Hot dogs — 07/24/2025

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Hot dogs can be as complicated or as simple as you’d like — grilled or steamed, mustard or plain, vegan or beef, celery salt or mayo. John Fladd takes a look at the ways some hot dog purveyors serve up this classic summer dish. Photo above and on the cover is of hot dogs at Puppy Love in Concord. Photo by John Fladd.

Also on the cover, Good times are scheduled this weekend in Nashua where you’ll find the Nashua Summer Stroll on Saturday (see page 16) and the Parking Lot Pop Up Unplugged Live Music & Art Fair on Sunday (see page 12). Find some spicy fun at the New England Hot Sauce Fest (see page 16). Or chill with the music of the 1980s with Toto, Christopher Cross and Men at Work, playing Monday, July 28, at the Bank NH Pavilion in Gilford (page 22).

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Your next picnic just got more expensive According to a July 15 press release from the U.S. Senate Joint Economic ...
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Thursday, July 24 Organized by the Merrimack Valley Military Vehicle Collectors Club, the Weare Rally will begin today and run ...
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Getting fancy and keeping it simple with summer’s favorite dish Former governor Chris Sununu was a bit of a hot ...
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News from the local food scene • New place to get Brazilian groceries: Popular Nashua market Sky Market and Butcher ...
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Nashua Summer Stroll offers food, music, dancing and more Her official title is Communications and Events Specialist for the Mayor’s ...
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New England Hot Sauce Festival brings the heat — and ocean support Gabe DiSaverio feels very strongly about sharks and ...
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The world of frozen desserts has gotten less straightforward recently. There’s ice cream, of course, and there’s always been sherbet ...
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Jens Kuross, Crooked Songs (Woodsist Records) The first time musician/politician Hayden Pedigo heard this folkie’s music he pronounced it a ...
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Class Clown, by Dave Barry (Simon & Schuster, 244 pages) One thing that has been lost with the decline of ...
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Toto, Christopher Cross and Men At Work hit Gilford Yacht Rock, the genre that was another genre when it was ...

Relax at the Park — 07/17/2025

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Need some shade or a pool to cool off in or a playground to let the kids get out some energy? In this week’s cover story we look at 11 local parks picked as the favorites by Hippo readers in our Best of 2025 (find all the results in the April 10 issue in the digital library, hippopress.com). Photo on cover by Alex Kusnarowis of Stark Park in 2021.

Also on the cover, Enjoy some theater in a green space with Shakespeare on the Green at Saint Anselm College (see page 12). Michael Witthaus gets the details on this year’s production of Romeo & Juliet. Michael also talked with comedian Tom Papa ahead of his Thursday, July 17, show at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom (page 22). John Fladd explains this weekend’s pub crawl where your dog is welcome (page 16).

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The Big Story – Sox Roll Into All-Star Break: Where are those people now who said they wouldn’t survive trading ...
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Home-grown talent As reported by WMUR in a July 14 online article, 21-year-old Derry native Liam Doyle has been drafted ...
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Friday, July 18 The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will play the Binghamton Rumble Ponies at Delta Dental Stadium in downtown ...
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11 spots where you can enjoy nature and more By Chelsea Spear listings@hippopress.com In Hippo’s Best of 2025 readers’ poll, ...
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Theatre Kapow and Ballet Misha combine for Romeo & Juliet A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been a staple of Saint ...
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Owner of Local Street Eats (112 W. Pearl St., Nashua, 402-4435, local-streeteats.com), an international, street-food-inspired fusion restaurant in downtown Nashua ...
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Lemonade — 07/10/2025

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Lemonade is a drink that seems to be summer in a glass. In this week’s cover story, John Fladd talks to local lemon and lemonade experts to squeeze out some tips for finding your favorite flavor of lemonade.

Also on the cover Ahead of the Ladies of Boston Comedy show at Beans & Greens’ Notch Biergarten, Michael Witthaus talks to comedian Stacy Kendro and find more upcoming comedy in the Comedy This Week listings, both on page 22. Henry Homeyer offers some suggestions for July blossoms in the Gardening Guy on page 14. John Fladd looks at NOK Vino’s new tasting room in Hooksett (page 16).

