The Portsmouth Chamber Collaborative is committed to supporting Seacoast area businesses to ensure mental health is a topic not only discussed, but understood and addressed in the workplace.
PORTSMOUTH – Assistant Mayor Jim Splaine wants the city to be an outdoor attraction 12 months a year.
As it did last summer, the City Council voted again to allow downtown restaurants in 2021 to use some public downtown spaces for outdoor dining.
Department of Public Works staff also installed concrete barriers along parking spots to safeguard restaurant customers from traffic.
Splaine said the city’s restaurant owners and downtown merchants learned how to use outdoor space out of necessity because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID restrictions gave a glimpse of outdoor possibilities
“The experience of last year gave us an example of how much fun it can be to be outside,” he said.
10 to Watch 2020 winners are Seacoast young leaders
Staff report
PORTSMOUTH The winners of the seventh annual 10 to Watch contest are being celebrated as leaders in the Seacoast’s up-and-coming generation.
The 2020 contest is presented by Catapult Seacoast, the local young professionals network, and Seacoast Media Group with lead sponsors Bank of America and Eversource. People ages 21 to 40 who live and/or work in the Seacoast are eligible.
The contest highlights young professionals who have a vision for community service and will contribute to the Seacoast for years to come.
The 2020 winners were selected by a panel of judges from New Hampshire young professionals networks outside the Seacoast. Here they are: