Welcome to Downtown Manchester
Downtown Manchester brings it all together creating an exciting place to shop, dine, play and reside. Nowhere else in New Hampshire will you find a greater concentration of award winning boutiques, restaurants, salons, galleries and theatres. Red Oak Apartment Homes has many loft and historic apartment properties within walking distance if it all. Enjoy a growing mix of technology, creative, and professional service companies, Downtown Manchester is a place where you can truly live, work and play.
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Monday, December 28, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Memorial for those who have died Homeless in Manchester, NH
Dec. 21st, the longest day of the year is National Homeless Day. Come at 6:00pm to Veteran's Park for a memorial program. Bring a candle or two with you.
For more information about the National Memorial Day for the Homeless click on the link below.
http://www.nhchc.org/memorialday.html
For more information about the National Memorial Day for the Homeless click on the link below.
http://www.nhchc.org/memorialday.html
Monday, November 16, 2009
New Hampshire Dept of Health & Human Services: Your Source for H1N1 Info
The state has launched a new website that provides information about the H1N1 virus.
It includes basic facts about the disease, locations for where to get the vaccine and a reminder about the H1N1 information line. (Dial 211) There is the Dept. of Health and Human Services' weekly updates about the spread of the disease in New Hampshire.
www.nh.gov/h1n1
Healthy living...Now that's the Red Oak Life!
It includes basic facts about the disease, locations for where to get the vaccine and a reminder about the H1N1 information line. (Dial 211) There is the Dept. of Health and Human Services' weekly updates about the spread of the disease in New Hampshire.
www.nh.gov/h1n1
Healthy living...Now that's the Red Oak Life!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Ovide Lamontagne Announces his candidacy For the US Senate!
The latest entry into the Race for US Senate is Ovid Lamontagne.
Click on the link below to read more.
http://whatsupinnh.com/?p=57
Click on the link below to read more.
http://whatsupinnh.com/?p=57
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Red Oak Apartment Homes, Inc. Salutes our Brave Veterans!
Today an American Hero visited Red Oak Apartment Homes. Major Dale Coparanis of the US Army's 167th Combat Sustaining Support Batalion spoke to our Red Oak Team. Recently back from Iraq, he spoke with passion about the mission of our troops in combat. He also sent the message that each of us should be thankful for the many freedoms we enjoy. We salute Major Coparanis and all of our brave veterans and current service members who protect our freedoms everyday!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Honoring Our Heroes...Now that's the Red Oak Life!
This year's Veterans Day ceremony will be at 2 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm St.
Besides the quilt gifting ceremony, Maj. Gen. William N. Reddel, Adjutant General of the New Hampshire National Guard will give a keynote address. Reddel, who took his position in May, has a three-decade long military career and previously commanded the 157th Aircraft Generation Squadron and the 133rd Air Refueling Squadron.
The ceremony will include a tribute to New Hampshire's soldiers who have died in service during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Krinsky said families of these fallen soldiers donated pictures that will be featured in a slideshow displayed on a large screen in the ballroom.
For more info about the quilts that will be presented to the Veterans click on the link:
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Quilts+of+Valor+to+cover+NH+veterans&articleId=df11467c-372b-4c8f-b5ab-f8f03a87087b
Besides the quilt gifting ceremony, Maj. Gen. William N. Reddel, Adjutant General of the New Hampshire National Guard will give a keynote address. Reddel, who took his position in May, has a three-decade long military career and previously commanded the 157th Aircraft Generation Squadron and the 133rd Air Refueling Squadron.
The ceremony will include a tribute to New Hampshire's soldiers who have died in service during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Krinsky said families of these fallen soldiers donated pictures that will be featured in a slideshow displayed on a large screen in the ballroom.
For more info about the quilts that will be presented to the Veterans click on the link:
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Quilts+of+Valor+to+cover+NH+veterans&articleId=df11467c-372b-4c8f-b5ab-f8f03a87087b
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Buy one ... Get one Free! At All Juiced Up!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/all-juiced-up-manchester
Click on this link for more information about the special offer from All Juiced Up!
They offer delicious smoothies, natural food sandwiches and great snacks. Stop by: 790 Elm Street for a tasty treat!
Great food... Now that's the Red Oak Life!!!
Click on this link for more information about the special offer from All Juiced Up!
They offer delicious smoothies, natural food sandwiches and great snacks. Stop by: 790 Elm Street for a tasty treat!
Great food... Now that's the Red Oak Life!!!
Great Blog: Fortress Manchester!!!!
We love this blog! Check it out!
