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My Three Words for 2022
read more…: My Three Words for 2022The words themselves are meant to act as a trigger for action and for guidance. Choosing three words to guide my year and my actions have long proven to be helpful in both stable and turbulent times and works far better than New Year’s resolutions that quickly fall by the wayside.
Keith Spiro Communicast: The Magic of Webster House
read more…: Keith Spiro Communicast: The Magic of Webster HouseMaking magic at Webster House is an everyday occurrence. Just ask Board Vice President Sherry Nannis who reached out to me after hearing the excitement surrounding my “over the edge” interview with their CEO, Michelle O’Malley and Executive Director, Blair Stairs.
Art in our Parks: A Pop Up Gallery Show featuring the Stark Park Artwork of Peter Noonan
read more…: Art in our Parks: A Pop Up Gallery Show featuring the Stark Park Artwork of Peter NoonanHere’s your chance to meet the artist and view Peter’s inspired works honoring the 2021 improvements to the lower 15 acres of Stark Park and the Heritage Trail. Signed, limited edition prints will be available for purchase for $200. Snacks and drinks will also be served.
Communicast: Manchester is the linchpin to NH Rail Trails and the Granite State Rail Trail Corridor
read more…: Communicast: Manchester is the linchpin to NH Rail Trails and the Granite State Rail Trail CorridorNew Hampshire’s major spine is the Granite State Rail Trail and its biggest gap is from Concord to Manchester. it is the segments within the City of Manchester that have become the focus of the all-volunteer Manchester Moves organization.
Back to the future of school with Prenda and learning pods
read more…: Back to the future of school with Prenda and learning podsIf you could fix the future by going into the past, would you do it? In that famous scene in the 1985 Movie, Back to the Future, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) learns that “Doc” Brown (Christopher Lloyd) built a time machine out of a DeLorean and asks why? Doc Brown replies, “The way I see it, if you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?
Tonight’s the night for the Perseid meteor shower to show its best
read more…: Tonight’s the night for the Perseid meteor shower to show its bestTonight’s the night the Perseid meteor shower will peak. See the best meteor shower of the year and enjoy it live or live streamed. Check out these links and enjoy the night sky whether you venture outside or not. It also can be seen over the weekend.
Celebrating National Hot Dog Day in Style in Manchester New Hampshire
read more…: Celebrating National Hot Dog Day in Style in Manchester New HampshireTake a guy that knows everybody by name. Add a cashier with the colorful name Flower who keeps everything moving swiftly and efficiently and set your food cart up in sight of the historic Mill Girl Statute on Commercial Street and that’s where you will find Dube Dogs Tuesdays through Fridays.
Harry Chapin: Gone 40 years but his music and activism on poverty and hunger continues
read more…: Harry Chapin: Gone 40 years but his music and activism on poverty and hunger continuesThis is the story of how internet, pandemic and social media can come together for the greater good. If you know of and love Harry Chapin and his music, there are ways to support what he inspired throughout this piece.
Keith Spiro Communicast with Josh Verrill at the Launch of “4AM Demand” a SaaS for these times.
read more…: Keith Spiro Communicast with Josh Verrill at the Launch of “4AM Demand” a SaaS for these times.At the heart of what co-founders Heather Stokes and Josh Verrill are doing is creating a business that hopes to inspire people to be better, bolder marketers with tools so they don’t have to be awake worrying at 4 a.m. With the kind of year businesses have had, they look to minimize the complexity in how to market and how to scale early-stage high growth businesses in the Software as a Service (SaaS) space.
Making the Big Jump at Webster House
read more…: Making the Big Jump at Webster HouseSince 1884 Webster House in Manchester New Hampshire has been providing a safe supportive alternative place for children unable to live at home. Communicast sat down with the newly appointed leadership team of Michelle O’Malley (CEO) and Blair Stairs (Executive Director of Operations and longtime employee) along with Ed Ithier (Board President and long-time volunteer) for a conversation about unwavering mission and change in this time of a global pandemic.
Community stewardship in action at Stark Park on Celebrate Trails Day in Manchester
read more…: Community stewardship in action at Stark Park on Celebrate Trails Day in ManchesterWith a full year of restrictions on indoor gatherings, Manchester Moves ignited a tremendous outpouring of volunteerism focused on outdoor recreation. Their long-term vision is connecting and expanding rail trails and rail with trail options that promote outdoor activity and good health.
Stark Park today: Celebrating Community Stewardship in Manchester
read more…: Stark Park today: Celebrating Community Stewardship in ManchesterAs Manchester navigates a world of revolutionary change wrought by a pandemic, the demand for housing and also safe spaces outdoors for families to be active has become a central focus in discussions around the community.
The Cats came back – you might have thought the feline-inspired catwalk was a goner
read more…: The Cats came back – you might have thought the feline-inspired catwalk was a gonerYes, the Cats came back, they just couldn’t stay away. Back in 2019, Liz Hitchcock and the team from Orbit Group, worked with the City of Manchester to meet code and add an artsy twist to the pedestrian crosswalk just outside The Bookery. It didn’t wear well but entrepreneurs aren’t fazed by minor setbacks. Lessons learned, warm days, reformulation of a product with a three-year warranty and the Cats came back yesterday to Elm Street.
Just a Walk in the Woods… in Manchester?… Yes, really!
read more…: Just a Walk in the Woods… in Manchester?… Yes, really!Manchester Community Policing along with other community organizations will be giving away 12 bikes to kids who enter a Bike Safety poster contest.