Manchganistan vs Manchvegas: Where do you live?

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I could tell a hundred stories like this, but you get the point. Manchester isn’t a scary place. Unless, maybe you scare easily. I make an effort to talk to everyone that approaches me, and not everyone wants to do that. I accepted money from a drunk woman when she saw me walking home with the cat I’d just rescued in a rainstorm. I learned French behind Cat Alley from a Congolese man on my lunch break. Maybe doing those things are risky behaviors. I think they are the bare minimum of accepting socialization when it offers itself to you.

Alternative community gathers for ‘Dark Side of the Rainbow’ regional arts market at YWCA

read more…: Alternative community gathers for ‘Dark Side of the Rainbow’ regional arts market at YWCA

Ever wonder what you might actually find at the end of a rainbow? While you may never know the answer to that, we now know what you can find on the dark side of one – an impressive amount of genius, creativity, and twistedly-cool handmade goods worth their weight in gold.

Pappas meets with the AMR team on the frontline of the New Hampshire opioid crisis

read more…: Pappas meets with the AMR team on the frontline of the New Hampshire opioid crisis

The team of EMTs described the challenges they encounter daily meeting the emergency medical needs of the city.  The combination of drug addiction, mental health, homelessness, and access to healthcare combined create a perfect storm of demand that they constantly contend with. They are on the front lines of these issues.

Looking back at three City Hall storylines from 2024

read more…: Looking back at three City Hall storylines from 2024

Hey everyone, Ink Link News Assistant Editor Andrew Sylvia here. As 2024 comes to a close, I browsed through the nearly 500 articles I wrote or edited about stories here in Manchester over the past 12 months and a few common themes arose. Here’s a look back at some of those ongoing narratives that continued over the course of several stories in the past year.

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