Many issues concerning all of us in Manchester are covered here. Recent topics include: Recycling in Manchester, Walking to School, and the Social Clubs of Manchester!
Being informed...Now that's the Red Oak Life!
http://www.fortressmanchester.com
Many issues concerning all of us in Manchester are covered here. Recent topics include: Recycling in Manchester, Walking to School, and the Social Clubs of Manchester!
Being informed...Now that's the Red Oak Life!
http://www.fortressmanchester.com
Monday, November 2, 2009
Eat out for Less!! Coupons for the 99 Restaurant!
Like eating out...but hate paying big bucks? Here are some coupons to help you out at the
99 Restaurant!
http://www.99restaurants.com/coupon/
99 Restaurant!
http://www.99restaurants.com/coupon/
Recycling in Manchester...Now that makes sense!
Ever wonder what happens to your recyclables in Manchester? Read this article to find out more. Recycling...Now that's the Red Oak Life!
http://www.fortressmanchester.com/home/2009/10/23/from-bin-to-bottle-the-journey-of-manchesters-recyclables.html
http://www.fortressmanchester.com/home/2009/10/23/from-bin-to-bottle-the-journey-of-manchesters-recyclables.html
Friday, October 30, 2009
Halloween Celebration Time!
Have you had a chance to get to a Haunted House or Halloween Fright Night? Red Oak recommends the Haunted Experiences at the Charmingfare Farm> Click on the link below to see all that they can offer!
Now that's the Red Oak Life!
http://www.charmingfare.com/halloween.php
Now that's the Red Oak Life!
http://www.charmingfare.com/halloween.php
"Twilight" Event in Londonderry!!!
Are you a fan of the "Twilight" series of movies? Then you won't want to miss this!
When “New Moon,” the second story in the “Twilight” series opens in November, Flagship Cinemas in Derry and CineQuest.com will celebrate the premiere with a weekend-long event.From Nov. 19 to 22, the theater will host raffles, costume and trivia contests, a souvenir shop and more. There will also be “Twilight” dress-alikes and an outdoor display of the same model cars as in the films, including Edward’s Volvo and Emmett’s Jeep. The event is free and open to the public, so be sure to stop by whether you plan to see the movie or not!Event hours are:Thursday, Nov. 19 – 4 p.m. to midnightFriday, Nov. 20 – 4 to 10 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 21 – 4 to 10 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 22 – noon to 10 p.m.A midnight showing of “New Moon” takes place at 12:05 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 20.
For more info click below:
http://www.examiner.com/x-12917-Manchester-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Celebrate-New-Moon-premiere-with-Flagship-Cinemas?cid=examiner-email
Great fun...now that's The Red Oak Life!
When “New Moon,” the second story in the “Twilight” series opens in November, Flagship Cinemas in Derry and CineQuest.com will celebrate the premiere with a weekend-long event.From Nov. 19 to 22, the theater will host raffles, costume and trivia contests, a souvenir shop and more. There will also be “Twilight” dress-alikes and an outdoor display of the same model cars as in the films, including Edward’s Volvo and Emmett’s Jeep. The event is free and open to the public, so be sure to stop by whether you plan to see the movie or not!Event hours are:Thursday, Nov. 19 – 4 p.m. to midnightFriday, Nov. 20 – 4 to 10 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 21 – 4 to 10 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 22 – noon to 10 p.m.A midnight showing of “New Moon” takes place at 12:05 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 20.
For more info click below:
http://www.examiner.com/x-12917-Manchester-Day-Trips-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Celebrate-New-Moon-premiere-with-Flagship-Cinemas?cid=examiner-email
Great fun...now that's The Red Oak Life!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
The Private Clubs of Manchester
Members only: the private clubs of Manchester, NH
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:44AM
I wasn't quite sure what to make of the city's private clubs when I moved to Manchester, NH, in 2004. They seemed to me part of a secret society. Their buildings are marked, but they contain no windows through which to peek inside. And the doors are always locked - you have to be buzzed in.
Just what goes on in there?
Last Friday, I found out.
Five years after I moved to Manchester, curiosity finally got the better of me. My first stop was the Alpine Club, which having nearly 1,000 members, is believed to be the largest and most popular of the city's private clubs.
Like the other such clubs I visited afterwards, the interior of the Alpine Club is dark, even in mid afternoon. The large upstairs room is dominated by a bar, around which mainly residents from the surrounding West Side neighborhood, including former Ward 11 Alderman Hank Thibault, far left, were gathered:
"There's a camraderie here - we all know each other," one of the gentlemen told me when asked about the appeal of private clubs versus public bars like Strange Brew Tavern, Milly's Tavern or The Shaskeen.
"And the drinks are a lot cheaper," a gentleman on a neighboring barstool chimed in. A beer that might cost you $4 in a public bar will only set you back $2.25 at the Alpine or most other private clubs.
Such clubs also offer free pool and other games to their members. The Alpine Club even has horseshoe pits out back:
And unlike public bars and restaurants, the state law forbidding smoking indoors does not apply to these clubs as they are private, members-only establishments. Likewise, they do not have to conform to a state law requiring all public establishments serving alcohol to have a certain percentage of their sales be food sales. These private clubs can - and do - serve alcohol only.
In my talks with patrons at various clubs I learned that the city's clubs - and others like them across the state - are acutally chartered by the State of New Hampshire.
Organizationally, the clubs are recognized by the federal government as nonprofit organizations under the 501(c)7 code of the IRS. It is this nonprofit status, as well as annual membership dues that range from $10-20 per member, that allow for the cheap drinks and other free or low-cost amenities for which the clubs are known.
A while these days the clubs are more known for their cheap drinks than anything else, most were started, as their names suggest, as fraternal associations by the city's early immigrant groups, including the French Canadians (Alpine Club, Club Canadien, etc.), the Irish (Raphael Club), the Belgians (the now-defunct Belgian Club), the Germans (Workmen's Club), the Ukrainians (Ukrainian American Citizens Club, otherwise known as "the Uke"), the Greeks (Pericles Democratic Club) and the British (British American Association).
"They were places where they could speak their own languages and be with their own people," one club patron told me.
The city's oldest private club was founded in 1883 as the Workmen's Relief Association. Located on the corner of Douglas and West streets on the West Side, it was started by Germans in what was then a German neighborhood. These days the Workmen's Club, as it is now known, functions mainly a bar:
(On a side note, the Workmen's Club has one of the best handwritten signs I've ever seen in a bar. To wit:
)
Today, none of the clubs has an ethnic or national membership requirement of any kind. For the most part, all that's required for membership is sponsorship by a member in good standing, followed by approval from the club's board of directors.
At present, there are 16 private social clubs in Manchester, NH, not counting the five veterans clubs operated by the American Legion, the VFW and the Disabled American Veterans:
View Private social clubs in Manchester, NH in a larger map
A complete list of these clubs, their addresses and membership requirments and dues can be downloaded here.
And if you think you want to join a club, I would advise going ahead and doing so. The state apparently stopped issuing charters for private clubs some years ago. The existing clubs were grandfathered in, but once they're gone, they're gone for good. Such has been the fate in recent years and decades of the Belgian Club, Turner Hall, the Hari Gari Club and others.
This also means the more recent immigrant groups are out of luck if they've ever thought of starting their own clubs.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:44AM
I wasn't quite sure what to make of the city's private clubs when I moved to Manchester, NH, in 2004. They seemed to me part of a secret society. Their buildings are marked, but they contain no windows through which to peek inside. And the doors are always locked - you have to be buzzed in.
Just what goes on in there?
Last Friday, I found out.
Five years after I moved to Manchester, curiosity finally got the better of me. My first stop was the Alpine Club, which having nearly 1,000 members, is believed to be the largest and most popular of the city's private clubs.
Like the other such clubs I visited afterwards, the interior of the Alpine Club is dark, even in mid afternoon. The large upstairs room is dominated by a bar, around which mainly residents from the surrounding West Side neighborhood, including former Ward 11 Alderman Hank Thibault, far left, were gathered:
"There's a camraderie here - we all know each other," one of the gentlemen told me when asked about the appeal of private clubs versus public bars like Strange Brew Tavern, Milly's Tavern or The Shaskeen.
"And the drinks are a lot cheaper," a gentleman on a neighboring barstool chimed in. A beer that might cost you $4 in a public bar will only set you back $2.25 at the Alpine or most other private clubs.
Such clubs also offer free pool and other games to their members. The Alpine Club even has horseshoe pits out back:
And unlike public bars and restaurants, the state law forbidding smoking indoors does not apply to these clubs as they are private, members-only establishments. Likewise, they do not have to conform to a state law requiring all public establishments serving alcohol to have a certain percentage of their sales be food sales. These private clubs can - and do - serve alcohol only.
In my talks with patrons at various clubs I learned that the city's clubs - and others like them across the state - are acutally chartered by the State of New Hampshire.
Organizationally, the clubs are recognized by the federal government as nonprofit organizations under the 501(c)7 code of the IRS. It is this nonprofit status, as well as annual membership dues that range from $10-20 per member, that allow for the cheap drinks and other free or low-cost amenities for which the clubs are known.
