Can't think of any, sorry

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HOW LONG WAS IT?!

a fox? in NH? say it ain't so.

I just got home from a one hour road trip on Interstate 93 to Concord.

Quite a few people were driving in the rain and fog WITHOUT their headlights on.

Yeah, OP. If you’re not finding what you want in Portland, doubt you’ll find it in Manchester with a smaller dating pool.

I mean, it's fine. You actually might do better in Concord. Crowd feels even a little younger to me...of course I'm getting old so that might just be me. Not sure which is better in terms of housing though.

There’s a saying down there… “Manchester, where dreams go to die”. Not far from the truth in my experience.

Although I met my wife in Manchester 10 years ago so I suppose I can’t speak ill of Manchester re: dating. I was in my late 20’s back then for perspective.

The ol’ mill-city-type demographics have changed slightly since I was a kid, and more young people are making their way to the city due to more companies setting up shop there. The attractive jobs are still mostly in Boston though, so it’s by no means a Mecca for young professionals.

The bar scene has exploded. Elm St. between Bridge and Merrimack on a warm summer night is filled with people, which is a relatively new sight within the last 5 years or so. The restaurant scene, not so much. Campo was solid but has since shuttered. You can’t really compare the restaurant scene to Portland, it’s just much better up here. The SNHU arena is a joke and I’ve never seen a big name play there twice (just the big touring acts like circuses and the occasional Bud Light sponsored country band). There use to be a strong local music scene 10ish years ago, but we moved many years ago so I’m not sure anymore. Shaskeen was always a place to see cool local bands and is still around. Penuche’s on Hanover is long gone and with it a slew of great memories from that chapter of my life (RIP).

The city has done a decent job of beautifying Elm St. from Bridge to Merrimack, and the Granite St bridge gateway off of 293. However leave this area in any direction and the city can get pretty rough. I grew up on the West Side, and maybe it’s because I was born there, but I could never see us going back for any reason. The opioid problem is enormous and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight.

We live in Portland now and love it. Plenty of green spaces, great restaurant scene, minutes from multiple beaches and we absolutely love mid-coast Maine. I’d say stick it out or move to Allston/Brighton if your looking for young people/nightlife/quality of life. For what it’s worth - we’ve lived in Portland, Boston and Manchester and we’ve been happiest here in Maine. My mother, siblings and some friends still live there so we visit semi-often, but that’s usually enough for us.

Watched some dudes ice climbing at Stonehouse Pond. Damn cool.

Not saying there still isn't a massive opioid problem in Manch Vegas, but the BBC mini-doc was published, I believe, in 2015. Manchester is, from an outsiders perspective, getting better (i.e. more private investment in housing and technology). It seems to me to be a smaller version of Dover from about 10 years ago. Dover definitely isn't Shangri La (sp?) but it's vastly improved owing to developers' investment. Some of these same developers are now eyeing Manchester as are others. I expect it to be much better in less than a decade. JMO.

Wow are you ok?

Stuffed crust pizza will always hold a special place in my heart.

> Hell, even Walgreens closed their doors.

Hard to believe that three pharmacies wouldn't all thrive within walking distance of each other. Osco is just a hop, skip, and jump down the road. That's a lotta pill slinging

Portland is more hipster

The entire country is decaying soo…

What comedy club?

That place was such a disappointment. I firmly believe they would have thrived if the cookies were fresh and warm.

Flatlanders…

Check furnished finder. It's fully furnished, short-term rentals meant for travel nursing, but I haven't had any trouble using it as not a nurse

>it's-ok-to-greet-police-with-knives-at-your-castle-why-u-shoot?

But same commenter in another news story: "He shouldn't have run", or "Bet he got PR bail". Doesn't take much scrolling to find these, really.

10 is the same from Keene to Marlow

A man inside a house holding a knife, by itself, is not even observable never mind reportable. This should be common sense.

Weird that there seems to be a situation where it's appropriate to greet police with a knife.

Keep the kids inside?

Yeah what a pile on... you're good OP no worries. Fox sighting. I dig it. I get excited too and I've been in NH over 20 years.