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A publication called retirementliving.com named New Hampshire the #1 retirement spot in the country. New Hampshire's varying weather allows residents to participate in a plethora of outdoor activities year-round. Also, more than 20% of New Hampshire residents are 65 and older so therefore seniors will have little issue building a network of retirement-age friends with similar interests.

Kevin James is bringing his comedy tour "Owls Don't Walk" to the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, New Hampshire for two shows on September 27th, 2025.

A publication called Wallethub conducted a survey to uncover the best and worst state economies out of the 50 U.S states to determine which states are pulling the most weight. Massachusetts came in as the #1 state economy in the U.S because it has the second-most invention patents per capita, third-highest share of STEM professionals, and the highest percentage of firms that are listed on the Technology Fast 500 list.

Dr Beach has been reviewing, evaluating, and rating beaches for over 30 years. Dr Beach released their list of the top 10 most beautiful beach in 2025 and Coast Guard Beach in Eastham, Massachusetts, was the only New England Beach to make the list and it came in at #10.

The light at the intersection of High Street and Lafayette Rd in Hampton, New Hampshire, is in this authors opinion the worst light in town.

A publication called chowhound.com did a piece recently on the top 12 grocery chains with the highest quality meat departments. While a few chains on the list are not accessible to us in New Hampshire, many are including BJ's, Walmart, Wholefoods, and Aldi.

Andy Grammer will be taking the stage at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton, New Hampshire, Wednesday August 27th, 2025.

A travel platform for experiences called Hellotickets analyzed tens of thousands of upcoming outdoor gigs and festivals across all 50 states to find the cheapest states in the U.S for music lovers. They calculated an average ticket price for each state using the cost of events in the area to discover where fans can expect the best value. Rhode Island came in as the #1 cheapest state for music lovers with an average ticket price of $41.97.

According to a site called niche.com, that analyzes factors like state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, teacher quality, and high school ratings, the top 10 best public high schools in New Hampshire have been ranked. The #1 pick is Hanover High School.

Lady Slipper plants have been spotted all over New Hampshire more and more over the past few years. Since they are legally protected in the state and t's illegal to dig them up without permission, they have been able to survive and thrive. There are some very healthy groupings visible all over the state from late May until mid July.