New ink — 07/21/22

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The long-awaited return of Manchester’s Live Free or Die Tattoo Expo is right around the corner (Friday, July 22, through Sunday, July 24). Meet some locally-based tattoo artists who discuss their craft and specialties, and find out how the industry has evolved since tattooing became legalized in the Queen City in 2006.

Also on the cover Get ready for a “foot-tapping, lip-smacking good time” at Concord’s annual Bluegrass BBQ (page 28). Katelyn Sahagian shares a collection of local farms where you can meet all kinds of cute animals (page 19). Michael Witthaus catches up local Celtic group Rebel Collective just ahead of their show at Concord’s Bank of NH Stage (page 37).

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A look at New Hampshire’s world of tattoo artistry By Katelyn Sahagian and Jack Walsh listings@admin Live Free or Die ...
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Matt Berry and Dante Marino, along with Dante’s brother Vinny, are co-owners of Deadproof Pizza Co. (deadproofpizza.com, and on Facebook ...
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