Home prices in 20 U.S. cities surged in December, with low mortgage rates fueling the housing market. Read more

In a pandemic-distorted economy, Home Depot raked in $132 billion in revenue from February 2020 to January 2021, an increase of nearly 20 percent over the previous fiscal year. Read more
Best Buy Co. reported weaker-than-expected holiday sales and said anticipated shifts in consumer spending back to areas like dining out and travel could hamper its performance this year. Read more
The aromas of quality coffee being brewed still waft through the air of Brewbakers Café — only now this long-standing downtown coffee shop has a new home. Read more
Jen Whitehead was a bit reluctant when her boyfriend suggested in November that they refinance the mortgages on two properties in Keene that they each own. Read more
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant and lodging industry has been devastating, with plummeting revenues combined with lost jobs. Read more
Frisky Cow Gelato is expanding to a new 1,500-square-foot production and retail space at 80 Krif Road, as sales for the Keene-based company’s locally sourced products have increased during the… Read more
Doucet Survey LLC, which offers surveying, mapping and land planning services throughout New England, has opened a new office at 372 West St., according to a news release from the company. Read more
Late last year, Congress gave Michigan more than half a billion dollars to protect renters in the state from eviction. There was just one catch: State leaders had to sign off on distributing t… Read more
How accurate are Zestimates? Read more
Delta Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian has spent much of 2021’s first quarter talking about the “year of recovery” to come. Read more
At renowned Philadelphia restaurant Fork, owner Ellen Yin spent $17,500 in 2019 dry-cleaning the chefs’ jackets and uniforms. This year the chef whites are gone, and so are the cleaning bills. Read more
As women have left the U.S. workforce in droves, in what some economists have deemed the first female recession, calls for structural changes to support them are growing louder. Read more
One of the biggest consumer hits of the pandemic, alongside Netflix and the Nintendo Switch, is a 61-year-old doll once mocked as outdated and sexist. Read more
The Trump administration’s farm bailouts steered an expanding share of subsidy payments to the nation’s biggest farms, according to an analysis by an environmental advocacy group that highligh… Read more
New York City’s museums, sports arenas and entertainment venues are slowly coming back to life. But the sector has contracted dramatically under the pressure of the global pandemic, according … Read more
Owl B Crafty, a Keene-based company that offers craft kits and classes, is expanding to include a home décor retail space, Owl B Home, at 305 Park Ave., owner Vanessa Calkins said. Read more
Sierra Trading Post, a national outdoor equipment and activewear retailer, is set to open a new location at 350 Winchester St. next month. Read more
Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits fell by more than forecast last week to the lowest since November, signaling that job cuts are starting to ebb as COVID-19 infections decline … Read more
The Flight Deck has announced it will close its doors at Dillant-Hopkins Airport in North Swanzey after declining to renew its lease for the space, due to a disagreement over the terms. The ai… Read more
Chaos and Kindness, a brand launched by the founder of beloved New Hampshire-based band Recycled Percussion, is considering locations for its new retail store — and Keene is one of four finalists. Read more
When the COVID-19 pandemic upended life in the Monadnock Region last March, local thrift stores were among the many businesses forced to close. Read more
Find It Furniture and More closed its Emerald Street store late last year, with the retirement of its two septuagenarian owners. Read more
Last year at this time, Realtor Ruth Blais Thompson was confident of another strong year in the residential real estate market for Cheshire County and the Monadnock Region, where she has sold … Read more
PETERBOROUGH — Local residents with a sweet tooth have one more reason to visit Peterborough, already home to a pair of chocolatiers, following the recent opening of a new cafe and bakery downtown. Read more
Café la Reine didn’t ask for the delivery drivers, but they came by nonetheless. Read more
With competition crowding out opportunities for growth in the Northeast, Connecticut’s two casinos are broadening their horizons overseas in search of new markets. Read more
The pandemic set off a surge in online shopping — and with it an avalanche of cardboard boxes and home deliveries. Now a crop of start-ups is focused on making e-commerce more sustainable by r… Read more
One in 10 U.S. workers — about 17 million, all told — will likely be forced to leave their jobs and take up new occupations by 2030 as COVID-19’s aftereffects destroy huge swaths of low-paying… Read more
Mack Mackin has joined the Youth Development team of Brattleboro-based Youth Services as the new youth and young adult intake and groups coordinator. Mackin will work from both Youth Services’… Read more
WINCHESTER — The TD Bank branch in downtown Winchester will close in April, according to a company official. Read more
Regional grocery store chains Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Markets this week announced plans to merge, but local shoppers shouldn't expect to see any changes. Read more
A new business in Keene is offering online ordering and weekly pickup for specialty international grocery items, with plans to open a brick-and-mortar location if there is sufficient customer … Read more
Renée Epler has been a nurse for 24 years. During that time, she’s worked in hospital settings ranging from critical care to oncology, emergency departments and operating rooms. Read more
Employment growth has slowed over the past few months as the winter spike in COVID-19 led to new restrictions and more people unable to go to their jobs because they’re sick or quarantining. B… Read more
While the rest of the world seems to stand still during the COVID-19 pandemic, relationships have trundled along. Read more
When the pandemic first hit, Katherine Forrest, owner of Bowerbird and Friends in Peterborough, shut down her shop for nearly two months, compelled by the governor’s “Stay At Home” order. Now,… Read more
Most of the world is yet to experience the benefits of a 5G network, but the geopolitical race for the next big thing in telecommunications technology is already heating up. Read more
U.S. home prices were up by 14.9 percent year over year in the final months of 2020, according to the latest survey by the National Association of Realtors. Read more
The impact of the pandemic on retail hasn’t been limited to mom and pop shops. Big retailers — including those with a presence in the Monadnock Region — are struggling as well. According to th… Read more
As coronavirus vaccines started rolling out late last year, there was a palpable sense of excitement. People began browsing travel websites and airlines grew optimistic about flying again. Rya… Read more
Wall Street’s zest for a corner of suburban real estate, long left to small landlords, is reaching new heights, attracting institutional investors, homebuilders and apartment managers during a… Read more
Bruce Murphy has joined Keller Williams Metropolitan Keene as an associate broker. Murphy has been a Realtor in the region for the past 15 years. He is a member of the Monadnock Board of Realt… Read more
In the nine-plus months since COVID-19’s torrent upending of everyday life, Michael Polizotti, a policy analyst at the N.H. Fiscal Policy Institute (NHFPI), has concluded that, despite the eco… Read more
Despite the economic uncertainty wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic and already low interest rates driven down further by the public health crisis, local banking leaders say 2020 wasn’t all bad. Read more
America, we have another crisis. We’re running out of chicken wings. Read more
Tim Carbone didn’t quite know what to do Tuesday. Read more
Wicked Glass Art has opened its own store on Roxbury Street in downtown Keene, according to owner Judy Bosies. Read more
Commented
Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles.