PORTSMOUTH — Quidditch may have begun as a fictional sport played between the four Hogwarts house teams in the Harry Potter movie series, but it will be very real when a land-based version … more

PORTSMOUTH — Green Animals Topiary Garden will be buzzing this summer when David Rogers’ Big Bugs takes over from Friday, June 25, through Sunday, Oct. 3. more

PORTSMOUTH — In cooperation with the Portsmouth Tree Commission, the Portsmouth Historical Society will host an Earth Day tree planting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 24, in honor of the late … more

PORTSMOUTH — No, it has nothing to do with Lady Gaga. It involves a sided “pit,” several players and a ball they bat around with their hands. It’s called GaGa (or GaGa … more

PORTSMOUTH — Using a long trash-picker, Jen Haga reached way over a thicket of brush along the west edge of Thurston Gray Pond Tuesday morning to grab her first piece of trash for the … more

PORTSMOUTH — Santa Claus is excited and ready to make his annual tour through Portsmouth beginning tonight, Dec. 1. Santa’s Tour runs for eight nights (excluding Sunday and during … more

PORTSMOUTH — Yes, Virginia, there is a Halloween this year. It’ll just be a little different. more

PORTSMOUTH — As the country celebrates the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, join the Portsmouth Historical Society next week to learn how local … more

PORTSMOUTH — Be Great for Nate is holding two fund-raisers this week and next. The nonprofit, formed after the suicide of 15-year-old Portsmouth High School Nathan Bruno in February … more

PORTSMOUTH — The annual Bike to the Beach event this Saturday, Sept. 5, will be a little different — a little less support for the riders, and a little more support for the … more