A while these days the clubs are more known for their cheap drinks than anything else, most were started, as their names suggest, as fraternal associations by the city's early immigrant groups, including the French Canadians (Alpine Club, Club Canadien, etc.), the Irish (Raphael Club), the Belgians (the now-defunct Belgian Club), the Germans (Workmen's Club), the Ukrainians (Ukrainian American Citizens Club, otherwise known as "the Uke"), the Greeks (Pericles Democratic Club) and the British (British American Association).
"They were places where they could speak their own languages and be with their own people," one club patron told me.
The city's oldest private club was founded in 1883 as the Workmen's Relief Association. Located on the corner of Douglas and West streets on the West Side, it was started by Germans in what was then a German neighborhood. These days the Workmen's Club, as it is now known, functions mainly a bar:
(On a side note, the Workmen's Club has one of the best handwritten signs I've ever seen in a bar. To wit:
)
Today, none of the clubs has an ethnic or national membership requirement of any kind. For the most part, all that's required for membership is sponsorship by a member in good standing, followed by approval from the club's board of directors.
At present, there are 16 private social clubs in Manchester, NH, not counting the five veterans clubs operated by the American Legion, the VFW and the Disabled American Veterans:
View Private social clubs in Manchester, NH in a larger map
A complete list of these clubs, their addresses and membership requirments and dues can be downloaded here.
And if you think you want to join a club, I would advise going ahead and doing so. The state apparently stopped issuing charters for private clubs some years ago. The existing clubs were grandfathered in, but once they're gone, they're gone for good. Such has been the fate in recent years and decades of the Belgian Club, Turner Hall, the Hari Gari Club and others.
This also means the more recent immigrant groups are out of luck if they've ever thought of starting their own clubs.
The Red Oak Life...
Ready for a great evening out on the town? This Friday is opening night for
the musical "Cats" at the Historic Palace Theater. Enjoy dinner first at our friend Neville's Ignite Restaurant! Both the restaurant and the Palace are right on Hanover Street in Manchester. Great food and a great show ...Now that's the Red Oak Life!
Ready for a great evening out on the town? This Friday is opening night for
the musical "Cats" at the Historic Palace Theater. Enjoy dinner first at our friend Neville's Ignite Restaurant! Both the restaurant and the Palace are right on Hanover Street in Manchester. Great food and a great show ...Now that's the Red Oak Life!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Check Out Spooky World this Halloween
Now one of New England's largest haunted attractions is here locally in Manchester!
Tickets start a $30 but is you stop at your local Dunkin Donuts you can usually pick up a $5.00 Off coupon. They have a V.I.P pass where you can cut the line. Going after 8:00 the lines usually are not too bad even on the weekends.
This park will provide you with hours of fun!! Check out the Spooky World Website at http://www.spookyworld.com/attractions.htm
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Headliner's Comedy Club: Oct 24th
Dyn-o-mite!!! Jimmie J.J. Walker will appear at Headliner's Comedy Club this Sat. Oct 24th. The Headliner's Comedy Club is located at the Clarion Hotel at 21 Front St in Manchester. Enjoy the stand-up comedy of this great personality!
Fun and Laughter...Now that's the Red Oak Life!
http://www.geocities.com/northshorecomedy/clarion_manchester.html
Red Oak Apartment Homes: We have your next apartment home!
http://www.redoakproperties.com/
Fun and Laughter...Now that's the Red Oak Life!
http://www.geocities.com/northshorecomedy/clarion_manchester.html
Red Oak Apartment Homes: We have your next apartment home!
http://www.redoakproperties.com/
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Runner's Alley: New Store in Nashua
Runner's Alley, an Opera Block Commercial establishment has just opened it's newest store in Nashua. This is in addition to their Portsmouth NH Store.
Red Oak Apartment Homes wishes Runner's Alley good luck in its newest location. If you are familiar with their Manchester Store you know that it is the place to go for expert running gear and advice.
http://fwix.com/share/79_8b9f80978f#
Red Oak Apartment Homes wishes Runner's Alley good luck in its newest location. If you are familiar with their Manchester Store you know that it is the place to go for expert running gear and advice.
http://fwix.com/share/79_8b9f80978f#
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Manchester NH is the Financial and Entetainment Hub of the state of New Hampshire.
Look to our Blog in the days ahead for all the info you need to Live the Red Oak life!
Live...with the passion and love of life that that you desire.
Manchester NH is the Financial and Entetainment Hub of the state of New Hampshire.
Look to our Blog in the days ahead for all the info you need to Live the Red Oak life!
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