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Our community is better with art

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Our community is better with art. Manchester Citywide Arts Festival, which begins this Sunday with a kick-off event at the Currier, celebrates the thriving cultural heart of our hometown. The Currier is part of a vibrant creative landscape full of historic institutions and vibrant new galleries, dance studios and eclectic boutiques, shelves stocked with wares from local makers. Art – whatever the form – is a vital force for connection.

Back-to-school crisis: Are New Hampshire students getting the support they deserve?

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As families across New Hampshire settle into the new school year, one crisis continues to loom — and it doesn’t wait for the first bell. Cuts to mental health programs and special education supports are leaving students without the help they need – and that affects every child, every classroom and every family.

The Great Manchester Pickle Debate: A call for clarity and community support

read more…: The Great Manchester Pickle Debate: A call for clarity and community support

In the heart of Manchester, New Hampshire, a local resident, Daniel Mowery, has found himself at the center of an unexpected controversy over his homemade bread and butter pickles. What began as a simple act of sharing his culinary creations with neighbors at community block parties has escalated into a clash with local regulations, raising questions about fairness, clarity in the law, and the spirit of community fellowship.

The Soapbox: Joe Kelly Levasseur’s hateful hypocrisy puts Manchester in a pickle

read more…: The Soapbox: Joe Kelly Levasseur’s hateful hypocrisy puts Manchester in a pickle

Here in Manchester, we know what community looks like. It looks like a bake sale for a family facing hard times. It looks like a kid’s lemonade stand on a hot summer day. It looks like a neighbor sharing extra vegetables from their garden. These small acts of connection are the heart of our city, the kind of grassroots generosity that should be celebrated, not regulated into oblivion.

Pompous Jackassery and Mortal Concerns, Vol. 1

read more…: Pompous Jackassery and Mortal Concerns, Vol. 1

Nobody asked for this column. Nobody. You don’t roll over in bed thinking, “God, I hope Keith Howard tells me about his childhood crushes today.” And yet here I am, kicking down the door anyway. I wrote a memoir, Unclaimed, But Loud. Four hundred pages of memory, confession, and polite detonations. Some readers say it’s good. I say it’s cheaper than therapy and with fewer co-pays, though with slightly more swearing.

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