Hello everyone! My name is Alexa and this summer I will be working on the Regional Insider’s Guides as an intern at Stay Work Play. These guides will showcase all the fun attractions that New Hampshire has to offer. With that said, feel free to reach out to share any of your hidden NH gems […]
Two years ago, I was interviewing for an internship with the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast. The director at the time was telling me about the organization’s workforce housing design charrettes. A what? What’s a charrette? Luckily, it was a phone interview, so I whip open my laptop and quickly Google “charrette” while […]
Around here we’re used to encouraging Granite Staters to “Stay, Work [and] Play” in New Hampshire. Ranked towards the top of the United States in terms of safety, health and quality of life, NH’s virtues speak for themselves (while rendering our sales pitch a little easier in the process). But no marketing campaign, however effective, […]
Among the coolest places New Hampshire residents are living is The Flats at Hanover Commons. A property of Elm Grove Companies, this 124-year-old, five story building stands at the corner of Hanover and Union streets in downtown Manchester. On a cold, but sunny Friday afternoon, I visited the Restoration Cafe on the first floor of […]
Navigating through the professional world presents many paths. In my experience as a young professional, it seems that we have our own unique routes to explore. Not only are young professionals looking to grow, learn and excel in our professions, we are also learning how to navigate the world of “adulting.” For those unfamiliar with […]
Slapping my perspiration-laden forearm out of reaction to a pinching sensation commonly associated with mosquitos, I lifted my hand from my arm to reveal a sickly collage of blood, sweat, and bug guts on my body. This wasn’t a new occurrence. There were many pests on the South Manchester rail trail — mostly black flies […]
Four-years ago, a friend of mine proposed we go skydiving. Jump out of a plane on purpose? It was summer, and we were bored, so I said, “sure”. I don’t think I’d do it again, but it was fun. The best part was that when we were in the plane, I suddenly realized I had […]
Smog hung heavy, obscuring the Manhattan skyline in the distance as I sat unmoving on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, thousands of New Yorkers honking away their frustration at spending a muggy summer afternoon in traffic. I was on the way back to my Brooklyn apartment from a 30-minute horseback-riding lesson at a barn on Long Island. […]
Last month, I wrote about home, so I thought this month I’d write about housing. More specifically, workforce housing – the type of housing New Hampshire badly needs. As the Executive Director of the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast, I live and breathe this topic, so I knew I’d eventually write about it here. […]
Home is where your heart is, right? Or, is home where you hang your hat? I have been pondering the concept of home for a while now. The dictionary wasn’t very helpful, defining home as “the place where one lives permanently.” Wouldn’t that make all renters homeless by definition? I feel strongly that home isn’t […]
