Category: Past Issues

on the cover

What’s better than apples? Apples coated in caramel or chocolate or cookie bits or candy — or all of those things! John Fladd finds out all about the autumn treat that is a crisp local apple loaded with tasty goodness, on a stick.

Also on the cover: Michael Witthaus gets the true Hollywood (er, Concord) story of the making of the home-grown indie film Granite Orpheus (page 16). John Fladd finds breweries where you can celebrate Oktoberfest (page 23).

Find Hippo’s Harvest Map on pages 22-23.

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News & Notes 25/09/25

250925Featured ContentNews

Wildfire risk On Monday, Sept. 22, Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a proclamation prohibiting “[k]indling of any open fire, including fires ...

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Huge baseball weekend ahead

250925NewsSports

The Big Story – The Final Weekend: Since we’re filing this on Monday it’s hard to predict where the Red ...

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Quality of Life 25/09/25

250925NewsQuality Of Life

Things are getting thirsty According to a Sept.16 online article from WMUR, this summer’s drought has hit a new milestone: ...

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This Week 25/09/25

250925Featured ContentNewsThis Week

Thursday, Sept. 25 The Deerfield Fair runs today through Sunday, Sept. 28, at the fairgrounds, 34 Stage Road in Deerfield ...

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Apples with an upgrade

250925Cover StoriesFeatured Content

caramel-covered, candy-coated, chocolatey taste of fall on a stick By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com The end of September is the height ...

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It’s not too late to plant more lettuce

250925OutdoorsThe Gardening Guy

And other advice for September gardening By Henry Homeyer listings@hippopress.com I’ve seen the big yellow buses meandering down the road, ...

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Concord underworld

250925Art & TheaterFeatured Content

Homegrown indie film Granite Orpheus premieres By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com Watching Granite Orpheus is akin to stepping on board a ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/09/25

250925Family FunTreasure Hunt

Hello, Donna. This was my mother’s button tin. She always had a button to replace a lost one. I don’t ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/09/25

250925Family FunOutdoors

Family fun for whenever Fall fun • A Fall Fair at Joppa Hill Educational Farm in Bedford will take place ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/09/25

250925Food

News from the local food scene By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com • Closing: Mike’s Italian Kitchen (212 Main St., Nashua, 595-9334, ...

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Get your Märzen and festbier

250925Featured ContentFood

Local breweries hold Oktoberfest celebrations By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com According to Carla Reardon, the Event Manager for the Anheuser-Busch Brewery ...

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Try the pasta flora

250925Food

Holy Trinity Church holds its Greek fest By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com In the pastry tent at Holy Trinity Church’s Greek ...

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Junk Mail

250925DrinkFood

A surprising number of cocktail recipes call for Champagne. Cocktails made in a bar often use it to give a ...

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Album Reviews 25/09/25

250925AlbumsPop

Shiner, BELIEVEYOUME (Spartan Records) This one came to my attention by way of friend-of-the-Hippo and fellow underreported author Dan Szczesny, ...

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The Naked Gun (PG-13)

250925Film Reviews by Amy

Liam Neeson’s Frank Drebin Jr. takes over from Leslie Nielsen — spiritually portrayed here as an owl that blesses this ...

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Swallows, by Natsuo Kirino, translation by Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda

250925BooksPop

(Alfred A. Knopf, 352 pages) Riki is a temp worker at a hospital, barely making enough money to feed herself ...

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The Music Roundup 25/09/25

250925Music This Week

By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com • Funny guys: In partnership with Reed’s North, Jody Sloane’s comedy showcase has Tony V and ...

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Rock ’n’ roll revival

250925Featured ContentNightlife

A classic celebration with The Dreamboats By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com The musical world of The Dreamboats begins with Elvis and ...

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On the cover

Local community theater companies have big seasons planned with adventures, comedies, musicals and more. Michael Witthaus tells you what will be on stage in the next few months. On the cover and above, Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative presents Journey to Neverland (courtesy photo).

