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Drawing and painting portraits all started fittingly enough with one of Courtney Love in 1995 for Ellie Swiezynski, as she and her spouse Melissa LeClerc are big concert fans. Her early shaded pencil work has given way to vibrant acrylics on wood. Swiezynski will be displaying her work in the Pride vendor area in Veteran’s Park on June 15, the day of Manchester’s Pride parade.
In this season of school graduations, we take a moment to thank all the teachers and mentors out there.
Murals are not just about aesthetics; they bring tangible benefits to communities. Studies have shown that public art can drive economic growth by attracting visitors and boosting local businesses. Cities with vibrant public art scenes often see a 20% increase in foot traffic, as murals turn ordinary streets into tourist destinations. This influx of visitors translates into economic benefits for nearby shops, restaurants, and service providers.
Symphony NH and more than 900 concert goers bid farewell to the Keefe Auditorium in the season finale.
after having similar conversations with a few teens and tweens in the youth group – who are the same generation as our son (GenZ) or the Generation following his (GenAlpha) I decided to explore this a little further. I was unable to find specific studies on any denominational bonds among younger Americans, only studies about the lack of Christian affiliation among the younger generations (which I already knew).
Simply stated, the people who object to Pride Month are often the same people who have made Pride Month a necessity. They are also often the same people who will wrap themselves in an American flag and tout the virtues of freedom, while wanting to oppress the rights of others; or the same people who grab their Bibles and claim to be walking in the shadow Jesus, while practicing prejudice and intolerance.
When the news broke about the verdict last Thursday, the internet was buzzing with reaction and commentary from every corner. There were comments about the legitimacy of the trial and verdict, and there was celebration that ‘justice had been served’ and ‘no one is above the law.” More than either of those, the comments about the new status of “felon” for the former president were the comments that created the most interesting paradox in many interactions.
When the news broke about the verdict last Thursday, the internet was buzzing with reaction and commentary from every corner. There were comments about the legitimacy of the trial and verdict, and there was celebration that ‘justice had been served’ and ‘no one is above the law.” More than either of those, the comments about the new status of “felon” for the former president were the comments that created the most interesting paradox in many interactions.
And my favorite bartender is a French-Canadian woman named Sylvia Caron. Sylvia has worked at Chelby’s Pizza for more than 40 years and has not lost a step. Like all fine bartenders, Sylvia is personable and kind and patient.
On May 13 and 14, as part of a parking lot repaving upgrade project directed by Market Basket (MB) in Milford, NH, and carried out by the contractor Continental Paving, about a half-acre of wet pond at the property’s entrance was dredged. The pond, designed in 1995 for stormwater drainage, had become populated by a dense stand of cattails that served as a nesting site for red-winged blackbirds and grackles.