HERE WE GO AGAIN

Created in 1997 even before the dot-com frenzy, this regional site has not changed much since the initial appearance. All that changes today when the "new improved" version goes online. This could be the re-start of something big.

Our "Site of the Week" column is ending a 200-week run in the local newspaper, but never fear. A pithier version will continue online ad infinitum. Still, the conclusion of this four-year series in print has given us pause to reflect on the paridigm shift. 

On April 15 archeologist Michael Tuttle returned to Madagascar to prove that he has discovered the HMS Serapis, captured in 1779 by John Paul Jones. We’ve asked him to keep in touch as he dives the wreck. The project is in search of funding.

Who says our ancestors were
prim and proper people?


Those who think gay marriage is a wild "adult" topic for public debate should tune in to what our ancestors were talking about before the Revolution. In 1760 a Kittery woman sued in local court when she was accused of having had relations with a dog.

Get Smashed for Peace
& Drink Retrospectively

Are you ready for a crush of events in 2005 celebrating the centennial of Portsmouth's most famous event? Japan's Ginga Kogen Beer company has begun the party early.