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A world on the edge of the water

When cargo ships arrive in Portsmouth from all parts of the globe, the sailors can stand on deck and watch people stroll by on Market Street, or gaze at the brick buildings in downtown Portsmouth, but they can’t step foot on shore. Seafarer’s Friend is their only link to the local community.

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Front Door Politics: Crossover

'crossover' presents a deadline for decision-making

Bills must pass the chamber in which they’re introduced before “crossing over” to the opposite chamber. Some notable legislation is either still up for its first vote; other bills are already on their way to the other side.

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Marijuana bill passes house
Marijuana advocates praised the vote, saying the current penalty for pot possession is excessive. But their celebration will probably be short-lived, as Gov. John Lynch has vowed to veto the bill if it passes the Senate.
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Dover designs a dog park
The city of Dover is looking to establish a dog park within Long Hill Memorial Park. City officials decided the dog park was necessary after the City Council passed an ordinance banning dogs from athletic fields and play areas.
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Granny D is remembered
She walked across the country at age 89. She ran for the U.S. Senate at age 94. And she passed away peacefully at age 100. Active until the end, she was scheduled to speak about the future of democracy at Portsmouth Public Library on Sunday, March 21. The meeting will take place in her honor, from 3 to 5 p.m.
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'Fun House' by The Stooges

Elektra, 1970

Remember The Stooge’s ‘Fun House’? Heart-pounding, teeth-gnashing, musical napalm.

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Alan Chase's Jazz Universe: The Back Catalog
The proposed sale of Abbey Road Studios leads to reflections on the recording industry and the fate of the back catalog.
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Singing in harmony

A cappella groups around the Seacoast skip the instruments but still rock the house.

Interest in a cappella music appears to be on the rise on the Seacoast. Sounds of the Seacoast’s membership is near an all-time high, and groups like Tuckerman's at 9 are amping up expectations. “You really have to hold your own,” says Mark Miller of Tuckermans at 9. “It’s the idea of taking songs that we like from whatever era and saying, ‘OK, this song was originally with instruments, let’s see if we can do it without instruments.’”

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'Green Zone'

rated R

They may have pushed the release of “Green Zone” back to allow for last year’s Iraq-based and fantastically insightful “Hurt Locker” to win its Academy Award and generate fresh interest in contemporary war stories. But be warned: this shrink-wrapped, adrenaline fueled, Saturday matinee thrill-ride is no “Hurt Locker.”

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'Slayground'

Jennie and Company, 1983

An old friend offers to help a murderous thief scrape together enough cash to escape an assassin and make a clean getaway. In an old amusement park. In Mexico.

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Magic vs. Bird

sports columnist Jackie MacMullan tells the whole story behind basketball’s greatest all-time rivalry

Anybody who followed basketball in the 1980s knows about the heated personal rivalry between Larry Bird and Earvin “Magic” Johnson. But even long-time sports columnist Jackie MacMullan, who covered sports for The Boston Globe for 25 years, was surprised to learn how deep that rivalry ran.  

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The carnival of life

‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ at The Players’ Ring

Director Matthew Schofield and stage manager Robin Fowler have done a remarkable job of adapting Mamet’s Broadway hit to the snug confines of The Players’ Ring in Portsmouth.

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On stage, in brief: Shatner Beat Night, plus Vaudeville at WEST
William Shatner’s spoken word recording “The Transformed Man” is widely considered one of the worst albums of all time, and that’s worth celebrating. “William Shatner Beat Night,” a.k.a. “The Night I Shat Myself,” will take place at The Coat of Arms in Portsmouth on Monday, March 22—Shatner’s birthday.
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Day tripping

artstream is a spring break destination

With less expendable income and higher gas prices, Americans haven’t been taking off on road trips as often lately, but just in time for spring break, Artstream gallery in downtown Rochester presents “Seasonal Travel.” Representing the theme most literally, Amy Rice’s “I’ve Been Everywhere, Man” depicts a vintage travel trailer with striped awnings, sitting unhitched among trees cut from pastel maps. She also makes shapes with handwritten love letters and yellowed journal pages, which works especially well for a paper boat.

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You are here

adventures in social media, community, and instant information

The data cloud has dropped to street level, the barrier between the real and virtual worlds has fallen, and the billion computer screens that once served as discrete windows onto the Internet have calved and splintered. Six essays illustrate the changes taking place around us every day, part of this ever-fascinating, ever-accelerating, and often confounding historical transformation in which we find ourselves unexpectedly taking part.

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Front Door Politics: Education funding
The state’s share of education funding could remain capped at 2009 levels, according to two bills awaiting floor debate in the Senate. Either measure would save the state about $70 million per year from current funding obligations. But how good that looks depends on what town you’re looking from.
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