Also on the cover Michael also gets the details on the weekend-long Granite State Comicon in downtown Manchester (page 16). John Fladd explains the tasting menu at the NH Highland Games (page 23).

On pages 20 and 21, find Hippo’s Harvest Map.

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News & Notes 25/09/18

250918Featured ContentNews

Funding cuts NH Navigator, a program from the nonprofit Foundation for Health Communities that “provides free, unbiased assistance to help ...

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Pennant race gets tight

250918NewsSports

The Big Story – AL Playoff Chase: The Red Sox left Yankee Stadium on Aug. 24 1.5 games behind NY ...

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Quality of Life 25/09/18

250918NewsQuality Of Life

It’s really dry As noted by WMUR in a Sept. 11 online report, New Hampshire is very, very dry. According ...

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This Week 25/09/18

250918Featured ContentNewsThis Week

Thursday, Sept. 18 The Amoskeag Quilters Guild meets tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church (14 Mammoth ...

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Community Theater Preview

250918Cover StoriesFeatured Content

Staging homegrown productions in a challenging time The history of community theater in New Hampshire is long and venerable. Community ...

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Granite State Comicon conquers downtown

250918Art & TheaterFeatured Content

22nd annual event continues its growth The first Granite State Comicon, in 2003, was a modest affair that helped celebrate ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/09/18

250918Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, I found this man’s ring in a box that belonged to my sister. I don’t believe it was ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/09/18

250918Family FunOutdoors

Family fun for whenever Space and beyond The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord will hold its annual AerospaceFest Saturday, Sept ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/09/18

250918Food

News from the local food scene • A different look at Irish spirits: NH Liquor & Wine Outlet, Store 50 ...

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Stories and scotch

250918Featured ContentFood

Get the flavor of the Highland Games One of the highlights of this year’s Highland Games will be an attempt ...

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French fry alley

250918Food

New Manch spot brings diner food and walk-up fries Cat Alley, just off Elm Street in downtown Manchester, is one ...

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In the kitchen with Danielle Calkins

250918FoodQ&A

Danielle Calkins, co-owner of Pat’s Apple Crisp and Cider Donuts (patsapplecrisp.com), grew up in her family’s business, selling apple crisp ...

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Cherry-Sesame Crisp

250918DrinkFood

2-pound bag frozen cherries Zest and juice of one large lemon 1½ Tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon rosewater — if ...

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Album Reviews 25/09/18

250918AlbumsPop

Beat, Beat Live (Inside Out Records) In my never-ending quest to be a people-pleaser, I cover basically every genre on ...

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Gwyneth, by Amy Odell

250918BooksPop

(Gallery, 364 pages) The origin story of Gwyneth Paltrow is well known: The daughter of Hollywood royalty, Bruce Paltrow and ...

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The Music Roundup 25/09/18

250918Music This Week

Local music news & events • Natural man: If he weren’t singing and playing guitar, fishing enthusiast Zak Trojano would ...

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (PG)

250918Film Reviews by Amy

The saga of the Crawley family comes to an end (probably, maybe) with this 1930-set story of generational baton passes ...

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Flags from many countries

250918Featured ContentNightlife

Multicultural Festival returns to Concord There’s something for everyone at the 18th annual Concord Multicultural Festival happening on Sunday, Sept ...

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On the cover

Whatever sports you’re watching this season, they will probably go well with wings — that few-bite, sometimes spicy, sometimes saucy chicken dish that makes a great meal for a few or appetizer for a crowd. John Fladd finds out about what makes a good serving of wings.

Also on the cover: Speaking of food that’s great for a crowd, it’s Glendi weekend, when Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Manchester offers a spread of gyros, lamb, pastries and more (see page 23). Or go for a selection of beers at the Manchester Brewfest (page 24).

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News & Notes 25/09/11

250911Featured ContentNews

EEE A batch of mosquitoes collected in Manchester on Aug. 27 has tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis virus, according ...

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Roman’s empire falls

250911NewsSports

The Big Story – Roman Anthony: We were going to ask this week if a guy who was brought up ...

