If you want safer streets for Manchester, join the July 21 Listening Sessions

Monday, September 23, 2024Wednesday, July 19, 2023

People who live in the area can get involved in making their communities safer. We need Manchester neighbors to tell us how we can make Beech and Maple Streets better. We want to know what they need, what they want, and what could make our streets safer, but also more livable and enjoyable for all – including our families and children. 

It’s Your Money: The new SAVE Plan for student loan borrowers is good for all of us

Sunday, June 16, 2024Monday, July 17, 2023

If you have student loans, you may be getting a break, or you may have to pay in full. If you don’t have any student loans, you will still benefit from the stronger financial foundation this will provide to your community. Seriously.

Baseball, memories and Hollywood’s next ‘big thing’

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Monday, July 17, 2023

Clearly, Jay Goldberg is looking to have the project optioned for Hollywood, and the quickest way to get that done is to include a rising movie star like myself—a stud with a face made for radio—into the multimedia project.

The Heat is On

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Wednesday, July 12, 2023

I was listening to the radio the other day and the song, “The Heat is On” by Glenn Frey came on. Aside from really liking the song – and being instantly transported to a time when my biggest concern was looking cool in my parachute pants as I strutted down the street – I thought about how hot it has been.

So many words (+ a pilaf recipe)

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Many bemoan, myself included, the demise of the independent booksellers. There have been a few bookstores in the past that hold a special place in me.

I think I’m a Swiftie now

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Monday, July 10, 2023

“Taylor Swift’s album came out last night, and we told our daughter we would listen to it with her tonight,” Liz said. This seemed consistent with the trajectory of my life lately: As soon as solace gets close enough to sniff, something rips it from my grasp. “I can’t wait,” I said.

Let’s save the Emma B. French Hall building (dedicated to the City of Manchester, circa 1916)

Monday, September 23, 2024Friday, July 7, 2023

Please support our efforts to retain this building as a space for creative growth, as a strong thread of our social fabric, in hopes that we will once again be the Queen City we are destined to be.

The Soapbox: When helping is not helping

Monday, September 23, 2024Friday, July 7, 2023

What too many people don’t realize is that some attempts to “help” can actually hurt. This hurt can be emotional, physical, or both. I use a walker mostly for balance issues. I am very independent, I can live alone and get around on my own, and I do not need a companion or caregiver to help me get through life. Nor do I want one. I can open doors on my own.

Overheard in the bookstore

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Wednesday, July 5, 2023

It has been lo, these many years since I bore the thousand insults of bookstore shoppers venturing my way. Spotting a plastic employee name badge is license for invective but it is no license for shared stupidity. I patrolled the aisles for three chain bookstores in the Manchester area over 15 years: the now-defunct Lauriat’s and Paperback Booksmith, and Barnes & Noble, known in some corners as Barney Noodles.

The Soapbox – Embracing the power of progress: Creating an equitable future

Monday, September 23, 2024Tuesday, July 4, 2023

The Founding Fathers of America crafted a set of principles that transcended time and space, inspiring generations to strive for a transformative democracy unlike anything seen before. Yet, in their advocacy, they primarily addressed their own marginalization, inadvertently excluding many others.