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PORTSMOUTH – City Councilors Esther Kennedy and Petra Huda are pushing to change a portion of the Middle Street bike lane by returning parked cars to the curb instead of closer to passing traffic where they are now. Kennedy and Huda are slated to discuss their motion to change the bike lane from the intersection of Middle and Highland streets to the intersection of Middle and Lincoln Avenue at Monday’s City Council meeting. Their motion also calls for designating Lincoln Avenue as a “Safe Route to Schools bike route.” Mayor Rick Becksted supports the proposal and says he will vote fo...

PORTSMOUTH – PopUp NH’s request to use the city-owned Worth parking lot for the second season of its outdoor performance and food venue is headed to a city committee for review. The City Council voted 6-3 to send the request to the newly formed Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Arts and Non-Profits. PopUp NH operated last year in the nearby Bridge Street parking lot, offering food and other vendors and entertainment as a way to help businesses make more revenue during the coronavirus pandemic. This year, the group is seeking to hold a six-month second season in the Worth lot beginning o...

Will outdoor dining fees for restaurants be waived? When will there be more outdoor seating options beyond heated igloos?

PORTSMOUTH - Last week, leaders of the Gather food pantry, the Seacoast’s largest hunger relief agency, were told they’d be the recipient of a donation from the Clipper Strong Fund, but did not know how much would be coming their way. On Monday, flanked by city officials and Clipper Strong Fund Committee members, Gather administrators took hold of a $1,000 check written in their name. “We were pretty amazed,” said Gather associate executive director Seneca Bernard. The Clipper Strong Fund, created last June by Portsmouth Mayor Rick Becksted to help provide local small business relief ...

PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Listens hosted 160 attendees remotely Wednesday night for its virtual “McIntyre Project 101” opening session. It was the first in a series of events aimed at compiling public dialogue and opinion on how best to redevelop the long-sought-after Thomas J. McIntyre federal building property on Daniel Street. Partnering with members of the McIntyre Subcommittee, city officials and Principle Group, a Boston-based urban design architectural firm charged with developing sketch proposals of the McIntyre property based on the results of public dialogue, Portsmouth Listen...