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Jim Splaine Chased Through Streets by Hooded Assassins
City Councilor Jim Splaine was spotted running through Downtown streets pursued by multiple masked assassins in the early morning hours.
Sep 12, 20163 min read


The Tug Remembers 9/11, Which Makes The HarborCorp Development Not Seem So Bad
Fifteen years ago the world changed. It’s still changing, just like Portsmouth will for the better once HarborCorp completes construction...
Sep 10, 20162 min read


Friendly Toast Changes Name, Logo
After more than a dozen negative reviews across web and social media indicating that the staff at the Friendly Toast in downtown...
Sep 8, 20162 min read


Thirsty Moose Website Probably Hacked
The Thirsty Moose website has been converted into a pornographic site for locals to meet up with 18 year old girls who are ready to bang.
Sep 7, 20161 min read


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...
Aug 31, 20163 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, 20161 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 30, 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 26, 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 23, 20162 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 18, 20161 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 15, 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 1, 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...
Jul 31, 20162 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 31, 20161 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...
Jun 30, 20162 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 30, 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...
Jun 28, 20161 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.
May 4, 20162 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.
Sep 2, 20151 min read
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