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Quality of Life 25/09/11

250911NewsQuality Of Life

A little off the back, and not so fluffy WMUR reported in a Sept. 5 online article that a family ...

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This Week 25/09/11

250911Featured ContentNewsThis Week

Friday, Sept. 12 The “nostalgic pop, funk and dance band” Emily’s Garage Band performs at the Event Center at Hampshire ...

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Winging it

250911Cover StoriesFeatured Content

The unexpectedly complex world of chicken wings Tom Trainor has some thoughts on chicken wings. “In the high-end food world, ...

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Kids lit – not

250911Art & TheaterFeatured Content

Granite State native publishes tongue-in-cheek book By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com Microplastics Are Your Friends! is a new book that at ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/09/11

250911Family FunTreasure Hunt

Hi, Donna. I have nine big bins of Annalee dolls. Many are holiday-themed (Halloween, Christmas, etc.) and they all still ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/09/11

250911Family FunOutdoors

Family fun for whenever Season wrap • The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will play their final series of regular season ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/09/11

250911Food

News from the local food scene • New diner on North Elm: Brothers North End Diner is now open at ...

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Glendi is back!

250911Featured ContentFood

A weekend of Greek food and treats in Manchester By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com One of the high points of Manchester’s ...

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Sword-fighting and beer

250911Food

Manchester Brewfest offers beer, cider and more By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com Manchester Brewfest organizer Peter Telge hopes it doesn’t rain ...

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Kentucky Mai Tai

250911DrinkFood

Let’s say you are in the mood for a tropical drink — a tiki drink, if you will — and ...

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Album Reviews 25/09/11

250911AlbumsPop

Parcels, Loved (ANTI- Records) This Australian band describes itself as “sort of a blend between electropop and disco-soul” with a ...

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Culpability, by Bruce Holsinger

250911BooksPop

(Spiegel and Grau, 341 pages) Noah and Lorelei are traveling with their three children, en route to a youth lacrosse ...

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The Conjuring: Last Rites (R)

250911Film Reviews by Amy

Ed and Lorraine Warren do One Last Job in 1986 Pennsylvania in this final (allegedly) entry in The Conjuring series, ...

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The Music Roundup 25/09/11

250911Music This Week

Local music news & events • Sit dance: Enjoy wine tasting and rootsy music from Alex Cumming & Audrey Jabra ...

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Go-to guys

250911Featured ContentNightlife

Celebrated sidemen share songs at Rex show By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com Alone or between them, Jeff Kazee and G.E. Smith ...

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On the cover

10 Fall is (unofficially) here! We gather all the fall fairs and festivals, foodie events, concerts, classical music concerts, theatrical productions, art shows and events, special film screenings, book events and more to give you a handy guide to getting the most out of the season.

Also on the cover: The festivals keep coming this weekend: John Fladd finds out what’s on the menu at the Egyptian Food Festival at St. Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church of Nashua. Michael Witthaus checks out the Manchester Citywide Arts Festival, which kicks off Sept. 7. And soak up the garden while you can; Henry Homeyer talks about late summer gardening.

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News & Notes 25/09/04

250904Featured ContentNews

A hunting season The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department issued a reminder for the furbearer hunting season, which opened ...

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Great sports month ahead

250904NewsSports

The Big Story – Sept. 1: It’s hard to pick the top story this week because there are two. It’s ...

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Quality of Life 25/09/04

250904NewsQuality Of Life

Fashion-forward vultures The New Hampshire Audubon Society announced in an Aug. 18 online article that it is celebrating its newest ...

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This Week 25/09/04

250904Featured ContentNewsThis Week

Friday, Sept. 5 The 36th Annual Hampton Beach Seafood Festival will kick off today from noon to 9 p.m. and ...

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2025 Fall Guide

250904Cover StoriesFeatured Content

Festivals, concerts, art shows, foodie fun and more events happening this season Fall starts now. Sure, the calendar might give ...

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Hands on

250904Art & TheaterFeatured Content

Manchester Citywide Arts Festival returns By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com The goal of the week-long Manchester Citywide Arts Festival is not ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/09/04

250904Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, I have a small collection of Breyer horses. They belonged to my daughter in the 1980s. They seem ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/09/04

250904Family FunOutdoors

Family fun for whenever Kid to kid The Sept. 5 First Friday Concord, which runs from 4 to 8 p.m., ...

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Late summer in the garden

250904OutdoorsThe Gardening Guy

Arranging flowers, visiting a botanic garden and putting up tomatoes By Henry Homeyer listings@hippopress.com Every year on the third weekend ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/09/04

250904Food

News from the local food scene • More Zizza Pizza: Zizza Authentic Pizza, a Milford pizzeria, has opened a second ...

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It’s all in the spices

250904Featured ContentFood

Egyptian food fest feeds Nashua By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com What you have to understand about Egyptian food, according to Kyrillos ...

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Roast beef and Italian-style pizza

250904Food

Zo’s 2 opens downtown By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com For Harpreet Singh, opening a restaurant was a leap of faith. Singh, ...

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Double Ka Meetha

250904DrinkFood

Many years ago, we planted a peach tree. Jump forward two decades and we have more peaches than we know ...

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Album Reviews 25/09/04

250904AlbumsPop

The Beths, Straight Line Was A Lie (ANTI- Records) This Auckland, New Zealand-based band has made a name for itself ...

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The Music Roundup 25/09/04

250904Music This Week

Local music news & events • Kiss face: Two years ago the band that made Ace Frehley famous played its ...

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Not One Direction

250904Featured ContentNightlife

Chad Price brings varied sound to Shaskeen By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com It’s fair to say that during a career that ...

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On the cover

It’s fry season — wait, we mean, fair, it’s fair season, though maybe fry was also correct? In this week’s cover story, John Fladd looks at the delicious, often fried, frequently decadent eats that are a key part of attending late summer and fall fairs — such as the Hopkinton State Fair, which runs this Thursday, April 28, through Monday, Sept. 1 (see more details about that on page 8). Photo above and on the cover is from Danielle Calkins of the apple crisp from Pat’s Apple Crisp & Cider Donuts.

Also on the cover: Michael Witthaus talks with Parmalee in advance of the band’s show at the Sullivan Arena at Saint Anselm College on Friday (see page 22). John Fladd finds out about mushroom camp (page 16). Hopefully your weekend stretches to Monday — we’ve got all kinds of music to fill your weekend: Concert listings (page 26), the Music This Week listings of bands at area breweries and restaurants (page 23) and even the concerts that blend storytelling, musical traditions and classical music touches at Avaloch Farm Music Institute (page 12) running Friday through Sunday this weekend.

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News & Notes 25/08/28

250828Featured ContentNews

Remembering 9/11 Glenn Carlson, a Laconia resident and a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, will talk about his experiences ...

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Sox yank top WC spot from NY

250828NewsSports

The Big Story – Sox and Yanks Do Battle: Well, it wasn’t much of a battle, as the Sox won ...

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Quality of Life 25/08/28

250828NewsQuality Of Life

Welcome, Titan Manchester’s most recent police horse has a name. As reported by WMUR in an Aug. 21 online article, ...

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This Week 25/08/28

250828Featured ContentNewsThis Week

Thursday, Aug. 28 The Hopkinton State Fair starts today and runs through Monday, Sept. 1, at the fairgrounds, 392 Kearsarge ...

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Fairly Delicious

250828Cover StoriesFeatured Content

A look at some of the fair food classics Theme of most fair foods is indulgence. Fair food is supposed ...

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Creative oasis

250828Art & TheaterFeatured Content

Avaloch Farm hosts musical weekend By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com Down a dirt road, nestled near what flatlanders would call a ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/08/28

250828Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, I have an old child’s school desk. My sister says no one wants them. Can you help me ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/08/28

250828Food

News from the local food scene • The second step in a roast beef/pizza empire? Zo’s Place has opened a ...

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To hop or not to hop?

250828Featured ContentFood

Moving microbrews in a new direction By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com According to Stan Tremblay, owner and head brewer of Liquid ...

