🌱 Portsmouth Daily: Housing Affordability; Tulips; More

Morning, neighbors! Tony Schinella here with a brand-new Portsmouth Daily.

First, today's weather:

Snow and rain in the p.m.. High: 37 Low: 37.

Here are the top stories in Portsmouth today:

1. Business Editor's Notebook: Housing affordability remains top focus for Stay Work Play (Yahoo News)
2. Revenues Continue To Grow; Crashes; Cool Homes; More: PM Patch NH
3. Here's first look at a major Portsmouth North End development. Details in new designs. (Seacoastonline.com)
4. Legislation Aims To Reform Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements
5. Cathy (Ripley) Fessenden Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
6. Shirley A. Childs Obituary (Seacoastonline.com)
7. Portsmouth Weekly Weather Forecast (Portsmouth Patch)
8. 3 New Portsmouth Area Homes On The Market (Portsmouth Patch)
9. A Little Spontaneity and a Bouquet of Tulips Bust Those Blahs (InDepthNH.org)
10. These 10 Seacoast teams are poised to make a run at a state championship this winter (Seacoastonline.com)

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Today in Portsmouth:

From my notebook:

• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Last Chance to Sign Up for today’s first Winter Tea Talk. This week, the topic is “Divisive Concepts: A Chilling Effect on Teaching History”. We can’t wait to get the Tea from our esteemed Presenters and experience a lively discussion. H..." (Facebook)
• Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: "Black History, Black Freedom, Black Love - https://mailchi.mp/blackheritagetrailnh.org/newsletter2743050-2897866" (Facebook)
• Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation: "Want to learn more about our work? Our Executive Director was recently featured in the podcast From the Market Square. We discussed amazing wildlife, clean beaches, and our conservation work. Check it out: https://podcast.sheehan.com/e/j..." (Facebook)
• Seacoast Outright: "The Black Heritage Trail 2022 Elinor William Hooker Tea Talk Series begins this Sunday! A virtual and in-person series | Sundays, February 6 – March 13 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM This year's series is an extraordinary collection of speakers rep..." (Facebook)
• The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth: "Visit our Link Tree to see what's up for February! https://linktr.ee/portschamber #PortsmouthNH" (Facebook)
• Seacoast Mother's Association: "Join the Seacoast Mothers Association for Public Skate at Churchill Rink at Jackson's Landing in Durham on Saturday, February 26. Come meet current SMA members and learn about joining while having fun on skates! For more information on P..." (Facebook)

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— Tony Schinella

About me: Award-winning journalist and broadcaster for Patch.com in NH (off and on) since June 2011. Community coverage includes Concord, Hampton-North Hampton, Merrimack, Nashua, Portsmouth, and Salem. Reachable at tony.schinella@patch.com. Career highlights available on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/an...