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Have been there a couple times in the past few weeks. Mmm, good steak tips at the Strange Brew Tavern... Restored mills with offices; Philly-style brick housing (Colonial, I think). Nice new ballpark.

Viva Manch Vegas Theme

Ah, Manchester..."Manch-Vegas", as the locals call it. Where Ed Muskie cried, or was that snow melting on his cheeks? (Are you crying? There's no crying. There's no crying in politics!)

In nearby Nashua, Ronaldus Maximus: "I am PAYING for this microphone, Mr. Breen!"

Manchester, where they tried to name the new minor leage baseball team the New Hampshire Primaries (see logo) but there was such an outcry it was scrapped and they became the Fisher Cats

I worked in the Millyard for several years, in a software development company. Most of the buildings in the Millyard are owned by Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway.

The main street was dead back when I worked there (late '80s - early 90's), and it didn't look any livelier as of 6 months ago. One of the restaurants they mention, "Cotton", unfortunately replaced a better Italian restaurant.

The brick row houses near the Millyard originally were worker's homes. Now they're mostly split up into tiny apartments.

The illegal gambling goes on in the private "ethnic" clubs, such as the Franco-American clubs. Used to be lots of French-Canadians in Manchester; haven't heard that accent in years.

I also know ex-mayor Bob Baines (Democrat) from our previous lives as teachers.

Don't go out of your way to visit Manchester. Nothing special and slightly run down. However, there are some very nice homes in adjoining Bedford. And I love the convenience of Manchester Airport.

This is silly of me, but it just galls me when so-called journalists are just too hip to use a dictionary or a search engine or even to look for a magazine ad or a bottle of the liqueur they're talking about. Everybody's hooked on phonics.

a mix of Southern Comfort and Amaretto Disarono

It's Amaretto di Saronno, made in Saronno, Italy