Contributing writer
Brian Chicoine
Brian joins Queen City Pulse as a contributing writer. Explore his previously published columns at Manchester Ink Link.
Read Brian’s published work ↗External author archive · Manchester Ink LinkThis Week at City Hall
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Around Town: Music, Arts & Theater
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Places · People · Everyday lifePhotos of the Queen City
A closer look at the city we call home.
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View full size ↗Autumn along the riverfront
Fall color, glowing streetlamps, and an evening sky beside the river.
Photography by Jim Mara
View full size ↗Millyard at sunset
A brick mill tower against a golden evening sky.
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View full size ↗Mill clock tower
A close view of the brick clock tower and its copper roof.
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View full size ↗Millyard in sepia
Historic brick mill buildings and a tower in warm sepia tones.
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View full size ↗Golden sky over the mills
A brilliant golden sunset above Manchester’s brick mills and church steeple.
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View full size ↗Millyard evening
An orange and pink evening sky over the Millyard.
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View full size ↗UNH Manchester in the Millyard
Brick mill architecture, a streetlamp, and the University of New Hampshire Manchester signs beneath blue-gray clouds.
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