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NH-01 Two Democrats have joined the 2026 race to succeed Chris Pappas in New Hampshire’s District 1 U.S. congressional seat ...
First-half season that was
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Entertainment is literally his middle name Chuck E. Cheese has announced an expansion of its arcade offerings in many locations, ...
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Thursday, July 10 The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire (27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, 669-4820, aviationmuseumofnh.org) presents “What Are Spacesuits Made ...
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Squeezing the most out of this sunny treat Lemonade is one of a few iconic summer foods that connect us ...
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Film, fine arts, music and more in Sunapee Harbor Center For The Arts, located in the Sunapee region, has a ...
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It’s a great month for blossoms July is a great month for blossoms — on trees, shrubs and perennials. Here ...
Family fun for whenever Festival of fun • The Hillsboro Summer Festival in Grimes Field (29 Preston St., Hillsborough) takes ...
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Farm Fresh — 07/03/2025

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It’s a great year for berries, so area farmers tell John Fladd in this week’s cover story about farms where you can pick your own: strawberries now, blueberries as soon as this weekend and more as the season progresses. We talked to farms that were at the top of the list of reader recommendations according to our Best of 2025 (see all the results from this year’s readers’ poll in the April 10 issue in our digital library at hippopress.com).

Also on the cover Find fun for the long weekend and a crafts fair and area Independence Day celebrations (page 13). John Fladd talks to the owners of Two Moons Coffee & Curiosities in Manchester (page 16). And there is lots of music on tap for this weekend: Michael Witthaus talks to Mike Reilly of Pure Prairie League ahead of their July 5 show at The Range in Mason (page 22). Find listings of live music at restaurants, breweries and in parks and town commons in the Music This Week (page 23). And find our Concert listings of ticketed shows on page 26.

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Don’t drink it either On Tuesday, June 24, the City of Manchester Health Department closed the public beach at Crystal ...
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Thursday, July 3 The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (milb.com/new-hampshire) will wrap up a three-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs ...
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Where to pick your own strawberries, blueberries, cherries and more throughout the growing season This is an outstanding strawberry season ...
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News from the local food scene • Community pancakes: The Merrimack Rotary Club (portal.clubrunner. ca/2943) will hold its annual pancake ...
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Two Moons Coffee & Curiosities serves lattes with a side of books and puzzles Meg Wright has spent a lot ...
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Summer reads — 06/26/2025

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Get ready to make those wish lists and put in those library requests — it’s our annual summer books issue! We asked local book club operators, librarians and other area book lovers to weigh in on their picks for what to read this summer

Also on the cover, We’ve got team coverage of this weekend’s (Thursday, June 26, through Saturday, June 28) Market Days in downtown Concord. John Fladd takes a look at the eats and the planned wedding on page 14. Michael Witthaus looks at the giant music line-up on page 22. Michael also takes a look at the kids (and grown-ups) rocking out at Nashua’s School of Rock. And John tells you where to get family eats, Puerto Rican-style.

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Hot hot heat Following up on this year’s unusual rainfall, earthquakes, reduced air quality from Canadian wildfires, and even zombie ...
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Thursday, June 26 Comedian Demitri Martin will perform at the Chubb Theatre (Chubb Theatre at CCA, 44 S. Main St., ...
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Books for your vacation, staycation and lazy afternoons Compiled by Lisa Parsonsnews@hippopress.com Summer is a great time to dig in ...
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Grand opening party at School of Rock Typically, the urge to play a musical instrument begins with a song. Wouldn’t ...
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Concord’s annual party brings big flavors Concord’s Market Days festival is in its 51st year, and according to organizer Jessica ...
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News from the local food scene • New cafe: Two Moons Coffee & Curiosities, at 155 Dow St., Manchester, had ...
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Music Season — 06/19/2025

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10 Summer is music-lovers’ season! In addition to the regular venues for local, regional and national performances, outdoor venues like BankNH Pavilion have a slate of shows and many towns and cities have weekly (free!) shows in parks and town commons. Michael Witthaus presents a rundown of the shows you might want to save the date for and talks about the summer music season with a local venue operator. Cover photo: Martin & Kelly, photo by DB Kelly Photography. (Martin & Kelly have several area shows on the schedule for this summer including at the Londonderry Town Common on Aug. 6; see martinkellymusic.com.)

Also on the cover Michael Witthaus takes a look at two big shows with a discussion with Dionne Warwick (who plays the Cap Center on Saturday) and a look at the PhanArt show accompanying Phish and their June 20 to June 22 shows at the SNHU Arena in Manchester. Also this weekend, John Fladd looks at the weekend eats at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Manchester — Saturday is their annual Lamb BBQ and Sunday is a new addition, Gyro Day (page 16).

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Kids are alright New Hampshire received top ranking for child well-being in the 2025 Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count ...
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High school students save the day Two Manchester high school students helped save their bus driver on Thursday, May 29 ...
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Thursday, June 19 Today is Downtown Nashua’s Third Thursday for June. From 3 to 8 p.m., 16 downtown businesses will ...
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Your guide to summer concerts It’s music-lover’s season! From concerts at big venues to relaxed music in the park, there ...
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News from the local food scene By John Fladdjfladd@hippopress.com • A country gift of food: Canadian country music star Shania ...
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St. Nicholas Church has added an extra day to its Food Festival Traditions can carry a lot of cultural inertia; ...
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