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Bonding over mushrooms

250828Food

One time, at MycoCamp… By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com Christine Gagnon is a mushroom expert, owner of the Uncanoonuc Foraging Co ...

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Life in the pits

250828DrinkFood

Many years ago, we planted a peach tree. Jump forward two decades and we have more peaches than we know ...

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Album Reviews 25/08/28

250828AlbumsPop

Ashes And Diamonds, Are Forever (Cleopatra Records) I’ve probably missed out on the last 40 records from the Cleopatra Records ...

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On Her Game, Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women’s Sports, by Christine Brennan

250828BooksPop

(Scribner, 250 pages) The story of how Caitlin Clark entered the national consciousness begins not with basketball but with soccer ...

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The Music Roundup 25/08/28

250828Music This Week

Local music news & events • Summer ’99: Post-grunge rockers Creed are in town with support from Daughtry, a band ...

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Country scrappers

250828Featured ContentNightlife

Parmalee plays the Dana Center By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com It’s been a hard road for Parmalee. Named for the band ...

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On the cover

It’s not just the Dubai-style chocolate you see above and on this week’s cover — pistachio is showing up in all sorts of foods and beverages. John Fladd takes a look at this popular-again nut.

Also on the cover: Prepare to get lunch (and dinner and maybe lunch and dinner again) at Greekfest at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Manchester this Saturday and Sunday (page 16). Also this weekend, find some new-to-you beers at Gate City Brewfest (page 16). The Actorsingers take on the puppetry of
Avenue Q (page 12).

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News & Notes 25/08/21

250821Featured ContentNews

Cost of living The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute will host the full-day conference “Working Hard and Falling Behind: The ...

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The week that was

250821NewsSports

The Big Story – Pennant Race Grips The Hub: It was an up-and-down week for the Sox that saw them ...

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Quality of Life 25/08/21

250821NewsQuality Of Life

Where are all the loons? An Aug. 18 online article by the Laconia Daily Sun and New Hampshire Public Radio ...

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This Week 25/08/21

250821Featured ContentNewsThis Week

Friday, Aug. 22 Classic heavy metal band Queensryche performs at the Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St., Derry, 437-5100, tupelomusichall.com) ...

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Pistachio is having a moment

250821Cover StoriesFeatured Content

The many tasty uses for this green-skinned nut Pistachios are beautiful, delicious and green. They make a pie crust shockingly ...

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Puppets on a grittier street

250821Art & TheaterFeatured Content

Actorsingers Second Stage presents Avenue Q Since the mid-1950s, Nashua’s Actorsingers theater company has been a mainstay in the area’s ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/08/21

250821Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, I’m looking for a value on my kitchen cabinet. I have decorated with it for over 20 years ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/08/21

250821Food

News from the local food scene • Dogs and food trucks: There will be food trucks at the Bark in ...

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Lamb, baklava and community

250821Featured ContentFood

Assumption celebrates its annual Greekfest By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com Hospitality is at the heart of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church’s annual ...

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Hanging out for a cause

250821Food

Building community at the Gate City Brewfest By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com According to Megan Blongy of the Nashua Police Athletic ...

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Brown Butter Peach Cake

250821Food

In the late ’70s there was a brief trend of songs that romanticized problem drinking. Jimmy Buffet’s “Margaritaville” springs to ...

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Album Reviews 25/08/21

250821AlbumsPop

Visions of Atlantis, Pirates II – Armada (Napalm Records) I’ve had lots of jolly fun on this page making sport ...

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Sounds Like Love, by Ashley Poston

250821BooksPop

(Berkley Romance, 362 pages) Sounds Like Love is a PG13-rated story that, as of this writing, ranks No. 1 in ...

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The Music Roundup 25/08/21

250821Music This Week

Local music news & events • Country girl: With a new single and an album on the way, April Cushman ...

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Indoor party

250821Featured ContentNightlife

NH Irish Fest returns to Palace By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com Two shows — one free, another ticketed — will celebrate ...

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