winter Fest.
Also on the cover, It’s the fun kind of voting — voting for pizza! Voting for salons that do awesome nails! Voting for a place to ski now that we finally have snow! Go vote in Hippo’s Best of 2025 readers’ poll at hippopress.com.
An old tradition — and some newer alternatives We’ve seen it time and time again: Spouses kiss and are presented ...
Birds & frogs The New Hampshire Audubon’s annual Backyard Winter Bird Survey is slated for Saturday, Feb. 8, and Sunday, ...
What about “Clear-o-Pathra”? The results are in. On Monday, Jan. 13, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation announced the winners ...
The art of ice sculpture PLUS a look at Concord's winter fest By Zachary Lewis [email protected] It is the time ...
Concord holds its annual Winter Fest Winter is definitely here, and what better way to celebrate the season than with ...
Weddings are one of the most important and memorable events in a person’s life. From the vows to the first ...
Music school series begins with contradance By Michael Witthaus [email protected] An evening devoted to a centuries-long American folk music tradition ...
Dear Donna, I am a faithful reader who now has a question for you. This was in a junk drawer ...
Chili Cook-Off offers demonstrations of creativity By John Fladd [email protected] For the past nine years the Amherst Lions Club has ...
The Halal Spot loads up on flavor By John Fladd [email protected] The Halal Spot in Manchester serves chicken and burgers, ...
Family fun for whenever More winterfest • Bedford Winterfest, hosted by The Bedford Mom, will take place over two days ...
By Michael Witthaus [email protected] • B.I.G. Dead: Preposterous though it may look on paper, the sound of Grateful for Biggie ...
Co-bill promises collaboration By Michael Witthaus [email protected] An upcoming show at Exeter’s Word Barn features a pair of unique performers ...