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AN OLD carriage house tucked away off South Main Street in Concord is set to bring a Nashville feel to the Granite State.

HAMPTON-BASED Planet Fitness continues to grow and add new locations in the state where it all started more than three decades ago.

DISCO BALLS on the ceiling and retro skates on display at the new Remix Skate & Event Center in Manchester are sure to bring many back in time. But Matt and Kelly Pearson opened with the goal of putting a new spin on the pastime.

ON A RECENT afternoon, the smell of cacao beans being ground in Loon Chocolate‘s new kitchen wafted through much of the Mill West complex in Manchester.

AN EFFORT to redevelop the former CVS pharmacy in downtown Concord into a seven-story building hit a snag after the zoning board last week denied variances associated with the proposed height.

A FEW FINISHING touches need to be completed on the new base lodge at Cranmore Mountain Resort even as the slopes opened the day after Thanksgiving.

THE LANDSCAPE along Interstate 293 in Manchester will soon change with Ray the Mover packing up its own stuff and moving itself out.

WHILE MANY have turkey and other Thanksgiving dishes on their minds, this is an ode to pizza pies.

FIVE YEARS AGO, Trumin Nguyen opened Buba Noodle Bar on Lowell Street in Manchester.

JUST BEYOND its current spot on Route 101 in Bedford, construction has started on a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for Wholistic Pet Organics.

Turns out smashing things is therapeutic and can be stress relieving. It can also be good business.

DURING A TRIP to Ireland, Carmel O’Shea realized taverns are more than just a place to drink.

BEFORE FAST FOOD chain Raising Cane’s makes its way to Manchester, a location opened just across the border in Massachusetts for those who are itching to give it a try.

THE VIBE OF Elm Street in Manchester continues to get more hip with the opening of Stash Box, a restaurant and cocktail bar, and the reopening of a former speakeasy-style bar on the second floor across the street.

THE FORMER Lemay Brothers Jewelers sign on Elm Street in Manchester glows again, but the original neon cursive letters have been retrofitted to a more energy-efficient LED fixture.

IT WAS ONLY a matter of time.

THE OPERATORS of a Manchester food truck now have a permanent spot offering Caribbean fare in the Queen City.

DOVER IS about to get a little more colorful.

A NEW GROCERY store in Bedford has customers shopping in a whole new way with a focus on eliminating waste.

With new owners and a changing focus, Boston Billiard Club & Casino in Nashua has a new name: Gate City Casino.

A NEW DEVELOPMENT in Concord has gained a lot of attention since a New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet and a Market Basket opened there. But that’s all just part of the project’s first phase.

A DINER on Elm Street in Manchester reopened under different ownership, complete with a new name which pays homage to the city’s history.

AS HUNDREDS of ATV enthusiasts clean off their machines from the annual Journey to Jericho ATV Jamboree, a popular powersports store in Gorham is getting ready to move into a new space.

FOR DECADES, Wildlife Sport Outfitters on Candia Road in Manchester has been the go-to place to buy hunting and fishing gear. Kids often would get their first fishing licenses there and head to nearby Lake Massabesic.

THE OWNER of Kelsen Brewing Co. had to rent two different spaces after the business was forced to leave its home of nine years in Derry.

THE HISTORIC DEPOT Building in Newport will become the permanent home of the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce after Bar Harbor Bank and Trust donated it to the organization.

The top[ of the second tallest building in the state at 1000 Elm St. in Manchester has been missing something for the past 17 years: The Brady Sullivan Properties name.

THE DINERS at the Hooksett Welcome Centers off Interstate 93 are no more, but something sweet will replace them.

A MIXED-USE building planned for downtown Concord will shrink from five stories to four because of skyrocketing interest rates and construction prices.

TWO LONGTIME employees of Julien’s Breakfast Place on Bridge Street in Manchester were set to take it over after the owner, Julien Pepin, died in February. But the plans fell through after the city required more than $55,000 in upgrades to continue to operate in the space, according to the b…

FROSTYS HAVE NOT been served on Crystal Avenue in Derry for a long time.

THE HOTEL INDUSTRY took a big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the room count is starting to rise in several tourist destinations across the Granite State.

AFTER A TRIP to Hawaii, Douglas Molina wanted to bring a little bit of magic back home and came up with a business plan to open Aloha Mini Glow Golf.

THE MEANING of the Bond Brewing and BBQ name is no secret, unlike the missions of 007.

THE PANDEMIC brought an end to the prohibition-style entrance at 815 Cocktails & Provisions on Elm Street in Manchester, which for years required customers to reveal a password from inside a 1920s-era phone booth before an employee offered entry through a hidden door.

A new store planned for the Upper Valley is the latest example of Barnes & Noble Booksellers’ rapid growth in a category once thought destined for takeover by online competition.

A LONGTIME FIXTURE of Nashua’s dining scene will take on a new identity after Mother’s Day.