Community
Why Jethro’s Mattered
Jethro’s Bar + Stage closing is not just another downtown business shutting its doors. It is the latest reminder that Peterborough still loves live music, but has become a much harder town in which to […]
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Community
It’s going to rain. Are we ready for it?
With rain warnings in the forecast, it is a good time to remember that Peterborough has seen what happens when a storm stops being weather and turns into a civic disaster. The flood of July […]
Health
Turmeric — The Golden Root That Never Needed a Jingle
Turmeric doesn’t come with a glossy ad campaign, a soft-focus beach, and a voice listing side effects like the fine print on a bad record deal. It just sits there in the spice rack, bright […]
Community
PHS 50/50 Lottery Returns and It’s a Win Win
The Peterborough Humane Society is bringing back its Spring 2026 PHS 50/50 Lottery starting Thursday, April 9, marking the fifth edition of a fundraiser that has quickly turned into one of the community’s more successful […]
Miss Advice
Miss Advice… Any Questions?
Dear Miss Advice,It’s April in Peterborough and I made the mistake of putting my winter coat away. Now I’m cold, damp, and furious. Was that naive?— Seasonally Betrayed in the North End Dear Betrayed,Yes. Deeply […]
Politics
CITY HALL: March 30 — Towers, Tweaks, and the Things Left Unsaid
Monday night at City Hall had that familiar rhythm: a few big ideas dressed as progress, a handful of procedural tune-ups, and a long list of things everyone knows are urgent but somehow never quite […]
Horror Scopes
HorrorScopes: April 2026
Aries April hands you a fresh start and you immediately treat it like a demolition derby. You’re full of energy, confidence, and just enough self-awareness to ignore all three. You’ll start something bold — a […]
Politics
CITY: Upward Momentum, Ground-Level Silence
City Hall this week leaned hard into the future — glass, steel, and planning language — while the present sat patiently off to the side, waiting to be invited into the conversation. The main attraction […]
Miss Advice
Dear Miss Advice
Dear Miss Advice,I matched with a man on a dating app who says he’s “very involved in the Peterborough arts scene.” Is that a red flag?— Cautiously Cultured in East City Dear Cautiously,Not a red […]
Archive
Trent Radio’s Fundrai$io Is Back, Because Community Radio Doesn’t Keep Itself Alive
This April, Trent Radio launches the third year of Fundrai$io — its week-long, slightly cheeky, entirely necessary fundraiser celebrating the scrappy miracle of community radio. Running Sunday, April 12 through Saturday, April 18, the annual […]