a new community supported fishery service will help the local catch get to local plates

Who knew that buying local could be so complicated? A staggering 98 percent of the fish caught locally are exported out of state, says Josh Wiersma, sector manager of NH Groundfish Sectors, Northeast Fisheries Sectors XI and XII. But this month, he and others are taking a step to tip the scales in favor of local plates by creating a large-scale “community supported fishery,” or CSF, modeled on community supported agriculture. They are pre-selling weekly shares of locally landed seafood to be delivered starting in June.

This week, West End Studio Theatre contains an entire foreign country wracked with international conflict, 10 cast members and the trauma of serious brain injury. “Make Sure It’s Me,” a new play written by Kate Wenner and directed by Leslie Pasternack, uses real-life stories and experiences of American veterans to engage and educate the audience about traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, which are often referred to as the signature wound of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Less than two months off of a U.S. tour where they opened for the likes of Social Distortion and Band of Skulls, the duo Crushed Out is once again loading up their big white van and pulling out of Effingham, N.H.—this time for their Endless Crush summer tour. “The Press Room is going to be the first show,” says Spiller. “We are super-stoked because we want to build more connections in New Hampshire, meet more bands here, and be part of the music community here.” Breaking into the music scene in the Granite State almost seems a bit backwards for Crushed Out, considering that Spiller met Hoier in Brooklyn, the two got hitched, formed a band that went from playing NYC house parties to top-notch small music venues throughout the city, and then having their shows and albums reviewed by such publications as Rolling Stone and The Village Voice.

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Travel up and down the coast and inland for a variety of experiences that will appeal to even the pickiest of fun-seekers. Sailing the seas, enjoying music, indulging in hot dogs, touring flower gardens and embarking on carousels are a few ways to have a sure-fire unforgettable summer.

As NOAA predicts a busy and strong Atlantic hurricane season, The Wire wondered how we'd fare during a Hurricane Sandy-type impact on our coast. Roger Stephenson with the Union of Concerned Scientists in New Hampshire shares how we're faring when it comes to climate change readiness.

a cult comedy finds a new future in its rich past

It’s no accident that the first episode of the season is titled “Flight of the Phoenix.” Good comedy works on two levels. Great comedy works on as many levels as possible. “Arrested Development” always has so many plates spinning at once that many of those levels aren’t even discovered until after multiple viewings. The first episode title alone refers to the mythological bird of rebirth, the Arizona city, the online college, air transportation, and familial abandonment.

We once dreamed of a more walkable, sustainable city, but a post-recession building boom in Portsmouth just looks like more. Citizen planners can help change that.

At that point, more than 400 citizens got involved in the Portsmouth Listens “Master Plan Study Circles,” meeting in three phases over two years. largely guiding the 2005 Master Plan with their vision and energy. The plan led the city from the good times through the recession. But today, as the national economy recovers, a pent-up appetite for real estate development is now putting entirely new pressures on the city’s historic downtown.

A roundup of community gatherings that will honor American men and women who have lost their lives at war.

The Random Shopper’s Darius Kazemi comes to Portsmouth to talk about the art and aesthetics of creative coding

The Next Big Thing in the literary world may not be the next Great American Novel, but a piece of randomly-generated e-literature. And if you’re waiting for the next genre-defining album to drop, you might look to a remix instead, a mash-up created from an algorithm that tracks MP3 streams online. This is creative coding, an avant-garde aesthetic movement that uses aspects of open source computing code in service to purely abstract or artistic ends, instead of being confined to solving business-based practical problems. Pixel Media will host a creative coding conversation with Darius Kazemi on May 30, an event that speaks directly to the creative minds of the Seacoast tech community but is free and open to all.

While the federal government works with local communities to reduce pollution in Great Bay caused by aging wastewater treatment plants, a new study shows that the majority of nitrogen that’s choking the bay comes from places like our septic systems and our evil lawns.

Heather Maloney’s blend of rock, country, folk and indie music filled the cozy Music Hall Loft on Friday, May 17, when the artist and her band arrived in Portsmouth after two weeks on the road promoting their new self-titled album. For a group that has only been together a year and a half, they have not only found their sound but tightened it into a presentable and enjoyable gift for their audience.

After departing their space in Kittery Foreside midwinter, Just Us Chickens has re-opened on Route 236, two doors down from the Post Office. The cooperatively-run gallery has been a fixture in Kittery for seven years. Their retail store offers a mix of locally-made arts, jewelry, clothing, household items and more.

Serena Films, 1964: This film belongs to the genre of cheap period horror films that were churned out in Europe throughout the 1960s. They were taken somewhat seriously by audiences there, but largely ended up in drive-ins over here. The film has a creepy and cozy Gothic feel, from the gypsy caravan wagon used by the troupe, to the requisite rowdy tavern (“Wench! More wine!”) to the Count’s ghastly castle.

At first it seemed like 2009’s J.J. Abrams-directed “Star Trek” was a reboot of this sort, like “Battlestar Galactica” or “Batman Begins,” as it recast all the characters, radically upgraded the visuals, and even changed a few key pieces of story. It was fresh and fast and dazzlingly bright, something which still felt like Star Trek and yet looked nothing like the past. With “Star Trek: Into Darkness,” though, it’s clear that there is something even stranger afoot.

The towns and cities of the Seacoast offer a host of enrichment courses for adults in topics from art to cooking to foreign languages. “My goal is to make (the students) feel as comfortable as possible,” Tiffany Brand says. “No question is too crazy or too stupid.” In Computer Novices class, she helps everyone find the power button and login. Then, she goes through the steps to open the program for the game Solitaire.