http://www.monadnockreview.com/Blog The Monadnock Review operates an innovative community website featuring news, events, and small business listings in the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:37:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 42.827096-72.03418TheMonadnockReviewhttp://feedburner.google.com It's merciless out there in the tundra; a land for mountain goats, penguins, and Canadian geese if you ask me. But still, amidst these vicious days of cold, there are explorers out there, in the streets, because this is New England, man, and they do not scare that easily. It's ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RvW5KZdkEwxubSiuAJ0b91F7l6I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RvW5KZdkEwxubSiuAJ0b91F7l6I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RvW5KZdkEwxubSiuAJ0b91F7l6I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RvW5KZdkEwxubSiuAJ0b91F7l6I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~4/2iu6DrbgrUY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~3/2iu6DrbgrUY/ http://www.monadnockreview.com/Blog/2009/01/29/keene-to-be-filled-with-music-this-weekend/ Richard Oliver has a beast in his home... "I was having breakfast with Mitch Greenwald and he told me about a machine he had in his warehouse," the veteran carpenter says laughing.  "I went to check it out and said 'This thing is a beast!'".  The beast is a 900 pound ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/67wQ271rez6d6MtRJ6s4PtVgjt8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/67wQ271rez6d6MtRJ6s4PtVgjt8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/67wQ271rez6d6MtRJ6s4PtVgjt8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/67wQ271rez6d6MtRJ6s4PtVgjt8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~4/MTmZx__DHuE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~3/MTmZx__DHuE/ http://www.monadnockreview.com/Blog/2009/01/22/local-artist-spotlight-richard-oliver/ Depot Square and the rest of downtown Peterborough will be jam packed with great deals this weekend during the Ice Breaker Sale-a-Thon.  The event will start on Friday morning and end on Sunday evening. There will be many local merchants participating in the sale including (but not limited too): ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ARVsCliPKfDYJXZfYuSReMZLBYU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ARVsCliPKfDYJXZfYuSReMZLBYU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ARVsCliPKfDYJXZfYuSReMZLBYU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ARVsCliPKfDYJXZfYuSReMZLBYU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~4/xpXkzVL00W0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~3/xpXkzVL00W0/ http://www.monadnockreview.com/Blog/2009/01/20/peterborough-ice-breaker-sale-this-weekend/ Keene resident Dan Loverde will be heading up our newest column entitled Local Artistry. The column will highlight the Monadnock Region’s most talented artists and craftsmen. Weekly topics will include artist spotlights, information on regional art shows, and interviews with local craftsmen. He will be working closely with The Hannah ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7U_d0uSp_3WfxsW-NV0EUgxB5eY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7U_d0uSp_3WfxsW-NV0EUgxB5eY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7U_d0uSp_3WfxsW-NV0EUgxB5eY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7U_d0uSp_3WfxsW-NV0EUgxB5eY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~4/m4Ne9hLKWmw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~3/m4Ne9hLKWmw/ http://www.monadnockreview.com/Blog/2009/01/20/the-monadnock-review-welcomes-dan-loverde-to-our-team-of-writers/ After the excitement of the holidays and the ice storm, last week was my first full week back at the office and I decided Friday night would be the perfect night for a Pizza. Peterborough has a number of tasty pizza places to choose from and I decided to try ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ps1jwL0yUDz_TqCTq8nvOJCr3dg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ps1jwL0yUDz_TqCTq8nvOJCr3dg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ps1jwL0yUDz_TqCTq8nvOJCr3dg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ps1jwL0yUDz_TqCTq8nvOJCr3dg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~4/58XfKQjAGPc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~3/58XfKQjAGPc/ http://www.monadnockreview.com/Blog/2009/01/15/peterboroughs-new-pizza-spot-pizza-pizzazz/ Monadnock Region residents woke up on Wednesday morning to bone chilling cold temperatures. An arctic front moved into the state of New Hampshire on Tuesday night and isn't leaving any time soon. The temperature will be dropping even lower this weekend when meteorologists predict that we will see ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u29Fkw_xg88gtW7iAEtqbB-u_vw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u29Fkw_xg88gtW7iAEtqbB-u_vw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u29Fkw_xg88gtW7iAEtqbB-u_vw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/u29Fkw_xg88gtW7iAEtqbB-u_vw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~4/pOt9Vc1FPr0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~3/pOt9Vc1FPr0/ http://www.monadnockreview.com/Blog/2009/01/14/its-going-to-be-coldreally-cold/ The Monadnock Review would like to welcome Peterborough resident Hillary Holian to our team of writers.  She will be heading up a new column on our site called The Dish, which will feature recommendations and reviews for local restaurants as well as seasonal food guides and culinary commentary. Hillary is an ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KKMTc8eF5gAEX93AwZf7RgrqMQg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KKMTc8eF5gAEX93AwZf7RgrqMQg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KKMTc8eF5gAEX93AwZf7RgrqMQg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KKMTc8eF5gAEX93AwZf7RgrqMQg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~4/FvyEUY4fxHI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~3/FvyEUY4fxHI/ http://www.monadnockreview.com/Blog/2009/01/12/the-monadnock-review-welcomes-hillary-holian-to-our-team-of-writers/ Peterborough residents Becky Ances & Ryan Wilson have rescheduled the release for their first book, Sword of the Ramurai, to Saturday January 17th.  The event will be held at The Toadstool Bookshop and will begin at 11am. The event planned for last month was cancelled due to the ice storm that ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K4aMeQspc7qCpdqMe_RxfgiZvPw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K4aMeQspc7qCpdqMe_RxfgiZvPw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K4aMeQspc7qCpdqMe_RxfgiZvPw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K4aMeQspc7qCpdqMe_RxfgiZvPw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~4/AOwU1MV57wQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~3/AOwU1MV57wQ/ http://www.monadnockreview.com/Blog/2009/01/09/moo-cow-fan-club-book-release-rescheduled-for-117/ It's been said time and time again..."Location, Location, Location".  A good location can truly change the fortune of a small business.  When Grand Finale moved from Rindge to downtown Jaffrey last month, we knew that the change would bring better exposure and more foot traffic for the business.  The old ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MnsFCzcxOqXPT0yg7NypB80NXiA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MnsFCzcxOqXPT0yg7NypB80NXiA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MnsFCzcxOqXPT0yg7NypB80NXiA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MnsFCzcxOqXPT0yg7NypB80NXiA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~4/EzatCv6nAMM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~3/EzatCv6nAMM/ http://www.monadnockreview.com/Blog/2009/01/09/grand-finale-bakery-cafe-benefits-from-new-location/ There's nothing in the world quite like the smell of fresh baked bread.  Its hard to resist the temptation of a warm batch of cookies or a fresh pastry.  We are extremely lucky to have a small group of excellent bakeries right here in the Monadnock Region.  Each bakery has ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IF9VSYVUDzc8ICLPq87dBla3SbU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IF9VSYVUDzc8ICLPq87dBla3SbU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IF9VSYVUDzc8ICLPq87dBla3SbU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IF9VSYVUDzc8ICLPq87dBla3SbU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~4/mlgCYjwDzBk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMonadnockReview/~3/mlgCYjwDzBk/ http://www.monadnockreview.com/Blog/2009/01/09/the-best-bakeries-in-the-monadnock-region/