Friday, April 19, 2024
Baby Animals Return to Strawbery Banke Museum alongside historic house tours for 2024 season
PORTSMOUTH—Strawbery Banke is excited to bring back Baby Animals: Heritage Breeds at the Banke, its popular spring event highlighting heritage-breed barnyard animals. Visitors can meet and discover more about domestic livestock common on farms in coastal northern New England from the 17th century to now. In 2024, there's an added treat: Strawbery Banke Museum’s historic houses will be open ahead of schedule for the event, allowing guests the opportunity to explore them during their visit. Baby Animals:
Tuesday, April 09, 2024
Strawbery Banke Museum announces sweet addition to baby animals event: honey extraction demonstrations
Strawbery Banke Museum Announces Sweet Addition to Baby Animals Event: Honey Extraction Demonstrations PORTSMOUTH — Strawbery Banke announced an exciting program component to its annual Baby Animals: Heritage Breeds at the Banke event. Visitors can witness live honey extraction demonstrations on Sundays, April 28, and May 5, courtesy of Dan Smith, Restoration Assistant and Museum Beekeeper. Demonstrations occur in the lecture hall in the Lawrence J. Yerdon Visitor Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and are
Friday, March 29, 2024
City of Portsmouth NH to observe environmental action events this spring
PORTSMOUTH – The City of Portsmouth declared itself an Eco-Municipality in 2007. Since then, it has taken steps to improve the environment in areas under the City’s direct control. In addition, it has encouraged private property owners, who control 71 percent of land within the City, to take steps to mitigate hazards to the environment. The City’s Planning & Sustainability Department is currently completing a Climate Action Plan, a key part of the forthcoming Citywide Master Plan, which has engaged the
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
High Honors: Businesses recognized for their outstanding work in 2023 by Chamber Collaborative
Members of the PortsmouthNH 400 celebrate with their unique trophy marking their Lighting the Way Award at the Oct. 30 Collaboration Awards held by the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth. (Photo by Will Zimmermann) High Honors: Businesses recognized for their outstanding work in 2023 by Chamber Collaborative PORTSMOUTH—Capped off by a special recognition of the Portsmouth NH 400 organization called the Lighting the Way Award, the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth celebrated its
Friday, July 17, 2020
Farewell to our friend Tom, a great man and restaurateur
ABOVE: Tom Perron at the March 11, 2020 Restaurant Week Summit. The photograph is taken from the upper floor of his restaurant, Mombo, where he said the photographer would have a much better vantage point. BELOW: Tom shared his love of the kitchen with the Portsmouth High School Career Technical Education students, pictured here Tom was leading CTE students in making a dessert as he volunteered in December at the Career Pathways program.Farewell to our friend Tom, a great man and restaurateur Thoughtful