by David Brooks | Oct 30, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
Attention, residents of New Hampshire’s capital city: If you have ever winced at hearing a presidential candidate pronounce the Capital City’s name as “kon-KORD” rather than “KON-kerd,” there’s a piece of legislation you may be interested in. A proposed bill...
by David Brooks | Oct 26, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
In mid-summer I wrote a piece called “With all the flooding, should we still be removing dams? Yup!” Here’s a specific followup from SevenDays Vermont: How a long desire to remove four small dams on the Winooski River is getting a new push after the...
by David Brooks | Oct 25, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
The couch in my living room is against an outside wall, right under a window. I have spent three decades trying to eliminate the draft against the back of my neck when I sit there. WindowDressers might have an answer. Better than that: They go about it in an...
by David Brooks | Oct 24, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
A large development by the standards of downtown Portsmouth has been approved by the city with no on-site parking spaces, reports Seacoast Online: “The board granted a conditional use permit to McNabb for his historic 111 State St. property, which allows him to...
by David Brooks | Oct 24, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
The biotech cluster from the Manchester Millyard to Nashua was one of 31 programs in the country chosen for economic development by the U.S. Department of Commerce, which designed “Tech Hubs” that can compete for $500 million in federal funding. “The...