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| | Dear –FNAME–, We want to take a moment to thank everyone who made a donation to our #GivingTuesdayNow fundraising campaign, in support of the Nashua Farmers Market! As you may have heard the Nashua Farmers Market Opening Day is set for June 21st, and we will need the support of the community to ensure that the market can have a successful season, as we work to adjust practices and respond to the impacts of coronavirus. With support from friends like you, we’ve already surpassed the halfway mark toward our goal of raising $2,500! Thank you to the dozens of people who have already stepped up. Do you believe that bolstering our local food systems strengthens our community, and improves our resiliency? Please consider making a donation, and helping us reach our goals here! Hoping you have a great weekend, Paul Shea Executive Director Great American Downtown | | |
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| | Mint Printworks has been a major supporter of businesses and organizations through creating their COMMUNITEES Shop! This shop will close soon, with final orders being accepted on 5/15. If you have been eyeing one of the tee shirts above, but haven’t placed your order yet, you will have until next Friday to place your order. Thank you to everyone who has order already, in support of our mission – as well as to everyone who has purchased tees to support Nashua businesses! Tee’s feature logos from restaurants, breweries, bakeries, and organizations like Great American Downtown. Please consider purchasing a shirt (or shirts for the whole family) to help support our work, and support local businesses and organizations here in Nashua! | | |
| | Nashua has come together in many amazing ways, to show love to first responders, who are working day in and day out to ensure the health, safety, and security of our community. Our photo of the week was shared by our friend at Jeanotte’s Market, Nashua’s longest running grocer! They wrote, “Remember when you all so generously donated last week so that we could feed our first responders?! Well, today 140 firefighters and police officers are enjoying Nashuaâs best subs for lunch! THANK YOU ALL for your generosity and your support! Another Thank You goes out to our own front line workers at Jeannotteâs (who are already busier than usual) for making time to do this.” Do you have some great pictures of our vibrant Downtown you’d like to show off? Post them to our Facebook page, or send them to us by email! We love to share images that capture the beauty and excitement of Downtown Nashua. | | |
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| | Their “Hidden Treasures Photo Challenge” has been a forum for celebrating and sharing the people, places, and stories that make the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area special, for six years now. In that time, more than 270 partners have offered more than 550 programs during the month of May, without charge. Because of the current pandemic, the program will still continue this year, just a bit differently. A new theme will be announced in the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area public group every Friday, from now through September. Photographers of all skill levels are invited to share original photos that are related to that week’s theme and were taken within the Heritage Area. That includes Nashua! Photos may be old or new. Each week one participant will be selected at random to receive a $25 gift certificate to a local business. This weekâs theme is âApril Showers Bring May Flowers!â | | |
| | | Artist of the Week! Supporting local when and how you can includes artists and artisans, of course! Speaking of photography, we’d like to introduce you to a friend of Great American Downtown, Chris Boncoddo of FlipSide ImageWorks photography! You already know Chris’ work. He’s been delivering those stunning photographs of our outdoor and indoor Farmers Markets that you’ve enjoyed on our Facebook pages. Offering a wide variety of photography and videography, prints, weddings and other events, products, portraits and more, Chris brings his artistic eye and kind demeanor to every project! We particularly love his close-up nature work, and how well he captures the vibrant produce our farmers bring to market each week. Thank you for all you do, Chris! | | |
| | Looking For Some Inspiration? Our friends at Nashua Parks & Recreation know fun when they see it, and have been serving up some great ideas to keep families entertained! From home made ice cream recipes, to coloring pages, scavenger hunt walks, home obstacle courses, and many more ideas – follow them on Facebook! | | |
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| | Thai-licious! Have you ever tried bubble tea? It’s made with tapioca “pearls” that are a textural treat. “Bubble tea is a Taiwanese tea-based drink invented in Tainan and Taichung in the 1980s. Recipes contain tea of some kind, flavors of milk, and sugar. Toppings, known as “pearls,” such as chewy tapioca balls, popping boba, fruit jelly, grass jelly, agar jelly, alovera jelly, sago and puddings are often added.”* Giant of Siam is at 90 Main Street. You can get delivery and takeout of their delicious dishes during normal business hours: Lunch
MondayâFriday: 11:30 amâ3 pm Dinner
MondayâSaturday: 5â8 pm Phone: (603) 595-2222
https://giantofsiam.com * Wikipedia | | |
| | | Brewery of the Week!Downtown Nashua is home to some fantastic breweries, most of which are still up and running to keep those pint glasses at home full. This week, we’re featuring Liquid Therapy! Housed in Nashua’s original firehouse at 14 Court Street, Liquid Therapy offers more than a dozen home brews available for curbside pickup. If you’re longing for Fresh Cut Grass IPA, a Dark and Mysterious Saison, a Fluff-a-Tella or even a Peanut Butter and Banana on Dunkelweiss (aka, the Flying Elvis), LT has the fun, frothy flavors you crave! Stop by for your 32 oz. cans â or pints of beer ice cream! â during special social distancing hours: Thursday/Friday, 4â7 pm Saturday, 1â6 pm Pre-order by calling 402-9391, via direct message through Facebook or Instagram, or by walk-in during the above posted hours. Liquid Therapy will also come to you! Thursday delivery available in Nashua, Hollis, Milford, Amherst, Bedford, Merrimack, Litchfield, Londonderry, Hudson, Brookline, Windham, and Manchester. Must pre-order by Wednesday afternoon, minimum three crowlers. Phone: (603) 402-9391
