Bruce Pingree Celebrates Eleventy-First Birthday
When Bruce Pingree, proprietor of the Press Room and general man about town, announced that he would be celebrating his one hundred and...
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Sep 1, 20161 min read
LTE: Institutional Racism Does Not Exist in Portsmouth
In a year filled with racial tension, vitriol, and hatred from every walk of life, I don’t see that in the streets of Portsmouth.
Aug 31, 20162 min read
Editorial: Nancy Pearson says, "Fight me."
by City Councilor Nancy Pearson Brian Eno once said: “Democracy is a daring concept – a hope that we’ll be best governed if all of us...
Aug 27, 20162 min read
Pickwick’s to Open Private Prison
In a landmark deal with the US Navy and the New Hampshire and Maine Departments of Correction, the team at Pickwick’s Mercantile are now...
Aug 24, 20162 min read
Steven Ruins Vibe at Vital Design
The vibe at one of New Hampshire’s fastest growing companies, Vital Design, died this Monday, and it’s all Steven Buzzell’s fault.
Aug 19, 20161 min read
Portsmouth Photog Michael Winters Takes a Bad Photo
Esteemed Portsmouth photographer, Michael Winters, took a bad photo over the weekend sources report. The photo, posted unironically to...
Aug 16, 20162 min read
Russ Grazier, Guy from Bruce Springsteen’s Band, Bill Clinton Last Sax Players on Earth
With the assassination of musician Gordon Beadle over the weekend, jazz watchdogs have warned that Portsmouth Music and Arts Center head...
Aug 2, 20162 min read
Jim Splaine’s Ever-Watchful Eye: “The Future of Local Government”
In a gesture to increase public awareness about the necessity for transparency in government affairs, Portsmouth’s Assistant Mayor Jim...
Aug 2, 20162 min read
Actors in Play Praise Play that They’re in
The play, which you’re going to have to see, is at least two hours long, and is generating a level of excitement from the cast that will...
Aug 1, 20162 min read
The Tug Hires Basically The Avengers But With Lawyers
The Tug, a subsidiary of HarborCorp, has retained a team of lawyers that makes every other group of lawyers look like a flock of dumb...
Aug 1, 20161 min read
The Goddamn Bridge is Still Up
Multiple residents reported Monday that the fucking Memorial bridge is still up, despite no moving vessels being visible in either...
Jul 1, 20162 min read
Famous Scientist Flown in to Study Former Page Patron Flock Migration
After a unanimous vote by city council to spend general budget funds on the project, renowned wildlife scientist Dr. Merg Gerblestein has...
Jul 1, 20161 min read
Local Surf Shop Owner Saves Two Lives but Misses a Bitchin’ Set
HAMPTON – A local surf shop owner is calling for the town to hire more lifeguards after saving two drowning people, causing him to miss a...
Jun 29, 20161 min read
The Shower-to-Table Movement Comes to Portsmouth
In the fierce competition of being the first to copy national trends, local restaurant owner Matt Louis of Franklin Oyster House and...
May 5, 20162 min read
Master Plan Calls for All Restaurants to Be Replaced by Mexican Cantinas by 2025
Some residents are skeptical about a small, line-item provision to replace every restaurant in the city with Mexican eateries by 2025.
Sep 3, 20151 min read
Esther Kennedy Ready to Take Up Jim Splaine’s Mantle
Former city councilor Esther Kennedy has accelerated her campaigning, preparing to turn Splaine voters into Kennedy voters.
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