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Doing something new up top
Area downtowns look for new ways to get more from their upper floors
By Jeff Mucciarone jmucciarone@hippopress.com

The storefronts on Main Street anywhere are easy to see. Windows full of tantalizing products draw in customers. Sidewalk dining and the tasty smells from downtown eateries pull in hungry patrons as well. But look up. What’s going on above the restaurants, clothing stores, salons and music stores?

PEOPLE: Bright ideas
Selling eco-friendly lightbulbs online
By Jeff Mucciarone jmucciarone@hippopress.com

This past December, Peter and Suzanne Ellinwood launched the Concord-based GreenPoma.com, an online retailer selling premium energy-efficient light bulbs. The company offers a variety of lighting options that it ships using only recyclable packaging. The Web site includes statistics on money and energy savings, along with advice on picking out the right type of bulb for the fixture. Visit www.greenpoma.com. 

ARTS: Art out in the open
Nashua’s second International Sculpture Symposium finishes at Rotary Common
By Heidi Masek hmasek@hippopress.com

For three weeks, the sounds of stone chisels and welding have come from a riverfront workshop at the far end of Ultima NIMCO in Nashua’s millyard.

LONGSHOTS: Ripping key to Rodney’s broadcasting success?
by Dave Long

Well, it didn’t take Michael Felger long to get under my skin again. This time it came with news Rodney Harrison would be leaving the Patriots for NBC’s Football Night in America. News that was met with an awful lot of homerism in these part as to how good Rodney will be in the job.

FOOD: Newly Minted
Bridge Café owner opens upscale eatery
By Linda A. Thompson-Odum food@hippopress.com

The Bridge Café owner Roi Shpindler began a trek down a new culinary path when he opened the new Mint Bistro in Manchester. The classy, upscale eatery is a change from the casual café, and a lifelong dream come true made possible with help from three first-class chefs.