http://www.liquidtherapynh.com | | |
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| | The library is (virtually) here for you and your family! The Nashua Public Library may be closed to visitors for the time being, but they are working hard to provide entertainment and content to you while you await their reopening. Your library card gets you access to movies and more; check out the above options on their website, and find a new distraction! | | |
| | Good News from NPL In case you missed it, you can access the Telegraph through the Nashua Public Library’s website for free â all you need is your library card number. Just click the button below to see all the digital newspapers NPL subscribes to, and scroll down to Nashua Telegraph Collection. If you have any questions, or need help, staff is available through a chat window on the library’s main page, or via email: [email protected]. | | |
| | | Non-Profit of the Week! End 68 Hours of Hunger Before the COVID-19 school closure, End 68 Hours of Hunger food bags provided 7 meals and 3 snacks for children each weekend. Currently, their bags provide up to 14 meals and 6 snacks for children to help fight hunger while the stay-at-home order is in place. Since the school shutdown started one month ago, they have provided 28,700 meals for children. This would not be possible without community support. Every food donation dropped in their shed helps. Every penny donated goes to purchasing food for kids. Can you help? You can drop off food donations at their donation shed at 17 Airport Road (at the back of the building) â it is open 24/7 for contactless drop offs.This week’s most needed items are: Canned baked beans
Canned black beans
Canned soup
Boxes of cereal
Parmesan cheese â shaker can style (also called shelf stable)
Canned pasta
Boxes of oatmeal packets
Macaroni & cheese Can you add these items to your shopping list, and drop them off at your convenience? THANK YOU!! | | |
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| | FOOD RESOURCES FOR NASHUA | | |
| | The Nashua Soup Kitchen has been working overtime to meet the needs of our neighbors – here is a fun new way to support their work! Registration is now open! Join The Gate City Striders in their Social Distance Running Series! The proceeds from the first series will go to our programming here at Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter. Check out their facebook and website for more information, and sign up below! | | |
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| | A coalition of area non-profits is working together to ensure that nobody is hungry in these challenging times. The Greater Nashua Food Council has put together a great resource page. If you are experiencing trouble keeping food on the table, this is a great starting point. | | |
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| | SUPPORT LOCAL WHEN & HOW YOU CAN | | |
| | American Tapas Stella Blu at 70 E. Pearl Street is gearing up to begin take-out service this weekend! They’ve created a special menu, below, for the occasion. Their online order site enables online payment with contact-free curbside pick-up. Special quarantine hours: ThursdayâSaturday, 4â8 pm Sunday, 2â6 pm Phone: (603) 578-5557 https://stellablu-nh.com Check out their special takeout menus! V | | |
| | | Shop Local Wingate’s Pharmacy A Nashua landmark for an incredible 120 continuous years in business, Wingate’s Pharmacy at 129 Main Street is open for all your medical, health and pet-medicine needs. They are known for their in-store compounding, and are offering their own prepared hand sanitizer during the pandemic. Wingate’s Pharmacy is offering curbside pickup and mail delivery for prescriptions; they’ll call to let you know your order is ready. They also can provide CBD products for you or your pet. Their current hours are: MondayâFriday, 8:30 amâ5 pm Saturday, 8:30 amâ1 pm Phone: (603) 882-9733 https://wingatespharmacy.com | | |
| | Small businesses is BIG here in NH. Weâre a state of do-ers and makers, with a drive to serve our neighbors. In fact, 93 percent of New Hampshireâs companies are small businesses! Make a commitment to support local when and how you can, so the businesses and friends who have been there for us to meet out needs in the good times will be here with us and standing strong as we enter a period of economic recovery. | | |
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| | With masks being recommended where social distancing is not possible, many people have taken to the web to order masks online. Are you looking to get one for yourself, or your friends and family? Why not shop local, with the American Quilt Co, located right here in Downtown Nashua! They hand sew all sorts of great items, but have been shifting gears to keep up with the need. You can check out their offers by clicking on the link above. | | |
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| | Great American Downtown is a Nashua based 501c3 Nonprofit Corporation that provides coordination, collaboration and partnerships that unify the entire Nashua community around a common vision for an attractive downtown that is vibrant, viable and truly reflects the character of our city. Learn all about our wide variety of programs here. If you would like to submit an event to be featured in The Downtowner, or are interested in any other sponsorship and marketing opportunities through Great American Downtown, contact our Downtown Marketing Coordinator at [email protected]. | | |
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